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A Living Movement: Toward a World of Peace, Solidarity, and Justice

Joint Conference of PJSA and the Gandhi King Conference

Hosted by the Christian Brothers University, Memphis, TN ~ October 21-23, 2011

The Peace and Justice Studies Association and The Gandhi-King Conference
Jointly present a dynamic conference experience:

“A Living Movement: Toward a World of Peace, Solidarity, and Justice”

The Peace & Justice Studies Association (PJSA) and the Gandhi-King Conference (GKC) are pleased to announce our first-ever jointly sponsored annual conference. The PJSA and the GKC are partnering this year to promote dynamic exchange among individuals and organizations working for a more just and peaceful world. This partnership promises a unique conference experience that combines the best of scholarly and grassroots perspectives on the pressing justice issues in our communities and around the globe.

This conference will explore in particular how civil rights and grassroots organizing can be reimagined and reinvigorated as essential tools for peacemaking and addressing structural violence. We will examine the many dimensions of identity construction and political association as they relate to contemporary issues such as immigration, prisons, housing, and schools, and furthermore we will strive to analyze the complex interweaving of these issues in the context of local communities, framed by an ever-changing global landscape. We especially welcome contributions that explore the theories, histories, and legacies of Civil Rights and other social movements, including those addressing questions of environmental justice, first nations, urban landscapes, and militarism.

2011 KEYNOTE ADDRESSES online:

DOLORES HUERTA

DAVID BACON

NIPUN MEHTA and PANCHO RAMOS-STIERLE