Creating a Politics of Hope & Possibility

2008 Regional Conference for a U.S. Department of Peace

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House Bill HR808, currently before the U.S. House of Representatives (with 69 co-sponsors, including U.S. Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson of Dallas) would establish a United States Department of Peace and Nonviolence to expand options and provide practical, proactive solutions to the problems of domestic and international conflict.

The weekend conference is drawing attendance from Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana and New Mexico to focus on growing public support for a Cabinet-level Department in the Federal government to research, develop and implement interventions and solutions to conflict before it erupts into violence – both internationally and here in the U.S.

• University Scholars Debate: The need for a U.S. Department of Peace. With faculty & student teams from SMU, UNT, Southwestern University and University of Oregon. Friday, April 25, 7:00 pm. $30. Hughes-Trigg Student Center Ballroom, SMU. Hor'dourves buffet. Music by Kerri Arista. Reserved Parking, this event only: Bishop Blvd.

• Marianne Williamson: “The Politics of Possibility”. Talk by the noted author, lecturer and Peace Alliance co-founder. $40. Book signing follows. Music by The Dreamsicles. Saturday, April 26, 7:00 pm, Hughes-Trigg Student Center Theater, SMU.
  $5 Self-parking in Moody or Airline garages.

• Conference sessions with national leaders from The Peace Alliance and Texas Campaign for a U.S. Department of Peace state coordinators. $45.
  Saturday, April 26, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
  Sunday, April 27, 10:00 am – 1:30 pm
  Hughes-Trigg Student Center Ballroom, SMU
  $5 Self-parking in Moody or Airline garages.

All 3 Events: $95 (save $10)

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Some nearby drink specials on April 25th

• Ozona Bar & Grill: 4 pm - 7 pm: $1 off everything
• Margarita Ranch (Dallas / Mockingbird Station): 4 pm - 7 pm: $2 off margaritas and domestics
• The Green Elephant: 8 pm - 11 pm: $2.50 you call its
• Half Shells Seafood Grill (University Park): 4 pm - 7 pm: $2 drafts, $2 domestic bottles
• Regal Beagle: 2 pm - 9 pm : $1 off beers and wells

Some nearby restaurants

• Shuck N' Jive (Dallas / Greenville & Lovers)
• Jiang's Chinese & Japanese Cuisine
• Urban Taco
• Cowboy Chicken (Dallas / Greenville & Lovers)
• Cafe Brazil (Dallas / 75 & University)

Some nearby events on April 25th

• Meadows Wind Ensemble - Rakowski!, Caruth Auditorium (SMU), 8 p.m.
• USA Film Fest - 'Robert Blecker Wants Me Dead', Angelika Film Center & Cafe (Dallas), 7 p.m.
• USA Film Fest - 'Lucky Days', Angelika Film Center & Cafe (Dallas), 7 p.m.
• Learn at Lunch: Asparagus, Central Market (Dallas), noon to 1 p.m.
• USA Film Fest - 'Bomb It', Angelika Film Center & Cafe (Dallas), 9 p.m.

Event posted April 18, 2008
Last updated April 18, 2008