University of Louisville students, faculty and staff will mark the United Nations鈥 International Day of Peace Sept. 21 with several PeaceDay 2015 events leading into a weeklong celebration.
The free, public activities during the Week Without Violence include panel discussions about peacemaking and civil rights advocacy and a film screening. Highlights are:
–鈥淩ise Up: Encouraging a Generation for Change,鈥 students discuss peacemaking projects overseas, in the community and on campus, 3 p.m. Sept. 21, Chao Auditorium, Ekstrom Library.
–鈥淭he Act of Killing,鈥 screening of the film that won the 2014 British Academy Award for best documentary, 7 p.m. Sept. 21, Floyd Theater, Swain Student Activities Center.
–鈥淭he Backlog,鈥 discussion of rape-kit backlogs in Kentucky and efforts to bring justice for crime survivors, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 21, The Avenue Church at Cardinal Towne, 1820 S. Fourth St.
–鈥淪tudent Engagement with Civil Rights: Putting Experiences into Actions,鈥 students share experiences from the 50th anniversary of Selma civil rights march, Ferguson project and Louisville White Privilege Conference, 4 p.m. Sept. 22, Room 205, Bingham Humanities Building.
–鈥淧eacemaking Processes Workshop,鈥 Eileen Blanton from Louisville鈥檚 Peace 成人直播 Program will teach conflict management techniques, 4 p.m. Sept. 24, Room 205, Bingham Humanities Building.
Students also will distribute tokens throughout the week as 鈥渞andom acts of kindness.鈥
UofL鈥檚 Peace, Justice and Conflict Transformation program sponsors PeaceDay with support from the PEACC (Prevention, 成人直播 and Advocacy on Campus and in the Community) Center.
For more information, contact Russell Vandenbroucke at 502-852-8448 or rjvand01@louisville.edu or check
