April 2013 -- The Libraries' Special Collections and University Archives is unveiling its Dorothy Day exhibit April 24, 2013 on the third floor of Raynor Library. Coinciding with the exhibit are two events, a talk by former managing editor of the The Catholic Worker newspaper, Patrick Jordan, and a showing of Claudia Larson's documentary, Dorothy Day: Don't Call Me a Saint.
The events commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Catholic Worker movement, which quickly emerged following the publication of the first issue of The Catholic Worker newspaper on May 1, 1933.
Dorothy Day Exhibit
In collaboration with writer and filmmaker, Claudia Larson, the Special Collections and University Archives is hosting an exhibit about Dorothy Day and the Catholic Worker movement. The exhibit will open April 24, 2013 on the third floor of Raynor Library.
Day was an American journalist and social activist who converted to Catholicism and later co-founded The Catholic Worker newspaper with social activist, Peter Maurin. The collaboration turned into a non-violent social movement, known as the Catholic Worker movement, that aims to aid the poor and push for social justice through peaceful actions. The Catholic Church has considered Day for canonization since her death in 1980.
Visit the Special Collections and University Archives' website to learn more about the Dorothy Day and the Catholic Worker movement collection.
Patrick Jordan Talk: "Editing with Dorothy Day: What I Learned--From Chystie Street to Commonweal"
Patrick Jordan, former managing editor of Commonweal magazine and The Catholic Worker newspaper, will be speaking on April 24, 2013 in the Special Collections and University Archives' Prucha Reading Room, third floor of Raynor Library from 4-5:30 PM.
Jordan worked closely with Day as managing editor of the Catholic Worker in the 1970's, having joined the Catholic Worker community in 1968 as a conscientious objector to the Vietnam War. He is editor of Dorothy Day: Writings from Commonweal (Liturgical Press, 2002) and co-editor of Commonweal Confronts the Century (Touchstone, 1999).
Dorothy Day: Don't Call Me a Saint
A showing of Claudia Larson's film, Dorothy Day: Don't Call Me a Saint, will take place April 26, 2013 in Beaumier Suite A, lower level of Raynor Library, starting at 2:30 PM.
The film tells the story of Dorothy Day's life, from her personal struggles such as her suicide attempt and illegal abortion to the social justice movement she helped create. It includes interviews with Day and her daughter as well as photographs, writings, and archival footage.
The Tribecca Film Festival called this film a "don't miss!"
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