October 31, 2012 Events

October 31 - November 4, 2012

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31st
The Politics of Urban Housing Provision in Africa: Some Consideration on Angola and Kenya
Hosted by: Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies
Location:  1740 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036, Room 736
Time: 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Summary: Anne Pitcher, professor of African studies at the University of Michigan, will discuss this topic.
For more information, contact itolber1@jhu.edu.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1st
Information Communication Technology & Peacebuilding
Hosted by: American University
Location:  4400 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20016, Beacon Conference Room
Time: 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Summary: Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) are being integrated more and more into nongovernmental conflict prevention, conflict mitigation and peacebuilding programs. From early warning systems designed to facilitate crisis prevention and response, to radio for peace programming and text message-based interventions designed to deescalate communal conflict, it would seem the possibilities for ICT to bolster peacebuilding are endless. This panel will expose cutting edge uses of ICT and social media for peace. The discussion will explore the ways in which ICT can bring innovation to the field of conflict resolution. Panelists will be asked to give their perspective on where the future lies for the use ICTs in peacebuilding. Underlying themes of the panel include: ethical and technical challenges, lessons from the Arab Spring on the role of cell phones and social media, and the connection to the concept of bottom-up peacebuilding.
For more information, https://www.american.edu/calendar/?id=3966991

Democracy Prevention: The Politics of the U.S.-Egyptian Alliance - A Conversation with Jason Brownlee
Hosted by: Elliott School of International Affairs
Location:  1957 E Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20052, Lindner Family Commons
Time: 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Summary: Dr. Brownlee will be discussing his new book, Democracy Prevention: The Politics of the U.S.-Egyptian Alliance. A wine reception and book signing will follow.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd
Becoming Nonviolent Peacemakers
Hosted by: Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, & World Affairs
Location:  3rd Floor Conference Room, 3307 M St., Suite 200
Time: 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Summary: Why do many US residents, Catholics and Catholic leaders among them, too often fall short of adequately challenging the use of violence in US policy? Even when community organizers, policymakers, members of Catholic leadership, and academics sincerely search for alternatives to violence, they too often think about nonviolence as primarily a rule or strategy. Catholic Social Teaching has been moving toward transcending the limits of these approaches, but it still has significant room for growth. In order to contribute to this growth and to impact US policy, McCarthy draws on Jesus, Gandhi, Ghaffar Khan, and King to offer a virtue-based approach to nonviolent peacemaking with a corresponding set of core practices. This approach is also set in conversation with aspects of human rights discourse to increase its possible impact on US policy.
For more information and to RSVP, please visit:http://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/events/becoming-nonviolent-peacemakers