Plowshares Collaborative News & Events
Event Archive
January 15, 2004 C. T. Vivian, Civil Rights Leader
January 15 Goshen College More information coming soon
November 16, 2003 Ronald Young, US Interreligious Committee for Peace in the Middle Eas -- A Local and International Dialog Among Muslims, Christians, and Jews
November 16, 4:00 p.m. North United Methodist Church, Indianapolis (IN) Free Young oversees the program of USICPME which brings together prominent leaders of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam for education and advocacy. Representatives of the three religious traditions will be on hand to respond to discuss.
November 10, 2003 Betty Williams, Nobel Laureate -- Child Soldiering Around the World
November 10, 10:30 a.m. Old Centrum Center, Indianapolis (IN) Free. Williams is a Nobel Laureate from Northern Ireland and head of Global Children’s Foundation, an organization dedicated to the protection of children at risk in war, conflict, and poverty.
October 17, 2003 Plowshares National Student Peace & Justice Conference
Oct. 17-19, 2003 Manchester College North Manchester, Indiana “We Are the Eyes of the World” Media: Seeking the Truth The first annual Plowshares Peace & Justice Student Conference will be held in North Manchester, Indiana, at Manchester College. The conference will examine the role of the media in world affairs with a focus on peace and justice. Students will make connections with journalists and media critics, and will be inspired by artists and political performers. Workshops held on Saturday morning and afternoon will address topics relating to media and peace on a national and international level. Students will come away from the weekend more critical of mainstream media, empowered to seek the truth and inspired to create positive change. Check out the conference schedule and descriptions of conference speakers. Please feel free to contact us by phone at (260) 982-5026, or e-mail JLGarber@manchester.edu
October 13, 2003 Michael Moore, writer/filmmaker
October 13, 7:30 p.m. Clowes Hall, Butler University, Indianapolis (IN) Free tickets (contact Clowes Hall) Moore makes provocative films and writes humorous books on critical social issues. His films include Bowling for Columbine on gun violence in America, and Roger and Me, a humorous look at the auto industry in Flint, Michigan, Moore’s hometown. He is also the author of Stupid White Men and Downsize This.
October 13, 2003 Public Interest and Community Service Fair
October 13, Christian Theological Seminary, 1:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m. Free. Students in various stages of career planning can meet with employers from organizations and businesses that serve the common good, such as Peace Corps, Church World Service, Doctors without Borders, the Sierra Club, and American Civil Liberties Union.
October 9, 2003 Jim Wallis, Betty Williams & Charles Johnson -- Remembering and Reconciling
November 9, 4:30 p.m. Clowes Hall, Butler University, Indianapolis (IN) Free tickets (contact Clowes Hall) Journalist and activist Jim Wallis, Nobel Laureate Betty Williams, and novelist Charles Johnson reflect on remembering and reconciling, the theme of this year’s Spirit & Place Festival. The discussion is moderated by Scott Russell Sanders, essayist.
September 29, 2003 Zia Mian, Nuclear Physicist and Global Security Expert
September 29, 10:00 a.m. Manchester College (Cordier Auditorium) Free Mian, a native of Pakistan, is one of the world’s leading nuclear physicists and outspoken proponent of arms control. Currently teaching at Princeton, Mian speaks widely on national and international security issues.
September 25, 2003 Sweet Honey in the Rock
October 25 Goshen College, Sauder Concert Hall More information coming soon.
September 18, 2003 Michael McDaniel and Anita Heiss of the Wiradjuri Nation, Australia -- The Rights of Indigenous Peoples
September 18, 2:00 p.m. Old Centrum Center, Indianapolis (IN) Free. McDaniel is Associate Professor and Director of Warawara Department of Indigenous Education at Macquarie University. Heiss is a novelist and writer and advocate for Aboriginal affairs, having established a highly successful Indigenous Mentorship program, the first national mentorship program for Indigenous writers.
