For the first dozen years of PACSI鈥檚 existence we organized several events on campus each semester, in addition to the Day Without Violence every April.聽 Since the advent of the Greeley Scholar for Peace Studies program, much of PACSI鈥檚 emphasis has been directed to that effort.聽聽
Over the years, we have endeavored to present diverse topics including local, national, and global issues. We have addressed not only overt violence, but also the more subtle and invisible structural violence connected to gender, race, sexual orientation, poverty, and environmental degradation, while also analyzing the intersections between and among all types of conflict and violence.聽 We have also worked to promote an understanding of actionable, positive alternatives to violence.聽
Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, we have paid particular attention to promoting understanding of the deeper causes of terrorism, war, and violence. We also have sought to promote respectful dialogue among people of different political, religious, or other beliefs.
Past topics have included:
- 鈥淎genda for a New Democracy,鈥� by Ralph Nader
- 鈥淐ivil Liberties After September 11鈥�
- 鈥淒emocracy and the Politics of War鈥� by Noam Chomsky
- 鈥淭he Effects of Domestic Violence on Children鈥�
- 鈥淔rom Selma to D.C.Statehood: Lessons from the Civil Rights Movement鈥� by James Forman
- 鈥淭he Future of Gun Control鈥�
- 鈥淕ays in the Military鈥�
- 鈥淕lobalization, Resource Wars and Petro Dollars,鈥� by Michael T. Klare (Hampshire College)
- 鈥淗aiti: Struggle for Democracy鈥�
- 鈥淚ndia-Pakistan: The Bomb鈥�
- 鈥淚ssues Facing the Asian Immigrant and Refugee Community鈥�
- 鈥淭he Land Mine Epidemic鈥� by Susannah Sirkin (Physicians for Human Rights), part of Day Without Violence 2001
- 鈥淢entoring and Making a Difference鈥�
- 鈥淣ational Missile Defense鈥� by Theodore A. Postol and Steven Van Evera (MIT)
- 鈥淧alestinians and Israelis: A People鈥檚 Peace Process鈥�
- 鈥淧eace, Social Justice and the Environment鈥� by Linda Stout (activist and founder of Piedmont Peace Project)
- 鈥淧reventing Youth Violence鈥�
- 鈥淭he Privilege of Being White鈥� by Noel Ignatiev, part of Day Without Violence 2000
- 鈥淩emembering the Holocaust: 50 Years Later鈥�
- 鈥淪outh Africa: Transition from Apartheid鈥�
- Terrorism and War鈥� by Howard Zinn
- 鈥淭he Vietnam War in Retrospect鈥�
- 鈥淲orking with Women for Peace in the Former Yugoslavia鈥� by Fran Peavey (activist and founder of Crabgrass)
Other workshops, task forces and conferences include:
- 1993 Conference on Economic Conversion
- 1994 Task Force on Economic Conversion
- 1995 Workshop on Economic Development