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PACS is excited to host two events on September 26th, 2024, co-sponsored by and CU Boulder's International Affairs Program (IAFS).Ìý

Panel Discussion

September 26 - 3:15 to 4:15pm

CASE West Chancellor’s Auditorium

Join us for an engaging panel discussion to learn more about careers and experiences in the field of peacebuilding from experts including (post-conflict peacebuilding), (Peace Corps),   (women, peace, and security) and (Former U.S. Ambassador to Brazil and Ecuador).Ìý

Keynote -

September 26 - 4:30 to 5:45pm 

CASE West Chancellor’s Auditorium

Join University Professor Emeritus at George Mason University Richard Rubenstein as he discusses the challenges and possibilities of addressing some of today’s most difficult conflicts. Professor Rubenstein is a former Director of the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution. He is the author of ten books on understanding and resolving social conflicts, including Resolving Structural Conflicts: How Violent Systems Can Be Transformed (2017).  His books on religion and conflict include When Jesus Became God (2000),ÌýAristotle’s Children (2004), and Thus Saith the Lord: The Revolutionary Moral Vision of Isaiah and Jeremiah (2006). His study of justifications for war in the United States is Reasons to Kill: Why Americans Choose War (2010). Richard was educated at Harvard College, Oxford University, and Harvard Law School, and holds an honorary Litt.D. degree from the University of Malta. He lives on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. with his wife, Dr. Susan Ryerson, and is active in work for peace and social justice.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ Boulder Peace Week

In recognition of the United Nations International Day of Peace, and PACS have collaborated on two events for the (September 15-26). This year's theme is Boulder Builds Peace with the goal of involving and highlighting diverse Boulder-connected organizations and individuals who focus on international and local peacebuilding. Events during the week will include keynote speakers, discussion panels, a workshop, music and arts, a kids’ passport to peace scavenger hunt, and a Peace Faire (see flyer) with many peace minded organizations participating. This will be a collective public/civic engagement to contribute to an informed constructive discourse about peace and conflict in these difficult times. All events are free and open to the public.