Expressions of Peace Week Events
Expressions of Peace Week events and activities are sponsored by FAU's Peace Studies Program to get students and the community involved in discussions and contemplation on the complex dimensions of peace.
Updated Thursday, 2/25/10
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17
Public Lecture/Performance
Forgiveness, Compassion and Justice: Masterworks of Western Music
1 to 2 p.m.
AL 247, FAU Boca Raton
Presenter: Dr. Heather Coltman, Chair, Department of Music and Professor
In a piano performance/public lecture, Heather Coltman examines how great composers engage with moral issues, humans harming humans, compassion and finding hope and peace. For details, contact coltman@fau.edu or 561-297-0155.
Discussion Panel
Peace in Sacred Texts and Histories of Peace
2 to 3:30 p.m.
Fleming 247, FAU Boca Raton
Moderator: Dr. Kris Lindbeck, Assistant Professor, Languages, Linguistics and Comparative Literature
Participants: Dr. Fred Greenspahn, Professor of Judaic Studies, FAU; Dr. Kris Lindbeck, Assistant Professor of Jewish Studies and New Testament, FAU; Dr. Eric Hanne, Associate Professor of History, FAU; Sid Kemp, Order of Interbeing; Dr. Dan Bass, Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Religious Studies, Lynn University
This panel will look at how all faiths use sacred texts to promote peace and also to justify conflict. For details, call 561-297-0155.
Documentary Film and Discussion
Sand Painting: The Sacred Art of Tibet
5 to 6 p.m.
SO 190 (Social Science Bldg.), FAU Boca Raton
Moderator: Michael Harris, Chair, Department of Anthropology and Associate Professor
Sponsors: Department of Anthropology
The ancient art of Tibetan sand painting has been preserved in the monasteries of India and Tibet for some 2,500 years. Traditionally practiced in seclusion, this unique art form has only been practiced publicly in the last decades. In this beautifully photographed and fascinating documentary, Tibetan monks from the Dalai Lama's personal monastery, Namgyal, create the mandala of Kalachakra, the most sacred of all Buddhist sand paintings. The film explores the meaning of the symbols and rituals within the mandala as they have existed through the centuries.
Davie Campus – Screening and Dialogue Session
Dalai Lama Renaissance Documentary Film
6 to 9 p.m.
SD 105 (Heritage Hall), FAU Davie
Moderator: Dr. Maria Santamarina, , J.D., University Diversity Officer and Instructor in the School of Communication & Multimedia Studies, and Dr. Kitty Oliver, SCMS and Women's Studies
Sponsor: Peace Studies Student Association
A screening of the documentary Dalai Lama Renaissance will be followed by an open forum to explore Dalai Lama's public message of peace in the world. For details, contact msantam3@fau.edu or 561-297-0155. View the trailer at www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBbuyZIRXjA
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18
Teach-In Peace Studies Workshop Sessions
Peace and World Conflicts
10 a.m. to Noon
Senate Chambers, Student Union, FAU Boca Raton
Moderator: Jacqui May, Comparative Studies, FAU
Public Lecture: Dr. Renat Shaktidunov, Political Science, FAU
Peace and World Conflicts
2 to 3:30 p.m.
Sago Palm Room, Student Union, FAU Boca Raton
Peace Studies Student Association Teach-In Panel
Moderator: Nicole Shortt, President, Peace Studies Student Association
Participants: Nicole Shortt, Megan Trombino, Daniela Popescu, Jacqui May
Peace and World Conflicts
3:30 to 5 p.m.
Sago Palm Room, Student Union, FAU Boca Raton
Moderator: Dr. Mike Budd, School of Communication and Multimedia Studies
Screening of documentary on Afghanistan war followed by open forum.
Teach-In Workshop Sessions are part of the Peace Studies Program's annual activities, engaging students and faculty in open discussion on issues pertinent to peace and world conflicts. For details, contact mfrezzo@fau.edu or 561-297-0155.
FAU Student Activity: SAVI Student Organization
Loving Humanity with Locks of Peace
10 a.m to 2 p.m.
