Newswise — The University of Mississippi's William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation hosts its inaugural International Conference on Race Oct. 1-4 on the Oxford campus to explore racial reconciliation in international contexts. The program will highlight presentations that consider how local action-oriented initiatives resolve conflict around the globe.
The conference marks the official close of Open Doors, the university's commemorative year, which marked the 40th anniversary of its integration by James Meredith. Activities also have recognized the courage of faculty, staff, students and alumni who have worked for inclusion, greater opportunity and access.
Make plans to attend: Contact The Winter Institute at 662-915-6727. Registration form at http://www.olemiss.edu/winterinstitute
Program refinement continues, but known are:
* Nicholas Katzenbach, former U.S. deputy attorney general during the JFK Administration. He will be featured speaker at an Oct. 1 community dinner in the Circle, the scene of violence Sept. 30, 1962, on the eve of James Meredith's admission at the first black student at the university.* Rev. James Lawson, an international proponent of reconciliation and noted civil rights activist. He is widely recognized as the man who taught the principles of non-violence to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.* Panels, workshops showcasing different methods for teaching about race. Sessions especially for educators.* Presentations by practitioners and academics reflecting on local methods of conflict resolution from across the globe. Presenters have been invited from throughout the U.S. and from three continents.
A special highlight will be essay presentations by University of Mississippi students, whose writing on the conference themes has been recognized for excellence.
If you also are interested in writing about related subjects such as The Blues, Civil Rights and great writing, we can assist you with an itinerary.
Also on campus during the same week are two other outstanding conferences: * The renowned Southern Foodways Symposium, Oct. 2-5, highlighting the people, places and larder of the mountain South. Among the speakers are culinary writer and mountain sage Ronni Lundy, journalist Rick Bragg and novelist Lee Smith. Registration will open is be available online. New this year is a preview event that begins on the afternoon of Oct. 1 in nearby Delta town Greenwood, the highlight of which will be an intensive cooking class with John Fleer of the Inn at Blackberry Farm. For Foodways information, see www.southernfoodways.com. * Labor & The Southern Press, Oct. 4-7, bringing activists, economic developers and journalists to consider the South's growing importance in national and international economics. Outstanding speakers and discussions probe labor issues and history, the media's role in and coverage of the South's experience with labor, civil rights, immigration, labor's current national and international dimensions, and what lies ahead. For more information, contact Joe Atkins at 662-915-5510 or [email protected]. This is a free, public conference.
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