From the U.S. intelligence community, to the role of religion in war, to planning a non-violent future, this semester's War and Peace lecture series at Sonoma State University explores a wide variety of topics.
Lectures are offered from 4-5:15 p.m. on Tuesdays through Dec. 4 in Warren Auditorium, Ives 101.
The public is invited to attend any of the following presentations. There is no charge for admission. However, a fee of $2.50 is required for parking on campus.
The schedule for the Fall semester includes:
Sept. 4 - "The Intelligence Community in a Democracy," Andy Merrifield, Professor of Political Science
Sept. 11 - "The Experience of War," John Wingard, Professor of Anthropology, SSU
Sept. 18 - Panel: "The Armaments Industry", Peter Phillips, Professor of Sociology and Director of Project Censored, and Robert Eyler, Professor of
Economics
Sept. 25 - "Civil Courage: The Strength of Coming to Terms," Dr Svetlana Broz, Physician and Author; co-sponsored by Education towards Courage and
Society of Living Traditions.
Oct. 2 - "Weapons of Mass Destruction," Lynn Cominsky, Professor of Physics/Astronomy
Oct. 9 - "Understanding War," Shepherd Bliss, Professor of Humanities
Oct. 16 - "Voices of Conscience," Colonel Ann Wright, US Army, US Department of State diplomatic corps
Oct. 23 - "The Case for the United Nations," Urs Cipolat, Peace Studies, UC Berkeley. (Chaplain James J. Lee will be speaking independently about his service at Guantanamo Bay)
Oct. 30 - "The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Personal Reflections", Therese Mughannam and Chuck Sher, Peace Activists and Bridge-Builder, with Laure Reichek, Holocaust Survivor
Nov. 6 - "The Role of Religions in War," Rashmi Singh, Professor of Peace Studies
Nov. 13 - "Are We Born to Fight?", Rick Luttmann, Professor of Mathematics, and Chuna McIntyre, Yup'ik Eskimo Cultural Ambassador
Nov. 20 - "War and Peace in the Arts," Tim Wandling, Professor of English and Chair of the Faculty, SSU
Nov. 27 - "Planning a Non-violent Future", Michael Nagler, UC Berkeley Peace Studies
Dec. 4 - "Peace Through Sustainability," Jason Mark, Global Exchange Board of Directors, San Francisco
For more information about the War and Peace lecture series or other programs, please contact Rick Luttmann at rick.luttmann@sonoma.edu or (707) 664-2543.
