Sonoma State's "War and Peace" Lecture Series, which has been running for over 25 years now, starts next Tuesday, Sept. 1, from 4-5:15. It is open to the public and free. It continues until the end of the fall semester, which would be Dec. 15. Details follow. Please join us and add your community voice to those of 100 students who have enrolled for credit.
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WAR and Peace Public Lecture Series (HUMANITIES 301): FALL 2009
Tuesdays 4:00 - 5:15 pm, Warren Auditorium, Ives Hall 101, Sonoma State Univ., Rohnert Park
FREE TO THE PUBLIC; $2.50 FEE TO PARK ON CAMPUS
Series Host: Rick Luttmann (Mathematics; [email protected] or 664-2543)
Discussion Leaders: Denny Bozman-Moss (English; [email protected] or 664-3922), Rashmi Singh (Peace Studies; [email protected] or 664-4115),
Shepherd Bliss (Humanities; [email protected])
Sep 1, Introduction and Orientation, SSU Professors Rick Luttmann, Tim Wandling, RashmiSingh, Denny Bozman-Moss, and Shepherd Bliss
Sep 8, "The Media Politics of War: From the North Bay to Iraq", Norman Solomon, Nationally Syndicated Columnist
Sep 15, "The Experience of War", John Wingard, SSU Professor of Anthropology
Sep 22, "The Role of Religions in War", Rashmi Singh, SSU Professor of Peace Studies
Sep 29, "The Intelligence Community in a Democracy", Andy Merrifield, SSU Professor of Political Science
Oct 6, "The Armaments Industry", Peter Phillips, SSU Professor of Sociology and Former
National Director of Project Censored
Oct 13, "Weapons of Mass Destruction", Lynn Cominsky, SSU Professor of Physics
Oct 20, "Voices of Conscience", Colonel Ann Wright, USAR and US State Department (retired)
Oct 27, "Veterans Remember War", Shepherd Bliss, SSU Professor of Humanities, and
a Panel of Veterans
Nov 3, "The United Nations: Unsung Hero or Vain Hope?", Jim Wilkinson,
Former Deputy US Representative to the Security Council
Nov 10, "The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Historical Context and Personal Reflections", Therese Mughannam, Chuck Sher, and Laure Reichek, Peace Activists and
Bridge-Builders
Nov 17 "A Paradigm for Peace", Rick Luttmann, SSU Professor of Mathematics, SSU, and
Chuna McIntyre, Yup'ik Eskimo Cultural Ambassador
Nov 24, "War and Peace in the Arts", Tim Wandling, SSU Professor of English
Dec 1, "Weapon of the Brave: How Gandhi and His Followers Are Creating the Future",
Michael Nagler, U C Berkeley Professor Emeritus of Peace Studies
Dec 8, "Peace Through Sustainability", Jason Mark, Global Exchange Board of Directors
Dec 15, Students Open Mike
For further information, call 664-2543.