"Walking Together in Peace," 18th Annual Social Issues Conference - October 1 to 5, 2007

"Walking Together in Peace," 18th Annual Social Issues Conference
October 1st through October 5th, 2007

Thich Nhat Hanh, Buddhist monk author, and activist, is the keynote speaker for the 18th Annual Social Issues Conference and for the Center for Christian Spirituality at the University of San Diego. Thay (teacher), as Thich Nhat Hanh is often called, has spent his life advocating peace and nonviolence. His protest of the Vietnam War compelled Martin Luther King, Jr., to nominate him for the Nobel Peace Prize. He has published over 100 titles of poems, prose and prayers including "Going Home: Jesus and Buddha as Brothers," "Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life," "Living Buddha, Living Christ," and "The Art of Power."

Other conference events include a luncheon talk, "Peace Building: Both Art and/or Science?," by the Rev. William Headley, founding dean of USD's Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies, and "The Climate Crisis: True or False?" by Douglas Burton-Christie, Ph.D., founding editor of Spiritus: Journal of Christian Spirituality.

All workshops will be held on Thursday, October 4th. Faculty are encouraged to bring their classes to the workshops. Most of the conference events are free to the entire USD community: however, registration is required. To register and for a list of conference events, please go to www.sandiego.edu/socialissues <http://www.sandiego.edu/socialissues> or call (619) 260-4798. Campus sponsors include the Associated Students, Center for Community Service Learning, Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice, Ethnic Studies, School of Leadership and Education Sciences, Division of Continuing Education, Catholic Social Thought Committee, and Theology and Religious Studies.