Previous Westheimer Peace Symposiums
Each year, the Westheimer Peace Symposium endeavors to shed light on 
the practice of peacemaking in such a way that enlightens, invigorates, and challenges the Wilmington College community.
Overall themes for the symposium rotate between Peace and Nonviolence, Peace and Social Justice, Peace and the Changing Nature of War, and Peace and the Environment.
Previous Westheimer Peace Symposium Speakers
1991- 2009
2009 Nonviolence From Resistance to Redemption: Rhythms of Hope
Holly Near The Power of Song
http://www.hollynear.com/
Amy Horowitz Zebava Ben: Sining Across Irresolvable Geographies and
Counter Constituencies
Wilmington College Chorale Song:The Bridge to Understanding, Reach Across the Lines
Emmanuel Jal War Child: A Story of Survival
http://www.emmanueljal.org/
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2008 |
Nonviolence |
Faith as a tool for a nonviolent world |
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Matthew Kelly |
The Violence we Commit Against Ourselves… and How it Impacts every Aspect of our lives and world http://www.matthewkelly.org/
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Stephen Prothero |
Religious Literacy: WhatEvery Asmerican Needs to Know- and Doesn’t |
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Wilmington College Chorale |
Many Widows, One Light |
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Panel Discussion: Shakila Ahmad, Ari Plost, and David Zarembka |
Putting Faith into Nonviolent Action http://www.islamiccentercincinnati.org/
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2007 |
Environment |
The environment, Peace, and you: The promise of a Sustainable world |
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Jonny Dubowsky |
Peace and the environment http://rocknrenew.com/BLOG/wordpress/
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Elizabeth Royte |
Garbage land |
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Kartar Khalsa |
The story of peace cereal: From personal practice to force for peace http://www.peacecereal.com/index.html
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Tim Flannery |
The weather makers: How man is changing the climate and what it means for life on earth |
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2006 |
Social justice |
Coloring outside the lines: moving beyond borders |
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Richard Rodriguez |
Eating a Burrito
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Therese Zink |
Exploring Outside the Comfort Zone http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/
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Bobbie Gottschalk |
Maine Seeds of Peace – The Way Life Should Be |
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Stephen Bloom |
Is Postville a Metaphor for America?
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2005 |
Nature of war |
Our Challenge: transcending the War Within |
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John Crawford |
The Last True Story I’ll Ever Tell
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Anne Welsh |
Because the Fire Still Burns: Norman R. Morrison and the Vietnam War
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J Kadir Cannon |
Who’s Telling Our Story? A Narrative Performance with Words and Images
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Chris Hedges |
War is a Force That Gives Us Meaning: The Truth About War
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2004 |
Nonviolence |
Constructing peace: voices of hope |
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Sarah Chayes |
Justice Against Warlordism: Working to Rebuild Afghanistan after the Taliban
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Alicia Partnoy |
The Survivor’s Voice: A “Dangerous” Tool for Justice and Peace
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Gene Stoltzfus |
The Story of World Wide Nonviolent Peacemaking
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MUSE and Drums For Peace |
Music of Peace, Music of Hope http://www.musechoir.org |
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2003 |
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Robert F. Kennedy, Jr |
Water: Its Social, Political, and Ecological Impact http://riverkeepers.org/
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Sr. Paula Gonzalez |
Toward a Sustainable Future http://hillconnections.org/ri/gonzalez0ap.htm
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Florence Fulk |
EPA: The Agency, the Public, and the Science
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Ka Hsaw Wa |
Earth Rights: Accountability for Human Rights and Environmental Abuse http://www.earthrights.org/home.html
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2002 |
Social Justice |
Stolen Childhood: Restoring Hope |
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Jean-Robert Cadet |
Restavec Girls: Silence, submission, servitude |
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Lori Heninger |
Girls in armed groups http://www.quno.org/ |
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Eileen Cooper Reed |
The state of children in America’s union |
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Carl Upchurch |
How to reach the unreachable child |
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2001 |
The Nature of war |
War and media: Rhetoric, Romance, and Reality |
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Robert Kaplan |
The world in 2010 |
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Susan Moeller |
A hierarchy of innocence |
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Karl Grossman |
Space: a new arena of war |
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Bettina Gregory |
The good, the bad, and the ugly of network news |
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2000 |
Nonviolence |
Unlearn Violence: Teach Peace |
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Deborah Prothrow-Stith |
Peace by Piece: The Guide for Preventing Community Violence |
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Stephen A Schwerner |
What can the Civil rights Movement teach us about the use of nonviolence? |
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John Daniel |
Dealing with the crime of apartheid: the truth and reconciliation process in South Africa |
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Alice Ackermann |
Preventing Violent Conflicts: Learning from Successful Cases |
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Betty Williams |
Peace in our world is everybody’s business |
