Peace in the Persian Gulf Khalil Dokhanchi, University of Wisconsin, Superior
This workshop will explore a new vision for the Persian
Gulf region that emphasizes human rights, democratization,
and peace. These values are not alien to the people of the
region and efforts need to be fostered in such a way that
they are viewed as legitimate and desirable by the local
population. Part of this project is a proposal for a new,
stronger regional organization that can facilitate these
changes.
SS02
Art of Memory: Understanding Shared
Rights David Feinberg, University of Minnesota Art Department
David Feinberg will discuss the suppression of an individual's
most basic human right-to live without fear of discrimination
for one's ethnic and religious beliefs. Over the past three
years, David has been working on a project titled "Voice
to Vision," where he has used various sensory techniques
to elicit memories of the past from five Holocaust survivors
who have never before told their stories. In the first part
of the seminar David will describe his project and the processes
used in eliciting memory. After watching short video clips
of the sessions with the Holocaust survivors, David will
use the same techniques with the audience. The hands-on,
memory-eliciting activities will include asking participants
to react to certain smells, to reconfigure a memory of something
from an indoor space to an outdoor space and vice versa,
and to focus on particular objects from a certain time period.
SS03
Has International Human Rights Law
Played a Significant Role in the Promotion of World Peace
Since 1948? Alice Kloker, Center for Global Education, Augsburg
College
A moderated debate between University of Minnesota Political
Science Professor Raymond Duvall and Jennifer Prestholdt,
Deputy Director, Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights, on
whether or not international human rights law has successfully
promoted the cause of world peace since the 1948 Universal
Declaration of Human Rights.
SS04
How You Can Support Women in Afghanistan Jennifer Jackman, Ph.D. and Sima Samar, M.D.;
Shuhada Organization
Following up on Dr. Samar's morning address to the conference,
this presentation will outline concrete actions that women
and men in the U.S. can take to support women and girls in
Afghanistan. These actions include providing support to Afghan
women-led organizations and taking action to increase Congressional
and Executive Brance support for security, women's rights,
human rights, and reconstruction in Afghanistan.
SS05
Hunger 101 Abby
Flottemesch, Campus Kitchen, Augsburg College
Hunger 101 is an interactive simulation to educate people
about the impact and extent of hunger and to motivate them
to be advocates for hunger issues. Participants learn first-hand
some of the challenges faced when struggling with food insecurity.
Information will also be included as to how students/campuses
can become involved in the fight against hunger and food insecurity.
Students who are currently active in the Campus Kitchen at
Augsburg College will help to facilitate this session. These
students will also share what steps they have taken to organize
projects and to involve the campus in community activities
related to hunger awareness. This session includes three basic
components: discussion, education, and a call to action.
SS06
City of Segregation Alexandra
Burrows, Luther College
Milwaukee, Wisconsin was recently deemed the most segregated
city in the nation. Although a socially, economically, and
domestically diverse community, Milwaukee has by generations,
worsened in its ability to accommodate to the growing number
of immigrants, originating from global locations. The seminar
will include a video documentary of the current segregational
conditions of the Milwaukee area, examining through an interrogative
process, the supposed sources, causes and probable solutions
to be applied by members of the social service community as
well as individuals equally concerned for the political well-being
of Milwaukee. We will also interview members belonging to
positions of public authority such as members of the police
force and social service workers who have witnessed and assist
to further manage what has become a seemingly overwhelming
problem. During this session, participants will have an opportunity
to discuss the issues presented and help formulate strategies
for change.
SS07
Rebuilding Diverse and Changing
Communities: Case Studies of Ten Urban Neighborhoods with
Widely Varying Traditions and Cultures Student panel # 1: Garry Hesser, Krista Dahlke,
and Riley Conway; Augsburg College
The seminar will introduce participants to the five low-income
neighborhoods from around the U.S. and five Minneapolis
neighborhoods, utilizing a wide of presentation methods,
such as video, interviews, demographic profiles. The seminar
will also showcase ongoing student-faculty research, as
two Augsburg students present their findings and assessment
of these urban neighborhoods.
The demographics of each of these neighborhoods is extremely
varied in race, class, ethnicity and sexual orientation.
Each community has created interesting and effective ways
in which to create highly participatory and inclusive mechanisms
to address social change that promotes and practices ""justice
and peace."" Each neighborhood has and continues
to deal with conflict and struggles over scarce resources
and on-going racial, ethnic and social class division. The
focus of the seminar will be to highlight the ""local
knowledge"" and unique practices of the different
neighborhoods, as well as the two models for rebuilding
communities and ""neighborhood revitalization.""
The seminar presentation builds upon ongoing
student-faculty research that emphasizes human agency and
the capacity for community building.
SS08
Peace and conflict in Shakespeare's
Romeo and Juliet Martha Johnson and Augsburg
students, Augsburg College
Drawing on passages from Romeo and Juliet, performed by the
Augsburg drama program, will serve as the basis for a discussion
of the sources of the family feud and what Shakespeare has
to say about ways to overcome those deep societal divisions.
SS09
After the Peace Prize Forum: What does
your College do to create and sustain cultures of peace? Tove Dahl, Ole Mjos and Presidents of the Consortium
Colleges, Nobel Peace Prize Committee, University of Trumse,
Peace Prize Forum Consortium
A discussion facilitated by Ole Mjos and Tove Dahl, on the
role of the five Peace Prize Consortium Schools to sustain
the work and initiatives developed at the Forum throughout
the year.
SS10
International Leadership Institute
Judge LeJune Lange
SS33
Breaking down walls between Muslims
and Christians
Evie and Wally Shellenberger, Mennonite Central Committee
Throughout history walls of misunderstanding and suspicion
have been built between Muslims and Christians. Two religions,
both rising from Abraham, and who worship the same God, have
fought wars and continue to fight in various ways. Evie and
Wally Shellenberger have spent nearly three years in Iran
as part of the Mennonite Central Committee student exchange
program. Their assignment was to build friendships and relationships
with the Iranian Muslims, to be involved in religious dialogue
and to be a Christian presence. They returned to the US in
February, 2004 and will report on their experience in Iran.
SS14
Intelligence Community Reform Michael Andregg, University of St. Thomas
This is a 45 minute briefing on Intelligence Reform issues
with an American focus but international breadth. It has
two parts, the first dealing with issues before the public
today. The second half deals with issues so difficult they
are almost never discussed in public. You cannot fix something
if you do not know how broken it is. This material describes
how and why.
SS32
Exploring Cultural Conflicts: Journeys
Towards Peace
Ronald S. Byrnes and Michael R. Hillis, Pacific Lutheran University
“Exploring Cultural Conflicts: Journeys Towards Peace,”
is a K-12 peace curriculum designed to help students develop
the knowledge, skills and dispositions needed to resolve conflicts
peacefully. The curriculum has been designed for teachers
and students following the February-June, 2005 Bancroft-Arnesen
Russia-North Pole-Canada Expedition. Liv Arnesen and Ann Bancroft,
two of the world’s pre-eminent polar explorers, were
the first women to cross Antarctica unassisted. The three-week
long elementary unit focuses on the initial journey of the
self-learning to accept oneself, negotiating conflicts with
family and friends, communicating one’s thoughts and
needs. The secondary unit takes students on a worldwide journey
beyond the borders of self, family, and community. Using case
studies to explore cultural conflicts from different world
regions, the secondary unit is designed to help students better
understand accelerating global interdependence and develop
perspective-taking skills.
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