Adam Hochschild
Adam Hochschild, an award-winning journalist and the author of King Leopold’s Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africs, To End All Wars: A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion, 1914-18, and other books, will be coming to Brandeis this October 13th from 3:30 to 5:00 in the afternoon in the Rapaporte Treasure Hall.
Hochschild spent most of his career writing about human rights and social justice, and is currently a lecturer at the Graduate School of Journalism at the University of California, Berkeley. This October, he will be delivering a public lecture about the public debate in Great Britain over the outbreak of World War I.
To End All Wars: A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion, 1914-1918 will be available for purchase and signing.
New minor offered by Brandeis!
Did you know Brandeis has a new minor through the Ethics Center? It’s named “Creativity, the Arts, and Social Transformation.” Fore more info, visit their website.
http://www.brandeis.edu/ethics/peacebuildingarts/news/index.html#Minor
US Institute for Peace – online class offerings
USIP recently expanded its offerings by launching the USIP Global Campus, which features a series of facilitated online courses. These courses are designed to enable interactive and collaborative learning experiences within a broad-based classroom of students representing a diversity of backgrounds and countries. USIP faculty and experts will directly connect and network with participants in the course and those participants will be able to network as well. Some of their classes include Strategic Peacebuilding and Conflict Analysis.
For more information on their courses, check their website!
Experiential Learning Peacebuilding Expedition
Outward Bound Peacebuilding is a non-profit organization that inspires and challenges leaders in divided societies to work together to build peace. Outward Bound Peacebuilding uses experiential learning techniques to encourage compassionate leadership, develop skills in conflict resolution and peacebuilding, and foster respect and trust amongst a network of change agents from around the world. Please find below the details of the 2015 Practicum, and an attached flyer for dissemination to your community.
Please contact me if I can provide any further information at either pep@outwardboundpeace.org or 347-746-0461. We greatly appreciate your help.
Best regards,
Ana Patel, Executive Director
Practicum on Experiential Peacebuilding
Dates: January 2 – 11, 2015 (arrival on Jan. 1st)
Location: Piedras Blancas, Costa Rica Participants will fly into San Jose, Costa Rica (SJO)
What is it?
Designed for young professionals and students who want to get out of the classroom and apply their leadership and conflict resolution skills. PEP is a program that combines a unique outdoor experience with experiential learning techniques in a multicultural environment.
Resolving conflict needs a deep understanding of others and nature can create a safe space for experiencing different perspectives. Peace begins with me.
Birikit Terefe, 2013 PEP Participant from Ethiopia
What does the program include?
The 10-day experience will include hiking and backpacking through the Costa Rican rainforest, a homestay and service project with a local Costa Rican family, an overnight solo camping experience, waterfall rappel and conclude with a day at the UPEACE Centre for Executive Education, U.N. mandated University for Peace, in Costa Rica. Along the journey participants will learn and practice leadership skills, challenge their own perspectives, explore relevant peacebuilding topics, and develop meaningful relationships with participants who share similar commitments to peace and human dignity.
For more info, visit
http://outwardboundpeace.org/programs/practicum-on-experiential-peacebuilding/
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President of Ghana to speak at Brandeis
The President of the Republic of Ghana, John D. Mahama, will present a talk at Brandeis on Monday, Sept. 29, 12:45-1:45 pm, in the Carl J. Shapiro Theater, Shapiro Campus Center. The talk is free and open to the Brandeis community.
Tickets are required to attend the talk and are available at the Shapiro Campus Center box office during the following hours: Monday-Friday, 12-6 p.m. and Saturday 12-4 p.m. The box office will be closed Sept. 25-28 for Rosh Hashanah. Tickets are limited and are available on a first-come, first-serve basis. One ticket will be issued per Brandeis ID.
Please note that security measures will be in place. No bags, cameras, video cameras, or signs or banners will be allowed in the theater. The Secret Service may also implement other restrictions. Doors will open at 12 noon.
The Heller School for Social Policy and Management’s Sustainable International Development program is sponsoring President Mahama’s talk as part of its 20th anniversary celebration. President Mahama will also meet with President Frederick M. Lawrence and attend a lunch with faculty, staff and students.
