Earlham College Peace and Global Studies Program

09/21/2024

Dear PAGS Alumnae/i,

We're getting very excited for the upcoming celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the founding of PAGS!

We have arranged for 3 of the events to be featured on Zoom, for those of you unable to attend in person, and you will find those 3 links below.

Because the Saturday afternoon Tree Dedication for Howard Richards is outside, we cannot feature that on Zoom, but both Earlham's AV Department and the Marketing & Communications team are working hard to try to stream at least portions of that. I'm also hoping that folks present will perhaps take some videos to share.

Can't wait to see you all, either in person or virtually!

Kind Regards,
Jo

1) Friday Afternoon Panel on Palestine (Sept. 27, 4 pm Eastern US)

You are invited to a Zoom webinar.
When: Sep 27, 2024 04:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Topic: Basil Farraj, “Global Palestine: Fortifying Our Collective Struggle against Oppression” and
Hashem Abu Sham'a, "a map without guarantees: on Palestinian imaginaries for liberation"

Please click the link below to join the webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85216849014
Or One tap mobile :
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Or Telephone:
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Webinar ID: 852 1684 9014
International numbers available: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/k7hg0g5TQ

2) Friday Evening Dinner (Sept. 27, 6:30 pm Eastern US):
You are invited to a Zoom webinar.
When: Sep 27, 2024 06:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Topic: Dinner celebrating the 50th Anniversary of PAGS,

Please click the link below to join the webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81958076028
Or One tap mobile :
+13017158592,,81958076028 # US (Washington DC)
+13052241968,,81958076028 # US
Or Telephone:
Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location):
+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)
+1 305 224 1968 US
+1 309 205 3325 US
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)
+1 646 931 3860 US
+1 669 444 9171 US
+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)
+1 689 278 1000 US
+1 719 359 4580 US
+1 253 205 0468 US
+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)
+1 360 209 5623 US
+1 386 347 5053 US
+1 507 473 4847 US
+1 564 217 2000 US
Webinar ID: 819 5807 6028
International numbers available: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/keB3r6y1Bb

3) Saturday Afternoon Panel: "What Can You Do With A PAGS Major?" (Sept. 28, 4 pm Eastern US)

You are invited to a Zoom webinar.
When: Sep 28, 2024 04:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Topic: "What Can You Do With a PAGS Major?"

Please click the link below to join the webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81092134741
Or One tap mobile :
+16469313860,,81092134741 # US
+13017158592,,81092134741 # US (Washington DC)
Or Telephone:
Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location):
+1 646 931 3860 US
+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)
+1 305 224 1968 US
+1 309 205 3325 US
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)
+1 689 278 1000 US
+1 719 359 4580 US
+1 253 205 0468 US
+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)
+1 360 209 5623 US
+1 386 347 5053 US
+1 507 473 4847 US
+1 564 217 2000 US
+1 669 444 9171 US
+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)
Webinar ID: 810 9213 4741
International numbers available: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kbC1H9BQQ2

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08/08/2024

Here is the RSVP for the PAGS 50th Reunion (Sept. 27-28, Earlham campus). Please reply by Aug. 24. Hope to see you there!

Event Address: 801 National Rd. West (Earlham College campus), Richmond, IN 47374 Contact us at (765) 983-1525 or [email protected] Deadline for RSVP: Aug. 24, 2024

06/30/2024

Hello All!

Another reminder of the upcoming celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the founding of PAGS, which will be held on Earlham's campus on Friday, Sept. 27 and Saturday, Sept. 28.

The event will kick off at 4 pm on Friday with a panel on Palestine. Basil Farraj (PAGS Class of 2014), professor at Birzeit University, will present a talk entitled "Global Palestine: Fortifying Our Collective Struggle against Oppression"; and Hashem Abu Sham'a (PAGS Class of 2017), professor at Oxford University, will present a talk entitled "A Map Without Guarantees: On Palestinian Imaginaries for Liberation."

We will have a dinner on Friday evening, in which Caroline Higgins will offer a keynote address.

Events on Saturday will include a networking gathering; a workshop devoted to energy restoration/healing for activists; a panel on activism/social action; a tree-planting in memory of Howard Richards, and an open mic on Saturday evening.

