Butler University Peace and Conflict Studies

Dear Friends of Peace and Conflict Studies at Butler U,

We're on summer break until late August, but you're welcome to post PACS-aligned information!

Walk in love and peace,
Robin Turner (PACS Director)

Please check out this statement and resources from the Peace Lab.

“Without a struggle, there can be no progress” – Frederick Douglass

“Where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where ignorance prevails, and where any one class is
made to feel that society is an organized conspiracy to oppress, rob and degrade them, neither persons
nor property will be safe” – Frederick Douglass

"Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world's grief. Do justly, now. Love mercy, now. Walk
humbly, now. You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it " -
The Talmud

“Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the
world” – Desmond Tutu

The Desmond Tutu Peace Lab was created to address conflicts and injustices that are prevalent in the U.S.
and beyond, through education, research, dialogue and activism. We are committed to consciousness-raising and education about violence and oppression and to the promotion of nonviolent action for effective, sustained, and transformative systemic changes.

Police brutality, racially-motivated violence,
and disproportional health disparities are not new, but they have come to wider public attention recently
due to the COVID pandemic and the brutal killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor.

The recent protests and unrest in Indianapolis have been responses to these events and to the killings by
police this month of Dreasjon Reed and McHale Rose in our own home city. Many more casualties have
been unnamed or forgotten.

The responses of protestors reflect the ongoing trauma of many in our community and are rooted in the long term and harmful impact of colonization, slavery, segregation, racial terror, and unequal justice.

Recent events call us to act and to consider where we can best serve, given our diverse identities but our collective agency. We recognize that without real and practical knowledge, we can be of little use; so that is our starting point:

Here is a suggested reading list, some organizations
that we are following, joining, and supporting, as well as guidance on confronting misinformation,
protesting and more:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZKmMDid_aobs2l3kfswLspGdqAFFmOYK/view?usp=sharing

We share them with you, our peers and colleagues, in the spirit of peace and solidarity, and encourage you to share them with your networks, read and talk about them with your friends and family, and share with us your own suggestions for further readings and actions.

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Witness for Peace : International Work Opportunities: Join the WFP Cuba or Honduras/Nicaragua Team! Open Position with WFP Cuba Programaccepting applications for a position in the International Team (IT) in our Cuba Program. May 2, 2016This position below is a two-year term, pending evaluation of performance after the first year.

SUSTAINABLE INDIANA 2016
Green Lights Hall of Fame Roundup
Tuesday, April 19, Interchurch Center, 5:30 to 8:30.
Light dinner with film, teams of two will do a data-search for Hall of Fame inductees.
Registration Link: [email protected] or 317-295-9630
Volunteer Limit: 14 (bring laptop or internet access device)

Congratulations to Eric Eric E Town Becker on the publication of his scholarly article in the Butler Journal of Undergraduate Research!

'Environmental NGOs in the Global Society' by Eric Becker This paper assesses the over impact and influence of environmental NGO networks from the local to the global setting. Networks of various types of NGOs have developed and emerged in recent decades as significant actors in global politics. This paper looks at the impact these networks hold in both po…

Read this message of peace delivered today at the Vatican.

Read The Full Transcript Of The Speech That Sanders Just Made At The Vatican - The Ring of Fire... When Senator Bernie Sanders announced last week that he was extended an invitation to speak at the Vatican, the reactions were mixed. Some misinformed the public, saying that Sanders had invited himself to the Vatican and that he was lying about receiving an invitation. Others corrected that misinfo…

Congratulations Eric E Town Becker!

"Environmental NGOs in the Global Society" by Eric Becker This paper assesses the over impact and influence of environmental NGO networks from the local to the global setting. Networks of various types of NGOs have developed and emerged in recent decades as significant actors in global politics. This paper looks at the impact these networks hold in both po…

Summer 2016 Field Experience Courses with the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution - PCDN The School for Conflict Analysis & Resolution organizes field experience trips on a regular basis to many domestic and international locations. More than a traditional "study abroad", our field experience trips explore and focus on conflict resolution practice, reflection, and service learning. Our…

Global Affairs and Partnerships Internship, Search for Common Ground, DC - PCDN The Global Affairs and Partnerships (GAP) program at Search for Common Ground (Search) is seeking an intern to provide research, administrative, and logistical support to the team’s overall fundraising, development, and knowledge management activities. GAP helps advance Search’s mission by contribut…