[Sust-mar] PEACE CONFERENCE 2010: Being the Change: Building a Culture of Peace

[Clare Levin]

A reminder about this fantastic upcoming conference! Last chance to
register! www.msvu.ca/peaceconference

If you can't make it to the conference, please join us for the FREE PUBLIC
LECTURE with ALYN WARE on Wednesday, July 7.

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PEACE CONFERENCE 2010
Being the Change: Building a Culture of Peace . . .in our classrooms, our
communities, and our world
July 7 - 10, 2010
Mount Saint Vincent University

July 7: FREE PUBLIC LECTURE
>From Kindergarten to the UN - Education and Action for Peace, Alyn Ware
7 pm, Seton Auditorium, The Mount

July 8 - 9: CONFERENCE SESSIONS, The Mount 

July 10: FIELD TRIP TO PUGWASH, World Famous for Peace

Join other changemakers to explore how peace education, women's activism,
and the disarmament movement can continue to contribute to building a more
peaceful world. Conference presenters include Alyn Ware, Sandra Butcher,
Adele Buckley, Erika Simpson, Hetty van Gurp, and Donna Smyth. Conference
sessions focus on topics such as nuclear weapon-free zones, building peace
through art and women activists working for peace. 

During the Saturday field trip to Pugwash, participants will have the
opportunity to visit the historic home of the Pugwash Movement, learn more
about its storied past, especially the contribution of women to the Pugwash
Movement, and tour the recently restored Thinkers' Lodge, designated a
National Historic Site in 2008. 

Registration is now open! www.msvu.ca/peaceconference

Conference (July 8-9): $75 (Thursday night dinner and overnight
accommodations are optional and not included in the conference fee) 

Field trip to Pugwash (July 10, 8 am - 6 pm): $20 *NEW PRICE* (Includes bus
transportation between Halifax and Pugwash, coffee break on arrival and
light lunch 

For more information, to take a look at the program or to register, go to
www.msvu.ca/peaceconference, or contact us at peaceconference at msvu.ca or
902-457-6131. Find us on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Peace-Conference-at-the-Mount/1346632998828
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Clare Levin, Executive Director
Peaceful Schools International
PO Box 31296
Halifax, NS B3K 5Y5
p: 902-220-2635
toll free: 866-532-0228 (North America only)
f: 902-405-1221
e: clevin at peacefulschoolsinternational.org
www.peacefulschoolsinternational.org
http://www.facebook.com/peacefulschoolsinternational

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