In this issue:

• 28th Biennial International Peace Research Conference• Conferences Reports• IPRA News • Essays and Tributes• Newsletters and Publications• Peace Research Conferences

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Volume 9 No. 4 • September - December 2019

28th Biennial International Peace Research Conference to be held in Nairobi, Kenya

The 28th Biennial IPRA General Conference will be hosted by Multimedia University of Kenya at the Main Campus, located at Mbagathi along Magadi Road in Nairobi- Kenya on 11th – 15 January 2021. Multimedia University of Kenya shall host the 28th Biennial International Peace Conference at the Main Campus, located at Mbagathi along Magadi Road, Nairobi- Kenya on 11th – 15th January 2021.
IPRA 2021 NAIROBI KENYA.pdf

2019 Regional Conference Reports (Q4)

2019 AFPREA REPORT.docx
PJSA 2019 Conference PW.docx
EuPRA news for IPRA.docx

IPRA News

New IPRA Bank AccountOn 2nd December 2019, IPRA Secretary-General Christine Atieno announced that IPRA's Bank Account previously held in Germany has been transferred to USA. The Special Account which was opened in 2018 courtesy of AFES-PRESS Germany has now been officially closed. Michael Loadenthal, Executive Director of Peace and Justice Studies Association (PJSA), IPRA’s North America region affiliate, has been appointed the new IPRA Cashier for the account in USA. He takes over from Hans Brauch who served diligently in his capacity as the outgoing IPRA Cashier. The new IPRA account name and details are: "PEACE AND JUSTICE, IPRA CHECKING" held at Signal Financial FCU, 3015 University Blvd. W., Kensington, MD 20895 USA. ; Account number: 3200014806492 ; Routing number: 255075495

Essays and Tributes

The Light that Dances on the Water by Sarah Fontaine-Sinclair (age 13, Anishinaabe and Cree human rights and climate activist).
Reflections: ‘Wisdom of a Grandmother’ by the daughter of Professor Tajudeen Akanji
A Farewell to Dr. Steve Wright (1952-2019) by Hendrik Bullens
Tribute to Michael True, Former President of IPRA Foundation

Newsletters and Publications

The November 2019 edition of the EuPRA Newsletter features the 2019 EuPRA Conference Report, a Master's Program in Peace and Conflict Transformation at UiT The Arctic University of Norway, and a new Facebook-Social Media presence for EuPRA members. Click HERE for more details.
Peace Journeys: A New Direction in Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage Research, edited by Ian S. McIntosh, Nour Farra Haddad, Dane Munro. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishers, 2020. Click HERE for more details.
IPRA Member Publications Other recent and featured IPRA book publications are listed HERE.

Other Peace Research Conferences

The Consortium of North American Peace Programs (CONAPP) invites proposals for the first undergraduate student-centered, peace and justice conference at Gettysburg College (Pennsylvania, USA), June 8 – 11, 2020. For details, see http://conappgburg.com/call-for-proposals/
Psychology & Peace 2020 conference will be held on the campus of Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas (USA), May 29-31, 2020. For details, see http://peacepsychology.org/conference
The 10th International Conference of Museums for Peace will be held in Kyoto and Hiroshima (Japan) on 16-20 September 2020. More information is available HERE.