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March 15 Globalization Day at Hofstra

March 14, 2016Uncategorizedadmin

he Center for Civic Engagement at Hofstra University
presents

Globalization Day 2016

Wars of the World

Tuesday, March 15th, 2016

A full day of panels, screenings and performances focusing on how global conflict, migration, environment and food security continue to both divide

9:35 am – 11:00 am
GMO OMG
Guthart Cultural Center Theater, Axinn Library, South Campus

A screening and discussion about genetically modified organisms and their global impact.
Presenter: Angel Ye, Field Organizer, Food and Water Watch; Discussants: CJ Burka, Get Global, Hofstra University; Temperance Staples, Center for Civic Engagement Fellow, Hofstra University,
Moderator: Professor Kari Jensen, Dept. of Global Studies and Geography, Hofstra University

11:10 am – 12:35 pm
Documentary Screening: He Named Me Malala
Guthart Cultural Center Theater, Axinn Library, South Campus

He Named Me Malala is an intimate portrait of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai, who was targeted by the Taliban and severely wounded by a gunshot when returning home on her school bus in Pakistan’s Swat Valley.
This film shows the impact of military conflict on the life and education of civilians in affected areas, and showcases Malala’s advocacy as a model of international civic engagement.
Introduced by: Allison Krowiak, Center for Civic Engagement Fellow, Hofstra University

12:45 pm – 2:10 pm
Global Wars, Global Media: Journalism and Politics in a Make-Believe World
Guthart Cultural Center Theater, Axinn Library, South Campus

This panel will assess the current state of war reporting in an environment where sensationalist campaign coverage seems to be the only game in town, and features investigative journalist Bob Hennelly and Phyllis Bennis, director, New Internationalism Project at Institute for Policy Studies, Washington, D.C. and a writer, activist and analyst on Middle East and UN issues.
Moderator: Professor Mario Murillo, Department of Radio, Television, Film, Hofstra University.

2:20 pm – 3:45 pm
The UN in Resolving Conflicts: Syria, A Case Study: A Talk by Phyllis Bennis
Guthart Cultural Center Theater, Axinn Library, South Campus

Phyllis Bennis is director of the New Internationalism Project at Institute for Policy Studies, Washington, D.C. and a writer, activist and analyst on Middle East and UN issues. Co-sponsored by the Long Island Alliance for Peaceful Alternatives and Long Island Teachers for Human Rights.
Introduced by: Professor Martin Melkonian, Department of Economics, Hofstra University

4:30 pm – 5:55 pm
“Can You See The Rainbow From Where You Are?”
Studio B, Room 114, Lawrence Herbert School of Communication, South Campus

Personal stories and media representations from the global struggle for LGBTQIA rights. Students speak about their experiences of the global struggle for LGBTQIA justice. Co-sponsored by the Documentary Filmmakers Club, Hofstra University.
Moderated by: Alejandra Salardi, Center for Civic Engagement Fellow, and Mehak Gupta, CCE Volunteer, Hofstra University

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In conjunction with Globalization Day, the Hofstra Cultural Center, Women Studies Program, and the Department of Drama and Dance will present Mariposa & the Saint, a play starring Julia Steele Allen, inspired by the true experiences of Sara (Mariposa) Fonseca, a woman incarcerated in Northern California and held in solitary confinement for three years. The free performance, which encourages dialogue about prison reform and the ethics of solitary confinement, will be at 2:20 pm at The Helene Fortunoff Theater, Monroe Lecture Center.

For more information contact Jack Costello jcoste11@pride.hofstra.edu, CCE graduate assistant, or Prof. Aashish Kumar aashish.kumar@hofstra.edu, co-director, CCE.

LI ALLIANCE/CCE PEACE FELLOWS PROGRAM SPRING 2016

February 24, 2016Uncategorizedadmin

Peace Fellows Spring 2016 Program at Hofstra Univiersity starts on February 25.

What is the LI Alliance/CCE Peace Fellows program?

The LI Alliance Peace Fellows Program is a peace education and issue advocacy program, in collaboration with Hofstra’s Center for Civic Engagement. It focuses on peace, nonviolence and alternatives to war and conflict in the context of Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr. Fellows will examine The US Role in the World – by exploring the issues of peace, nonviolence, human security, and the global challenges of conflict, nuclear proliferation, poverty and climate change that we face. Through dialogue, Peace Fellows will Reimagine a U.S. Foreign Policy for the 21^st Century and Beyond. Peace Fellows will engage in training to facilitate deliberative discussions on campus about current policies and possible alternatives. Fellows will participate in issue advocacy and organizing training. The semester-long ten-week program will include readings, weekly meetings with briefings and discussions, lectures, training in deliberative dialogue techniques, and an assessment of the program.

