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 – Dan Bena, Director of Sustainable Development, PepsiCo, “Helping People, Planet and Economy…it Matters,” Thomas Burke Lounge, Spellman Hall
Tuesday, November 10
- 6:30 pm – “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), Endzone, LaPenta Student Union
Thursday, November 12
- 12 noon – “Ultimate Money Skills: College,” Sarah Ashpaw of Monster’s Making it Count Program, Endzone, LaPenta Student Union
Sunday, November 15
- 7:00 pm – Kick-Off Liturgy, Arrigoni Center
Monday, November 16
- 6:30 pm – “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, Endzone, LaPenta Student Union
Tuesday, November 17
- 4:30 pm – “Edmund Rice: the Ethical Businessman,” Friends of Edmund Series, Blessed Edmund Rice Chapel, Br. Ed Pigott, CFC, to conduct service
- 7:00 pm – “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) Thomas Burke Lounge, Spellman Hall
Wednesday, November 18 Faculty/Staff Teach-In, Ryan Lecture Hall
- 9:30am Dr. Jack Breslin, “The Media on the Economy: Fact or Fable?”
- 11:00am Dr. Teresa Delgado, “When Christianity Meets Capitalism: The Social Gospel and Prosperity Gospel”
- 12:30pm Social Work Seniors, “Climate Crisis: We Want Action Now!”
- 2pm Honorable Ron Tocci, “The College Calculation: Is the Dream Still Possible?” Pi Sigma Alpha and Political Science Department
- 3:30pm Social Work Seniors, “Recession?! What Recession? Facts vs. Media”
- 5pm Dr. Robert Lacey, “Whither Horatio Alger? The Myth of Social Mobility in America”
- 6:30pm 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 contact the Office of Public Relations at (914)637-2726.
Thursday, November 19
- 12 noon – Conversation about…Series, “Does Class still Matter? A Conversation about the American Dream,” Student Development Diversity Committee, Endzone, LaPenta Student Union
- 8:00 pm – “No Exit,” performance by Department of Fine and Performing Arts, directed by Thomas Donnarumma, with discussion following, Doorley Theatre
Friday, November 20
- 11am – 1:00 pm – “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, Endzone LaPenta Student Union
Monday, November 23
- 12-4 pm – “A Thread of Hope,” Fair Trade crafts sale, sponsored by Social Work Club, LaPenta Student Union Lobby
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.