Winter 2012

PEACE AND CONFLICT DISCUSSION GROUP SERIES
at
THE LIVONIA CIVIC CENTER LIBRARY – ROOM A
32777 Five Mile Road – Livonia, MI 48154
734-466-2490

This discussion group focuses on issues related to multiple perspectives of peace and conflict. Works of nonfiction will be presented through different media types. It is FREE to the public. Suzanne Kaplan, Schoolcraft College Professor Emeritus, who has published in professional journals as well as in Discover Magazine and poetry in The Responsible Arts, will lead the discussions.


SCHEDULE:

Thursday, January 26, 2012, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Waltz with Bashir: This 2008 film is an animated autobiography
of the 1982 war in Lebanon, written and directed by Ari Folman.
Discussion Topic: WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR WAR?

Thursday, February 23, 2012, 7-8:30 p.m.
On Killing: Author Lt. Col. Dave Grossman was nominated for the
Pulitzer Prize. His book is required reading for the FBI academy
and is recommended reading for the U.S. Marine Corps and many
colleges. Grossman is the world’s foremost expert on human aggression.
Discussion Topic: HOW DOES AN INDIVIDUAL LIVE WITH THE
KNOWLEDGE OF KNOWING HOW TO KILL AND HAVING KILLED?

Thursday, March 29, 2012, 7-8:30 p.m.
End of War: Capt. Paul K. Chappell, a West Pointe Graduate who served
seven years in the U.S.Army, gives us a crucial look at war and peace through
his military experience in Iraq.
Discussion Topic: WHY DOES HUMAN AGGRESSION EXIST?



TO REGISTER: www.citizensforpeace11.blogspot.com (under current events),
email: rdoyle@cheerful.com, or by phone: 248-476-0791. SPACE IS LIMITED.

Ø Please check out book titles at least one-month prior to the discussion
and bring your own snacks, as no food will be provided.

Further readings about peace and conflict can be obtained from the Peace Collection on the 2nd floor of the Livonia Civic Center Library.


Sponsored by the Citizens for Peace
www.citizensforpeace11.blogspot.com