A 9/11 Event: Reflections on Non-Violence and Religious Activism Today
A Talk by Nobel-nominee and Co-Founder of the International Network of Engaged Buddhists, Sulak Sivaraksa
Event Details
Date
Thursday, September 11, 2014
Time
7 p.m.
Location
1100 Grainger Hall
Description
One of Asia's leading social thinkers, Ajarn Sulak Sivaraksa has founded dozens of educational and political grassroots organizations and has authored over 100 books including works on the environment, globalization, and consumerism. He has been nominated twice for the Nobel Peace Prize and was awarded the Right Livelihood Award, known as the alternative Nobel Peace Prize, in 1995. Co-sponsored by The Center for Southeast Asian Studies and the Religious Studies Program, UW Madison
Cost
Free
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