Peace Talks: Opportunities for Building Peace

Posted by on September 05, 2011

Peace Day – Philly 2011
&
Office of International Programs
Drexel University
PRESENT

Peace Talks: Opportunities for Building Peace
Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011
Creese Student Center, 3210 Chestnut St., Drexel U.
1:00-2:30pm

Creative Peacemaking: Rebuilding Communities, Healing Identities
Sharon Katz, M.A, South African Musician & Humanitarian, founder of “The Peace Train”
Dean Ravizza, Ph.D., Dept. of Health & Sport Sciences, Salisbury University
Heidi West, M.A., Drexel University’s Office of International Programs
From music in S. Africa to sport in Northern Uganda, speakers will discuss using creative, culturally responsive ways to rebuild communities & heal identities in post-conflict settings.

3:00-4:30pm
Peace Visions: A World Free of Nuclear Threats & Small-Arms Menace
Talk Sponsor: The Project for Nuclear Awareness
Wlliam Hartung, Ph.D., Center for International Policy, New America Foundation
Jacqueline Reich, Ph.D., Chestnut Hill College
Edward A. Aguilar, J.D., The Project for Nuclear Awareness
Dr. Hartung, an international expert on the world arms trade, will discuss current arms policy/issues as well as the nuclear dilemma facing the world. Dr. Reich will present “The Vision of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty– How Can We Make It a Reality?”

FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

For more information about these and other Peace Day events, go to:
http://www.unagp.org/peacedayphilly2011.htm
Peace Day – Philly 2011 is an initiative in affiliation with the United Nations Association of Greater Philadelphia & the Alliance for a Sustainable Future