California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) faculty and students who have been active in plans to turn a long-contaminated parcel of land in unincorporated Los Angeles County into a neighborhood park are celebrating. In November, Margaret Manning, lecturer in the Negotiation, Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding Program, joined CSUDH students, local residents, neighborhood activists, and industry and civic leaders for a groundbreaking ceremony for Wishing Tree Park. The park will be built on land that for more than two decades has been under environmental supervision as an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Superfund Site. “Over here on the north side there were open pits ... Read More
Conflict Resolution
Labor, Social, and Environmental Justice Fair Connects Students with Activists
Students, faculty, labor and community organizations from across the greater Los Angeles area will come together to celebrate the Ninth Annual Labor, Social and Environmental Justice Fair hosted by the California State University Dominguez Hills Labor and Social Justice Club and Labor Studies Program from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, April 25. The day-long fair is designed to connect students and members of the community with local unions and community organizations that are doing social justice work, while enjoying art, music, dance and theater. “We’re proud to be sponsored by unions, student government and individual donations. We’re overjoyed to have the participation of over 40 ... Read More
CSU Dominguez Hills Cyber Conference Connects Peace Builders from Around Globe
The California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) Program on Negotiation, Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding presents the 7th Annual International Cyber Conference on Dispute Resolution: A Global Conversation on the State and Practice of Dispute Resolution, Wednesday, April 12 from noon to 2:30 p.m. in the CSUDH University Theatre and online. The Cyber Conference was developed by NCRP Director Brian Jarrett to bring practitioners, students, professors, researchers, politicians, police, and community stakeholders together from around the globe for a virtual town-hall discussion on such topics as restorative justice, mediation, arbitration, indigenous peacemaking, and global peace ... Read More
Terrorism Expert Mark Juergensmeyer: ‘Tolerance and Violence in the Mind of God’
Mark Juergensmeyer, author of the book “Terror in the Mind of God: The Global Rise of Religious Violence” discussed his research on “religious terrorism” Feb. 7 to launch CSU Dominguez Hills’ (CSUDH) semester-long speaker series “Tolerance and Violence in the Mind of God.” Juergensmeyer, a professor of sociology and director of global and international studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, is an expert in religious violence, conflict resolution, and the author of 22 books. His and other’s work served as inspiration for CSUDH’s speaker series, which explores the connection between religion and violence, solidarity, peacebuilding, and combating terrorism. “The rise of ... Read More
Religious Violence Expert Mark Juergensmeyer to Begin CSU Dominguez Hills’ Semester-Long Speaker Series ‘Tolerance and Violence in the Mind of God’
“Tolerance and Violence in the Mind of God,” California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) semester-long speaker series exploring the connection between religion and violence, solidarity, peacebuilding, and combating terrorism, kicks off Feb. 7 with professor and author Mark Juergensmeyer. Juergensmeyer is a professor of sociology and director of global and international studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. An expert in religious violence, conflict resolution and South Asian religion and politics, Juergensmeyer is the author of 22 books including, “Terror in the Mind of God: The Global Rise of Religious Violence” (University of California Press, fourth edition ... Read More