HOFSTRA LECTURE SERIES SPRING 2016

February 1, 2016Uncategorizedadmin

International Scene Lecture Series

Foreign Policy Challenges in the 2016 Elections

at Cultural Centre Theater, Axinn Library, Hofstra Library

The Iraq War: A Veterans Perspective

Wednesday February 10th, Matt Howard

2:45pm – 4:15pm co-director, Iraq Veterans Against the War

Refugee Crisis: What can be done?

Tuesday March 1^st David Wildman

2:20pm-3:45pm Author, Executive Secretary for Human Rights, United Methodist Church

Wednesday March 9^thCivil War in Syria: Is there a way out?

2:45pm-4:15pm Patrick Lawrence

Writer and Columnist, Salon.com, The New Yorker

Question-and-answer period to follow each lecture: ADMISSION IS FREE

Series Co-Directors:

Dr. Carolyn Eisenberg

Dr. Linda Longmire

Prof. Martin Melkonian (516) 463-5595

Sponsored byHofstra’s Departments of Economics, History and Sociology in cooperation with The Center for Civic Engagement, Long Island Teachers for Human Rights and The Long Island Alliance for Peaceful Alternatives

Kairos 2015

December 21, 2015Uncategorizedadmin

2015 KAIROS AWARDS photos by Che Sullivan

Kairos Honorees: Sister Megan Rice, Michael Walli, Transform Now Plowshares

Sally Jones, Peace Action Education Fund NYS

Hofstra Professor Mario Murillo, Center for Civic Engagement

Next Generation Peacemaker: Alejandra Salardi Lopez de Castilla

Persistent Peacemaker: Margaret Melkonian, LI Alliance

KAIROS AWARDS DINNER, Saturday, December 12 at Hofstra University

November 10, 2015Uncategorizedadmin

The Long Island Alliance for Peaceful Alternatives Invites You to

Our 30^th Anniversary Celebration, 1985-2015

KAIROS AWARDS DINNER and Annual Meeting

Saturday, DECEMBER 12, 2015 at 6 p.m.

$75 per person

Hofstra University, Student Center, PLAZA ROOMS (North Campus), Hempstead NY (Hempstead Turnpike, west of Nassau Coliseum)

2015 Kairos Honorees

Sister Megan Rice S.H.C. J., Transform Now Plowshares Now and The Catholic Worker

In recognition of her nonviolent resistance for nuclear disarmament

and her extraordinary fortitude in the pursuit of peace

Michael Walli, Transform Now Plowshares Now

In recognition of his advocacy and nonviolent action for a world free of nuclear weapons

Mario A. Murillo, Professor, Department of Radio, Television, Film, Lawrence Herbert School of Communication, Hofstra University

In recognition of his work with Hofstra’s Center for Civic Engagement

and for bringing the Americas into our field of vision

Sally Jones, Chair, Peace Action Fund of New York State and founder of Peace Action of Staten Island

In recognition of her leadership of PANYS and her courage in witnessing for peace

Persistent Peacemaker Award – Margaret Melkonian, Executive Director and a founding member of the Long Island Alliance for Peaceful Alternatives

Next Generation Peacemaker Award – Alejandra Salardi Lopez de Castilla

In recognition of her commitment to promote peace and social justice on campus and in the community

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Long Island Alliance for Peaceful Alternatives—2015 KAIROS DINNER

LI Alliance, P.O. Box 301, Garden City NY 11530lPh. (516) 741-4360

Please reserve _____ places at $75 per person by December 3rd. No tickets will be sent. A reservation list will be checked at the door. EMAIL: longislandpeace@gmail.com or call 516-741-4360. I am/We are unable to attend, but would like to honor the 2015 Kairos recipients with a contribution of $ _______. Enclosed is a check for: $_____________

Name_______________________________________________________________________

Address______________________________________________________________

Phone _________________________________________________________ Email_______________________________________________

www.longislandpeace.org

Day of Dialogue at Hofstra, October 28

October 27, 2015Uncategorizedadmin

Hofstra University Center for Civic Engagement – For day’s schedule, hofstra.edu/DoD2015.

Day of Dialogue Living (in) Equality Presents:

Reporting Inequality

with:

Kayla Rivara: Hofstra Alumnus and producer for the Real News Network

Wednesday October 28, 2015

Plaza Room East, Mack Student Center, North Campus

11:15am-12:40pm

Moderator: Professor Mario Murillo

Oct. 1 Annual Nonviolence Commemoration at Hofstra

September 29, 2015Uncategorizedadmin

October 1, 2015 at 7:00-8:30 p.m.

