{"id":209,"date":"2012-02-01T09:52:17","date_gmt":"2012-02-01T14:52:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/?p=209"},"modified":"2018-11-15T12:45:41","modified_gmt":"2018-11-15T17:45:41","slug":"peace-lecture-war-nonviolence-21st-century","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/01\/peace-lecture-war-nonviolence-21st-century\/","title":{"rendered":"Peace Lecture: The End of War? Nonviolence in the 21st Century"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 align=\"center\"><strong>&#8220;The End of War?: Nonviolence in the 21<sup>st<\/sup> Century&#8221;<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 align=\"center\"><strong>Nakamoto Peace Lecture<\/strong><br \/>\nGwynne Dyer<\/h2>\n<p><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>7:30 P.M. Thursday, February 2, 2012<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Bowen-Thompson Student Union Theater<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><em>Free and open to the public<\/em><\/p>\n<p>One of the world\u2019s great geopolitical analysts, <strong>Gwynne Dyer<\/strong> has worked as a freelance journalist, columnist, filmmaker, and lecturer on international affairs for over 30 years. His twice-weekly column on international affairs appears in over 40 countries in a variety of newspapers including the <em>Toledo Blade<\/em>.\u00a0\u00a0 His radio and TV documentaries on the subjects of ranging from war to climate change and emerging global culture have aired around the world. \u00a0He has served in three navies, and holds a Ph.D in Military and Middle Eastern History from the University of London.\u00a0 His recent books analyze military and political issues and include <em>War <\/em>(2004), <em>Future: Tense<\/em> (2004), <em>The Mess They Made <\/em>(2007), and <em>Climate Wars <\/em>(revised edition 2010).<\/p>\n<p>This lecture is made possible by a generous donation from Ms. Hiroko Nakamoto, a BGSU alum.\u00a0 It is co-sponsored by the International Relations Organization, the Department of Political Science, and the BGSU Peace and Conflict Studies program.<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Nakamoto is in the process of constructing a peace memorial in her hometown of Hiroshima, Japan.\u00a0 Located near the railway station, her\u201d Gateway to Peace\u201d project promotes peace and seeks to educate young people about the lessons of Hiroshima, which are fast being forgotten.\u00a0 Ms. Nakamoto seeks to inspire young people to build a more peaceful world, so that no one will ever relive what she experienced as a young girl on August 6, 1945.\u00a0 You can learn more about this project at <a href=\"http:\/\/hiroshimagatewaytoworldpeace.org\/New_Site\/\">http:\/\/hiroshimagatewaytoworldpeace.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For additional information, please contact Marc Simon (419-372-7386.<\/p>\n<p>You can download this flyer here:<a href=\"http:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nakamoto-Peace-Lecture-Gwynne-Dyer-2012.doc\"> Nakamoto Peace Lecture Gwynne Dyer 2012<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The End of War?: Nonviolence in the 21st Century&#8221; Nakamoto Peace Lecture Gwynne Dyer 7:30 P.M. 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