Where We've Been

Consultation on Cross-Cultural Comparative Religious Ideas
Sponsored by Boston University
October 19, 1997
Boston Research Center for the 21st Century, Cambridge, MA

Will Multimedia Transform Society?
The Club of Rome Annual Conference
October 23-25, 1997
Washington, DC

Reaping What We Sow--Organizing for a Nuclear Free Century of Peace
New England Organizing Conference for Nuclear Weapons Abolition
October 24-26, 1997
Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA
(Boston Research Center was a cosponsor)

Third Annual Global Citizen Awards Ceremony
October 30, 1997
Boston Research Center for the 21st Century, Cambridge, MA

State of the World Forum
November 4-9, 1997
San Francisco, CA

American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting
November 21-25
San Francisco, CA
(Boston Research Center hosted an Earth Charter reception on November 23)

First Meeting of the US Earth Charter National Committee
December 5, 1997
Center for Respect of Life and Environment, Washington, DC

The Conditions for Abolishing War: Cultures and Institutions
Second in a series of luncheon seminars organized with Professor Elise Boulding and Dr. Randall Forsberg
December 5, 1997
Boston Research Center for the 21st Century, Cambridge, MA
(Third seminar in the series was held January 30, 1998)

Buddhist Studies: Dialogues Between Past and Present, Directions for the Future
Harvard Buddhist Studies Forum
December 5-6, 1997
Cambridge, MA
(Boston Research Center was a cosponsor)

Can We Keep Peace with Nature? A Buddhist Perspective
A lecture by Professor Stephanie Kaza; Center Director provided a commentary
February 4, 1998
Boston University, Boston, MA

Where We're Going

What is Peace Studies Doing? Amidst Globalization, Amidst Localities.
Meeting of the New England Peace Studies Association (NEPSA)
February 6-7, 1998
Boston Research Center for the 21st Century, Cambridge, MA
(Boston Research Center is a cosponsor)

The Conditions for Abolishing War: Cultures and Institutions
Final seminars in the series organized with Professor Elise Boulding and Dr. Randall Forsberg
February 13 and 27, 1998
Boston Research Center for the 21st Century, Cambridge, MA

Human Wellbeing and Economic Goals
Lecture by Neva Goodwin, codirector of the Global Development and Environment Institute at Tufts University
March 25, 1998
Boston Research Center for the 21st Century, Cambridge, MA
(Cambridge Forum will cosponsor)

Peace Studies at 50: Nonviolence in Theory and Action
Annual Peace Studies Association/ Consortium on Peace Research, Education and Development Conference
April 2-5, 1998
Bethel College, North Newton, Kansas
(Boston Research Center to sponsor a
plenary presentation by Randall Forsberg
on "Abolishing War" and facilitate a workshop on the Earth Charter)

Practical Steps to Realize Environmental Justice: Drawing on 50 Years of Human Rights Developments
An invitational consultation on the Earth Charter and the International Covenant on Environment and Development
Cosponsored by the Boston Research Center, Global Education Associates, and Center for Respect of Life and Environment
April 20, 1998
Boston Research Center for the 21st Century, Cambridge, MA