New York (Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate)--The Order of Saint Andrew the Apostle, Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in America will be co-sponsoring a lecture on May 3 with the Hellenic Lawyers Association on religious freedom issues faced by minorities in Turkey, including those that plague the Ecumenical Patriarchate.

The lecture, titled More than Freedom of Worship: Deconstructing the Legal Deficits in Religious Freedom Problems in Turkey, will be given by Dr. Elizabeth H. Prodromou of the Department of International Relations, Boston University. Dr. Prodromou is also the vice chair of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom.

The lecture will be held in the Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III Trustees Room of the New York Public Library, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, 5th Avenue and 42nd Street. A cocktail reception will begin at 6 p.m. and the lecture will commence shortly thereafter. All Archons and their guests are invited to attend.

For additional details and to RSVP, please view the event flyer.