BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Drupal: Date iCal//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.16.12// METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME;VALUE=TEXT:Ical BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20171105T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20170312T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RDATE:20180311T020000 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:calendar.990506.field_date.0@carrcenter.hks.harvard.edu DTSTAMP:20210301T011237Z DESCRIPTION: \;Religions and the Practice of Peace Colloquium Dinner Se riesHeld by: \;Religions and the Practice of Peace Initiative\; \; Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School of Gover nment \;Space is limited. \;RSVP is required.At a time when the Wh ite House proposes to increase military spending by $54 billion while slas hing funds for social programs at home and humanitarian aid abroad\, we re call the warning of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr. that a nation spendi ng more money on the military than on social uplift 'is approaching spirit ual death.' What role can religious communities play today in resisting wa r and militarism and working for social and economic justice?SpeakerDavid Cortright\, Director of Policy Studies and the Peace Accords Matrix\, Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies\, University of Notre Dame\; Sp ecial Adviser for Policy Studies\, Keough School of Global Affairs\, Unive rsity of Notre DameModerator and RespondentJ. Bryan Hehir\, Parker Gilbert Montgomery Professor of the Practice of Religion and Public Life\, Harvar d Kennedy School of Government\; Secretary of Health Care and Social Servi ces\, Catholic Archdiocese of BostonSpeakerDavid Cortright \;is the Di rector of Policy Studies and the Peace Accords Matrix at Notre Dame’s Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies and Special Adviser for Policy Studies at the Keough School of Global Affairs. He is the author\, coautho r or coeditor of 20 books\, including \;Civil Society\, Peace and Powe r \;(Rowman &\; Littlefield\, 2016)\, \;Gandhi and Beyond \ ;(Paradigm\, 2009) and \;Peace: A History of Movements and Ideas \ ;(Cambridge University Press\, 2008). Cortright has written widely about n onviolent social change\, peace history\, nuclear disarmament\, and the us e of multilateral sanctions and incentives as tools of international peace making. Cortright has a long history of public advocacy for disarmament an d the prevention of war. As an active duty soldier during the Vietnam War\ , he spoke against that conflict. He examined the history and impact of an tiwar resistance in the military in his 1975 book\, Soldiers in Revolt\, r epublished in 2005. In 1978\, Cortright was named executive director of SA NE\, the Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy\, which under his leadership grew from 4\,000 to 150\,000 members and became the largest disarmament or ganization in the United States. He helped to create and serves as cochair of Win Without War\, a coalition of national organizations that opposed t he invasion of Iraq and continues to work for demilitarized national secur ity policies. \;Moderator and RespondentJ. Bryan Hehir \;is the Pa rker Gilbert Montgomery Professor of the Practice of Religion and Public L ife. He is also the Secretary for Health Care and Social Services in the C atholic Archdiocese of Boston. His research and writing focus on ethics an d foreign policy and the role of religion in world politics and in America n society. He served on the faculty of Georgetown University (1984 to 1992 ) and Harvard Divinity School (1993 to 2001). His writings include: 'The M oral Measurement of War: A Tradition of Continuity and Change\; Military I ntervention and National Sovereignty\; Catholicism and Democracy\;' and 'S ocial Values and Public Policy: A Contribution from a Religious Tradition. 'Cosponsored by the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at the Harvard Ken nedy School of Government. With generous support from the Rev. Karen Vicke rs Budney\, MDiv ’91\, and Mr. Albert J. Budney\, Jr.\, MBA ’74.Recommende d ReadingsRecommended readings from David CortrightCortright\, David\, “Re ligion” in Peace: \;A History of Movements and Ideas \;(Cambridge University Press\, 2008)\, pp. 183-210Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr.'s speech\, 'Beyond Vietnam\,” April 4\, 1967\, Riverside Church\, New York\, New York\, available at Martin Luther King Jr. and the Global Freedom Str uggle\, King Institute Resources\, Stanford University\, \;http://king encyclopedia.stanford.edu/encyclopedia/documentsentry/doc_beyond_vietnam/T his \;monthly public series\, convened by HDS Dean David N. Hempton\, brings together a cross-disciplinary RPP Working Group of faculty\, expert s\, graduate students\, and alumni from across Harvard University and the local area to explore topics and cases in religions and the practice of pe ace. A diverse array of scholars\, leaders\, and religious peacebuilders a re invited to present and engage with the RPP Working Group and general au dience. A light dinner is served and a brief reception follows the program . \;Join RPP’s \;mailing list \;and visit the \;RPP Initia tive. \; DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170406T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170406T203000 LAST-MODIFIED:20200211T173142Z LOCATION:Sperry Room\, Andover Hall\, 45 Francis Ave. SUMMARY:RPP Colloquium Event: Beyond Militarization: The Role of Religious Communities in the Struggle for Justice and Peace URL;TYPE=URI:https://carrcenter.hks.harvard.edu/event/rpp-colloquium-event- beyond-militarization-role-religious-communities-struggle-justice END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR