How can religious, ethical, and spiritual paradigms help us imagine and confront violence? How do the stories we tell help us disrupt cycles of harm? And how can witnesses to injustice create pathways toward healing, genuine justice, and enduring peace?
On July 7, Center for Story & Witness co-founders Anne K. Ream and R. Clifton Spargo will join renowned peace scholar Wolfgang Palaver to explore these and other questions during Creative Interruption: Transformative Testimony in Violent Times, a day-long conference hosted by our allies at Theology & Peace.
In a blend of lecture, working sessions, and open conversation, Creative Interruption will help educators, artists, religious leaders, activists, and peacemakers strategize on how to meet a cultural moment increasingly marked by division and dehumanization. This is a space for those who want to contemplate deeply, interact respectfully, and examine what it means to engage in nonviolent resistance.
The program is open to the public and free of charge. Attendees are required to register in advance.
CREATIVE INTERRUPTION: TRANSFORMATIVE TESTIMONY IN VIOLENT TIMES
Tuesday, July 7, 2026 | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
DePaul Center
1 E. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL
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