September 2010

 Saint John's University and College of Saint Benedict

23rd Annual Peace Studies Conference

"Justice, Peace and Environmental Sustainability"

September 26 & 27, 2010

CONFERENCE VIDEOS:

  • Dr. Gandhi, 9-26-10
  • Dr. Mische, 9-27-10
  • Environmental Panel (Larson & Eggermont), 9-27-10
  • Human Rights Panel, 9-27-10

"Gandhi in the 21st Century"
Dr. Rajmohan Gandhi
Gorecki Dining Conference Center 204,CSB

 "Justice, Peace & Environmental Sustainability"
Dr. Patricia Mische

Session A: "A Theology of Development, Women's Empowerment and the Environment in Ethiopia: the Gudina Tumsa Foundation."  
Dr. Steven Thomas, Department of English, CSB/SJU 

Session B: "Peace and the Environment: Exploring the Connections"

Dr. Julie Andrzejewski, Co-Coordinator, Social Responsibility Master's Program, St. Cloud State University; co-editor, Social Justice, Peace and Environmental Education: Transformative Standards. 
 

      "Environmental Sustainability in Higher Education"
      Dr. Derek Larson, Departments of History and Environmental Studies and
      Mr. Theo Eggermont, Sustainability Fellow, CSB/SJU  
     

      "Fr. John Kaiser & the Struggle for Human Rights in Kenya, 2000-2010"  
      Panel discussion. Mr. Dean Urdahl, Fr. William Vos, Mr. Cyprian K' Oywa (invited)  
     

Conference is free and open to all, no registration necessary. For more info contact Ron Pagnucco at [email protected].
Co-Sponsored by: CSB/SJU Peace Studies Department; the Environmental Studies Department; and the Asian Studies Program; Amnesty International; the Peace Studies Club; the African Studies Learning Community; and the Master's Program in Social Responsibility, St. Cloud State University.