“Threads of Reconciliation: Peace-Making in the 21st Century”
Valparaiso University’s 6th Annual Peace & Social Justice Symposium
Friday, November 9, 2007
Pre-Symposium ‘Peace March & Rally’
Starts in Residence Halls at 7 p.m., proceeds through campus and ends in Union for food and peace concert. Join the march. Come and sign the ‘pledge of nonviolence’ banner.
Saturday, November 10, 2007
VU’s 6th Annual Peace & Social Justice Symposium
8 a.m. - 5 p.m., Union & Mueller Hall
8 a.m. : Continental Breakfast & Registration check-in
9 a.m. : Keynote Speaker - Gerard F. Powers (from University of Notre Dame)
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Gerard F. Powers, JD, M.A. Theology
Director of Joan B. Kroc International Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame.
TOPIC: “The Role of Religion in Peace-Making”
10 a.m. : Workshop Session I
11 a.m. : Workshop Session II
Noon: Lunch and Performer
1:30 p.m.: Panel Discussion: Threads of Reconciliation: Linking Home, School, Community & Faith
3 p.m. : Closing Speaker — Chris Rice (Duke University’s Center for Reconciliation)
3:45 p.m.: Student Activist Forum: From Talk To Action
Symposium is free. Lunch is free but reservation for the catered luncheon is required (food limited to 200). Lunch catered by Mezza Restaurant (Lebanese-style cuisine)
WORKSHOPS (14 insightful and exciting offerings. Come and be enlightened!):
*The Darfur Conflict: A Personal Perspective from a Law Student from Sudan
*Gerard F. Powers: Post-Lecture Dialogue
*Playing Peace: Learning The Rules of Reconciliation
*The Impact of Globalization on World Peace
*A Silent Cry: The Plight of Women and Children In Cambodia
*Home and Homelands: Search for Peace In the Holy Land
*Violence, Racism, and the Impact of White Supremacy on Communities of Color
*The Problem With The Crusader Mascot: Reconciling Image With Identity
*The Promise of World Peace
*The United States, Guantanamo Bay, and the World
*Brothers Uplifting Brothers: Community Grassroots Response to HIV/Aids
*Immigration: Step Into The Experience
*International Service Learning Experience: Nicaragua
*Tranquility Zone
