Academics and Activism Events for Peace & Social Justice at Plymouth State University Kick Off!

The Committee for a Culture of Peace and Social Justice in New Hampshire recently kicked off its new season for the academic year. We have great plans for growing programs, organizing our mission, and celebrating our students.

We began with marking an important occasion in the year of the United Nations -- the International Day of Peace, held annually on 21 September. At our campus, students in several organizations distributed bookmarks commemorating the day, and encouraging fellow PSU community members to serve our world by playing Free Rice. Free Rice is an online game wherein players answer vocabulary questions; each correctly answered question wins 10 grains of rice for the world's hungry, donated via the World Food Programme. An incorrectly answered question results in an easier question. Interested parties should visit http://www.freerice.org -- but let the player beware: rice-giving is addictive.

Our Committee has also been working with the on-campus Peace & Justice Studies minor to fuse our efforts, and provide added support to new academic initiatives. Stay tuned, and feel free to follow this blog! (how-to instructions at right).

Concord Peace Conference and Rally, Fri Mar 12 and Sat Mar 13

The upcoming Concord Peace Conference and Rally, set for Fri. Mar. 12 and Sat. Mar. 13. is sponsored by NH Peace Action, American Friends Service Committee – NH, and many other groups.

It features a 7 PM Fri. Mar. 12 Keynote speech by Joseph Gerson (AFSC – New England, Director of Programs) at Concord High School.

On Sat. Mar. 13, there are workshops from 8:30 am to 12 noon at Concord High School. Then, from 1:00-1:30 PM there will be a Peace March from Concord High School to the State House Plaza, and a Rally at the State House from 1:30-2:30 PM.

Here is a link to a 2-page brochure on the event: http://www.afsc.org/newhampshire/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/86775

Here is a link to a flyer for the March and Rally: http://www.afsc.org/newhampshire/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/86955

And did we mention that our very own Will Hopkins is the Executive Director of NH Peace Action?

Culture of Peace PSU welcomes new members!

Greetings to all,

We are happy to announce that new members have joined our steering committee at Plymouth State University. Students Lindsay Harrington and Bryan Funk, peace and justice studies minors, have come on board. In addition, the committee is joined also by Professor James Whiting, of the Languages and Linguistics Department.

Meanwhile, plans are afoot to attend the now-annual conference, this year on 27 March and held at UNH-Manchester. Feel free to email one of us (see members list at right) for details if you are not already 'in the know' -- and better yet, if you're a faculty member, and you've registered, bring a student!