Week of the Peacemaker November 15 - 20, 2009
Economic Nightmare or Wake up Call? Re-Imagining the American Dream

"[T]he most fundamental task is for our community of faith to understand and act on two fundamental ideas. The first is drawn from the Beatitudes: 'Blessed are the peacemakers, they will be called children of God.' The second is the familiar call of Pope Paul VI: 'If you want peace, work for justice.'"These two deceptively simple statements outline the key elements of our mission: To be Christian is to be a peacemaker and to pursue peace is to work for justice." The Harvest of Justice is Sown in Peace, US Catholic Bishops (1993)

Pre-Week Events

Wednesday, November 4

6:45 pm - Thomas Burke Lounge, Spellman Hall
Dan Bena, Director of Sustainable Development, PepsiCo, "Helping People, Planet and Economy...it Matters"

Tuesday, November 10

6:30 pm  -  Endzone, LaPenta Student Union
"Modern-Day Slavery in the Land of the Free", Human Trafficking in the U.S. Teach-in by Michael Bartel, founder of F.R.E.E. (Find, Rescue, Embrace, Empower)

Thursday, November 12

Noon - Endzone, LaPenta Student Union
"Ultimate Money Skills: College," Sarah Ashpaw of Monster's Making it Count Program

Week of the Peacemaker

Sunday, November 15

7:00 pm - Arrigoni Center
Kick-Off Liturgy

Monday, November 16

6:30 pm - Endzone, LaPenta Student Union
"Why Saving the World is a Smart Career Move – Alternative Plans for the Post-Graduation Year,"  Invited panelists representing U.S. Peace Corps, Alliance for Catholic Education, Maryknoll China Service Project, and Christian Brothers Volunteer Program, Sponsored by Office of Mission Integration

Tuesday, November 17

4:30 pm - Blessed Edmund Rice Chapel
"Edmund Rice:  the Ethical Businessman," Friends of Edmund Series, Br. Ed Pigott, CFC, to conduct service

7:00 pm - Thomas Burke Lounge, Spellman Hall
"Christian Charity, Justice and a Dream Delayed for Working Families"
KEYNOTE ADDRESS on the publication of Caritas in Veritate, an encyclical by Pope Benedict XVI, Presenter: Dr. Barbara Andolsen, Professor James E. Buckman, Esq.  Chair in Applied Christian Ethics (Fordham University) and Respondent: Dr. Stephen Metzger, Economics (Iona College)

Wednesday, November 18         
Faculty Teach-In, Ryan Lecture Hall

9:30 am	Dr. Jack Breslin, "The Media on the Economy: Fact or Fable?"
11:00 am	Dr. Teresa Delgado, "When Christianity Meets Capitalism:  The Social Gospel and Prosperity Gospel"
12:30 pm	Social Work Seniors, "Climate Crisis:  We Want Action Now!"
2:00 pm	Honorable Ron Tocci, "The College Calculation:  Is the Dream Still Possible?"  Pi Sigma Alpha and Political Science Department
3:30 pm	Social Work Seniors Panel, "Recession?!  What Recession?  Facts vs. Media"
5:00 pm	Dr. Robert Lacey, "Whither Horatio Alger?  The Myth of Social Mobility in America
6:30 pm	Film, "Pray the Devil Back to Hell," Christopher J. Murphy Auditorium "Pray the Devil Back to Hell," Winner of the "Best Documentary" at Tribeca's Film Festival, Pray the Devil Back to Hell - the inspiring, true story of a group of brave and visionary women who, armed only with white t-shirts, demanded peace for Liberia, a nation torn apart by a decades-old civil war. This event is free and open to the public. Film screening begins at 6:30pm in the Christopher J. Murphy Auditorium. For further information please contact Katie Boyd at (914) 637-7704. Register Online Today. Space is Limited

Thursday, November 19

Noon - Endzone, LaPenta Student Union
Conversation about...Series, "Does Class still Matter? A Conversation about the American Dream," Student Development Diversity Committee

7:00 pm - Doorley Theatre
"No Exit," performance by Department of Fine and Performing Arts, directed by Thomas Donnarumma, with discussion following

Friday, November 20

11:00 am-Noon - LaPenta Student Union
"The Advocacy Fair:  What the world should wake up to...," featuring Fair Trade goods and advocacy tables of over twenty student organizations, Sponsored by GAB

Monday, November 23

Noon-4:00 pm - LaPenta Student Union
"A Thread of Hope," Fair Trade crafts sale, sponsored by Social Work Club

 

Throughout the week:  Patchwork American Flag in progress in LaPenta lobby, Economic Truth Ads...

 

The Week of the Peacemaker is sponsored by the Center for Campus Ministries and the Peace and Justice Studies program in collaboration with the many centers of excellence of Iona College.  Mr. Carl Procario-Foley (cprocario-foley@iona.edu 633-2632) and Dr. Teresa Delgado (tdelgado@iona.edu 633-2682) serve as co-chairs of the week.  The artwork above was created by Ken Baldwin.

As a college in the Catholic and Christian Brothers traditions, Iona prizes the values of peace and social justice, so integral to its mission.  For over thirty years, Iona College has chosen the time period following Veterans Day to dedicate academic and co-curricular attention to diverse and timely issues of import. This annual observance honors the selfless dedication of veterans for the cause of peace, freedom, and justice.

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For questions or more information please contact:
Dawn Insanalli
Public Relations Office
Iona College, 715 North Avenue, New Rochelle, N.Y. 10801
Office: (914) 637-2726
Fax: (914) 637-2711
dinsanalli@iona.edu