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9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. PJSA Board Meeting
7:00 p.m. Conference Registration opens at Otherlands Coffee Bar, 641 S. Cooper
8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. David Rovics in concert at Otherlands Coffee bar
Coffee Available
7:00 a.m. Registration open (Canale Arena)
8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Welcoming Ceremony
9:45 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Concurrent Session A
Library Resources
War Between Suburbs
Drug Laws & Jim Crow
Memphis Common Word
Spiritual-Scientific Nonviolence
Replication & Revolution
Ending Racism
Major War Cycle
Tactics & Strategies
Signs of Hope
Global Movement Issues
11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Plenary Session Part 1 (University Theater)
A Conversation with Nipun Mehta & Pancho Ramos-Stierle
12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Lunch available on campus for $7 plus tax in the Thomas Center
1:30 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. Concurrent Session B
On-line Dialogue
Picturing Peace
Nonviolence: Featured Panel
Gandhi After Gandhi
63 Years of Failure
Film: Fambul Tok
Alternate Pedagogies
Dances of Universal Peace
Inner to International
Moral & Political Theories
Markets & Economies
Conscience and Faith
International Issues II
3:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. Concurrent Session C
Keeping It Real
USIP Contributions
PJSA External Evaluation
The Plowshares
Rating Obama
Think, Care, Act
PeaceJam SCHOLARS
Work That Reconnects
I'd Like to Buy an Enemy
Rural Appalachia
Human Rights Issues
Faith and Religion
Migration & Immigration
Images for Peacebuilding
Race & Restorations
4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Reception in the Theater Courtyard sponsored by the Jain Society; light snacks served
5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Caucus Meetings: Gender (BU104), Occupy Movements (BU111), Community Colleges (BU 103)
6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Plenary Session Part 2 (University Theater)
A Conversation with Clayborne Carson
7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC: Film Screening: Little Town of Bethlehem (University Theater) Screening will be followed by a discussion with the Director, Jim Hanon, Grammy award winning artist Kirk Whalum, who did the film's score, and Robin Salant of Indie Memphis
Saturday, October 22ndCoffee Available
8:00 a.m. Registration open (Canale Arena)
9:15 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Concurrent Session D
New Voices
Compassionate Listening
Community Yoga
Spreading Peace Virus
Reclaiming Maternity
20 Questions on Race
Interfaith & Intercultural
Community Leaders
Film: RECLAIMING Their VOICE
Central Africa
Gratitude & Spirituality
Psychology & Behavior
Environmental Issues
Actions & Interventions
Educational Issues
10:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Plenary Session Part 3 (University Theater)
A Conversation with David Bacon
12:00p.m. to 1:00pm Youth Caucus, a space for discussion and action for youth. Hossted by the Mid-South Peace and Justice Center in Buckman Hall, Montessi.
12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Lunch available on campus for $7 plus tax in the Thomas Center
1:15 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Concurrent Session E
Muslims in King's America
Peacemaking with Children
Int'l Inst. on Peace Education
Red Beard Game
Resisting Fear & Violence
Waging Nonviolence
Bayard's Birthdays & Ours
Film: State of Peace
Human Rights Education
Inner & Outer Peace
Education & Change
Gandhian Themes
Nonviolent Struggles
Comparative & Literary Analysis
Solidarity & Unity
International Issues III
Student Paper Award Winners
2:45 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Concurrent Session F
Teaching LARA
MLK & Globalization
Nonviolent Communication
Classroom Nonviolence
Forgiveness & Reconciliation
Food Justice
Immigration System
Emotional Healing
Film: Coexist
Organizing & Leadership
Identity Constructions
King and Legacies
Alternative Media
Contemporary Issues
4:15 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Plenary Session Part 4 (University Theater)
A Conversation with Dolores Huerta
5:30 to 6:45p.m. PJSA Member Meeting (BU-Montessi)
7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Banquet and Awards Ceremony at Lindenwood Christian Church, 2400 Union Ave.
12:30p.m. Closing Ceremony at National Civil Rights Museum, 450 Mulberry St.
FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC: Please join us for a closing ceremony at the National Civil Rights Museum. We will lay a wreath at the site of Dr. King's assassination and say a prayer for peace. Grammy award winning performance artist Kirk Whalum will provide music.
This schedule is subject to change.
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