“Ending Wars: New Practical Ways for Peace-Building” was the theme of the 7th annual peace conference to be held on Sunday, March 27th from 2:30 – 5:30pm . The conference is free and all are invited to attend. The featured speaker is Dr. Sharon Welch, Professor of Religion and Society at Meadville Lombard Theological School in Chicago. Welch is a member of the International Steering Committee of Global Action to Prevent War and is the author of four books, including Real Peace, Real Security: The Challenges of Global Citizenship. Respondents include Julie Enslow, Milwaukee Community Peacemaker at Marquette University Center for Peacemaking and Dr. Gareth Shellman, former intelligence analyst for the U.S. Army Security Agency. All those attending were invited to engage in a Deliberative Dialogue to weigh the pros and cons of ways to end wars and to forge a practical way forward.
Major conference sponsors were Candlelight Coalition and Unitarian Universalist Church West. Co-sponsors include Catholics for Peace and Justice, Peace Action-Wisconsin, Peace Seekers of Washington County, the WI Network for Peace and Justice, and Veterans for Peace.
Please note: due to the death of her husband on Friday, Julie Enslow was unable to attend, and George Paz Martin filled in for her as a respondent. Please hold Julie and her family in thoughts and prayers.
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