Tag: Swarthmore
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Swarthmore Community Comes Together for King Speech Reading in collaboration with Breaking the Silence
A number of major civil rights organizations, including The Fellowship of Reconciliation, the SNCC Legacy Project, and the Highlander Center, came together this month to commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s April 4, 1967 speech “Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence,” in which he for the first time publicly advocated for an end to…
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FROM CIVIL RIGHTS TO CIVIL LIBERTIES: The impact of black culture and identity on 21st century diplomacy
A presentation by Justin Davis, Deputy Director, Orientation Division, Foreign Service Institute, U.S. Department of State Friday, December 6th 4:30-6 pm Sproul 201, Intercultural Center Swarthmore College This event is open to the public. You can find directions and a campus map on the College’s website. Organized by Peace and Conflict Studies and Co-Sponsored by Black…
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Feminist dilemmas: How to talk about gender-based violence in relation to the Middle East
A presentation by Nadje Al-Ali, Robert Family Professor of International Studies, Brown University Friday, November 8th 4:30-6 pm Scheuer Room, Kohlberg Hall Swarthmore College This event is open to the public. You can find directions and a campus map on the College’s website. ORGANIZED BY PEACE AND CONFLICT STUDIES AND CO-SPONSORED BY ARABIC, GENDER AND…
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You’re Invited to an Artistic Journey of Israel/Palestine…
ARTolerance @ Swarthmore Presents: An Artistic Journey of Israel/Palestine in celebration of International Day of Peace Sunday, September 22 at 7:30PM ARTolerance will celebrate the International Day of Peace with an evening of music, spoken word, visuals, and more from Israeli & Palestinian cultures. We hope to introduce aspirations through cultural expressions and provide bridges…
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How the 1971 Burglary of the Media, PA, FBI Office Changed History: A Conversation with Keith Forsyth, Bonnie Raines, and Betty Medsger
Peace and Conflict Studies is co-sponsoring this awesome event tomorrow! “How the 1971 Burglary of the Media, PA, FBI Office Changed History” Round table discussion with: Keith Forsyth, antiwar activist and burglar, auto worker, optical engineer and jazz guitarist; Bonnie Raines, anti-war activist and burglar, civil rights activist and advocate for the needs of children;…
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Peace and Conflict Studies Senior Jasmine Rashid Launches Third Edition of VISIBILITY Magazine
Read the full article here Congratulations to Peace and Conflict Studies student Jasmine Rashid ’18 on the successful printing of the third edition of VISIBILITY Magazine. “A Peace and Conflict Studies special major from Oyster Bay, N.Y., Rashid started the e-zine and magazine three years ago hoping to build a creative platform for underrepresented communities…
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September 16, 2018 Symposium hosted by Swarthmore College Peace & Conflict Studies — Resisting Anti-Semitism: Past and Present, Local and Global
ABOUT THE SYMPOSIUM “Resisting Anti-Semitism: Past and Present, Local and Global” is a symposium to be held at Swarthmore College’s LPAC Cinema on September 16th, 2018, co-hosted by Dr. Sa’ed Atshan of Peace and Conflict Studies and Rabbi Michael Ramberg of the Interfaith Center and the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life. The subject of…
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Beshara Doumani, Director of Middle East Studies at Brown University, to visit Swarthmore PCS on Monday, March 26, 2018
Join the Progam in Peace & Conflict Studies at Swarthmore College for a lecture presented by Prof. Beshara Doumani. Date: Monday, March 26, 2018 Time: 4:30-6:00 PM Location: Kohlberg 228 Between House and Orchard: Family, Shariʿa and the Making of the Modern Middle East In writings about Islam, women, and modernity in the Middle East, family and religion…
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Pádraig Ó Tuama Visits Swarthmore: The Art And Soul Of Peace – Poetry, Story and Complications from Northern Ireland’s Peace Process
Video of Padraig Ó Tuama’s poetry reading is now available: The Peace and Conflict Studies Program at Swarthmore College is thrilled to announce the visit of Pádraig Ó Tuama to campus. Friday, April 6, 2018 at 2:30 PMMcCabe Library Atrium at Swarthmore CollegeMaps and DirectionsDownload a flyer The Art And Soul Of Peace – Poetry, Story and Complications…
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Prof. Krista Thomason: Faculty Lecture Tomorrow
Krista Thomason, Assistant Professor of Philosophy Member, Peace and Conflict Studies Faculty Committee Tuesday, Feb. 13th, 4:15PM McCabe Library Atrium Child Soldiers and Moral Responsibility “It is common to think that child soldiers cannot be morally responsible for the violence they commit: not only are they underage, they typically are forced to join paramilitary units, they…