January 16, 2002

Peace and Conflict Studies Spring Events at Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. – The College of the Holy Cross' Peace and Conflict Studies Program announces its spring semester calendar of events. All event are free and open to the public.

Monday, Feb. 4
4 p.m., Rehm Library, Smith Hall
Father Roy Bourgeois will speak about "School of the Americas, School of Assassins."
Bourgeois founded School of the Americas Watch after learning that a number of Salvadoran soldiers responsible for the murder of six Jesuit priests in 1989 were graduates of the school.

Thursday, Feb. 21
7 p.m., Browsing Room, Dinand Library
Dr. Len Lipner will tell "The Third Secret," a story about confronting the evil within.
Lipner teaches mathematics at Clark University; he was the chair of the National Story-Telling Conference at Brown University, held in 2001.

Monday, March 25
4 p.m., Rehm Library, Smith Hall
Prof. Jovan Babic will deliver a lecture titled "Evil and Pacifism."
Babic teaches ethics at the University of Belgrade, Yugoslavia; he is currently a visiting professor at the Portland State University. He has written and edited several books on ethics in the contemporary world, war, and collective responsibility for war crimes.

For additional information contact Cristal Perriello at 508.793.2419