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Peace & Conflict Studies Blog

Month: January 2017

  • Peace advocate Jeremy Stone ’57 dies at his home

    We were saddened to learn recently of the death of Jeremy Stone ’57, a visionary and tireless advocate for peace and our Peace and Conflict Studies Program. He spoke about Catalytic Diplomacy for Peace on campus in April 2016, and you can watch a video recording of the talk he gave on our blog. The…

  • King, Women’s March, Swarthmore College, and Quakers

    A message from Chris Densmore, Curator of the Friends Historical Library at Swarthmore College: A few years ago, I was looking for documentation of Martin Luther King Jr. and the early days of the Civil Rights Movement in the records of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Society of Friends.  It seemed like something for the Race Relations…

  • State Failure and War in the Middle East: A Conflict of Our Times

    From our friends in the Political Science Department: “State Failure and War in the Middle East: A Conflict of Our Times” Wednesday 18th January 11:45 AM – 12:45 PM Trotter 303 Swarthmore College *Sandwiches will be provided Please join us for a lunchtime talk with William Reno, Professor of Political Science & Director, Program of African Studies, Northwestern…

  • New: HIST 103 at Bryn Mawr “Power, Resistance, and Social Change”

  • Architects as Activists, Activists as Architects: Building Equality in the Civil Rights Movement

    From our friends in the Art Department: “Architects as Activists, Activists as Architects: Building Equality in the Civil Rights Movement” Brian Goldstein Assistant Professor School of Architecture and Planning University of New Mexico Date: Monday, January 30th Time: 4:15-5:00 Location: Beardsley 316, Swarthmore College This talk will consider the crucial role that architecture and planning…

  • Haverford Peace, Justice, and Human Rights Alum Career Panel and Dinner

    Peace, Justice, and Human Rights Alum Career Panel and Dinner Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017 Panel and conversation in Chase Auditorium at Haverford College 4:15 PM tea and refreshments 4:30 PM event Featuring: Angelique Bradford ’14 (Jesuit Volunteer Corps, criminal justice/restorative justice) Tamar Hoffman ’16 (Haverford House Fellow, paralegal at Community Legal Services’ Housing Unit) Leah…