Teaching Peace in the 21st Century: 9th Annual Summer Institute for Faculty
The Summer Institute is a week-long program for faculty in any field, held June 19-23, 2017 at Notre Dame.
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Teaching Peace in the 21st Century: 9th Annual Summer Institute for Faculty
The Summer Institute is a week-long program for faculty in any field, held June 19-23, 2017 at Notre Dame.
Teaching Peace in the 21st Century: 9th Annual Summer Institute for Faculty
The Summer Institute is a week-long program for faculty in any field, held June 19-23, 2017 at Notre Dame.
Teaching Peace in the 21st Century: 9th Annual Summer Institute for Faculty
The Summer Institute is a week-long program for faculty in any field, held June 19-23, 2017 at Notre Dame.
Charlottesville, Racism and the Current Crisis in America
The violent demonstration in Charlottesville, VA and growing racial divisions across the country have brought into focus the dangers posed by a revitalized White supremacist movement in the United States. Come listen to experts on American racial politics discuss the current situation and what can be done in response.
The North Korea Crisis
The mounting tension revolving around North Korea’s rapidly improved missile and nuclear capabilities and the US administration’s response to these challenges are fast reaching a global crisis. This panel will address the history and context of the current crisis and propose ways to unwind the tension in an effort to...
Book Launch: Two Books on Christian Social Imagination
A celebration of the publication of two books on Christian social imagination by Emmanuel Katongole: Born from Lament: The Theology and Politics of Hope in Africa and The Journey of Reconciliation: Groaning for a New Creation in Africa
Responding to Violence, A Restorative Justice Approach
The 19th Annual Dialogues on Nonviolence, Religion and Peace featuring Fr. Dave Kelly, Executive Director of the Precious Blood Ministry of Reconciliation.
Politics of Dignity: Whose Dignity Counts, and Who Decides?
Contending Modernities and the Center for Civil and Human Rights will host a moderated panel discussion on the power dynamics that shape the concept of human dignity.
Principles of Ethics, Natural Law, and Politics in Dealing with Refugees
Vittorio Hösle will discuss how the refugee crisis in Europe has redirected public attention to the millions of people living as refugees and the possible repercussions on the international system.
The 1967 March on the Pentagon: War, Cinema, and Activism
The Browning Cinema will be screening two rare films (MARCH ON THE PENTAGON and VIET FLAKES) related to the 1967 March on the Pentagon and following them with a panel discussion and Q&A.
In the Times of War and Peace: Kurdish Women's Activism in Turkey
Kroc Institute Visiting Research Fellow Nisa Göksel examines the historical conditions in which the war broke out between the Turkish state and Kurdistan Workers’ Party and explores how Kurdish women perform their activism around peace at the local and national scales of politics.
Dancing Conflicts: an Embodied Approach to Transformation & Peace
Kroc Institute Visiting Research Fellow Paula Facci discusses the potential of dance and movement as a method of elicitive conflict transformation.
Interrupting Violence in Central America: Lessons from the Field
Fueled by gangs, drugs, social inequalities, and underemployment, criminal violence in Central America has skyrocketed in the past two decades. This has, in turn, eroded trust in government and stifled economic development, thereby perpetuating violence. What can be done to interrupt this cycle? Salvador Stadthagen will outline the roles of...
Slaves Next Door? Claiming Asylum and Accessing Justice in the Global North
Kroc Institute Visiting Research Fellow Benjamin Lawrance will compare two alternative strategies of contemporary urban slave resistance in West Africa.
Tensions Between Belief and Unbelief in Islam: The Qu’ran, Human Rights, and Islamic Law
Featuring professor Abdulkader Tayob, University of Cape Town
The History and Politics of Human Shielding
Neve Gordon discusses the dramatic increase of urban warfare, including insurgency and counterinsurgency, that inevitably entails civilians frequently occupying the front lines of the fighting and being framed as weapons of war.
Paving the Way to Peace? Ceasefire Agreements in Mindanao’s Peace Processes
Featuring Malin Åkebo, researcher at the Department of Political Science, Umeå University and Kroc Institute Visiting Scholar.
Beyond Study Abroad: Opportunities and Success Stories from Students in the Institutes
Find out what you can do through the international institutes...from research to internships to conferences to academic programs
Science and Religion as Partners in Peace? A Madrasa Discourses Panel
This Madrasa Discourses panel explores the relationship between science, religion, and peace.
Hip-Hop Peace Circle
Circles and Ciphers is a hip-hop infused restorative justice organization led by and for young people impacted by violence. Through art-based peace circles, education and direct action they collectively heal and work to bring about the abolition of the prison-industrial complex.
The Jewish Tradition and Human Rights in the Israeli Context
Rabbi Arik Ascherman, founder and director of Torat Tzedek (Torah of Justice), demonstrates how it is possible and obligatory for a religious Jew to work for universal human rights and uphold international law, based on the Jewish tradition.
The Pope and the Bomb
A panel discussion of the Pope's address condemning the possession and use of nuclear weapons.
Contact
Kate Chester
Communications Program Director
574-631-8577
cchester@nd.edu
Ari Woodworth
Events Coordinator
(574) 631-3237
awoodwor@nd.edu
Jena O'Brien
Communications and Digital Media Specialist
574-631-3991
jobrie29@nd.edu
Lisa Gallagher
Writer and Content Specialist
574-631-9370
lgallag3@nd.edu