Queen Palm Room, Student Union, FAU Boca Raton
Participants: Mariana Ortigosa (SAVI ) and FAU Students
Sponsors: SAVI Student Organization and the Weppner Center for Civic Engagement and Service
Students provide the venue for everyone interested in donating locks of hair for a humanitarian cause. For details, contact Mariana Ortigosa at mortigos@fau.edu.
Discussion Forum
Dynamics of Peace
Noon to 2 p.m.
Palmetto Palm Room, Student Union, FAU Boca Raton
Moderator: Dr. Cliff Brown, Associate Professor, Anthropology
Participants: Dr. Larry Liebovitch, Associate Dean, Professor, College of Science, FAU; Dr. Robin Vallacher, Psychology, FAU; Dr. Cliff Brown, Associate Professor, Anthropology, FAU; Dr. Andrzej Nowak, Psychology, FAU
Sponsors: College of Science
Forum examines how psychologists and scientists are using metaphors from mathematics to solve conflicts in current times. Q&A session to follow. For details, contact ctbrown@fau.edu or 561-297-0155,
Poetry Reading
World Poetry of Peace
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Traditions Plaza, FAU Boca Raton
Moderator: Dr. Michael Horswell, Chair, Languages, Linguistics and Comparative Literature (LLCL) and Associate Professor
Participants: LLCL Department Faculty and Students
Public poetry readings presented by faculty and students in the LLCL Department.
Workshop
Hospitality and Compassion: Cornerstones of Co-Existence
4 to 6 p.m.
Fifth Floor, Wimberly Library, FAU Boca Raton
Moderator: Dr. Rosanna Gatens, FAU Center for Holocaust and Human Rights
Participants: Dr. Rose Gatens, Director, Center for Holocaust and Human Rights Education, FAU; Abby Alexander, Director, Research and Training Technical Assistance Program, Florida Center for Survivors of Torture, Miami, FL; Sr. Rachel Sena, Director, Maya Ministries, Lake Worth, FL
Workshop organized by the FAU Center for Holocaust and Human Rights, in collaboration with community leaders, on the principles of compassion and hospitality and the application of such principles in daily life. For details, contact rgatens@fau.edu or 561-297-0155.
Public Lecture
Art and Buddhism
4 to 6 p.m.
Palmetto Palm Room, Student Union, FAU Boca Raton
Guest Lecture: Dr. Carol Damian, Professor of Art History, Director and Chief Curator, Frost Museum
Sponsor: Public Intellectuals Student Organization (Comparative Studies Association)
Dr. Carol Damian, professor of art history and director and chief curator of Frost Art Museum at Florida International University, will present a lecture on Buddhist art and Tibet. For details, contact appleton@fau.edu or 561-297-0155,
Jupiter Campus – Film Screening and Discussion Forum
Tibet: Violent and Non-Violent Resistance
5 to 7 p.m.
AD 119 (Campus Auditorium), FAU Jupiter
Moderator: Dr. Jacqueline Fewkes, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Wilkes Honors College, FAU
Participants: Dr. Jacqueline Fewkes, Wilkes Honors College, FAU; Dr. Kevin Lanning, Wilkes Honors College, FAU; Dr. Douglas McGetchin, Wilkes Honors College, FAU
Screening of documentary will be followed by an open forum discussing peaceful and violent resistance and the political situation in Tibet. For details, call 561-297-0155.
Screening and Dialogue Session
Pray the Devil Back to Hell Documentary Film
6 to 8 p.m.
Queen Palm Room, Student Union, FAU Boca Raton
Moderator: Dr. Josephine Beoku-Betts, Professor, Women's Studies, FAU
Panelists: Dr. Talitha Leflouria, History; Dr. Marina Karides, Sociology; Dr. Robin Fiore, Philosophy; Lalita Janke, FAU Trustee
Sponsor: Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Screening of documentary Pray the Devil Back to Hell will be followed by an open forum discussing its impact on issues pertinent to peace in the world. For details, contact beokubet@au.edu or 561-297-0155.
Discussion Forum
Theory and Practice in Restorative Justice and Peacemaking
7 p.m.
