Spring 2024 Peace and Conflict Studies Events

Conflict in the Middle East Programming

The Ad Hoc Conflict in the Middle East Programming Committee, appointed by President Book to develop academic opportunities for the campus to understand the ongoing war in Israel/Palestine and its many contexts, is pleased to announce the following events this spring semester:

Identity, Trauma, Justice: Oct. 7 and the War on Gaza

March 14, 4:30pm

LaRose Theater, KOBC 101

Mira Sucharov is a political scientist at Carleton College who specializes in Israeli-Palestinian relations and Jewish politics.

Is Peace Possible in Palestine/Israel

April 8, 5:15 p.m.

McBride Room, Numen Lumen Pavilion

Jonathan Kuttab is a co-founder of the Palestinian human rights group Al-Haq and Nonviolence International. A well-known international human rights attorney, he practices law in the US, Palestine and Israel.

decorative2024 Spring Semester Foreign Film Festival

Latin America Today: Risks and Dreams

Mama Irene: Healer of the Andes

Thursday, March 21, 2:30-4:10 p.m.

Turner Theatre, Schar Hall

Dir. Elisabeth Molhmann, 2022. Peru/USA. Spanish and Quechua with English subtitles. Dur. 71 mins. Followed by a virtual Q&A with filmmaker Elisabeth Molhmann.

This is a film about Mama Irene, a remarkable 86-year-old woman Shaman (healer) from Peru who draws upon indigenous knowledge and traditions in danger of being lost forever. The documentary follows Mama Irene in her everyday life, highlighting her healing methods and passion for serving each patient who knocks on her door. The film not only depicts Mama Irene’s secret healing practices, but it is also a story about women’s empowerment. (Docuseek)

They are killing us/ Nos estan matando

Thursday, April 4, 2:30-4:10 p.m.

Turner Theatre, Schar Hall

Dirs. Emily Wright and Tom Laffay, 2019. Colombia/US. Spanish with English Subtitles. Dur. 20:45 mins. Followed by a conversation with activists from Witness for Peace.

They’re killing us has become the cry of social movements across the country. The former head of Colombia’s victims’ unit, Alan Jara, described it as a ‘massacre in slow motion’ referring to the 200-plus community leaders murdered since peace was signed in 2016. Activists are being targeted with impunity in the interests of territorial control, illegal mining, and illicit crop cultivation. (The Atlantic)

Los Lobos

Wednesday, April 24, 12:30-2:10 p.m.

Turner Theatre, Schar Hall

Dir. Samuel Kishi, 2019. Mexico. Spanish with English subtitles. Dur. 95 minutes.

Los Lobos follows brothers Max and Leo who, together with their mother Lucia, have just crossed the border from Mexico into the United States in search of a better life. But it is not easy for them to gain a foothold in their new home country. While waiting for Lucia to return from work, the kids build an imaginary universe with their drawings and think about mom’s promise of “Disneyland”, their land of dreams. (Docuseek)

The Foreign Film Festival is presented by the Department of World Languages and Cultures; Latin American Studies; Peace and Conflict Studies; and co-sponsored by Women’s, Gender, and Sexualities Studies; International and Global Studies; the Isabella Cannon Global Education Center; El Centro; Belk library; ElonDocs; the Department of Sociology and Anthropology; and the Department of Philosophy.
For questions, please contact: fpous@elon.edu

Building Bridges Through Diversity

Monday, April 8, 4:15 – 8:30 p.m.

Moseley Student Center, Room 215

This workshop is a fun, highly interactive opportunity to come together and  examine what keeps us from understanding people who are different from ourselves. Workshop leaders were trained by the National Coalition Building Institute and have had years of experience in leading workshops. NCBI leaders have worked with churches, schools, universities, corporations, and community organizations locally, nationally, and internationally.

Pizza, drinks, and refreshments provided.

For questions or to register, email Linda Dunn or call 336-207-7686.

Sponsored by Peace and Conflict Studies and Campus Recreational & Wellness.

Lunchtime dialogues

Elon faculty and staff with expertise relevant to the current conflict will host lunchtime discussions at the long table in Lakeside Dining Hall throughout the semester. Students may sign up to join any of these conversations, which range across a variety of topics. Lunch will be provided for students without meal plans.

Check this link for a listing of dialogue events and to register.

Please circulate this sign-up sheet link to students and encourage them to attend one of these discussions to stay informed about these critical global events. Lunch will be provided for students without a meal plan.