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Social Media, Peace and Justice

Social Media, Peace and Justice

Two years after the Christchurch Call to Action Summit was initiated by New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern in response to the Christchurch mosque shootings, three academics reflect on where we are now. Join Sanjana Hattotuwa (ICT4Peace Foundation), Jeremy Simons (NCPACS), and Kalika Kastein (NCPACS) as they talk story on the role of social media on peace, violence, and its impact on our social and political systems. Feel free to bring your own questions to this open, informal discussion. National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies Student and Community Association National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies Student and Community Association is a graduate student club at the University of Otago. The club is grounded in bi-cultural and multi-cultural values and principles, the club support students studying at the National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies (NCPACS) and engage the NCPACS, the wider university, and the community in justice, peace, and conflict transformation efforts, projects and initiatives. About Sanjana Hattotuwa Sanjana Hattotuwa is a global thought leader in the conceptualisation and applications of ICT for peacebuilding with significant research and field experience. About Jeremy Simons Jeremy Simons is a trainer, consultant, and researcher with expertise in Conflict Transformation (CT), Restorative Justice (RJ), Appreciative Inquiry (AI), and accompanying Indigenous Peoples (IP) in peacebuilding advocacy. About Kalika Kastein Kalika Kastein is a PhD candidate in Peace and Conflict Studies and social media coordinator for the University of Otago's student-led postgraduate association. She also works as a communications consultant for the United Nations. She has previously worked as a public school teacher on Hawaiʻi Island. Co-Sponsors: Matsunaga Institute for Peace National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies Student and Community Association

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Free
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM on Thu, 23 Sep 2021

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Matsunaga Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution
1 (808) 956-6433
uhip@hawaii.edu
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