Youth Peace Conference, Sandy Spring, MD, 5/13

By: David J. Smith, April 27, 2017 The Youth Peace Conference will be held at Sandy Spring Friends School on Saturday, May 13, 2017 in Sandy Spring, Maryland.  It is designed for youth in grades 8-12.  The conference’s theme is the “Intersectionality of ‘Isms.'”  The conference’s keynote speaker will be Dr. Kumea Shorter-Gooden from theContinueContinue reading “Youth Peace Conference, Sandy Spring, MD, 5/13”

Visit to the Center for Peace Studies and Violence Prevention, Virginia Tech, 4/21

By: David J. Smith, April 21, 2017 Ten years ago on April 16, 2007 the deadliest shooting on a U.S. college campus in history took place at Virginia Tech. That morning 32 members of the campus community – students, faculty, and staff – were killed. The gunman committed suicide. In the ensuing years, the universityContinueContinue reading “Visit to the Center for Peace Studies and Violence Prevention, Virginia Tech, 4/21”

Peacebuilding Workshop, Penn State University, 4/28, 6 p.m.

By: David J. Smith, April 18, 2017 I am pleased to be returning to Penn State on Friday, April 28 for a program at 6 p.m. in 160 Willard Building sponsored by the College of Communications.  If you are in the State College, PA area, please plan on stopping by! See below for more informationContinueContinue reading “Peacebuilding Workshop, Penn State University, 4/28, 6 p.m.”