Peace and Conflict Studies at Bowling Green State University

We are hosting a great Lecture series next week Oct 16-19. "Seeking Peace in This Nuclear Age". All lecturers are in the BGSU student union 7:30-9pm.
Monday: Dr Thomas Snitch, US State Dept Analyst on North Korea's nuclear program.
Tuesday: Journalist and historian Gwynne Dyer, "Don't Panic: Current threats to peace"
Wednesday: Two survivors of Hiroshima, Ms. Keilholz Ogura and Ms. Setsuko Thurlow, tell of their personal experiences and give their perspectives on how to create peace today.
Everything is free and open to the public.

Dr. Katherine Hayhoe will be speaking MONDAY Apr 28 at 7:30pm in room 208 of the BGSU student union. The talk is on climate change. She was just named to the TIME top 100.

http://time.com/70881/katharine-hayhoe-2014-time-100/

Katharine Hayhoe: The World’s 100 Most Influential People An annual list of the artists, leaders, pioneers, titans and icons who are changing the world

Ohio Legislative Service Fellowship: Great opportunity for May or August grads who want to get into politics. Get a 1 year paid (w/ benefits) position interning in the state legislature. Applications due April 1:
www.lsc.state.oh.us/fellowship

LSC Legislative Fellowship Program

National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness Activist Internships

Meet new people, get involved in your community, learn important skills, and make a difference on the issues that matter. Interns take on a leadership role within a campaign, and in many cases are able to receive course credit for their work. We are now accepting applications for our spring 7 week internship program. Bowling Green State University students will organize with students across the nation on our Spring 2013 campaign, the Hunger Cleanup, and learn how to make a difference on poverty issues in their community. You'll learn how to recruit a team, plan an event, and build grassroots support for the campaign, as well as learning how to educate your peers on the issue. Apply here today: www.studentsagainsthunger.org

National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness Every spring, campuses nation-wide unite to address the problems of hunger and homelessness by participating in one of the largest student-driven days of service in the country--the Annual Hunger Cleanup. Students spend the month leading up to their cleanup raising funds to provide local, national a...

The Rotary Peace Centers of The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International is currently recruiting for applicants for the 2014 Rotary Peace Fellowship. Applications are due 1 July 2013.

The fellowship provides academic and practical training to prepare scholars for leadership roles in solving conflicts around the world. Up to 100 fellows are selected every year in a globally competitive process based on personal, academic, and professional achievements. Fellows earn a master’s-level degree or a professional development certificate in peace and conflict studies at one of six Rotary Peace Centers at leading universities in Australia, England, Japan, the United States, Sweden and Thailand.

To learn more about the program, applicants are encouraged to visit the Rotary Peace Centers website at www.rotary.org/rotarycenters

http://www.rotary.org/rotarycenters

Come to a great lecture MONDAY night, sponsored by PACS:

Author and Activist Mark Braverman
The Path to Peace in Israel/Palestine: A Jewish-American's Journey
7pm Monday Oct 22
Student Union room 228
Free and Open to the public

Also sponsored by POLS and the International Relations Organization

http://markbraverman.org/

Mark Braverman: Author of Fatal Embrace The official web site of writer Mark Braverman, author of Fatal Embrace

Excellent documentary about conflict mediation in Chicago. Can watch on the web.

The Interrupters – FRONTLINE An intimate journey across the violent landscape of our cities through the eyes of those fighting to sow peace and security.

This is the best site for career, internship, and grad school info for PACS people

Guide to Careers in International Affairs (Including Review of Top Job Sites) - Peace and Collaborat Finding the right job in conflict resolution, international development and related fields requires a combination of the right experience and training, an unde…

Gwynne Dyer will deliver the 3rd Annual Nakamoto Peace Lecture, "The End of War? Nonviolent Revolution in the 21st Century" on Thursday February 2 at 7pm in the BGSU student union theater (room 206). Free and open to the public.

Sounds like an excellent documentary, airing Oct 11 and every Tuesday for 5 weeks.

Women, War and Peace | PBS

Gene Sharp, who wrote the book(s) on strategic nonviolence back in 1973...his work inspired the Tunisians and Egyptians

Rachael Loved this interview with Gene Sharp. The fact that Robin was ther Protests in Egypt have inspired anti- government demonstrators to take to the streets across the Middle East. We look at the photos, tweets and video from the ground.

The real reason for the Egyptian revolution--they read the manual on nonviolent revolution!

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