By: David J. Smith, March 30, 2015 Northampton Community College (NCC) in Bethlehem, PA held its 5th Annual Peace and Justice Conference on March 26. This year’s conference – sponsored by the Center for Peace, Justice, and Conflict Resolution – featured folk legend and activist Peter Yarrow, formerly of the musicial group Peter, Paul andContinue reading “Using Music to Build an Intergenerational Peacebuilding Coalition: Peter Yarrow at Northampton Community College”
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35 U.S. and Canadian Community Colleges Supporting Peacebuilding Initiatives
By David J. Smith, June 18, 2014 I recently updated my list of North American Community College Peacebuilding Programs. Currently, 35 U.S. and Canadian community colleges are supporting peacebuilding programs and initiatives. These efforts include peace studies, conflict resolution, social justice, justice studies, human rights (including genocide and related areas), and mediation. Programs exist inContinue reading “35 U.S. and Canadian Community Colleges Supporting Peacebuilding Initiatives”
Six Community Colleges Receive Awards Through USIP Public Education for Peacebuilding Support Program
The U.S. Institute of Peace and Institute of International Education recently announced the recipients of USIP’s Public Education for Peacebuilding Support program for the fall 2013. A total of 58 institutions (including public libraries) received awards in 26 states. The program is: “…a new initiative of the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) and administeredContinue reading “Six Community Colleges Receive Awards Through USIP Public Education for Peacebuilding Support Program”
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