Due to Winter weather conditions, this event has been postponed. --- Editor, Tuesday Feb 26 2pm
"Peace Soup" - the annual supper and discussion series held on Tuesday evenings throughout Lent will feature former Iowa State Senator Maggie Tinsman on Tuesday, February 26th, at 6 pm in St. Boniface Hall, 2520 Pershing Blvd., Clinton.
On February 26th, former Iowa State Senator, Maggie Tinsman will lead a discussion on "Human Trafficking" which is among the largest and fastest growing criminal enterprises in the world. While active in the State Senate, Ms. Tinsman introduced the legislation that made human trafficking a felony in Iowa.
Tinsman, currently operates a consultant business, "Maggie Tinsman, LLC", specializing in early childhood education development, lobbying for health and human services issues, and promoting elected public service for women. She and Jean Lloyd-Jones, also a former Iowa State Senator, founded an organization called 50/50 in 2020 to recruit, train, and mentor women for elected positions. Currently, Tinsman has become a major speaker on the "Global and Local Problems of Human Trafficking".
Tinsman's past experiences include serving as an elected official for the Scott County Board of Supervisors for eleven years and then going on to serve as an Iowa State Senator for 18 years. Honors include recognition as Quad Cities Woman of the Year, Citizen of the Year, Iowa Social Worker of the Year, Child Abuse Council Priorities Award, and Coalition of Family and Children Services Award, among others.
Tinsman earned her BA in Sociology from the University of Colorado, graduating Phi Beta Kappa, and later received her Master of Social Work Degree from the University of Iowa. In 2008, she received an Honorary Doctor of Public Service Degree from St. Ambrose University. Currently, she serves on the Boards of Iowa Public Health, Prevention of Disabilities Policy Council, American Lung Association of Iowa, Iowa Legal Aid Foundation, SAL Families and Community Services, and Scott County KIDS Board.
For the 7th year, Prince of Peace Parish Pax Christi and the Clinton Franciscan Center for Active Nonviolence and Peacemaking are co-sponsoring the free series which includes a simple supper of homemade soup and bread followed by a program and discussion. This year the programs center on the topic of faith's response to violence. And this year, the series is being held on Tuesday evenings.
"Everyone is welcome," said Pax Christi chair, Gabriela Egging, "All anyone need bring is an appetite for good conversation and for good soup."
Details on the 2013 Peace Soup series are available at www.jcpop.org and at www.clintonfranciscans.com or by calling Prince of Peace Parish at 563-242-3311 or Sisters of St. Francis, 563-242-7611. The series is free and open to the public. No registration is required.
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