Screening of “Delicious Peace Grows in a Ugandan Coffee Bean” & Talk with Rabbi Joseph Summit

Date: 

Wednesday, March 8, 2017, 3:00pm to 5:00pm

Location: 

Common Room, Center for the Study of World Religions, 42 Francis Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138

On Wednesday, March 8 at 3:00 pm in the CSWR Common Room, a screening of the film “Delicious Peace Grows in a Ugandan Coffee Bean” will take place.

Living in the lingering wake of the Idi Amin regime of terror and intolerance, a group of Christian, Jewish, and Muslim coffee farmers in the foothills of Mount Elgon in Uganda sought to work collectively to overcome economic hurdles and challenge ingrained religious prejudices.

They formed “Delicious Peace” Coffee Cooperative and partnered with a Fair Trade US buyer and roaster, as a result of which their endeavor has been successful. Today, the farmers’ standard of living is improving, peace is flourishing, and their messages of peace and fair wages are spreading to farmers in nearby regions as well as their coffee customers in the United States.

After the movie, join Tuft’s Professor and Rabbi Joseph Summit for a talk about his Grammy nominated music compilation, Delicious Peace: Coffee, Music & Interfaith Harmony in Uganda produced by Smithsonian Folkways. The album features music from the interfaith Mirembe Kawomera coffee cooperative in Mbale, Uganda. According to Smithsonian Folkways, the album “aims to overcome religious conflict and bring peace through song and fair trade coffee.” He’ll talk about his work creating music for social justice and also give us insight into how the coffee cooperative is doing today.
We will also provide Delicious Peace Coffee for an afternoon pick me up!

Sponsored by HDSSA.

ORGANIZER(S): Harvard Divinity School; HDSSA
EVENT WEBSITE:  http://hds.harvard.edu/news/public-events-calendar#/?i=2
EVENT CONTACT: HDSSA Social Justice Chair, Sana Saeed at sana_saeed@mail.harvard.edu