08-22-94 Non-violent Solutions Aim of Peacemaking Conference

PATHS TO NON-VIOLENT SOLUTIONS AIM OF PEACEMAKING CONFERENCE

     COLUMBUS -- A conference designed to strengthen the
effectiveness of peacemaking efforts in the home, school and
community will be held Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 at The Ohio State
University and King Avenue United Methodist Church.  Former Ohio
Gov. John J. Gilligan will talk about teaching peace during a
first-day address.

     "Many Paths to Peace" is sponsored by the Mershon Center and
the Central Ohio Chapter of New Call to Peacemaking, a national
organization of representatives from the Church of the Brethren,
Friends, and Mennonite denominations.

     According to Ronald R. Fleming, chair of the local chapter,
the objective is to broaden participants' understanding, share
information, and develop skills to become more effective agents
for peace and non-violence in families, schools, and communities.
Workshops will focus on family and domestic conflict resolution
skills, community conflict management, peace education in the
schools, and economic and environmental justice.

     "The church and state are working together," Fleming said.
"We live in such a violent world we've got to combine our efforts
to teach non-violence and promote peace education."

     Major presentations and speakers will include:

     =FE "Teaching Peace in an Age of Violence," by John J.
Gilligan, former governor of Ohio.

     =FE "Community Mediation: Issues on the Horizon" by Nancy H.
Rogers, associate dean of the Ohio State College of Law and a
specialist in mediation issues.

     =FE "Building Peace: Sustainable Reconciliation in Divided
Societies," by John Paul Leaderach, director of the Master of
Arts Program in Conflict Analysis and Transformation and director
of the Institute for Conflict Studies and Peace Building at
Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg, Va.

     =FE "Non-Violence: The Mandate for Higher Education," by
Bernard LaFayette, president of the American Baptist College,
Nashville, Tenn.

     The program runs from 12:30 p.m. Sept. 30 to 3:30 p.m. Oct.
1.  Registration is $40 prior to Aug. 30, $50 after Aug. 30, and
$30 for single day participants.  Workshop fees include an
evening banquet on Sept. 30.  Registration fees may be mailed to
New Call to Peacemaking, 2309 Summit View Road, Powell, OH 43065-
8877.

     The Mershon Center is an interdisciplinary center focusing
on research and outreach in public policy and national security
issues.  New Call to Peacemaking is assisting in developing a
funding base for a chair in peace studies at Mershon and serves
in an advisory role to the center's peace program.

     More information is available from Fleming at (614) 764-
1889, or James Harf, professor of political science at the
Mershon Center, (614) 292-1681.
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Written by Tom Spring.


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