Second Global Nonviolence Student Conference

From: Mahatma Gandhi Center for Global Nonviolence

Be The Change
Second Global Nonviolence Student Conference
Mahatma Gandhi Center for Global Nonviolence
James Madison University
April 10, 2008, Taylor Hall 302


Conference Schedule

8:45 – 9 a.m.
Opening Remarks
Dr. Sushil Mittal, Director, Mahatma Gandhi Center for Global Nonviolence

9 – 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 a.m.
“Gandhian Coercion and the American Civil Rights Movement: Violent Posturing as Nonviolent Protest”
Thomas DeFranco, B.A. Sophomore, Political Science, Wake Forest University

10 – 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 a.m.
“Critical Utopianism and Satyagraha: Connecting Gandhian Resistance, Hindu Tolerance, and Utopian Dreaming”
Christopher M. Gray, B.A. Junior, History, James Madison University, and
Sohrob Najafabadi, B.S. Junior, Biology, James Madison University

11 – 11:30 a.m.
“Ahimsa: The Jain Path”
Jason Kaas, B.A. Senior, Peace Studies, St. John’s University

11:30 – 12 a.m.
“Walking the Tall: 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 – 1 p.m. Lunch Break

1 – 2 p.m.
Keynote Address: “Nonviolence as a Vocation”
Dr. Terry Beitzel, Justice Studies, James Madison University

2 – 2:30 p.m.
“Truth-Telling as Double-Edged Sword: Victims’ Experiences at Truth and Reconciliation Commissions”
Lauren Sauer, M.A. 1st Year, Conflict Transformation and Peacebuilding, Eastern Mennonite University

2:30 – 3 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 – 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 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 – 4:30 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

4:30 – 5 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 – 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 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

Further details: http://www.jmu.edu/gandhicenter/conferences.shtml