The Twenty-first Annual CAAPS  
Student Conference on Peacemaking, Diversity and Social Change

Students are invited to participate in a conference addressing issues related to peace, justice and conflict resolution. The format will include paper panels, roundtable discussions, workshops, reflections on social justice and social change, and an opportunity to meet with representatives of a range of DC-area non-profits. Interested organizations may contact any of the CAAPS representatives to the meeting.

Topics are to include, but are not limited to:

•  Conflict analysis and conflict resolut
• Contemporary regional issues
• Gender and race
• Ethnic relations
• Nonviolence in theory and practice
• Human rights
• The environment and sustainable development

You may participate by:

• Joining a student panel and giving a 10-15 minute presentation on your research
• Joining a roundtable discussion on a topic of shared interest
• Acting as a moderator or respondent in discussions following student presentations
• Offering or taking part in workshops
• Helping to organize the conference

Contacts for participation and information:

Students and interested others may contact representatives from their own university or college, as below, or may contact a representative from the host institution, GW's Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution Program:

American University:Rebecca Davis, Program Coordinator, International Peace and Conflict Resolution Coordinator, School of International Service [rebeccad@american.edu]

Catholic University of America: William Barbieri, Associate Professor, Theology and Religion Department [barbieri@cua.edu]

Georgetown University: Mark Lance, Professor, Georgetown University Program on Justice and Peace [lancem@georgetown.edu]

The George Washington University: Harry Yeide, Professor, Religion Department [yeide@gwu.edu]

Marymount University: Michael Boylan, Professor of Philosophy [mboylan@marymount.edu]

Trinity College: Mary Hayes, SND, Professor of History [hayesm@trinitydc.edu]

The 21st Annual CAAPS Student Conference is sponsored by:

The George Washington University's Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution Program. See the website here.