Cultural Center Theater, Axinn Library, Hofstra University

International Day of Nonviolence

Annual Commemoration of Gandhi’s Legacy of Nonviolence

Evening of Music, Poetry and Performance for Peace

The Peace Poets, Students SPEAKOUT FOR PEACE, Makin’ Treble

Remarks by Professor of History Emeritus Michael D’Innocenzo

Sponsored by Hofstra University’s The Center for Civic Engagement

and The Long Island Alliance for Peaceful Alternatives

Info: 516-463-5595 or LI Alliance 516-741-4360

Announcing Our Institute of Peace Studies

September 16, 2015Newscce, civic engagement, gandhi, Hofstra, long island, nonviolence day, peace, peace studiesadmin

Dear LI Alliance friends,

Please join us at our Annual Commoration of Gandhi’s Legacy of Nonviolence and our celebration of Mike D’Innocenzo’s 55 years at Hofstra and the launch of the Institute for Peace at the Center for Civic Engagement at Hofstra University on October 1st at 7 p.m

After 55 years at Hofstra University, our much beloved and esteemed colleague and LI Alliance board member, Professor Michael D’Innocenzo is officially retiring. However, he will continue to actively work on Center for Civic Engagement projects. Mike’s extraordinary career exemplifies the citizen scholar who has provided continual, outstanding service to the Hofstra community and to those beyond our campus.

In recognition of his enormous contributions and at his request, we are establishing an Institute for Peace Studies at the Center for Civic Engagement. The Institute will make Hofstra a key, active player in constructively transforming local, national and transnational conflicts ranging from hate crimes and gang violence to terrorism and warfare.

To make a contribution to the Institute for Peace Studies endowment, please make out a check to Hofstra University with “IPS-CCE” in the memo line. Checks can be mailed to IPS-CCE Endowment, c/o Development Office, 102 Hofstra Hall, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY 11549.

We will use the occasion of CCE and Long Island Alliance for Peaceful Alternatives’ Annual Gandhi Commemoration of the International Day of Nonviolence to celebrate Mike and to formally launch the Institute for Peace Studies. We invite you to attend an evening of poetry and songs that help to “secure a culture of peace, tolerance, understanding and non-violence” (UN General Assembly resolution A/Res/61/271). The program will take place on Thursday, October 1^st from 7-8:30pm in the Leo Guthart Cultural Center Theater with a special performance by THE PEACE POETS. This event is free and open to the public, so please join us and encourage your friends to attend.

For information about IPS, contact: Professor Gregory M. Maney, 516-463-6182 or Margaret Melkonian, 516-741-4360.

Denisse honored by Nassau County

September 14, 2015NewsDenisse, honoree, latino heritage month, nassau countyadmin

Our Peace Programs Coordinator, Denisse, will be honored next weekend for her work with the Alliance! Congratulations!

-LIAPA Board

The letter reads:

Congratulations! You have been selected as an honoree in the Hispanic/Latino Heritage Month Celebration for Nassau County.

This celebration will take place on Sunday, September 20, 2015 from 2:00-9:00pm at Eisenhower Park East Meadow, NY, Lakeside Theater Field #6.

This year, Noche Latina will feature live music, traditional folklore dance, food, and entertainment for the whole family to celebrate and enjoy our Latino culture.

During the celebration, various residents will be honored and recognized for their dedication and contributions to our community. To confirm or accept this honor, please communicate with Herbert Flores.

Once again, as County Executive, I thank you for your work and dedication in supporting the residents of Nassau County and I congratulate you for this honor. I look forward to seeing you on September 20^th.

Sincerely

Edward P. Mangano

County Executive

Support the Iran Deal Rally in Melville

August 24, 2015News, Upcoming EventsIran, Iran deal, long island, nuclear, Senator Gillibrand, Senator Schumer, Waradmin

I SUPPORT THE IRAN DEAL!

Tell Senator Schumer that he should too. Thank Senator Gillibrand for her support of a deal that is strong, verifiable and long-term.

RALLY TO SUPPORT IRAN DEAL at Senator Schumer’s Melville office at noon.

or CALL 1-631-753-0980 AT NOON ON AUGUST 26TH. Thanks.

Join me! in Melville on Wednesday, August 26th at 12:00 PM

Join me and other progressives as we speak up and support diplomacy with Iran.

Can you you attend? Let us know at longislandpeace@gmail.com