Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Edison Brings Peace Week Events to Campus

The Edison English Department will be hosting a week of peace-focused events in conjunction with the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. The events, which will be held at Edison’s Piqua Campus, are free and open to all students, faculty, staff, and the community. The week’s events include:

  • Film Invisible Children screening and discussion–Monday, October 28 at 12:00 p.m. in Room 455.
  • Poets Reading for Peace–Tuesday, October 29 at 10:30 a.m. in the Hub.
  • Guest speaker Rick Polhamus–“How You Can Be a Peace Keeper”–Wednesday, October 30 at 7:30 a.m. in Room 443A. As a member of the Christian Peace Keepers, a group dedicated to “embracing diversity of the human family and living justly and peaceably with all creation,” Polhamus has worked for peace in places like Israel and Palestine, Mexico, and Iraq.
  • The Diversity Book Club will hold a Brown–Bag Lunch Discussion of “Far From the Tree” by Andrew Soloman–Wednesday, October 30 at 12:00 p.m. in room 2 of the Library.
  • Dramatic readings from the 2013 winners of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize and announcement of Edison Peace Essay contest winners–Thursday, October 31 at 9:00 a.m. in the Hub.
  • Presentation by local filmmaker Thomas Girvin about the media’s influence and our concept of peace–Thursday, October 31 at 11:00 a.m. in the Hub.
  • The 2013 Dayton Literary Peace Prize’s “Talk With the Author Event” featuring Wendell Berry at Sinclair Community College–Sunday, November 3 at 10:00 a.m. Those interested are asked to RSVP to wloudermilk@edisonohio.edu.
  • The 2013 Dayton Literary Peace Prize Awards Ceremony at the Benjamin J. Shuster Center in Dayton–Sunday, November 3 at 5:00 p.m.
  • Presentation by author and Dayton Literary Peace Prize judge Chris Cerf–Monday, November 4 at 11:00 a.m. in the Hub. Cerf played a significant role in the creation and production of the television show Sesame Street, most notably as a regular contributor of music and lyrics. Currently, Cerf serves as Executive Producer and Music & Audio Producer of Between the Lions, the children's literacy series created for PBS. Between the Lions has won the Television Critics’ Award as the nation’s outstanding children’s television program twice and the show has amassed six Emmy Awards. Outside of television, Cerf is known for his work as an author and satirist.
  • A peace-focused, student-created graffiti display can be viewed throughout the week in the art hallway of the West Hall.

Inspired by the 1995 Dayton Peace Accords that ended the war in Bosnia, The Dayton Literary Peace Prize is the only international literary peace prize awarded in the United States. The Prize celebrates the power of literature to promote peace, social justice, and global understanding.


For further information about the week’s events contact William Loudermilk at wloudermilk@edisonohio.edu.

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