Peaceful alternatives sought this week

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By Julia Hall

Staff Reporter

While bombs drop on Afghanistan, the Peace Studies Department is encouraging students to give peace a chance this week. “2001- A Peace Odyssey” is the theme for the University of Maine’s seventh annual Peace Week, sponsored by the Peace Studies department. Barbara Blazej, director of UMaine Peace Studies, said the activities of the week will help to bring peace issues to the forefront.

“It offers information and a different way of looking at things,” Blazej said.

The events of the week will center on Paul Rogat Loeb, an associated scholar at the Center for Ethical Leadership. Loeb will be presenting the keynote presentation Monday, Oct. 22, at 7 p.m at the Maine Center for the Arts. Loeb, the author of “Soul of a Citizen: Living with Conviction in a Cynical Time,” will focus on how students can get involved in their communities and how getting involved can give people a sense of connection and purpose.

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