Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

• Is Violence a Part of Human Nature? - PSU 313
• The Plight of Children - Ballroom East

• Confronting Violence Behind the School House Doors - PSU 313
• Dealing with the Effects of Violence and Trauma - Ballroom East
• Conflict Over Resources: Can We Sustain the Earth? - Ballroom West

Plenary Speaker

How the New York Times Covers Conflict and Violence in the United States

Richard Berke

Assistant Managing Editor, The New York Times

PSU Theater

• Victims of Violence: Authentic Voices - PSU 313
• Religion: Why Such Conflict and Violence? - Ballroom East

Special Event

Responding to Child Abuse: Strategies to Prevent Burnout and Keep Children Safe

Victor La Cerva

Director, New Mexico Family Health Bureau

Ballroom West

• Violence and the Journalist - Ballroom East
• Universal Human Rights: Chimera or Reality? - PSU 313

Plenary Speaker

Let Peace Begin With Me

Victor La Cerva

Director, New Mexico Family Health Bureau

PSU Theater

Thursday, April 17, 2008

• Why Remember? Public Memorials as a Response to Violence - PSU 313
• The State of Public Discourse - Ballroom East

• Bullying in Schools: From Columbine to Virginia Tech - PSU 313
• Terrorism: Seeking Solutions - Ballroom West
• The Complicity of Media: Causal Connections to Conflict? - Ballroom East

Plenary Speaker

Remembrances and Hope

Pedro Matta

Director, Trinity-in-Santiago

PSU Theater

• Violence Against Women as a Weapon of War - Ballroom East
• Are We Institutionalizing Violence? - Ballroom West
• Global Business and Conflict: Peacekeeper or Warmonger? - PSU 313

• Conflict in International HIV/AIDS Relief - Ballroom East
• Grass Roots Solutions - PSU 313

Friday, April 18, 2008

• The Arts and Society: Addressing Conflict in the 21st Century - PSU 313
• Peaceful Resolution of International Conflicts through the United Nations - Ballroom East

• How Do We Build a Culture Counter to the Culture of Violence? - PSU 313

Plenary Speaker

Recycling the Military/Entertainment Complex: Turning Swords to Plowshares

Tim Lenoir

Professor, Duke University Department of History

PSU Theater