Hi class,
I'd like to add two new events to the list of activities you can attend to satisfy your "public engagement event" requirement.
This first, which Burke provided me, is:
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Hear Adam Kokesh
ex-Marine 1999 - 2006
Member
IRAQ VETERANS AGAINST THE WAR
Thursday, October 23, 7 p.m.
7 p.m. Room 1670, Litton Reaves, VA Tech
Sponsored by
Amnesty International VA Tech
Global Justice Alliance, VA Tech
Coalition for Justice
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The second is a variety of events related to a Visit of Program Officers from the
United States Institute of Peace (www.usip.org), October 22 - 24, 2008
Visit Themes: "Educational Strategies and Approaches to Teaching about Global Peace" and
“Leadership for Sustainability”
Head of the USIP group: David J. Smith, Education and Training Center/Domestic
http://www.usip.org/specialists/bios/current/smith.html
Other USIP Participants: Lauren van Metre - http://www.usip.org/specialists/bios/current/vanmetre.html
Willene Johnson is a development economist with experience in Africa and Latin America who currently serves on the United Nations Committee for Development Policy. Dr. Johnson’s previous positions include: adjunct professor of applied economics and management at Cornell University, advisor with the Federal Reserve System, and U.S. Executive Director at the African Development Bank. Her work focuses on economic and financial development, including microfinance, security-sector resource management, and the role of economics in conflict management.
9:00 – 10:30 a.m. Fralin Auditorium – “Peace Studies Approaches in Undergraduate Education in US” – videotaped presentation by David J. Smith (USIP) and a follow up discussion on the curriculum for the projected VT Minor in Peace Studies and Violence Prevention coordinated by Peter Schmitthenner and Joan Monahan Watson (Interdisciplinary Studies www.idst.vt.edu) in collaboration with Jerzy Nowak (CPSVP)
10:30 – 11:00 a.m. Room 406 Wallace Hall. Meeting with Steve Darr and his collaborators from
Peacework Village Network (www.peacework.org)
“Economics and Conflict” - videotaped seminar by Willene Johnson, USIP.
Providing an overview of the relationship between economic activity and violent conflict, the discussion will identify conflict risks associated with certain economic vulnerabilities and assess the risks and rewards of economic interventions at various points on the conflict cycle. We identify elements of a broad strategy for economic development in vulnerable and conflict-affected states, focusing on protecting and managing natural resources, increasing productivity in agriculture, and providing infrastructure and services within the context of sound fiscal and monetary policies.
7:00 - 8:00p.m. CHEMP 130 - “Learning from Genocide”, Public seminar by Keith Watenpaugh, USIP Fellow. Speaker introduction: David J. Smith
Genocide — a cluster of violent acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial or religious group — is the definitive social phenomenon of the 20th century and will be a feature of our new century. As a matter of grave concern, genocide has taken on an unprecedented prominence in American political conversations and plays an ever increasing role on our college and university campuses. However, as a concept – including its history - it is less well understood. This is in part because of the professional, personal and political difficulties inherent to the study and teaching of genocide. In this talk, I argue the despite those difficulties, genocide can and should be taught; moreover, learning from genocide is integral the study of peace and human rights and stands at the forefront of efforts to promote international peace, the stopping of genocide in the present and its prevention in the future.
Friday, October 24
9:00 – 11:00 a.m. 406 Wallace Hall – “Leadership in Conflict Environments”, videotaped presentation by Lauren van Metre, followed up by a discussion on curriculum development and implementation for the proposed “Leadership for Sustainability” post graduate certificate at Virginia Tech
Facilitator: Jerzy Nowak
Look at leadership at the national (strategic) level and also in the field, discussing what practitioners say are the training and education needed to lead effectively in these situations. L. van Metre will talk about the need for more effective cross-disciplinary exchange on leadership to enhance effective decision-making in conflict environments, and discuss what skills are necessary to operate in these complex, volatile environments.
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