Conference Program

Friday, April 21, 2006, 1:30pm-5:30pm

Participating Universities

• American University (AU)
• The Catholic University of America (CUA);
• The George Washington University (GW)
• Marymount University (MU)
• Trinity (T)

1:30-1:45 Registration, Main Building, Social Hall

1:45-2:00 Welcome; General Information

2:00-3:15 First Session: Concurrent Panels; Workshop

• Room 234: Workshop-Careers and Opportunities in Peace, Conflict Resolution, and Human Rights
  • Nike M. Carstarphen, Ph.D, Senior Partner, Alliance for Conflict Transformation
     
• Room 244: Issues of Social Justice
  • Angelo Mike(MU), Negative Rights
  • John Wallace(MU), Affirmative Action
  • Leon Marx(MU), Entrapment
  • Hosana Keough(MU), Freedom of Speech
     
• Room 246: Dialogue and Peace in Latin America
  • Margaret Johnson(CUA), " Latin America from Two Perspectives: School of the Americas and Liberation Theology"
  • Bridget Realmuto(GW), "Peace Organizations in Columbia "
     
• Room 248: Conflict and Crisis in Africa
  • Chasya Hoagland(GW), "Daniel Ntoni-Nzinga and the Angolan Civil War"
  • Eileen Denny(T), "Invisible Children in Uganda"
     
• 3:15-3:45 Plenary Session: Social Hall
  • Introduction: Dr. Harry Yeide, Professor of Religion, George Washington University
• Presentation: Anna Phillips(GW), "Girls Kick It!"
   

4:00-5:15 Second Session: Concurrent Panels; Workshop

• Room 246: Workshop: Countering the Militarization of Youth
  • John Judge, Counsellor, C.H.O.I.C.E.S.
     
• Room 234: Crises in the Middle East
  • Alex Kogan (T), "The Influence of Secularized Political Practices in Turkey on Peace in the Middle East "
  • Sonya Hetrick(AU), "Assessing the Effectiveness of Palestinian Non-Violence"
• Room 248: Economic Development and Approaches to Peace
  • Marisa Dabney(T), "Terrorism, Economic Conditions and Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon"
  • Atiq Chowdhury(GW), "Yaser Arafat's Struggle for Peace"
  • Michelle Mitchell (T), "Economic Development in the Diamond Mines of Botswana: is it Sustainable Development?"
     
• Room 244: Global Legends
  • David Phillips : "Rabbi Dr. E.F. Einhorn: Shadow of a Global Legend