The trailblazing Democratic Congresswoman from California, Rep. Barbara Lee, joins us on campus on Friday, March 8, 2024, during Women’s History Month to deliver The Rt. Rev. Dr. Nathan D. Baxter Forum for African American Studies at Lancaster Theological Seminary. The event is free and open to the public.

Congresswoman Lee is the highest ranking African American woman appointed to Democratic leadership in Congress. Rep. Lee is co-chair of the U.S. House of Representatives Policy and Steering Committee.

She serves as the chair of the Majority Leader’s Task Force on Poverty and Opportunity, co-chair of the Pro-Choice Caucus, and co-chair of the Cannabis Caucus.

She also sits on the Budget Committee and the powerful Appropriations Committee, which oversees all federal government spending.

Rep. Lee’s appearance is free and open to the public. The talk will be held in Santee Chapel on the campus of Lancaster Seminary and livestreamed on Zoom. Register at https://tinyurl.comn/BaxterForumRepLee

The Rt. Rev. Dr. Nathan Baxter Forum for African American Studies at Lancaster Theological Seminary is named in honor of the former Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Central Pennsylvania, who had served as Lancaster Seminary dean and professor. He received a Master of Divinity (1976) and a Doctor of Ministry (1984) from Lancaster Seminary. Bishop Baxter also served as the Dean of the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., where his sermon following the September 11, 2001, terror attacks inspired Rep. Barbara Lee to vote her conscience as the only Member of Congress to oppose the use of military force following 9/11.