Past Event
6 through 8 April 2009
Lewis & Clark hosts leading intellectuals and advocates during a three-day symposium, welcoming members of the campus community as well as the greater Portland community to an exciting, informative, and dynamic series of discussions. This year’s symposium is titled “A World of Warfare: Dynamics of Conflict in the 21st Century.” Topics include the privatization of security forces, the notion of preemptive war, and the efficacy of embedded journalists, just to name a few. Each session includes time for audience questions.
WHERE: Templeton Campus Center, Council Chamber
COST: Free
CONTACT: Amy Timmins, Administrative Coordinator, 503-768-7630
Past Event
Monday, 30 March 2009, 3:30 p.m.
The East Asian Studies Program and departments of International Affairs, History, and Sociology/Anthropology will co-sponsor the following presentation: “The Work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, South Korea: Uncovering the Hidden History of the Korean War”
Guest lecturers will include Dong-Choon Kim, Professor, Department of Sociology, SungKongHoe University, and Standing commissioner, Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Republic of Korea, and Hee Kyung Sub, Ph.D., Investigator, Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Republic of Korea.
In response to petitions to bereaved families, the South Korean National Assembly established an independent Truth and Reconciliation Commission in 2005 to investigate charges that unarmed civilians and political prisoners were massacred before and during the Korean War. The U.S. and the current south Korean governments have been reluctant to fully acknowledge the findings of the Commission because the evidence unearthed raises doubts about the official narrative of the Korean War. The two speakers will discuss the major findings of the Commission, the investigative process with reference to specific cases, and future challenges facing the Commission’s truth and reconciliation work.
The event will be held in Albany Quadrangle Smith Hall. If you have questions, please contact Marty Hart-Landsberg, professor of economics, 503 768-7624.
Past Event
Monday, 7 April 2008, 7:30 p.m.
Given the recent outcry over the atrocities of genocide and intrastate violence, there has a been a clear push to resolve human security crises even when they do not threaten international peace. Policy-makers are thus left with a choice of whether national or global interests should take priority in addressing these concerns.
Join Ambassador John Bolton and Ambassador Robert Krueger for a point-counterpoint discussion in a session titled “UNtangling Interests: Questioning the Motivation for Humanitarian Intervention.”
Past Event
7 through 9 April 2008
Lewis & Clark hosts leading intellectuals and advocates during a three-day symposium, welcoming members of the campus community as well as the greater Portland community to an exciting, informative, and dynamic series of discussions. This year’s symposium is titled “Where People Matter: Navigating the Labyrinth of Human Security.” Topics include human trafficking, the environment, food security, and humanitarian intervention, just to name a few. Each session includes time for audience questions.
