Be The
Change
April 10, 2008
Second Global Nonviolence Student
Conference
Mahatma Gandhi Center for Global
Nonviolence
James Madison University
Taylor Hall 302
Conference
Schedule
8:55 - 9:00 a.m.
Opening Remarks
Dr. Sushil Mittal, Director, Mahatma
Gandhi Center for Global Nonviolence
9:00 - 9:30 a.m.
"Iron Jawed Angels: The U.S. Women's
Suffrage Movement. Lessons on the Political Power of Nonviolence
for Women and the World"
Victoria Nicole Federwisch, B.A.
Junior, Political Science, James Madison University
9:30 - 10:00 a.m.
"Gandhian Coercion and the American
Civil Rights Movement: Violent Posturing as Nonviolent
Protest"
Thomas DeFranco, B.A. Sophomore,
Political Science, Wake Forrest University
10:00 - 10:30 a.m.
"Humanitarian Zones: A Non-Violent
Solution"
John C. Van Rooy, B.A. Senior, Peace
Studies, St. John's University
10:30 - 11:00 a.m.
"Critical Utopianism and Satyagraha:
Connecting Gandhian Resistance, Hindu Tolerance, and Utopian
Dreaming"
Christopher M. Gray, B.A. Junior,
History, James Madison University
11:00 - 11:30 a.m.
"Ahimsa: The Jain
Path"
Jason Kaas, B.A. Senior, Peace
Studies, St. John's University
11:30 - 12:00 a.m.
"Walking the Talk: Mennonites and
Peace Building"
Emily Derstine, Annie Dutcher,
Tyler Grove, Emi Oda, Paul Rutt, Diana Terry, and Jonathan Wiens,
B.A. Senior, Justice, Peace and Conflict Studies, Eastern Mennonite
University
12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Lunch
Break
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Keynote Address: "Nonviolence as a
Vocation"
Dr. Terry Beitzel, Assistant
Professor, Justice Studies, James Madison University
2:00 - 2:30 p.m.
"The Structural Violence of
American Politics: Barriers to Peace and Social Justice in the
World's Most Powerful Democracy"
Daryn Cambridge, M.A. 2nd Year,
International Peace & Conflict Resolution, American
University
2:30 - 3:00 p.m.
"Peace in Pieces: Why Peace
Agreements Fail. The Case of Rwanda and Sierra Leone"
Nina Talley-Kalokoh, M.A. 1st
Year, International Peace & Conflict Resolution, American
University
3:00 - 3:30 p.m.
"Natives v Immigrants: Rethinking
Materialist Explanations of Ethnic Conflict"
Leo J. Pierson, M.A. 2nd Year,
Sociology, George Mason University
3:30 - 4:00 p.m.
"Novel with a Cause: The
Humanitarian Impact of What is the What"
Owen Highfill, M.A. 2nd Year,
English Literature, University of Georgia
4:00 - 4:30 p.m.
"Truth-Telling a Double-Edged Sword:
Victims' Experiences at Truth and Reconciliation
Commissions"
Lauren Sauer, M.A. 1st Year, Conflict Transformation and Peacebuilding,
Eastern Mennonite University
4:30 - 5:00 p.m.
"Non-Violence and Peace-Building
in Islam: Cross Cultural Perspectives"
Elcin Haskollar, M.A. 2nd Year,
International Peace & Conflict Resolution, Arcadia
University
5:00 - 5:30 p.m.
"Shanti and Self-realization in
Bhagavad Gita: From Peace of Mind
to World Peace"
David Buchta, Ph.D. 2nd Year,
South Asia Studies, University of Pennsylvania
5:30 - 6:00 p.m.
"Refugees and Asylum Seekers
Coping with the Emotional Consequences of War"
Katherine Luci, Ph.D. 2nd Year,
Integrated Clinical & School Psychology, James Madison
University
Admission to the conference is
free and open to the public.
Support for the conference is
provided in part by JMU Student Government Association and Dining
Services.