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1999 |
The Environment |
Peacing the Earth Together |
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Jan Schlichtmann |
Can There Be Environmental Justice For All? |
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Robert Bullard |
Unequal Protection |
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Steve Curwood |
Social Problems and Pollution |
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Winona LaDuke |
Honor the Earth: Our Native American Legacy |
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Betty Williams |
Peace in Our World is Everybody’s Business |
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1998 |
Social Justice |
Global Justice: Our Struggle for Human Rights |
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Harry Wu |
Our Struggle |
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Layli Miller Bashir |
The Advancement of Women: A Prerequisite to World Peace |
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Baldemar Valasquez |
Latinos, the Next Civil Rights Movement |
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Robert Hinshaw |
The Waging of War and Peace in Guatemala |
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Julian Bond |
Civil Rights: Then and Now |
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1997 |
The Nature of War |
The Changing Nature of War: Human Costs and the Price of Peace |
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George McGovern |
The Enemy Within |
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Elias Chacour |
Making Peace in the Holy Land |
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Timothy Sisk |
Peacemaking in Civil War: The Challenge of the Post-Cold War Era |
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Marjorie Nelson |
The Etiology of War |
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Le Ly Hayslip |
East Meets West: Bridging the Gap |
| 1996 | Nonviolence | Nonviolence in Action |
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Colman McCarthy |
How to Be an Effective Peacemaker |
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Liam Mahony |
The Power of Presence |
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Steve Pedigo |
Nonviolence in Urban Crises |
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Fran Schmidt |
Building a Culture of Peace in the Schools |
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Marjorie Kerr |
Community Aspects of Peacemaking |
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Randall Robinson |
Making a Difference Internationally |
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1995 |
The Environment |
Preserving the Environment: Building Block or Stumbling Block for Peace |
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Elise Boulding |
Peace Building in Partnership with Nature |
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Gaylord Nelson |
Resource Depletion and Sustainable, Peaceful Development |
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Ned Bibler & David Borton |
Energy: New and Used |
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Stephen Collett |
The Merging of Peace and Environment Issues through the United Nations |
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Chief Oren Lyons |
Seeking a Sensible Relationship |
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1994 |
Social Justice |
Battles, Bullets, and Bullies: A Survival Guide for the New World Order |
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Barrie Dunsmore |
Where Do We Go From Here? |
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David Cortright |
The Moral Dilemmas of Nonviolent Struggles |
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Walter Wink |
Engaging the Powers: Changing the Spirit of America |
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Diana and John Lampen |
Peace Making Through Community Development |
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Joyce Davis |
Reducing Islamic/Western Tensions |
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Giandomenico Picco |
America’s Role in the Community of Nations |
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1993 |
Nonviolence |
Peaceful Solutions to Violent Problems: New American Agendas |
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Dr. Robert Henderson |
An American Agenda: The Vision of Racial Unity |
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Daniel J. Porter |
Teach for America |
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Kara Newell |
Give Us Your Tired, Your Poor |
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Jim Hubbard |
Shooting Back |
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Michael Levine |
Why We’re Losing the War on Drugs |
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Dr. Alvin Pouissant |
The Future of America’s Children |
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1992 |
Andrei Kolosovsky |
Democracy and Reforms in Russia: World Prospects |
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David Hackworth |
Defending America in the 21st Century and Beyond |
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Randall Forsberg |
Whatever Happened to the Peace Dividend? |
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Robert Oakley |
Arms Control and Conflict Potential in the Near East |
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Betty Goetz Lall |
Eliminating Chemical Weapons World-Wide |
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Juergen Dedring |
The Future Role of the United Nations |
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Ramsey Clark |
The Quest for Peace
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1991 |
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A Peaceful World For the Human Family |
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Dr. Helen Caldicott |
War is Obsolete |
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Edward Snyder |
Prospects for the Abolition of war- a Quaker perspective |
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Tanya Zierman |
Building Bridges through Cultural Exchange |
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Arun Ghandi |
The Relevance of Nonviolence in Today’s World |
The yearly event is free and open to the public. No tickets or advance reservations are required. For information on handicapped accessibility, meals on- and off-campus, or other questions, please e-mail the Symposium Coordinator, Ruth Dobyns,or call (937) 382-6661 x 719.
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