Baker Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies

The Baker Institute houses @juniatacollege's Peace & Conflict Studies program. We tweet peace.

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Juniata College is situated on the traditional land of the Onyata A Ka, the people of the Oneida Nation, who had a village here at the time of colonization. It is crucial to understand that the United States was built on stolen land. The resources exploited without consent.

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The Baker Institute has partnered with the Office for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion for Saul Flores and his 'Walk of the Immigrants' presentation taking place tonight, September 25th in Neff Hall, VLB at 7:00 PM. See the Arch for more information!

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Introducing this year's Baker Institute International Symposium: The New Cold War?
Join us in Neff Hall, VLB, on October 4 and 5 from 6:00-8:30 p.m. to hear international perspectives on current global conflict and discuss paths to peace. The event will also be available via Zoom

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To celebrate the end of the semester, the Baker Institute and the Center for International Education united for our annual spring potluck. There, we honored Jerry Crewse, who stepped in as interim dean of CIE for the 22/23 academic year.

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During the May Day awards in Leadership, several Baker Institute students were recognized as outstanding junior, outstanding senior, unsung hero, best cultural club organizers, outstanding cultural event organizers, community engagement club organizers, and more.

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May 5 is Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day, a day to remember the Indigenous lives lost or displaced throughout history, especially those of Indigenous women, and to work towards accountability, safety, and change for Indigenous communities.

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The Restorative Justice Class met at the Peace Chapel to hold a restorative justice circle, a technique that builds relationships through equal opportunity sharing and listening.
Check out the Baker Evans Peace Chapel yourself, located just east of campus off of Warm Springs Rd.

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This week's #WednesdayWisdom is by Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, an Indian freedom fighter, diplomat, and politician. Pandit served as the 8th President of the United Nations General Assembly from 1953 to 1954, the first woman appointed to the post.

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On Monday, April 24, at 5pm, in Sill Boardroom, join Dr. Gomez-Aiza and a panel of guest speakers for a discussion on indigenous rights and about the ways indigeneity has been appropriated and could be reclaimed. The event will run from 5pm to 7pm. See the Arch for more info.

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Congrats to Elijah Weaver '25, International Politics and Peace Studies with a minor in Chinese Studies, on becoming a Boren Scholar! Elijah will study Mandarin-Chinese at Shih Hsin University in Taipei, Taiwan, as part of the program's effort to bridge cultures and countries.

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In preparation for Earth Day, this week's #WednesdayWisdom is by environmental activist, Greta Thunberg. Thunberg is known for her blunt speeches in which she boldly criticizes world leaders for their failure to take sufficient action to address the climate crisis.

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Juniata faculty and staff hosted students for the Night of a Thousand Dinners. This year, the event proceeds benefitted the Huntingdon House. A big thank you to our hosts, and to Melanie Thorn and the PAX-O club for organizing the event and reigniting a beloved Juniata tradition!

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Dr. Sheldon Himelfarb will present Misinformation: The Greatest Threat to Peacebuilding, Today Wednesday, April 12th between 7:30pm and 9:00pm in Sill Boardroom.
See the Arch for a Zoom link and to learn more.

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Today is the anniversary of the beginning of the Rwandan Genocide, which occurred between April 7 and July 15, 1994. 800,000 members of the Tutsi, Hutu, and Twa ethnic groups were killed by Hutu militias. PACS and ESS held a study abroad program in Rwanda, the last in 2019.

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We filmed an informational video introducing the opportunities, possible POEs, and interdisciplinary faculty of the Peace and Conflict Studies department at Juniata College. The video will be out next week, so be on the lookout! Thank you to Cole Handerhan for his help!

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Thank you @juniatapacs for your donation to PeaceCon 2023! We're deeply grateful for your commitment to uniting for peace. It's needed now more than ever!

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This week's #WednesdayWisdom is by Alsatian-German theologian, physician, organist, and doctor in equatorial Africa, Albert Schweitzer. He received the 1952 Nobel Prize for Peace for his work in medicine in Lambaréné, Africa, where he founded a hospital that remains open today.

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Yesterday was Cesar Chavez Day, a holiday that celebrates the legacy of the civil rights and labor movement activist Cesar Chavez. Chavez co-founded the United Farm Workers union to campaign for safe working conditions, reasonable wages, decent housing, and outlawing child labor

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Ticket sales for Night of a Thousand Dinners will be held from March 27th- April 7th, or until sold out, in Ellis Lobby. Buy your ticket to eat dinner at your selected professor/staff member’s house! Most dinners will be held on April 15th at 6:00 pm. See the Arch for more info!

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Dr. Zia Haque presented the Baker Institute to the Huntingdon Rotary Club. The same day, Founding Director of the Baker Institute, Reverend Dr. Andrew Murray, was awarded the Paul Harris Fellowship for his contribution to peace in the Huntingdon community.

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Yesterday was World Water Day, a day to raise awareness and push for change to solve the water and sanitation crisis. Limited access to clean water undermines progress on all major global issues- health, hunger, gender equality, employment, education, industry, and peace.