Lasallian Week of Peace schedule announced
The annual Lasallian Week of Peace will begin Sunday, Sept. 30. This is an opportunity for us to join with Lasallian institutions around the world to foster peace through study, prayer and action. This year the theme for the SMU Lasallian Week of Peace is “Non-Violence, Silence is Not an Option.”
Activities for the week include locally and nationally recognized presenters on topics such as cyberbullying, gangs, and non-violence strategies. Brother Robert Schieler, FSC, General Councilor for the Lasallian Region of North America, will presenting on the Lasallian response to the Rights of the Child; Justin Patchin, Ph.D., will address the topic of cyberbullying; and Caprice Smalley will share his first-hand experience of gangs and how to respond to this issue. The full schedule for the week is below. For more information, contact the Office of Campus Ministry.
The SMU community is welcome to attend as many of these events as possible; please encourage students to attend.
Lasallian Week of Peace Schedule
Sunday, Sept. 30
10:30 a.m. and 9 p.m., Mass — Reflection on non-violence, Saint Thomas More Chapel.
Monday, Oct. 1
7:30 p.m., Symbolic Violence, President’s Room (Dr. Wes Miller, Sociology).
Learn how to live non-violently by developing awareness and skills so that you can be an agent of social change for society.
Tuesday, Oct. 2
11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Multi-Media Art Mural Project: “Silence is Not an Option,” Game Room. Make your contribution to this communal art project.
7:30 p.m., Presentation for Women: Encountering Violence Close to Home, President’s Room (Jean Lauer, Director of Heartwisdom Center for Compassionate Consciousness). Lauer will present on the presence of violence in our most familiar relationships and ways to respond to and transform violence you encounter.
7:30 p.m., Presentation for Men: Being Respectful and Improving Relationships, Toner Student Center Room B (Joseph Morse and colleague, Beyond Tough Guise). He will address the guise of being “tough” that men often hide behind and present characteristics for men that promote and support healthy relationships.
Wednesday, Oct. 3
12:15 to 1:30 p.m., Lasallian Response to the Rights of the Child, President’s Room (Brother Robert Schieler, FSC, General Councilor for the Lasallian Region of North America). Join us for lunch to hear Brother Robert Schieler present on the Lasallian Response to the Rights of the Child. Please join for as much of this event as you can (come when you can, leave when you must). Lunch will be provided and space is limited so R.S.V.P. with Nikki in the Office of Campus Ministry at Ext. 1643 by Monday, Oct. 1.
7:30 p.m., Cyberbullying, Salvi Lecture Hall (Justin Patchin Ph.D. from U.W. Eau Claire – Cyberbullying Research Center) Dr. Patchin, a nationally recognized expert on cyberbullying, will present on the topic of cyberbullying providing real world examples, examining legal concerns, and exploring ways to address the issue.
9 p.m., “Pray the Devil Back to Hell” movie, Salvi Lecture Hall. This award-winning documentary follows a peace movement called Women of Liberia Mass Action for Peace. Through prayer and nonviolent actions this movement was the catalyst for change in Liberia, including to the election of the first female president for an African nation.
Thursday, Oct. 4
7:30 p.m., Gangs, Violence, and Change, Salvi Lecture Hall (Caprice Smalley – Dean of Discipline at Catalyst Schools of Chicago). Caprice Smalley, a former gang leader and now educational leader in Chicago, will share the story of his experience in a gang and the impact gangs have on individuals and communities. He will also explore the role violence plays in the gang culture and what are effective and ineffective ways of addressing the issue.