We still have 2-3 spots available on the activism panel, the theme of which might be broadened out to simply "What You Can Do With a PAGS Major." If you are interested in presenting, please let me know. We also have one other PAGS alum who is possibly interested in presenting scholarly work, and if we have a couple others who want to present scholarship, I could try to add one more panel discussion, although we already have a pretty packed schedule--so this might mean going conference-style and running a couple things simultaneously.

Stay tuned for an RSVP form for the Friday evening dinner, as well as a sign-up sheet for the Open Mic. We would love to hear your poetry, songs, and PAGS memories!

Please help spread the word, and also invite those stalwart Friends of PAGS who didn't major in PAGS but who've always been down with the cause!

05/24/2024

Dear PAGS Alumnae/i and Friends of PAGS,

You are all invited back to Earlham's campus in late September for the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the founding of the PAGS Program.

The event will kick off on the afternoon of Friday, September 27, with a panel on Palestine (scheduled for 4 pm), and will run through Saturday evening the 28th.

Other events will include: a dinner Friday evening; a networking event for alumni and current PAGS students; a tree planting in memory of Howard Richards; 1-2 more panel events on Saturday afternoon; and, of course, an open mic (or Breadbox for those of you of a certain age).

We will have special commemorations of Howard throughout our time together.

Please put this on your calendar and begin preparing your songs, poetry, stories to share, etc.

More details to come later, including a chance to RSVP for the Friday dinner.

04/08/2024

Dear friends in PAGS:

It is with great sadness that I must share the news that Howard Richards passed away yesterday, April 7, 2024, at the age of 85. He had cancer but was still writing almost every day and was engaged in scholarly collaborations throughout all of his final years. Howard was one of the original founders of the Peace & Global Studies (PAGS) program, which will be celebrating its 50th Anniversary later this year.

We will all remember his intellect, his undying passion for justice and peace, his quirky sense of humor, the times that his courses such as Food Ethics and Philosophy of Social Science blew our minds and made us think completely differently, and the great love and care he showed for students over several generations. A longer remembrance of his life will be posted here in the near future. If anyone has remembrances to share, perhaps to be compiled into a booklet for the family, please email them to [email protected] and consider also posting here.

I share with you all one of his favorite songs, by one of his favorite artists. The lyrics say so much about what Howard brought to this world.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNMwYZiBFV0

Love to All,
Jo Swanger, Director of PAGS

04/25/2019

If you get too chilly on the heart, the PAGS Office will be having a study break from 2:30-4 today. Stop by for some snacks!

Come to the PAGS Office to share Youtube videos and Rabble-Rousing resources. Thursday, April 25th, 2:30-4 PM.

The PAGS Office is an archive of student activism and intentional work history. We invite you for tea and a study break to discuss ideas/action to organize between the main Quaker Archive in Lily Library, and other student archive spaces such as: [CIGGY, PAGS, SOAN, CST SCIENCE LIBRARY, SS, CLL, WECI, and any art collectives and departments interested].

Spread the word and bring your bodies to preserve our student spaces.

Please don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions.

04/15/2019

Come to the PAGS Office to share Youtube videos and Rabble-Rousing resources. Thursday, April 25th, 2:30-4 PM.

The PAGS Office is an archive of student activism and intentional work history. We invite you for tea and a study break to discuss ideas/action to organize between the main Quaker Archive in Lily Library, and other student archive spaces such as: [CIGGY, PAGS, SOAN, CST SCIENCE LIBRARY, SS, CLL, WECI, and any art collectives and departments interested].

Spread the word and bring your bodies to preserve our student spaces.

Please don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions.

03/26/2019

The PAGS Class of 2019 Senior Presentation is this coming Monday, April 1st, LBC 105, at 4:30.

12/04/2018

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09/27/2018

Students have been organizing some quality events this year. Professor of Philosophy Kevin Miles will be sharing at Miller Farm tomorrow at 6PM. See you there! Any questions contact Simon Keefer.

04/05/2018

Today 4pm in LBC 105! Come munch and listen to the Senior PAGS Presentation, see you there!