Monday, April 9, 2007
Cross Border Conflict Resolution
Mary Kay JouIn 2005, the Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) initiated efforts to bring non-violent conflict resolution training to the Eastern Congo. Working with diverse groups of people from both Congo and Rwanda, the workshops brought people together to build bridges between these traumatized communities who are still suffering through war and conflict.
10 – 11:15 a.m.
Bey Hall 223
Culturally Competent Resource Directory to Address the Need of Diverse Populations
Golam Mathbor with Jerome Scriptunas
SW 326MonmouthResourceNet (MRN) is a free web tool providing a wide range of information about support, resources and services for people in Monmouth County. This presentation will focus on meeting the need for a culturally competent resource tool that provides additional in-language, multicultural, and language-translation support.
The Impact of 9-11 on Egyptian and Pakistani Communities in Hudson and Passaic Counties
Mary Kay Jou
This paper will begin with the history and background of post-9-11 detention
in all of its forms. We will focus on the local experience of detainees held
at Hudson and Passaic County jails. This will be followed by a discussion of
the effects of immigration detention with a focus on Egyptian and Pakistani
communities. Attention will be drawn to the Egyptian Coptic Christian
community and its unique experience.
11:30 a.m.
– 12:30 p.m.
Wilson Auditorium
Welcome – President Paul G. Gaffney II
Music Presentation
– Monmouth University Chamber Singers – Dave TripoldOpening Ceremony Address by Congressman Donald Payne
Congressman Payne is a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, where he
serves as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health and as a
member of the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere and the Subcommittee
on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight. He is also a member
of the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Student Art Awards
Student Creative Writing Awards
GUP Leadership Awards
Global Visionary Awards
GUP Recognition Awards
Global Service Awards
12:45
– 1:45 p.m.
Bey Hall
Hallway
Fair Trade in the Global Community
Marianne Darden and Patricia Reineke
Through discussion and posters, session will provide information on the Oxfam
movement, what a trade war is, who the "combatants" are and what they are
fighting over, and how GATS, GATT, and NAFTA impact global trade and
economies. Poster presentation with discussion.
2:30
– 3:30 p.m.
Turrell Board Room
What Job Do I Get if I Study International Affairs?
- Webster B. “Dan” Todd Pi Sigma Alpha Induction
Dan Todd, Visiting Public Servant at Monmouth University, will talk on career options
available for students studying global politics and who would like to make a difference in
the world. Dan Todd has experience in Peace Corps and has had a successful career in
foreign affairs, among his other governmental experiences. Pi Sigma Alpha Induction.
2:30
– 3:30 p.m.
Wilson Auditorium
Zakat: Islam on Social Equity and Social Justice
– Panel Discussion
M. Ali Chaudry, Golam Mathbor, and Nazim UddinZakat is one of the central tenants of Islam. According to Islam, all things Belong to God, so the wealth we possess is only given to us in trust. Thus, we have a responsibility to help those in need. Zakat is a concept of special relevance of social equity and social justice, not just on an interpersonal level, but also on an international level in today’s debt-ridden, contemporary world.
2:30
– 3:45 p.m.
Bey Hall 127
Human Rights and Social Justice:
Elizabeth Berry and Jaqi DePaul – AN 103 04Spanning all disciplines, this classroom colloquium will involve a short presentation by two
social work graduate students. Following the presentation both social work and
anthropology students will discuss human right issues, specifically how they relate to each discipline. From the emerging discussion, we hope that students will be able to share human rights resources that will enhance the discipline and applied practice of
anthropology.
4:30
– 7:15 p.m.
Wilson Auditorium
Bringing Israelis and Palestinians into Dialogue
Panel Discussion
Saliba Sarsar, Sami Adwan, and Dan Bar-On
PR 398 51 and 52Panel discussion and film, Searching for Peace in the Middle East. Dan Bar-On of Ben Gurion University in Israel and Sami Adwan of Bethlehem University in Palestine are the co-directors of the Peace Research Institute in the Middle East (PRIME) and Fulbright Scholars-in-Residence at Monmouth University during Spring 2007.
6:30
– 8:30 p.m.
Bey Hall 129
Health Care in Micronesia
Don Lombardi – BM/BK 420-50This symposium will present a multi-media exposition of the efforts to create a national healthcare system in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Incorporating the innovation of a new nursing development program, the recent completion of a new hospital in the nation's capital city and support from a partner coalition of five nations, this project is entering its second year with necessary progress and momentum.
7:30
– 8:30 p.m.
Plangere 135
Beyond Anti-Terrorism: Metaphor As Message Strategy Of Post-9-11 US Public Diplomacy
Juyan Zhang - CO 295 50The
session analyzes the major metaphors the U.S. government created to define the post-September 11 world realities, including
second front, axis of evil, color revolution, responsible stakeholder, and old Europe. The metaphors are found to be rhetorically advocating and share the archetypal metaphor of Democracy vs. Tyranny and Freedom vs. Oppression. The metaphors had their origins in the U.S. national security strategies, and the images they created highlighted aspects of the moral and ideological considerations but hide certain aspects of the realpolitik motivations.
7:30
– 10 p.m.
Pollak Theater
Black Book—Sony Pictures Classics—Rated R
