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Conference helps staff build peace skills
Photos and Story by James Hill
The “Building Cultures of Peace” Conference is set for May 5-6 at the PCC
Cascade Campus. This conference, sponsored by the PCC Peace and Conflict Studies program and hosted by the Peace and Conflict Studies Consortium of Oregon, will feature three keynote speakers as well as 20 panel discussions and other workshops.
Cost is $5 for students and $15 for staff. Registration fees include a simple lunch and dinner on Saturday, May 6. PCC students may also attend all events for free (without meals). To register, visit the Web site www.peaceandconflictstudies.org/conference.
The keynote speaker is David Smith, program officer in the educational program at the United States Peace Institute in Washington D.C. Topics at the conference include: peace building and the military, economics, media and the arts.
About James Hill
James G. Hill, an award-winning journalist and public relations writer, is the Director of Public Relations at Portland Community College. A graduate of Portland State University, James has worked as a section editor for the Newberg Graphic... more »