Please join Hofstra's Center for Civic Engagement and the Long Island Alliance for Peaceful Alternatives at a Peace Vigil on MARCH 19th at 6:00 PM IN FRONT OF HOFSTRA HALL to mark the tenth anniversary of the war in Iraq. We will mourn the tragic loss of American and Iraqi lives and resources by reading … Continue reading 10th Anniversary Iraq War Peace Vigil
Melvin A. Goodman will discuss his new book, National Insecurity: The Cost of American Militarism. Goodman serves as Director of the National Security Project at the Center for International Policy and is an adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins University. He was division chief and senior analyst at the Office of Soviet Affairs, Central Intelligence Agency from 1976 to … Continue reading National Insecurity: The Cost of American Militarism
InSight Campaign to End Gun Violence presents a panel presentation: How Can We Prevent Gun Violence In Our Communities? Welcome: Martin Melkonian, Economics, International Scene, Hofstra University Mario A. Murillo, Co-Director, Center for Civic Engagement, Hofstra University Moderator: Richard Koubek Ph. D., LI Jobs with Justice Panelists: Carolyn McCarthy, NY4, Vice-Chair House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force … Continue reading How Can We Prevent Gun Violence In Our Communities?
The International Scene Lectures presents the fourth in series of four lectures on Foreign Policy Challenges in Obama’s Second Term. Speaker Bernard Alter will discuss The U.S. and Pakistan: Friends or Foes? Bernard Alter is a Career Foreign Service Officer with the U.S. Department of State.
An extraordinary work of both cinematic and political activism, 5 Broken Cameras is a deeply personal, first-hand account of non-violent resistance in Bil'in, a West Bank village threatened by encroaching Israeli settlements. Shot almost entirely by Palestinian farmer Emad Burnat, who bought his first camera in 2005 to record the birth of his youngest son, … Continue reading Film Screening: Five Broken Cameras
Roy Bourgeois – founder of The School of Americas Watch(soaw.org), Vietnam Vet, and former Maryknoll Priest -- has devoted his ministry to social justice and to educating the public about U.S. foreign policy, particularly in Latin America. He served time as a prisoner of conscience and was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2010. Roy will review … Continue reading Roy Bourgeois: My Journey from Silence to Solidarity