UNM to host Peace and Justice Fair

From UNM Today:
The University of New Mexico will host the 2nd Annual Peace and Justice Fair featuring more than 50 exhibits and several panel discussions and performances Wednesday, March 29, from Noon to 10 PM in the Student Union Building ballrooms.

Students Organizing Action for Peace (S.O.A.P.) and the UNM Peace Studies Program sponsor the free event. Nearly a dozen on and off-campus groups are co-sponsors, including UNM International Programs and the Albuquerque Center for Peace and Justice.

“We've had a nice show of support and solidarity from the community,” said Peace Studies Director Jenny Moore, UNM professor of law and associate dean.

This year's theme is "Question Violence: Wage Peace.” A 1 PM panel discussion will focus on students integrating a commitment to social justice with life in the classroom. At 3 PM, panelists Martin Brennan, UNM ambassador-in-residence, Matthew Henderson, ACORN New Mexico organizer and William Kyser of the Albuquerque Living Wage Campaign, and others, will discuss careers in peacemaking.

At 6 PM, veterans from the Iraq war and service men and women yet to be called to active duty will speak.

Veterans for Peace will have an installation near the duck pond. Evening entertainment includes performances by local folk/pop band Buddha Betties and the Side Street Strut Swing Sextet.

For more information contact Desi Brown at: desib@unm.edu.