Kathryn Wasserman Davis Collaborative in Conflict Transformation

Screening of the new Rolling Stone Films documentary with the protagonist and film team. Q&A session to follow. 

Join the Conflict Transformation Collaborative for an afternoon of art! Stop by and show us what you think peace can look like—no previous design experience required. CTC staff will be there to doodle along with you. Just bring your curiosity!

What do people seek when they seek justice? A judgment may establish responsibility. A truth commission may create a public record. An oral history may give someone the opportunity to tell a story that has long gone unheard. Although these processes have different powers and purposes, each can provide something fundamental: acknowledgment. Drawing on her work as a human rights lawyer and co-founder of Rerooted, Anoush Baghdassarian, along with her co-founder Ani Schug, will explore acknowledgment as the connective tissue among law, memory, storytelling, and peacebuilding.

International Peace Day & Power of Poetry
Thursday, September 24 (12-2pm PT)
Irvine Auditorium (Hybrid Event)

Contact: Marie Butcher (aka Boucher)
mbutcher@middlebury.edu or peacepoetrypolicy@gmail.com

This will be an opportunity 1) to share your experiences and learning and insights; 2) to hear from your peers about their experiences and learning and insights; and 3) to enjoy a tasty meal together.

By invitation

International and Global Studies’ Global Migration and Diaspora Program presents “Democratic Drain: Global Migration and the Struggle for Democracy” with Justin Gest.

The Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs Global Fellows Program presents “Interactive Peacemaking and Coordination in Complex Peace Processes” with Susan Allen.

This public event will welcome a delegation of Maori and Pasifika colleagues visiting Middlebury College from Aotearoa/New Zealand. Panel members will discuss the role of purakau (storytelling), waiata (song), and whakatauki (proverbs) in Indigenous Maori and Polynesian practices of wellbeing and planetary stewardship. Through the teachings of the kuaka, a shorebird known for its remarkable migration from Aotearoa to North America, this event invites attendees to explore the idea that journeys are collective and community futures can soar in spaces of mutual learning, responsibility, and relationship.

The event is open to the public and free of charge.

Explore how the Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History uses objects and archives to foster empathy and connection. Centered on the Charity & Sylvia collection and curriculum, this program highlights how historical inquiry and object study can open space for reflection, dialogue, and a deeper understanding of the past. Through this work, participants are invited to consider how local history, archives and objects can serve as powerful tools for empathy-building and peacebuilding in our communities.