Event to celebrate PJ Center's 10th Birthday
An international peace journalism symposium is being held on Wednesday, 2 March to celebrate the center's 10th birthday. The event, featuring experts from five continents, is being held via zoom. 

The symposium will mark the Center for Global Peace Journalism 10th anniversary by looking back on the Center’s accomplishments, and ahead to the future of peace journalism with leading experts from around the world. The complete program is below.

You can access the event at https://park.zoom.us/j/93231286343. No password is required.

The live 90 minute event will begin at 10am US Central Time (Kansas City/Chicago). This is 11am Eastern time (New York, Washington).

Everyone is invited! Please spread the word!

Center for Global Peace Journalism 10th Anniversary Symposium
Wednesday, March 2, 2022
10:00am-11:30am US Central time, on Zoom

 https://park.zoom.us/j/93231286343 No password required

(11:00am US Eastern time; 9:30pm India; 9:00pm Pakistan; 6:00pm Lebanon; 4:00pm Mali and Northern Ireland; 10:00am Zacatecas, Mexico; 3:00am Australia)

Program
10:00
Welcome—Shane Smeed, President, Park University

10:05
Celebrating the Center for Global Peace Journalism—Steven Youngblood, Founding Director, Center for Global Peace Journalism

10:10
Keynote address-Dr. Jake Lynch-University of Sydney
“25 Years of Peace Journalism”

10:20
Panel—Peace Journalism Around the World
Each panelist will present for 5 minutes, followed by a moderated discussion

Lebanon-Vanessa Bassil
India and Pakistan—Lubna Jerar, Pratyush Ranjan
Uganda—Gloria Laker
Cameroon--Rose Obah Akah
Mexico—Cristina Avila Zesatti
Northern Ireland—Una Murphy

11:10
Concluding address-Kathryn Johnston, VIEW digital, Northern Ireland
“Reaching the Future Through the Past”

11:20
Q and A

11:25
Closing remarks—Lynch/Youngblood