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PAST EVENTS

Open Forums sponsored by Peacemakers Incorporated

Plan of Action: Health
Open forum Topic: Health Advocacy for Women and Children
Thursday, June 18, 2009
6:30 pm-- Networking and light refreshments
7:00-8:30 pm-- Program and Q/A

Center for Community Cooperation
2900 Live Oak
Dallas, TX 75204
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The program includes:

Panelist:
Mary Boyd, RN
Public Health Manager, City of Dallas Environmental and Health Services
Will present information on Women, Infant and Children (WIC) and Child Health programs in Dallas.

Mellisand Le Roy
Resource Officer, International Rescue Committee (IRC), Dallas Regional Office
Will present information on the Dllas Refugee Program and the Women's Commission, an international program.

The program is free and open to the public.

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Plan of Action: Law and Discrimination
Open Forum Topic: Women's Rights
Thursday, May 21, 2009
6:30 pm Networking and light refreshments
7:00 pm-8:30 pm Progam

Center for Community Cooperation
2900 Live Oak
Dallas, TX 75204
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The program includes:

Panelist: Qudsia Mirza, Ph. D

Professor Mirza has just arrived in Dallas after completing a post as Visiting Professor of Law at the University of Cincinnati College of Law. Her teaching and research interests include Islamic Law,International Human Rights Law, Discrimination Law, and Feminist Legal Theory.

Panelist: Rick Halperin, Ph.D.

Dr. Halperin is Director of Human Rights Education at SMU.  Award winning educator and human rights activist, he currently serves on the boards of Amnesty International  USA and the  Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty. 

Time for Q & A and discussion.

The program is free and open to the public.
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Plan of Action: The Environment
Open Forum Topic: Climate Change, Environmental Degradation, and the Conflict-Development Nexus
Thursday, April 23, 2009
6:30 pm Networking and light refreshments
7:00 pm-8:30 pm Progam

Center for Community Cooperation
2900 Live Oak
Dallas, TX 75204
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The program includes:

Presenter: CULLEN HENDRIX, PhD , Assistant Professor, Political Science, University of North Texas

Dr. Hendrix is an authority on civil conflict, climate change and conflict, and the political economy of development. His current research focuses on food insecurity, climate change, and violent political mobilization, particularly riots and insurgent movements.

Presenter: DEVIE RICHARDS, Executive Regional Director--Texas, Sustainable Global Leadership Alliance (SGLA)

Ms. Richards has worked in Honduras on reforestation and Moringa Tree planting projects. Locally she has initiated recycling programs. Her passions include empowering youth leadership and protecting and sustaining the environment. She currently serves on the board of Peacemakers Incorporated.

Time for Q & A and discussion.

The program is free and open to the public.
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Plan of Action: Poverty and Migration
Open Forum Topic: The immigrant and Refugee Communitites of North Texas

Thursday, March 19, 2009
6:30 pm Networking and light refreshments
7:00 pm-8:30 pm Progam

Center for Community Cooperation
2900 Live Oak
Dallas, TX 75204
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The program includes: Panel of Presenters: SULAN CHANG, Mosaic Family Services; MARY BETH GARCIA, Justice for our Neighbors; and RICHARD SAMBRANO, League of united Latin American Citizens (LULAC).

The program is free and open to the public.
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Tuesday, February 17, 2009
6:30 Networking and refreshments
7:00 pm-8:30 pm Progam

J. Erik Johnson Central Library
1515 Young Street
Dallas, TX 75201
Bradshaw Gallery, 4th Floor
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Open Forum Topic: Celebrating Black History and Civil Rights

The program includes: Keynote Speaker, Emerson Lattimore, Civil Rights & Equal Opportunity Manager, Social Security Administration. A Black History Overview will be presented by Aliya Ait Dra, Teacher, Irma Rangel, Young Women's Leadership School Union Performance Choir will perform.

The program is free and open to the public.

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Thursday, January 15, 2009
7:00 PM
Center for Community Cooperation
2900 Live Oak Street
Dallas, TX 75204
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Open Forum Topic: Peace Education
Karen Blessen, co-founder of Today Marks the Beginning will present an introduction and review of MasterPEACE, a program with sucessful results in Dallas schools. Learn how MasterPEACE gives children concrete tools to empower them to create more peace int their lives. Visit www.todaymarksthebeginning.org

"Art is central to civilized society. Kids who create don't destroy." ---Terry Semel, Past Chairman, Warner Bros.

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September 25, 2008
7:00 PM

Open forum Topic: Domestic violence
Speakers will include a Dallas Police Officer and a representative from Mosaic Family Services.
Admission is free and open to members of Peacemakers Incorporated and the general public.

Please bring a donation of clothing or a household item to be given to Mosaic Family Services. Download a list of needed items.