Sunday, March 30
Mass for peace, 7:30 p.m., Chapel
Guest Celebrant: Rev. John Flynn, who is the pastor of St. Martin of
Tours Church in the Crotona neighborhood of the Bronx. He is founder of
Save A Generation, an education and employment program for at risk teens.
He has long worked for peaceful solutions to community issues through parish
and neighborhood organizing efforts.
Monday, March 31
"Pacem in Terris: A 40th Anniversary Celebration" Smith Auditorium,
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Fr. Drew Christensen, S.J., America Magazine In 1963, Pope John XXIII
presented his encyclical, Pacem in Terris (Peace on Earth). In this important
encyclical, written at a troubled time in the world’s history, Pope John
XXIII based his hope for peace in the growing awareness of the importance
of human rights, and the development of an international public authority
that would protect those rights. Peace, he wrote, must be built on four
pillars: truth, justice, love and freedom. Pacem in Terris helped to inspire
the development of the Peace Studies Program at Manhattan College.
Co-sponsored with the Religious Studies and Philosophy Depts.
Tuesday, April 1
“The U.S. Influence in Latin America: The Case of El Salvador”
Burke Stansbury, Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador
(CISPES)
Burke Stansbury has recently returned from observing the elections
in El Salvador. U.S. military involvement was a major political issue in
the 1980s, and U.S. economic influence is a contentious issue there now.
Rodriguez Room (Miguel 311), 4-5 p.m.
Wednesday, April 2
“Resource Wars: why 21st century wars will be over oil, water, and
other natural resources”
Michael T. Klare, Five College Professor of Peace and World Security
Studies and Director of the Five College Program in Peace and World Security
Studies (PAWSS). A prolific author on international security issues.
Chapel, 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, April 3
Coffeehouse for Peace and Justice, Jasper Lounge, 9-11 p.m.
Bronx poet Pedro Pacheco will start us off, and the mike will be open
for your poems and songs of peace and justice. Read your own work, or a
favorite poem by someone else. Refreshments served. Co-sponsored by Manhattan
Magazine.
Tuesday, April 8
“The Prospects for Peace in the Middle East”
The Honorable John T. McCarthy ’61
An American diplomat in South Asia and the Middle East from 1985 to
1994, Mr. McCarthy was ambassador to Lebanon and Tunisia. He will
share his insights on the current situation in the Middle East and the
impact of the war in Iraq.
Rodriguez Room (Miguel 311), 4:00-5:00 p.m. Reception to follow.
For more information on any of these events: Dr. Groarke, 718-862-7943
or margaret.groarke@manhattan.edu
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