The UCI Center for Citizen Peacebuilding &

UCI Students for Global Peacebuilding present

 

2014 Peace Week and Peace in Action Summit 

A four-day event: January 28 - 31, 2014

UC Irvine Student Center

Peace Week is an initiative to build a more compassionate community by expanding our knowledge of how peacebuilding and nonviolence can be used in everyday life to resolve interpersonal, intergroup, and international conflicts. The event includes experts and program directors of the peace-field, survivors of violence, founders of nonprofits, and professors of altruism and compassion.

Here's what you missed during the 2014 Peace Week and Peace in Action Summit!

All events always FREE and open to the public

Tuesday, January 28th

5:30pm - 8pm Arts for Promoting Peace: live music, spoken word, art! - Pacific Ballrooms ABC

Promoting peace through creative expression.  Event included dance and music performances, spoken word pieces, art on display, and our featured artist: Aliza Hava.

Wednesday, January 29th

7pm  Keynote Speaker: Philanthropist, entrepreneur & neurosurgeon James R. Doty, (Stanford University MD, UC Irvine BS) spoke on the culture of compassion - Pacific Ballroom D

Neurosurgeon Stanford University Professor James R. Doty, founder of the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education.

Thursday, January 30th

Peace in Action Summit Day 1

12:30pm - 6:30pm  (1 hour sessions) Learn mediation and communication skills. Take a workshops on practicing nonviolence. Attend panels on Challenging Violence and Learning to Forgive

Taking Action to Stop Violence: Workshops and Panels
Courageous Conversations: What's Your Story?
12:30-1:30 p.m., Student Center, Doheny Beach Room B
Workshop hosted by Orange County Human Relations (OCHR) on diversity and examining one's own culture.

Courageous Conversations: Learning how to Listen and to be Heard
1:45-2:45 p.m., Student Center, Doheny Beach Room B
Workshop hosted by OCHR on perception and the art of active listening.

Panel: Challenging Violence
3:00-4:00 p.m., Student Center, Doheny Beach Room A
Panelists will share their stories of overcoming violence and the work they are accomplishing through their businesses and programs to combat violence.

Practicing Nonviolence
4:15-5:15 p.m., Student Center, Doheny Beach Room B
Workshop by Angelina Dayfallah, certified trainer in Kingian Nonviolence. She will introduce Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's philosophy and methodology of nonviolence.

Panel: Learning to Forgive
5:30-6:30 p.m., Student Center, Doheny Beach Room A
Panelists will share how they overcame losses of loved ones due to violence and how they transformed their grief and anger into reconciliation and restorative justice programs. There will also be a discussion on the research of altruism and compassion.

Friday, January 31st

Peace in Action Summit Day Two

Peacebuilding, Locally and Globally

9am - 2pm Peace Education Panel & NGOs: Discover the global progress of peace education. Become a peacebuilder! Network with Nonprofits

Panel: Peace Education Globally
9:00-11:00 a.m., Social and Behavioral Sciences Gateway, Room 1517
Panelists are leaders of peace education programs and will discuss: the status of peace education globally, research on the efficacy of peace education, and the campaign to foster peace education worldwide.

Networking with Nonprofits
11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m., Student Center, Pacific Ballroom C
Opportunity for student organizations and community members to connect with local nonprofits and find opportunities to volunteer or intern.

Forum: Peace Education Locally
3:00-5:00 p.m., Student Center, Pacific Ballroom C
Southern California leaders of K-12 and college peace education programs will discuss best practices and visions for the future, along with discussing the Compassionate School and Compassionate University campaigns.