
The University of New Mexico
NEWS RELEASE
Contact: Laurie Mellas, 277-5915
March 16, 2006
UNM to host Peace and Justice Fair
The University of New Mexico will host the 2nd Annual Peace and Justice Fair featuring more than 50 exhibits and several panel discussions and performances Wednesday, March 29, from noon to 10 p.m. in the Student Union Building ballrooms.
Students Organizing Action for Peace (S.O.A.P.) and the UNM Peace Studies Program sponsor the free event. Nearly a dozen on and off-campus groups are co-sponsors, including UNM International Programs and the Albuquerque Center for Peace and Justice.
“We've had a nice show of support and solidarity from the community,” said Peace Studies Director Jenny Moore, UNM professor of law and associate dean.
This year's theme is "Question Violence: Wage Peace.” A 1 p.m. panel discussion will focus on students integrating a commitment to social justice with life in the classroom. At 3 p.m., panelists Martin Brennan, UNM ambassador-in-residence, Matthew Henderson, ACORN New Mexico organizer and William Kyser of the Albuquerque Living Wage Campaign, and others, will discuss careers in peacemaking.
At 6 p.m., veterans from the Iraq war and service men and women yet to be called to active duty will speak.
Veterans for Peace will have an installation near the duck pond. Evening entertainment includes performances by local folk/pop band Buddha Betties and the Side Street Strut Swing Sextet.
For more information, contact Desi Brown at desib@unm.edu.
The University of New Mexico is the state's largest university, serving more than 32,000 students. UNM is home to the state's only schools of law, medicine, pharmacy and architecture and operates New Mexico's only academic health center. UNM is noted for comprehensive undergraduate programs and research that benefits the state and the nation.
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