Center for Civic Engagement
International Scene Lecture Series
- Fall 2019 Lecture Series
Hofstra’s Departments of Economics, History and Sociology
in cooperation with The Center for Civic Engagement, Institute for Peace Studies, Long Island Teachers for Human Rights, The Cultural Center and the Long Island Alliance for Peaceful Alternatives present:INTERNATIONAL SCENE LECTURE SERIES – Fall 2019
Thursday, Sept. 19, 12:50-2:10 pm: “Prospects for Peace: Ending Forever Wars” featuring Major Daniel Sjursen, a U.S. Army strategist and former history instructor at West Point who served in Afghanistan and Iraq. He will discuss U.S. wars in the 21st century, share his prospects for peace, and discuss how citizens can mobilize to end such conflicts.
Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theater, Axinn Library, First Floor, South Campus
Admission is free and open to the public.
Co-Sponsors: Peace Action Matters at Hofstra & Honors College
Series Co-Directors: Dr. Carolyn Eisenberg, Dr. Linda Longmire and Prof. Martin Melkonian
For further information, contact Martin Melkonian at (516) 463-5595 - Spring 2019 Lecture Series
Hofstra’s Departments of Economics, History and Sociology
in cooperation with The Center for Civic Engagement, Institute for Peace Studies, Long Island Teachers for Human Rights, The Cultural Center and the Long Island Alliance for Peaceful Alternatives Present:INTERNATIONAL SCENE LECTURE SERIES – Spring 2019
Thursday, February 14, 12:50-2:10 pm: “Prospects for Ending Conflicts in the Middle East” featuring Phyllis Bennis, director of the New Internationalist Project at the Institute for Policy Studies.
Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theater, Axinn Library, First Floor, South Campus
Tuesday March 26, 12:50-2:10 pm: “War and the Green Economy” with Medea Benjamin, author, co-founder of CODE PINK.
Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theater, Axinn Library, First Floor, South Campus
Admission is free and open to the public.
Co-Sponsors: Peace Action Matters at Hofstra & Honors College
Series Co-Directors: Dr. Carolyn Eisenberg, Dr. Linda Longmire and Prof. Martin Melkonian
For further information, contact Martin Melkonian at (516) 463-5595 - Fall 2018 Lecture Series
Hofstra’s Departments of Economics, History and Sociology
in cooperation with The Center for Civic Engagement, Institute for Peace Studies, Long Island Teachers for Human Rights, The Cultural Center and the Long Island Alliance for Peaceful Alternatives present:INTERNATIONAL SCENE LECTURE SERIES – Fall 2018
Tuesday October 25, 12:50pm-2:10pm: “U.S. Foreign Policy & the 2018 Election: The Challenge of Iran” with Trita Parsi, founder of National Iranian American Council, author of Losing an Enemy: Obama’s Iran & the Triumph of Diplomacy, and media commentator, PBS Newshour, BBC, CNN, The New York Times.
Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theater, Axinn Library, First Floor, South Campus
Admission is free and open to the public.
Co-Sponsors: Peace Action Matters at Hofstra & Honors College
Series Co-Directors: Dr. Carolyn Eisenberg, Dr. Linda Longmire and Prof. Martin Melkonian
For further information, contact Martin Melkonian at (516) 463-5595 - Fall 2017 Lecture Series
Hofstra University’s Departments of Economics, History, and Sociology,
in cooperation with Hofstra’s Center for Civic Engagement, Institute for Peace Studies, Peace Action Matters, and Hofstra Cultural Center; Long Island Teachers for Human Rights; and the Long Island Alliance for Peaceful Alternatives present:INTERNATIONAL SCENE LECTURE SERIES – Fall 2017
Tuesday September 26, 2017, 12:45-2:10 p.m.: War, Trump and the Media featuring speaker Norman Solomon, writer, activist, media critic, and founder of Institute for Public Accuracy
Location: Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theater, Axinn Library, First Floor, South Campus
Thursday, October 5, 2017, 4:30-6 p.m.: Pursuing Peace: The Role of Civil Society featuring speaker Phyllis Bennis, director of the New Internationalist Project at the Institute for Policy Studies.
Location: Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theater, Axinn Library, First Floor, South Campus
Following the lecture, join us for the annual Gandhi Commemoration on Nonviolence, as well as for a reception celebrating the inauguration of the Center for Civic Engagement’s Institute for Peace Studies at Hofstra University, Student Center Multipurpose Room, 6-8 pm, featuring keynote speaker Rev. Mark Lukens, Chair, The Interfaith Alliance LI. Other speakers include CCE directors, Peace Fellows, community activists, and Hofstra faculty. RSVP to IPS@hofstra.edu.
Admission is free and open to the public.
