Events

In Pursuit of Peace: The Sri Lanka Experience

March 17, 2014 by Vicky Harris
Categories: EventsSpring 2014

G. Gladston Xavier
Dean of Arts, Loyola College of Chennai, India

Lecture and discussion: “In Pursuit of Peace: The Sri Lanka Experience”

Monday, April 21, 2014

CHHS 281, UNC Charlotte campus

3:30—4:45 pm

Dr. Gladston Xavier is Dean of Arts and Professor of Social Work at Loyola College in Chennai, India.  He is actively engaged in conflict transformation and peace building at the national and international level and works closely with the Organization for Eelam Refugees Rehabilitation, a self-help organization that supports Sri Lankan refugees.  He has also consulted with numerous agencies engaged in disaster relief and sustainable development, including the United Nations, OXFAM and Christian Aid.

Sponsored by the UNC Charlotte Department of Global, International & Area Studies and its Center for Holocaust, Genocide & Human Rights Studies in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences.

 

Talk and Discussion with Holocaust Survivor Suly Chenkin

November 19, 2013 by Vicky Harris
Categories: Fall 2013Previous Events

December 2, 2013

Denny 220, 5:00 – 7:00 pm

Suly Chenkin, Holocaust Survivor

A Discussion on Guatemala and El Salvador

November 07, 2013 by Vicky Harris
Categories: Fall 2013Previous Events

Monday, November 18, 5:30 pm in the Student Union Theater

HarvestOfEmpire-300x205A discussion on Guatemala and El Salvador led by Dr. John Cox, associate professor of Holocaust & genocide studies.

This event is part of this series: “The Office of International Programs is pleased to announce the Immigration Today Film and Discussion Forum, a discussion series based on Harvest of Empire: The Untold Stories of Latinos in America, a documentary film which explores the history of U.S. connections to seven countries (in Latin American, North America, & the Caribbean) and current immigration relationships between the USA and these countries. Discussions will be held Monday evenings from 5:30 -6:30 pm through November 18, with a culminating event scheduled during International Education Week.”

Kristallnacht in The Legacy of the Holocaust

October 24, 2013 by Vicky Harris
Categories: Fall 2013Previous Events

October 27, 2013 at 7:00 pm

Lecture by Philip Spencer of Kingston University, London

Temple Israel
4901 Providence Road
Charlotte, NC 28226

Professor Philip Spencer is the founding Director of the Helen Bamber Centre for the Study of Rights, Conflict & Mass Violence at Kingston University outside London, England. His research interests include the Holocaust, anti-Semitism and comparative genocide.

Understanding the Holocaust and Modern Genocide

October 24, 2013 by Vicky Harris
Categories: Fall 2013Previous Events

October 28, 2013 at 3:30 – 4:45 pm

Lecture and Discussion with Philip Spencer of Kingston University, London:

College of Health & Human Services (CHHS)
Room 281