Father Drinan, a Jesuit priest since 1953 who as a Massachusetts congressman for 10 years worked to make human rights a staple of American foreign policy, appealed to students to take up the cause of human rights.
Young people have great credibility.
Make your voice heard. Young people opposed the Vietnam War and started the environmental movement. We need to hear from young people. Only 18 percent of children eligible for Head Start are enrolled. Father Drinan's talk, sponsored by the Religious Studies Department and the Office of the Academic Vice President, was delivered as the Third Annual Christopher F. Mooney, S. J. Lecture in Theology, Religion and Society.