SO 170 (Social Science Bldg.), FAU Boca Raton
Moderators: Dr. Mara Schiff, Associate Professor, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice and Dr. Gordon Bazemore, Director of and Professor, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Participants: Criminal Justice Faculty and Students
In honor of the Dalai Lama's message on compassion and reconciliation, this forum will explore restorative justice as the venue consistent with the truth and reconciliation boards currently operating throughout the world. For details, contact mschiff@fau.edu or 561-297-0155.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19
Teach-In Peace Studies Workshop Sessions
Activism in the Face of Futility
10 a.m. to Noon
Senate Chambers, Student Union, FAU Boca Raton
Moderator and Respondent: Dr. Mark Frezzo, Assistant Director for Peace Studies
Guest Speaker: Jeff Nall, Ph.D. Student, Comparative Studies
Peace and World Conflicts
2 to 3:30 p.m.
Queen Palm Room, Student Union, FAU Boca Raton
Moderator: Elizabeth M. Petersen, Comparative Studies
Participants: Jeff Nall, Nadja Johnson, Inbal Mazar – Public Intellectuals Student Association (Comparative Studies Association) Graduate Panel
Peace and World Conflicts
3:30 to 5 p.m.
Queen Palm Room, Student Union, FAU Boca Raton
Moderator: Dr. Shara Pavlow, School of Communication and Multimedia Studies, FAU; Dr. Meredith Mountford, Associate Professor, Department of Educational Leadership, FAU
Americorp/Conflict Student Panel
Teach-In Workshop Sessions are part of Peace Studies Program annual activities, engaging students and faculty in open discussion on issues pertinent to peace and world conflicts. For details, contact Mark Frezzo mfrezzo@fau.edu or 561-297-0155.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20
Davie Campus – Symposium on Peace
Symposium on Peace
2 to 8 p.m.
LA 120 Auditorium, FAU Davie
Moderator of Symposium Events: Dr. Maria Santamarina, , J.D., University Diversity Officer and Instructor in the School of Communication & Multimedia Studies
Presenting a half-day of public events, inviting South Florida community members and FAU students, faculty and staff to participate in a discussion forum, along with attending storytelling performance/lecture by Eth-Noh-tec on the importance of place in our lives. The Kirtan concert features Devananda group and Buddhist music.
– Workshop
The Promise of World Peace
2 to 3:30 p.m.
A workshop that will lead you from Inner Peace to World Peace
Participants: Leilani Smith, Alvaro Urquidi and Imani Fredericks-Loman
– Storytelling Performance
Home To a Place Called Home, by Eth-Noh-tec
& conducted by two Asian performance artists
3:45 to 4:30 p.m.
– Symposium Forum
Buddhist History and Fights for Peace
5:15 to 6:30 p.m.
Moderator: Maria Santamarina, FAU Diversity Officer and Professor, School of Communication and Multimedia Studies
Participants: Dr. Quan Cao, Dr. James Reho, Rev. Thich Nhu An and Dieu Huong Pham
– Lecture
Civil Society & Disarmament
Dr. Nancy Brown, Ed.D., Director of the Toppel Family Early Childhood Education Institute and Associate Professor
6:35 to 7 p.m.
– Concert
Kirtan Concert
7 to 8 p.m.
Performance by Dr. James Reho and Devananda group
James Reho – tabla, guitar; Billy Mitchum – kirtan wallah, harmonium; Gennifer Lane Briggs – vocals; Julia Sanchez – vocals, percussion; Carlos Insignares – guitar, vocals; Monica Beniste – percussion; Jean Beniste – percussion; Christopher Cooper – percussion, vocals; Carolanne Reho – percussion, vocals
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21
Lecture and Workshop
Touching Peace, Finding Compassion
1 to 3 p.m.
Room 201, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, FAU Boca Raton
Panelists and Facilitators: Dorothy Dunn, Pat Liehr, Bernadette Lange, Marilyn Ray, and Denise Sparks (Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing); Lynn Appleton and Fred Fejes (Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters)
This lecture/workshop will introduce participants to a set of simple but powerful techniques to quiet the mind and open the heart. Space is limited. For details, contact Lynn Appleton, appleton@fau.edu or 561-297-0155.
