A
symposium to
promote Peace and Conflict Studies at Oberlin College,
featuring internationally
known peace activists and faculty from Oberlin and sister colleges and
universities!
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A
symposium to
promote Peace and Conflict Studies at Oberlin College, |
This event was held on the Oberlin College campus from Thursday, February 15th through Saturday, February 17th 2007. Led by noted peace educator, Colman McCarthy, we explored the necessity and practical possibilities for developing a program at Oberlin, thinking outside the box of violence and into world of peaceful conflict resolution.
Symposium Final Report
and
2007 Concentration
Proposal
| Thursday, Feb 15
details 6:000 – 7:30 pm: Lewis Atrium An informal dinner with music by Andy Barnett and the Gateway Band. This was a chance for informal discussions among invited students, faculty, and guests concerning the proposed concentration in Peace and Conflict Studies. 8:00 pm: Hallock Auditorium, Lewis Environmental Center Speaker: Colman McCarthy “To Reach Peace, Teach Peace” McCarthy is a former Washington Post Columnist, a noted peace educator, and author of “I’d Rather Teach Peace” Friday, Feb 16 details 9:00 – 3:00 pm Colman McCarthy was a guest lecturer at a selected number of Oberlin College classes. 12:00 – 1:00 pm: King Bldg. Rm. 239 Hardy Merriman demonstrated a computer simulation game of nonviolent struggle, "A Force More Powerful." 7:15 - 9:00 pm: Hallock Auditorium, Lewis Environmental Center Dessert and films. "New Shoots for Peace" by Colman McCarthy and a student. "Bringing Down a Dictator" by Steve York - the involvement of students in the nonviolent overthrow of Serbian dictator Milosevic. |
Saturday, Feb 17
details 10:45 – 11:45 am: Lewis Center Hardy Merriman , OC ‘01 “A Force More Powerful: Strategic Nonviolent Action and Political Change” Merriman is the Director, Programs and Research at the International Center for Nonviolent Conflict. 11:45 – 12:30 pm: Lewis Center Lunch 12:30 – 1:30 pm: Lewis Center Workshops by guests from other colleges and universities. Workshop A: Lee Smithey “Peace Studies and Action” Smithey is Director of Peace and Conflict Studies Program at Swarthmore College. Workshop B: Carol Hunter "Introduction to Peace Studies: History of Nonviolent Movements" Hunter teaches this core course for Earlham College's Peace & Global Studies. 2:00 – 3:30 pm: Lewis Center Panel discussion: “Brainstorming and Recommendations for a Peace and Conflict Studies Concentration” Invited participants: Sheera Bornstein, Prof. Steve Crowley, Prof. Carol Hunter, Colin Jones, Prof. Baron Pineda, Prof. Lee Smithey, and Prof. Steve Volk, with Prof. Steve Mayer as moderator. |
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The symposium's list of generous sponsors included: OBERLIN COLLEGE: ►Office of the President ►Office of Religious and Spiritual Life ►Anthropology Department ►History Department ►Politics Department ►Psychology Department ►Religion Department ►Forum Board ►Oberlin Peace Activist League ►Oberlin Young Friends ►Harkness Co-op ►Old Barrows Co-op ►Pyle Co-op ►Tank Co-op ►Third World Co-op OTHER SPONSORS: ►Community Peace Builders ►First Church Christian Outreach ►Oberlin Cooperating Ministries ►Oberlin Rotary Club ►Peace Community Church |
Organized by the Oberlin Peace and Conflict Studies Development Group, a student and community organization: Sarah Bishop Sheera Bornstein Maia Brown Al Carroll Isabella Gambuto Don Hultquist Jong Kim Tom Lock Judy Riggle Alesandra Zsiba |