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political season marked by the demonization of racial, religious, and ethnic minorities, this conference focuses on the quest for a just vision of life shared in community. Sponsored by the Department of Religion and Lutheran Studies program. MORE INFORMATION Ruth Anderson Public Debate: A Third-Party Vote is a Wasted Vote Oct. 4 | 7 p.m. | Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts The 4th annual Ruth Anderson Public Debate will feature PLU debaters Mariah Collier ‘17 and Charles “Tate” Adams
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comedians Dean Obeidallah and the Daily Show’s Aasif Mandvi who explore how comedy might be used as a strategy to mitigate the swelling tide of anti-Muslim sentiment. Audience members, both in the theater and online, are encouraged to participate in this global conversation. During the event, lend your voice to the conversation on Twitter with #beyondbombers. After the documentary stay for a panel discussion that will further dissect the thoughts presented in the film. Read Previous Peace and Conflict
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Scholars ProgramIt was established in 2011 as an annual program designed to deepen students’ understanding of the issues and theories regarding peacebuilding, conflict and war.Peace Corps PrepIt is an undergraduate certificate program that helps students prepare for service in the Peace Corps, a US-government organization that sends US citizens abroad to volunteer. “Studying away reiterated to me how vast yet connected our world is today,” Slater said. “My time abroad challenged me to understand and
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, and now serves as a coordinator of Lutheran Community Services Northwest’s refugee resettlement program. “Looking back at my four years at PLU, it all makes sense,” Wright says. “I’m really grateful for my PLU experience because I feel like it truly did prepare me for the work I do now that is rooted in social justice and community.” Wright will be returning to PLU this week for the 9th Biennial Wang Center Symposium. He and four other alumni will discuss “Conflict, Peacebuilding, and the Ethics
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religious dimension, ignorance is not bliss. Think about it: all these issues are charged with religious language – abortion, creationism vs. evolution, fundamentalism, LGBTQ rights, environmental defense and degradation, health care, Holocaust studies, human rights, international terrorism, the Iraq conflict, land use in the Northwest, presidential politics, the quest for peace, poverty, and stem-cell research. The value of your college education actually increases when you have a better understanding
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they carry themselves and how they interact with their friends and fellow students. Elizabeth uses the leadership and conflict resolution skills they gained from the Diversity Center to bridge the gaps formed by cultural and language differences between American and International students in their grad program. These gaps are perfectly natural but most students just aren’t prepared for them. Because of the Diversity Center, Elizabeth developed the necessary skills and experience to help others
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person get under my skin? Why do I not like her? Why do I not like him? The reason is because I do like them so very much, but I do not have the tools to tell her/him. That coupled with the idealized love of literature makes for some good conflict.” The story line is classic and simple. Clapp intends to let the story evolve naturally and unfold as it has so many times before. “It is sentimental, funny and at times a bit cheese ball. For me, that is enough,” Clapp describes. The multiple locations
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person get under my skin? Why do I not like her? Why do I not like him? The reason is because I do like them so very much, but I do not have the tools to tell her/him. That coupled with the idealized love of literature makes for some good conflict.” The story line is classic and simple. Clapp intends to let the story evolve naturally and unfold as it has so many times before. “It is sentimental, funny and at times a bit cheese ball. For me, that is enough,” Clapp describes. The multiple locations
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serves as a coordinator of Lutheran Community Services Northwest’s refugee resettlement program. “Looking back at my four years at PLU, it all makes sense,” Wright says. “I’m really grateful for my PLU experience because I feel like it truly did prepare me for the work I do now that is rooted in social justice and community.” Wright will be returning to PLU this week for the 9th Biennial Wang Center Symposium. He and four other alumni will discuss “Conflict, Peacebuilding, and the Ethics of Discourse
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the panel. Some professors are also integrating the book into their curriculum. Lisa Marcus, associate professor of English, will again be teaching the book in her Writing 101 seminar on “Banned Books.” She wants students to recognize that Urrea’s book has been banned in Arizona as part of a push to suppress ethnic studies, particularly works that address Mexican-American history and experience. Marcus stresses that beyond the story and relatability of the characters, it is important to think
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