Election 2024 and Community Care
Without a large measure of community, human society and sovereign states cannot function. Without a constant renewal of community, the measure of community already enjoyed easily is squandered. There are needed, then, individuals and groups and organizations that labor to persuade people to intellectual, moral, and religious conversion and that work systematically to undo the mischief brought about by alienation and ideology.
– Bernard Lonergan, SJ
The Division of Student Affairs has created an array of opportunity for “Election Reflection” this fall 2024 semester. Questions and requests for accommodations can be directed to electioncare@georgetown.edu.
Georgetown Spaces for Reflection and Connection
- Monday, September 16, 2024 ~ 3:00-4:00pm ET, John Carroll statue
Campus walk with Stephanie Lynch, AVP and Chief of Staff, Division of Student Affairs
[Email electioncare@georgetown.edu to sign up; limited to DSA colleagues] - Monday, September 23, 2024 ~ 9:00-10:45am ET, Red Square
Voting is an act of love pledge and button making [No registration required, just stop by.] - Monday, September 23, 2024 ~ 4:00-5:00pm ET, 5th floor Leavey Conference Room
Watercolors and snacks with Dr. Erika Cohen Derr, AVP, Division of Student Affairs
[Email electioncare@georgetown.edu to sign up; limited to DSA colleagues] - Tuesday, September 24, 2025 ~ 10:30-11:30am ET, Idea Lab on Lau Floor 1
Felt knowledge: A craft activity set to St. Ignatius’ teaching with Dr. Andria Wisler, Executive Director, Center for Social Justice [registration link] - Thursday, September 26, 2024 ~ 9:00-10:45am ET, Red Square
Voting is an act of love pledge and button making [No registration, just stop by.] - Friday, September 27, 2024 ~ 12:00-2:00pm ET, space TBD
Mobile Rage Room! with the Women’s Center [No registration, just stop by.] - Tuesday, October 1, 2024 ~ 3:00-4:00pm ET, Koi pond near White Gravenor Hall
Enjoy a break with Dr. Claudia Arias-Cirinna, AVP and Dean of Students, Division of Student Affairs
[email electioncare@georgetown.edu to sign up; limited to DSA colleagues] - Friday, October 4, 2024 ~ 12:00-1:30pm ET, at the CALL at Capitol Campus
Election Reflection with Dr. Andria Wisler with/at The Capitol Applied Learning Lab - Thursday, October 17, 2024 ~ 4:00-5:00pm ET, Center for Social Justice, Suite 130 Poulton Hall, Solidarity Room
Felt knowledge: A craft activity set to St. Ignatius’ teaching with Dr. Andria Wisler, Executive Director, Center for Social Justice [registration link] - Tuesday, October 22, 2024 ~ 5:15-6:45pm, Center for Social Justice, Suite 130 Poulton Hall, Solidarity Room
Swifties for democracy: Make a bracelet and decompress with Dr. Ryann Craig, Mission & Ministry [registration link] - Thursday, October 24, 2024 ~ 3:00-4:00pm ET, 5th floor Leavey Conference Room
Conversation and cookies with Dr. Kathryn Castle, AVP, Division of Student Affairs
[email electioncare@georgetown.edu to sign up; limited to DSA colleagues]
Workshops at Georgetown
- Introduction to nonviolent communication with Dr. Andria Wisler and Rose Dallimore, in the Center for Social Justice (Suite 130 Poulton Hall) Solidarity Room
- Thursday, September 19, 2024 ~ 11:00am-12:00pm ET [registration link]
- Wednesday, October 9, 2024 ~ 9:30am-10:30am ET [registration link]
- Monday, October 28, 2024 ~ 3:00pm-4:00pm ET [registration link]
- Active Bystander Intervention and De-escalation in Election Scenarios with the DC Peace Team in the Healey Family Student Center Social Room
- Friday, October 4, 2024 ~ 2:00-4:00pm [registration link]
- Introduction to community organizing with Elyssa Feder, Executive Director, Rising Organizers, in Arrupe Multipurpose Room
- Monday, October 14, 2024 ~ 11:00am-1:00pm ET (No classes this day!)
[registration link]
- Monday, October 14, 2024 ~ 11:00am-1:00pm ET (No classes this day!)
- Communications for community organizers with Ianthe Metzger (C’12), Senior Director, Advocacy Communications at Planned Parenthood Federation of America, in Arrupe Multipurpose Room
- Monday, October 14, 2024 ~ 2:00-4:00pm ET (No classes this day!)
[registration link]
- Monday, October 14, 2024 ~ 2:00-4:00pm ET (No classes this day!)
- Protest sign making at the Center for Social Justice, 130 Poulton Hall
- Monday, October 28, 2024 ~ 4:00-6:00pm ET [No registration required]
Georgetown Events
- Wednesday, September 4, 2024 ~ 5:30-6:45pm ET, ICC Auditorium:
Peace and Protest on American Campuses: A Panel Discussion with GU’s The Free Speech Project and support from the Division of Student Affairs
[registration link] - Tuesday, September 10, 2024 ~ 8:00-10:00pm ET, HFSC Social Room:
Presidential debate watch with GU’s Institute for Politics and Public Service
[registration link]- Consider using the Ignatian Solidarity Network’s debate bingo card to assess how the candidates measure up with Catholic social justice teaching
- Wednesday, September 11, 2024 ~ 6:00-7:00pm ET, ICC Auditorium and Online:
Faith and the Faithful and the 2024 Presidential Election: Political Realities and Catholic Social Teaching with GU’s Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life
[more information and registration link] - Thursday, September 19 and Friday, September 20, 125 E Street NW, Washington, DC (McCourt School of Public Policy at the Capitol Campus):
Test of Faith: A Summit to Defend Democracy with GU’s Center on Faith + Justice
[website and registration link] - Thursday, October 16, 2024 ~ 5:30-7:30pm ET
Media and American Elections with GU’s Program on Communications, Culture and Technology featuring Professor Diana Owen
Partner Events
- Friday, September 6, 2024 ~ 11:00am-12:00pm ET, online event:
Back to school in an election year: How America’s schools and colleges can help to develop engaged and responsible citizens with Brookings Institution’s Center for Universal Education and Brown Center on Education Policy
[watch online] - Tuesday, September 10, 2024 ~ 3:30pm ET, a virtual community event:
Voting is an act of love: Educators conversation from the Ignatian Solidarity Network
[registration link] - Wednesday, September 11, 2024 ~ 7:00pm-9:00pm ET, a virtual community event:
White supremacy and American Christianity: We choose freedom from NETWORK (Lobby for Catholic Social Justice) with Fr. Brian Massingale (Fordham University)
[registration link] - Wednesday, September 10, 2024 ~ 3:00pm ET, a virtual community event:
Pursuing the common good in our communities: Engaging local government from the Ignatian Solidarity Network
[registration link] - Tuesday, October 1, 2024 ~ 3:30-5:30pm ET, a virtual community event:
For today’s students and tomorrow’s democracy: How can educators inspire high-impact civic and democracy learning across the college curriculum? from Campus Compact: Civic Learning for an Engaged Democracy (CLDE)
[registration link]
External Resources
- Project 2025 in Contrast with Catholic Social Justice by Sr. Eilis McCulloh, HM of NETWORK (Lobby for Catholic Social Justice)
- The Dignity Index from the University of Utah
- Voting is an Act of Love from the Ignatian Solidarity Network
- Pope Francis Multi-Issue Voter Pledge from NETWORK (lobby for Catholic social justice)
- Discerning Democracy: Navigating Civic Life with the First Week of the Spiritual Exercises by Ty Wahlbrink, SJ