Marquette Center for Peacemaking

Gandhian Nonviolence

October 2, 2013 | 12:00 - 1:00 PM | Holthusen Hall 4th Floor

Dr. Lingam Raja from the Gandhigram Rural Institute in India is the Center’s 2013-14 Peacemaker in Residence. Dr. Raja is an expert in Gandhian economics and will share his knowledge of Gandhian nonviolence and stories of Gandhi’s involvement in the struggle for peace in India. 

The Gandhigram Rural Institute was founded to live out Gandhi’s revolutionary “Nai Talim” system of education based on the reconstruction of village life along egalitarian economic and social lines.

Nonviolence in World Religions Symposium

October 3, 2013 | 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM | Raynor Memorial Libraries Conference Center

This one-day interfaith symposium on Nonviolence in World Religions will explore peacemaking, nonviolence, forgiveness, and justice in seven major religious traditions.

Each of the seven sessions will feature feature a presentation from a scholar/practitioner of the featured religious tradition and a response from two other traditions. Topics to be discussed include foundational teachings and/or scriptures, seminal figures in the development of the traditions, and historical and contemporary communities of faith-based peacemakers.

Agenda:

8:30 am - Continental Breakfast
9:00 am - Welcome & Buddhist Tradition (Dr. Eleanor Rosch, UC Berkeley)
10:30 am - Christian Tradition (Dr. Michael Duffey, Marquette University)
11:30 am - Confucian Tradition (Dr. Sin Yee Chan, University of Vermont)
12:25 pm - Lunch Break
1:30 pm - Hindu Tradition (Dr. Kalpana Mohanty, Gandhigram Rural Institute)
2:30 pm - Islamic Tradition (Dr. Irfan Omar, Marquette University)
3:30 pm - Jewish Tradition (Dr. Joshua Ezra Burns, Marquette University)
4:30 pm - Native American Tradition (Dr. Tink Tinker, Illiff School of Theology)
5:25 pm - Concluding Remarks

Registration:

Please register for the session(s) you plan to attend. This will allow us to ensure adequate seating for each of the sessions. You do not need to print or bring your ticket to the event.

 

 

 

 

Purpose:

This symposium will give prominence to the transformative teachings and practices within each of the major world religions while helping us grow in our knowledge of how all faith traditions have the capacity to transform human consciousness and promote peace throughout the world.

The goal is for this symposium to deepen and continue the interfaith dialog happening in Milwaukee and at Marquette.

Sponsors:

This event is co-sponsored by the Marquette University Center for Peacemaking, the Office of the Associate Provost for Diversity and Inclusion, the Edward D. Simmons Religious Commitment Fund, the Peace Studies Major, and the U.S. Institute of Peace.

Student Fellowship Presentations

October 24, 2013 | 4:00 - 6:00 PM | AMU 252

Seven students received Student Peacemaking Fellowships over the past summer to design projects, complete internships, and conduct research that puts nonviolence into practice. The Summer '13 fellows will present on their projects.

• David Angel - Themes of Peace: Analysis of Interviews With Transnational Arab American Muslim Youth
• Mallory Daily - Crafting Confianza: Fair Trade Cooperatives in El Salvador
• Ciara McHugh - Mná Síochána: Women & Peace In Northern Ireland
• Sally Nadeau - Peaceful Effects of Music and Dance in Pre- and Post-Genocide Rwanda
• Marisola Xhelili - "The Gandhi of the Balkans": Ibrahim Rugova's Strategy of Nonviolent Resistance
• Jisun Yoo - Community Peacemaking Through Public Health and Local Government Interaction

The presentation will conclude with more information on the requirements and application process for students interested in being a fellow during summer '14.

Faculty Fellowship Presentations

November 12, 2013 | 4:00 - 6:00 PM | AMU 254

Two faculty members received Rynne Faculty Peacemaking Fellowships to conduct research on peacemaking in their respective disciplines. The 2013 Faculty Fellows will present their research.

Dr. Sarah Gendron, Associate Professor, Foreign Languages & Literature

Dr. Gendron will present her project titled Genocide Culture: The Role of Cultural Practices in Pre- and Post-Genocide Rwanda. Her cross disciplinary project expands upon her previous research on the literature and art of and about the Holocaust and the genocides in Cambodia and Rwanda.

Dr. Grant Silva, Assistant Professor, Philosophy

Dr. Silva will share his project titled Approaching the Borders of Peace:The Militarization of National Borders and the Creation of Internal Divisions. The work combines his expertise in political philosophy and Latin American philosophy.

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