Friends of Peace Studies

About Peace Studies

Program Funding

Friends of Peace Studies

Friends of Peace Studies Board

Friends of Peace Studies
Advisory Committee

Faculty Committee

The Friends of Peace Studies support the University of Missouri-Columbia Peace Studies Program in its effort to reduce deadly conflict and promote justice at all levels of life, from the personal to the global. The Friends promote peace education, research and action through

  • financial contributions and fund-raising campaigns
  • funding and promotion of Peace Perspectives lectures and performances by recognized leaders and educators
  • structured and informal dialogues for peace
  • presentations to classes and community organizations
  • cooperation with the Peace Studies Faculty Committee

Programs

Faith and Education Collaborative

With the support and participation of members of the Gertrude Marshall Society, representatives of faith communities and the educational establishments of central Missouri build a culture of peace in Columbia and Missouri. One of the fruits of these efforts is the Listening Circle Program, which meets periodically to seek an understanding and appreciation of participants' beliefs and perspectives by listening carefully and non-judgmentally to ideas and feelings on sensitive and controversial topics.

Peace Perspectives Lectures

This annual lecture brings speakers of recognized leadership in the area of peace studies. Noam Chomsky presented the 2006 Peace Perspectives Lecture.

Lifetime Achievement in Peacemaking Awards

2007
Liz Schmidt and Russ Breyfogle

2004
Rev. John Baker and Bill Clark

2003
Herb Sauer

2002
Mark Haim

2001
Liz Berrigan and Steve Jacobs

2000
Thomas Gumbleton, Uel Blank and Charles L. Atkins

1997
Paul Simon

1996
Gertrude Marshall and Barbara Ehrenreich