Series Co-Directors: Dr. Carolyn Eisenberg, Dr. Linda Longmire and Prof. Martin Melkonian
For information, contact Prof. Melkonian at (516)-463-5595.
- Spring 2017 Lecture Series
Hofstra University's Departments of Economics, History and Sociology
in cooperation with The Center for Civic Engagement
Long Island Teachers for Human Rights and the Long Island Alliance for Peaceful Alternatives present:INTERNATIONAL SCENE LECTURE SERIES – Spring 2017
A Citizen's Guide to U.S. Foreign and Economic Policies
All lectures are from 12:45-2:10 p.m. in the Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theater, Axinn Library, First Floor, South Campus.
Free and open to the public.Tuesday February 14: "The U.S.-Russian Relationship and Challenges Ahead" with Daniel Lazare, journalist and author of The Frozen Republic
Thursday, March 2: "What the 2016 Election Means for Our Jobs" with Dean Baker, author, economist and co-founder of the Center for Economic and Policy Research (Lecture sponsored by Hofstra's Center for the Study of Labor and Democracy.)
Tuesday March 28: "Citizens' Responses to President Trump's Policies" with Medea Benjamin, writer, activist and co-founder of Code Pink, a grassroots organization aimed at ending U.S. wars and militarism.
Series Co-Directors: Dr. Carolyn Eisenberg, Dr. Linda Longmire and Prof. Martin Melkonian
For information, contact Prof. Melkonian at (516)-463-5595 or Martin.Melkonian[at]hofstra.edu
- Spring 2016 Lecture Series
Hofstra University's Department of Economics, History and Sociology
in cooperation with The Center for Civic Engagement
Long Island Teachers for Human Rights and the Long Islnad Alliance for Peaceful Alternatives Present:INTERNATIONAL SCENE LECTURE SERIES
Foreign Policy Challenges in the 2016 ElectionsThe Iraq War: A Veterans Perspective
Speaker: Matt Howard
Co-director, Iraq Veterans Against the WarWednesday, February 10th, 2016, 2:45-4:15 p.m.
Refugee Crisis: What can be done?
Speaker: David Wildman
Author, Executive Secretary for Human Rights, United Methodist ChurchTuesday, March 1st, 2016, 2:20-3:45 p.m.
Civil War in Syria: Is there a way out?
Speaker: Patrick Lawrence
Writer and Columnist, Salon.com, The New Yorker
Wednesday, March 9th, 2016, 2:45pm - 4:15 pm
LECTURES AT GUTHART CULTURAL CENTER THEATRE, AXINN LIBRARY
Question-and-answer period to follow each lecture
Admission is free and open to the public.
Series Co-Directors: Dr. Carolyn Eisenberg, Dr. Linda Longmire and Prof. Martin Melkonian
For information: (516)-463-5595
- Fall 2015 Lecture Series
Hofstra’s Departments of Economics, History and Sociology
in cooperation with
The Center for Civic Engagement,
Long Island Teachers for Human Rights, and the
The Long Island Alliance for Peaceful Alternatives
present:International Scene Lecture Series: Challenges to U.S. Foreign Policy
American Reckoning: The Vietnam War and Our National IdentitySpeaker: Chris Appy, Professor of History, University of Massachusetts
Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015, 12:40 – 2:10 PM
Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theater, Axinn Library, South Campus
Understanding Isis and the New Global War on TerrorSpeaker: Phyllis Bennis, Fellow and Director of the New Internationalism Project, Institute for Policy Studies
Thursday, Oct. 15, 2015, 12:40 – 2:10 PM,
Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theater, Axinn Library, South Campus
Both lectures are free and open to the public, and feature a Q&A session.
Series Co-Directors:
Dr. Carolyn Eisenberg
Dr. Linda Longmire
Prof. Martin MelkonianFor more information, please contact Prof. Melkonian at 516-463-5595.
- Spring 2015 Lecture Series
HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
and
INTERNATIONAL SCENE LECTURE SERIES
present:What Kind of America: Urgent Domestic and Foreign Policy Challenges
FIFTY YEARS AFTER SELMA:
What Would Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X Say About Race Matters Today?Speaker: LES PAYNE
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and former Newsday columnist; currently working on biography of Malcolm XWednesday, February 11, 2015, 2:55-4:20 p.m.
Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theater, Axinn Library, First Floor, South CampusPresented in collaboration with the Hofstra Cultural Center; Hofstra Office of the Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs; Hofstra Departments of Economics, History and Sociology; LI Teachers for Human Rights; Greater Uniondale Area Action Coalition; Peace Fellows Program; and Long Island Alliance for Peaceful Alternatives
AMERICA'S BORDER CRISIS:
How Immigration Became IllegalSpeaker: AVIVA CHOMSKY
Professor of History and Coordinator of Latin American, Latino and Caribbean Studies, Salem State UniversityMonday, March 2, 2015, 2:55-4:20 p.m.
Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theater, Axinn Library, First Floor, South CampusCo-sponsored by the Hofstra University Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program.
GLOBALIZATION DAY
An interdisciplinary all-day event featuring panels, workshops, screenings, and performances examining the challenges of globalization.
Wednesday, March 11
Various locations, South Campus
EARTH DAY
The Center for Civic Engagement , in collaboration with Students for a Greener Hofstra, presents its annual Earth Day commemoration, with an array of events promoting environmental awareness, sustainability, and green living.
Wednesday, April 22
Various locations, South Campus
Admission is free and open to the public.
International Scene Lecture Series Co-Directors: Professors Martin Melkonian, Linda Longmire and Carolyn Eisenberg
For more information, contact Professor Martin Melkonian, Department of Economics, at 516-463-5595 or Martin.Melkonian@hofstra.edu.
- Spring 2014
Hofstra's Departments of Economics, History and Sociology
in cooperation with
The Center for Civic Engagement
Long Island Teachers for Human Rights and the
The Long Island Alliance for Peaceful Alternatives Present:International Scene Lecture Series
A Citizens Guide to U.S. Foreign and Economic PoliciesSPYING ON DEMOCRACY
Government Surveillance, Corporate Power and Public Resistance
with
Heidi Boghosian
Executive Director, National Lawyers GuildWednesday, February 19th 2014 11:15a.m.
Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theatre
Axinn Library
Rethinking Keynes:
A 'New' Approach to Joblessness
with
Pavlina Tcherneva
Professor of Economics
Bard CollegeWednesday, March 5th 2014 11:15a.m. - 12:30p.m.
Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theatre
Axinn Library
The Changing Face of Empire
The Use of Drones and Special Forces
with
Nick TurseWednesday, March 12th 2014 12:50a.m. - 1:45p.m.
105 Breslin Hall
Series Co-Directors:
Dr. Carolyn Eisenberg
Dr. Linda Longmire
Prof. Martin MelkonianFor further information:
Department of Economics (516) 463-5595 - Spring 2013
The Center for Civic Engagement at Hofstra University is proud to be working with the Departments of Economics, History and Sociology The Long Island Teachers for Human Rights, The Hofstra Cultural Center and The Long Island Alliance for Peaceful Alternatives in presenting:
International Scene Lectures
presents
Foreign Policy Challenges in Obama's Second Term
Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013
11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m.,
246 East Library Wing,
Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library,
South Campus.U.S. Policy: Human Rights, International Law and the Role of Citizen Activism
Speaker: Medea Benjamin, Founding Director, Global Exchange Wednesday, March 6, 2013
11:15a.m.-12:30p.m.,
Leo A. Guthart Theater
Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library,
South Campus
National Insecurity: the Cost of American Militarism
Speaker: Melvin A. Goodman, Director, National Security Project, Center for International Policy
Commentators: Howard B. Dean III and Edward J. RollinsSenior Presidential Fellows, Peter S. Kalikow Center for the Study of the American Presidency, Hofstra University
Co-sponsored by the Peter S. Kalikow Center for the Study of the American Presidency
Monday, March 11, 2013
3-4:30 p.m.,
117 Berliner Hall,
California Avenue
South Campus
U.S. As Middle East Peace-keeper?
Speaker: Rashid Khalidi, Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies and Director, Middle East Institute, Columbia University
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
3-4:30 p.m.,
117 Berliner Hall,
California Avenue,
South Campus
The U.S. and Pakistan: Friends or Foes?
Speaker: Bernard Alter, Career Foreign Service Officer , U.S. Department of State
All lectures are free and open to the public. For more information call: 516-463-5595.
Question-and-Answer period to follow each lecture: ADMISSION IS FREESeries Co-Directors:
Dr. Carolyn Eisenberg
Dr. Linda Longmire
Prof. Martin MelkonianFor further information:
(516) 463-5595 - Fall 2012
Election 2012: A Citizens Guide to U.S. Foreign and Economic Policies
Thursday, September 27, 2012
11:15am-12:30pm
Leo A. Guthart Theater
Axinn LibraryThe New Face of Warfare: Drones, Special Ops, Cyber Attacks
JEREMY SCAHILL
Award winning investigative journalist, The Nation
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
7:00pm-9:00pm
Adams Playhouse, South Campus
Making Abolishing Poverty a Priority in the Presidential Election
CORNEL WEST
Co-author, The Rich and the Rest of Us: A Poverty ManifestoA live viewing of the first scheduled presidential debate to follow, 9-11 p.m.
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
11:10am-12:35pm
Leo A. Guthart Theater
Axinn LibraryThe Foreign Policy Debate in 2012 Election
MICHAEL COHEN
Policy Analyst, The Century Foundation
CAROLYN EISENBERG
Prof. of History, Hofstra University