Peace and Conflict Studies

Come to the first film and discussion of the new Global Neighborhood's Film Series.

Elon University faculty experts, joined by a colleague from UNC Chapel Hill, explored on Sept. 11 the complexities of resolving a civil war in Syria that has escalated with the use of chemical weapons.

The 5:30 p.m. program on Wednesday is sponsored by four academic programs: Peace and Conflict Studies, International Studies, Political Science and Policy Studies, and Middle Eastern Studies.

Elon faculty, staff and community members will participate in the global readings and events commemorating the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr's "Letter from a Birmingham Jail."

A representative from the International Human Rights Exchange study abroad program in Johannesburg, South Africa will be holding an information session from 10am to 11am on Wednesday, September 12 in the ICIC.

In the wake of the Aug. 5 shootings at the Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wis., please join The Department of Religious Studies for the screening of this important film, Divided We Fall: Americans in the Aftermath.

A look at the situation of LGBT rights in Eastern Europe and the post-Soviet area in terms of social movements and activists, state repression, and influence of European organizations.

On Thursday, Nov. 17, in Moseley 217 at 7 p.m., Non-Violence Studies and Environmental Studies will screen the documentary "Scarred Lands and Wounded Lives: The Environmental Footprints of War" followed by a Q&A led by Professor Emerita Anne Cassebaum.