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Activism in religious spaces:
Smithies pushing for peace at the J Street Conference

Posted on April 25, 2018 by Jenna Haines '19
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A handful of Smithies traveled to our nation’s Capitol last weekend to join 1,200 students at the national J-Street conference, which coincided with the organization’s 10th anniversary. J-Street is a national political movement that advocates for a peaceful, two-state resolution to … Continue reading →

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Reflections from Greece: Sitting in the Dirt

Posted on October 25, 2017 by Lizzie Stephani '18J
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This piece is part of a series highlighting a student’s spiritual experiences while studying abroad. This is part two, read part one – Reflections from Greece: The Light in Moria. On the day of my first shift volunteering in Moria, I … Continue reading →

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Reflections from Greece: The Light in Moria

Posted on October 2, 2017 by Lizzie Stephani '18J
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This piece is part of a series highlighting a student’s spiritual experiences while studying abroad. In late May 2017, I spent eight days volunteering with EuroRelief in the refugee camp Moria, located in Lesvos, Greece. I’d been in Geneva, on … Continue reading →

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Smith ServeUp 2017 Update

Posted on April 10, 2017 by Chapel Student
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Nineteen Smith students along with about 65 from the Five Colleges, journeyed down to New Orleans this Spring Break with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship to spend a week serving the city and discussing the intersection of faith and social justice, while … Continue reading →

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London Launch:
Giving Students Vision Abroad

Posted on February 27, 2017 by Lizzie Stephani '18J
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The Smith Christian Fellowship (SCF) is organized through a larger organization called Intervarsity, a Christian campus ministry with the vision “to see students and faculty transformed, campuses renewed, and world changers developed.” For students who are abroad, Intervarsity coordinates weekend … Continue reading →

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Camino Pilgrimage:
Walking in Faith

Posted on December 17, 2016 by Lizzie Stephani '18J
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This past summer, I set out on a pilgrimage across Spain with my friend Chelsea.  We walked along the El Camino de Santiago, in English “The Way of Saint James,” a total of nearly 500 miles. We walked over mountains, … Continue reading →

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