Peace & Conflict Studies promotes critical thinking about the individual’s role in their community to envision conflict positively. As John Paul Lederach (2003) explains in The Little Book of Conflict Transformation, this process provides an opportunity “for creating constructive change processes that reduce violence and increase justice.” In other words, conflict transformation involves imagining positive futures arising from complex problems in our societies.
Register today for our 10th Annual Spring Symposium!
What’s Peace Got to Do With It?: Transforming Conflicts in Your Relationships, Career, and Community
Austin Community College’s Center for Peace and Conflict Studies has championed the cause of peace and conflict transformation. This symposium is a culmination of years of work, thought leadership, and commitment to the transformation of conflicts in all spheres of life.
Date: April 19, 2024
Location: HLC Presentation Hall
Time: 8:15 AM – 4:30 PM
Register for Symposium
Our Impact/What We Do
Through avenues of academic study, professional development training, community events, service learning, and travel abroad opportunities, the Peace & Conflict Center maintains its commitment to establishing frameworks for nonviolent conflict transformation at the intrapersonal, interpersonal, local, national, and international levels.
Center Events
The Center for Peace & Conflict Studies provides opportunities for active engagement in the community through ongoing events, service learning, and international programs. The Center features lectures, panel discussions, a film series, and cultural events that allow students, faculty and staff, and the broader Austin community the opportunity to engage with topics pertaining to social justice, conflict, and sustainable peace.
Call for Artwork!
This year’s open call asks artists to envision what peace and conflict transformation mean to their relationships, career, and/or local to global community.
This year’s guest juror is Natalie Earhart, co-founder and Editor in Chief of the arts magazine, Almost Real Things.
Deadline: Artwork must be submitted by Wednesday, April 3
CommuniTEA Spring 2024 Series
Join our Trauma-Informed Yoga Therapy from 6-7:30 PM @ RGC
Thursday, April 11th
Thursday. May 9th
Cinema of Conflict & Transformation Screenings
Film 3: “A Hero” Wednesday, April 3, 3:30-6:00 PM (HLC)
What’s Peace Got to Do With It? Transforming Conflicts in Your Relationships, Career, and Community
Save the Date! Friday, April 19, 2024