UPCOMING EVENTS

PEACE CONFERENCE 2012 - INTERRUPTING OUR CULTURE OF VIOLENCE

SUNDAY, MARCH 25, 2012; 2pm - 5pm

Unitarian Universalist Church West, 13001 W. North Ave, Brookfield, WI

Peace Seekers of Washington County is one of many co-sponsors for this program.

The conference will feature a one hour panel/Q&A session moderated by Jack Murtaugh, who has extensive experience as a moderator with 4th Street Forum. Panelists will examine forms of violence in our society and strategies for interrupting the culture of violence at home and abroad. Confirmed panelists will be:

- Ramon Candelaria, Community Director of Medical College of Wisconsin's Violence Prevention Initiative, working on youth violence prevention and developing neighborhood resources to prevent violence http://www.mcw.edu/vpi.htm

- Tio Hardiman, Director of CeaseFire Illinois http://ceasefirechicago.org/how-it-works , who was featured in the award-winning documentary film "The Interrupters" http://interrupters.kartemquin.com/

- Patrick Kennerly, Associate Director of Marquette Center for Peace-Making who has worked with Afghani youth and local youth using non-violent techniques http://www.marquette.edu/magazine/recent.php?subaction=showfull&id=1305645060&archive

- Barb Notestein, Executive Director of Safe & Sound, an award-winning model for neighborhood crime reduction and safe alternatives for youth. http://www.safesound.org/

The conference will also feature small group discussions on how violence affects us personally and a choice of a one hour workshop.

Each of the panelists will offer a workshop which stresses their particular program for ending violence. Additionally, Phyllis Lardinois coordinator of Guidance and Counseling Waukesha School System will present an anti-bullying workshop.

THE ARAB SPRING

SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 2012; 1:00-2:30pm

Social time and refreshments at 12:00.

Community Room of the Jack Russell Memorial Library,

100 Park Ave. Hartford

This program will feature Mr. Othman Atta,

Executive Director of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee.

Bring your friends, thoughts, and questions.

Contact Sara/Bud Hudson for more information and/or copies of flyers to distribute/display (email: sbhudson@hotmail.com; home phone: 262-673-9725).