Spring & Summer 2007 Calendar of Events

The William Joiner Center plans a regular calendar of events throughout the year to educate people about war and its consequences and to focus on emerging conflict, social injustice and political violence and oppression. Details can be found in the recurring events section.

March 8th
International Women's Day Talk with Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley and City Councillor Maura Hennigan
Time/Location TBA

March 26-April 13
Exhibit: Reclaiming the Flag - Harbor Art Gallery
Reception March 29th, 6:00-8:00 PM.
Harbor Art Gallery, 1st FL, McCormack Building

March 29th
Dwight D. Eisenhower National Security Series
1:30 PM. Ryan Lounge, 3rd FL, McCormack Building

April 2nd
Rockefeller Presentations with Dan Duffy, Lien Nguyen, Dung Tie Tran and Xuan Dac Nguyen
9:00-2:00 PM. MGS Conference Room, 8th FL, Healey Library.

April 4th
Lecture by Howard Zinn: "History and the Current Wars in the Middle East"
2:30-4:00 PM. Lipke Auditorium, 2nd FL, Science Building

April 5th
"America and Iran: Is a Military Clash Inevitable?" Lecture by Gary Sick, Iranian Expert, Columbia University
1:00 PM. Conference Room 3540, 3rd FL, Campus Center.

April 10th
Poetry Reading: Ellen Lafarge Reading Series with Vietnamese Poets Duy Nguyen, Quyen Nguyen, Thieu Quang Nguyen and Khoa Tran Dang
7:00-9:00 PM. The Democracy Center, 45 Mount Auburn St., Cambridge, MA.

April 14th
Reading by UMass Boston Student Veterans
2:00 PM. Location TBA.

April 23rd-28th
Annual Hispanic Writers' Project - Writers in the Schools Week
A visiting faculty of Hispanic writers teach inner-city students to develop a voice for dealing with conflict.
Boston Public Schools.
Gala Night, 4/27: UMass Boston Ryan Lounge, 3rd FL, McCormack Bldg.
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May 2nd
Artist in Residence Chu Luong: Vietnamese Water Puppet Show
12:00-1:30 PM. UMB Campus Plaza
Details to Come

May 11th
Conference on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
9:00-3:00 PM. Chancellor's Conference Room, 3rd FL, Quinn Administration Building

June 26-28th
Summer Institute on War and Social Consequences
Details to come

June 18th-29th
20th Annual Writers' Workshop
A 2-week workshop of visiting writers holding classes, workshops and panels.
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