Film Screening
Peace Studies Student Association (PSSA): Seven Years in Tibet
6 p.m.
Housing Lawn (near Heritage Park Towers), FAU Boca Raton
Moderator: Megan Trombino, PSSA, Vice President
Sponsors: Resident Student Association (RSA) and Graduate Student Association (GSA)
Concert
Dear Haiti: Notes of Peace and Compassion7:30 p.m.
University Theatre, FAU Boca Raton
Performance by Hoot/Wisdom Recordings, FAU's student-operated record label, presenting a night of art and music aimed at raising continued support for the Haitian earthquake relief effort.
Artwork, donated by select FAU artists will be presented and put up for silent auction. Music groups from FAU will present their "letters of compassion" in the form of original musical stylings. Hoot/Wisdom recording artists Danny B and Marcus Banks will be headlining the event. Other acts will include a jazz-fusion combo led by FAU graduate student Kiki Sanchez and original orchestral works of sophomore music student Alton Terry. There will be donation boxes as well as letter-writing stations for attendees who would like to send their own messages. All proceeds from the event will be donated to Food for the Poor
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22
Breezeway Event
PEACEWAY on the Breezeway
9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Breezeway, FAU Boca Raton
Sponsors: Student Associations: Mission Green, Student Government, PSSA, Public Intellectuals Student Association
An extensive public event featuring student organizations and the Peace Studies Program along with other community members interested to promote peace and peace studies.
Essay Reading
Essay Contest Winners (part of the Peaceway event listed above)
Noon to 1 p.m.
Traditions Plaza, FAU Boca Raton
Sponsors: Peace Studies Program, University Center for Excellence in Writing
Undergraduate and graduate student winners in the essay contest honoring the historic visit of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet will read their essays. The students are: undergraduate level winner – Joe Hayes, "Stability: Giving Peace a Leg to Stand On"; undergraduate level runner-up - Pamela Rossow, "Promoting Peace"; graduate level winner - Jeannette Kamciyan, "Building Pillars of Peace: To Know Nothing is to Love Nothing", graduate level runner-up - Daniel Hummel, "Cultivating Compassion as a Pillar of World Peace".
Peace Studies Lecture Series - Public Forum
Global Challenges for a Compassionate World
3:30 to 5 p.m.
Schmidt Center Gallery, Performing Arts Building, FAU Boca Raton
Moderator: Dr. Becky Mulvaney, Associate Professor, SCMS
Participants: Dr. Scott C. Martin, Professor in American Culture Studies and History and Chair, Department of History, Bowling Green State University; Dr. David C. Williams, Associate Professor, SCMS, FAU; Dr. Lara Lengel, Professor and Chair, Department of Communication, School of Media and Communication, Bowling Green State University
Sponsors: Peace Studies, University Galleries and Office of International Programs
Panel features historical and cultural perspectives on the importance of compassion in global times, along with intercultural and international challenges to peace-building processes.
Public Lecture
Tibetan Buddhism and China
4 to 5:30 p.m.
Senate Chambers, Student Union, FAU Boca Raton
Moderator: Dr. Kenneth Holloway, Assistant Professor, History, FAU
Guest Lecture: Dr. Victor Mair, University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Victor Mair will present a public lecture titled "The Impact of Tibetan Buddhism on China." The lecture explores key issues on Tibetan Buddhism and China and will be followed by a question-and-answer session. For details, contact Kenneth Holloway at khollow4@fau.edu or 561-297-0155.
Performance
A Night of Peace and Tranquility
6:30 p.m.
Majestic Palm Room, Student Union, FAU Boca Raton
Performer: Madhbi (Penn House Productions)
Sponsor: BSUMP Student Association
BSUMP Student Association hosts a performance by an East Indian dancer that combines peace, dance, yoga and guided meditation into one. Free and open to the public.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23
Peace Studies Series - Public Forum
Nobel Prize Voices on World Peace: Dalai Lama, Obama, Walesa and Mandela
10 to 11:30 a.m.
