Peace & Justice Studies Association Conference

[Peace And Conflict Studies]

PJSA is a non-profit organization formed in 2001. It is a professional association for scholars in the field of peace and conflict resolution studies. It is also the North American affiliate of the International Peace Research Association.

PJSA holds an annual conference for academics, activists and practitioners. This year, the PJSA Conference 2013 is co-hosted by Global Studies from Wilfrid Laurier University (WLU) and Peace and Conflict Studies from Conrad Grebel University College (Grebel). The conference starts on Thursday Oct 17th, 8:00 pm, ends on Saturday Oct 19th, 7:00pm, and takes place mainly at WLU and a portion of the Student Conference takes place at Grebel.

A student conference also runs alongside the main academic conference this year, and will cover a wide range of themes and topics: disarmament, global health, international development, innovation, human rights, restorative justice, youth environmental and peace activism, Aboriginal affairs, conflicts, etc.



The academic conference mainly targets academics and graduate students, while the student conference targets undergraduate and senior high school students. It is a three-day conference with lots of great opportunities to offer:

*         8 featured student conference speakers,
Jody Williams (Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, International Campaign to Ban Landmines),
Sylvia McAdam (Co-founder of Idle No More),
James Orbinski (former President of Doctors Without Borders) ,
Rhoda Howard-Hassmann (Canada Research Chair in International Human Rights at Wilfrid Laurier University),
George Roter (Co-founder and CEO of Engineers Without Borders),
Brigette DePape (Youth Environmental and Peace Activist),
Emmanuel Jal (Former child solider; Hip-hop Artist and Peace Activist),

Shannon Moroney (Author and Restorative Justice Advocate)

*         Admission to Hip-hop artist Emmanuel Jal's concert

*         Two complementary meals

*         Transportation between WLU and Grebel

*         Breakout sessions and workshops led by Engineers Without Borders (UW), the Diversity and Equity Office (WLU), the Aboriginal Student Centre (WLU) and more

*         Networking opportunities
There is a $60 registration fee, which covers all of the above. The following is the registration information for the PJSA Student Conference.

Step 1: Register online through our registration form here<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1OllZYJ846-c2Rbs1SteMb6vXTnHxs2HaZm34fpf9pZQ/viewform>.(Can be found through our Facebook page)



Step 2: Pay your $60.00 conference fee in the main office at Conrad Grebel University College, the Concourse at Wilfrid Laurier University or by mailing a cheque. Students must PAY in advance by October 4th to reserve their spots.

If paying by cheque: Make cheques payable to Wilfrid Laurier University, with "PJSA 2013 Student Conference Registration" in the cheque's memo line, and send to the following address:

Timothy Donais, Chair

Department of Global Studies

Wilfrid Laurier University

75 University Ave. W.

Waterloo, ON

N2L 3C5



Step 3: On the first day of the conference, register at the Concourse (Wilfrid Laurier University) and you'll receive your Conference Package and Wristband.


If your students have any questions or concerns, please direct them to our:
Facebook page:                   https://www.facebook.com/pjsasc
Twitter:                                   https://twitter.com/PJSA2013SC
PJSA Official Website:       http://www.peacejusticestudies.org/
Email:                                       pjsa2013 at gmail.com<mailto:pjsa2013 at gmail.com>





Tingting Zhu

Special Projects Coordinator
Peace and Conflict Studies
Conrad Grebel University College,
University of Waterloo

Phone: 519-885-0220 ext 24291
Email:    pacs at uwaterloo.ca

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