Students from U.S., Northern Ireland dialogue about peace

Published: 2007-07-13

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Students from St. Anselm College in New Hampshire and St. Mary's University College in Northern Ireland came together this summer to discuss a topic that a St. Anselm criminal justice professor said is frequently overlooked amid coverage of war and violence -- the art of peacemaking. Professor Elaine Rizzo has long been interested in the process of peacemaking and since last year had discussed holding a seminar on the topic. "We really came to the opinion that there is a lot of talk about war, and a lot of talk about violence, but there is not an equal amount of discourse about peace and reconciliation," Rizzo said. She attempted to fill that void with the first Colloquium on Peace, Reconciliation, Social Justice and Global Citizenship, a two-week program during July at St. Anselm College in Manchester, N.H. Seven students from St. Anselm joined four Catholic students from Belfast, Northern Ireland, to listen to speakers who have been involved with the peace process and talk about how they can work for peace.

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