Second Annual Peace Studies Conference

Conflict Resolution: Challenges, Successes, and Failures of Supranational and International Organizations

September 27-29, 2010
Grand Rapids, Michigan

Grand Rapids Community College is pleased to announce its second annual Peace Studies Conference, September 27-29, 2010. Experts from around the country and throughout the world will come together to share their research and expertise related to international cooperation and crises, globalization, oppression, colonialism, violent and nonviolent resistance, human rights, and the creation of sustainable peace.

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Sources of funding for the conference include:

• Grand Rapids Community College
• Ferris State University
• Woodrick Diversity Learning Center
• West Michigan Campaign for Love and Forgiveness, a grant funded initiative of the Fetzer Institute

This conference is a special opportunity for the wider community to learn from diverse analyses of conflict and reconciliation. We hope you will join us.

Feel free to contact us with any questions.

Dr. Robert M. Hendershot
Conference Coordinator
rhenders@grcc.edu
(616) 234-4104

Penni Weninger
Administrative Support
pweninger@grcc.edu
(616) 234-4547

Accommodations

• Amway Grand Plaza Hotel
• JW Marriott Grand Rapids
• Courtyard Grand Rapids Downtown
• Radisson Hotel Grand Rapids Riverfront

Dining

• Downtown Grand Rapids
• Grand Rapids Metro

Attractions

• Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
• Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
• Grand Rapids Art Museum
• Grand Rapids Public Museum
• John Ball Zoological Garden
• Lake Michigan Beaches and State Parks
• Millennium Park

Of Interest

Our Peace Studies Conference is being held during Second Annual ArtPrize Competition throughout the downtown area. We encourage you to take advantage of this internationally-recognized event as well as other unique experiences in the Grand Rapids area.

Updated on 10-SEP-10
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