SHSS Commemorates International Day of Peace

Hillel, Jewish student association, makes PB&J sandwiches to donate during Peace Day.

September 21 marked the International Day of Peace – a day set aside by the United Nations to celebrate peace and non-violence around the globe.

The Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) at the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) recognized the day with a celebration of peace at the Alvin Sherman Library. The day included representation by numerous civic, student, and peace building organizations as well as various workshops, films, and activities promoting peace.

Messages of Peace banner on display during Peace Day.	The Culture Camp organization table at Peace Day.

The opening ceremony featured talks by Marion Kminek from Peaceful Tomorrows and Kathy Hersh from the Non-violence project. Both speakers relayed the importance of peace in today’s world through their own experiences. The closing ceremony featured NSU alumna Florence Ross, Ph.D. Ross is the founder of the Institute for Peacemaking Elders at NSU and a graduate of the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution at SHSS. The International Day of Peace ended with Rev. Marcy Roban’s of Metaphysical & Holistic Education and Services closing remarks.

NSU alumna Florence Ross, Ph.D., speaks during the closing ceremony.

Julia Chaitin, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Conflict Resolution and Peace Studies at SHSS, initiated the planning of the International Day of Peace at NSU by gathering together various people and organizations from throughout the NSU community. Together, the peace day planning committee was able to combine efforts and create a day indicative of what the United Nations envisioned.