Senate Chambers, Student Union, FAU Boca Raton
Moderator: Dr. Noemi Marin, Director, Peace Studies, and Associate Professor, School of Communication and Multimedia Studies, FAU
Participants: Dr. Cezar Ornatowski, Professor, Rhetoric, San Diego State University; Dr. Erik Doxtader, Professor of Rhetoric, University of South Carolina, Sr. Research Fellow, Institute for Justice and Reconciliation, Cape Town; Dr. Jane Robinett, Professor, Rhetoric, San Diego State University; Dr. Noemi Marin, Director, Peace Studies, Associate Professor, School of Communication and Multimedia Studies, FAU
Sponsor: Peace Studies Program
In honor of the Dalai Lama's visit to FAU, the Peace Studies Lecture Series presents scholarship dedicated to Nobel Peace Prize Laureates: The 14th Dalai Lama, Barack Obama, Lech Walesa and Nelson Mandela. Q&A session to follow. For details, contact nmarin@fau.edu or 561-297-0155.
Presentation and Discussion Panel
Above All, Valuing Peace: Stories from Hiroshima and Pearl Harbor
1:30 to 3 p.m.
Senate Chambers, Student Union
Moderator: Dr. Lynn Appleton, Professor, Sociology Department, FAU
Participants: Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing – Patricia Liehr, Ph.D./R.N. and Ryutaro Takahashi Ph.D./M.D., Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology
Dr. Liehr and Dr. Takahashi have been exploring questions of peace, loss and reconciliation for the past several years through their interviews with survivors of the American bombing of Hiroshima and the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor. In this presentation, they discuss and enact ways that survivors have struggled to live with their loss, anger and suffering — and, in many cases, to find peace and reconciliation. For details, contact Lynn Appleton at appleton@fau.edu or 561-297-0155.
Davie Campus – Discussion Forum
Lost and Found: Seeking Compassion in Juvenile Justice
4 p.m.
LA 120 Auditorium, FAU Davie
Moderators: Dr. Mara Schiff, Associate Professor, Criminology and Criminal Justice, FAU
Participants: Dr. Mara Schiff, FAU; Dr. Gordon Bazemore, FAU; Dr. Frank De La Torre, FAU
In honor of the Dalai Lama's message on compassion and reconciliation, this forum will explore restorative justice as the venue consistent with the truth and reconciliation boards currently operating throughout the world. For details, contact mschiff@fau.edu or 561-297-0155.
Screening and Dialogue Session
Dalai Lama Renaissance Documentary Film
6 to 9 p.m.
Grand Palm Room, Student Union, FAU Boca Raton
Moderator: Dr. Maria Santamarina, , J.D., University Diversity Officer and Instructor in the School of Communication & Multimedia Studies, and Dr. Kitty Oliver, SCMS and Women's Studies
Special Appearance: Khashyar Darvich, Producer-Director of Dalai Lama Renaissance
Sponsor: FAU Diversity Committee
A screening of the documentary Dalai Lama Renaissance will be followed by a special appearance by the film's producer-director, Khashyar Darvich, as well as an open forum to explore Dalai Lama's public message of peace in the world. Additional information on Darvich can be found at www.wakan.com/kdinfo.html. For event details, contact msantam3@fau.edu or 561-297-0155. View the trailer at www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBbuyZIRXjA
Davie Campus - Storytelling Performance/Public Lecture
The Making of Jerusalem Stories
7 to 8:30 p.m.
SD105, Heritage Hall, FAU Davie
Performer/Lecturer: Carol Grosman
Moderator: Dr. Caren Neile, School of Communication and Multimedia Studies, FAU
Sponsor: Peace Studies Program
Featuring a storytelling performance/lecture on compassion and peace in the world. For details, contact cneile@fau.edu or 561-297-0155.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24
Public Address
Compassion as a Pillar of World Peace
10 to 11:30 a.m.
FAU Arena, Boca Raton Campus
Presenter: His Holiness The 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25
Tree Planting in Honor of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet
At 2 p.m. outside the Social Sciences Building on the Boca Raton campus the Mission Green Student Association along with the Peace Studies Student Association will hold a tree planting ceremony in recognition of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet's visit to FAU.
Join members of the University community for the closing event of Peace Week.
