Peace as a Global Language Conference 2003Looking for PGL2004? Peace as a Global Language Conference 2004 in Kyoto  Conference Dates: September 27th - 28th, 2003Location: Seisen University (Gotanda, Tokyo)
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Literature as a Tool for Raising Social AwarenessSpeaker: Sterba and WrightSunday 1:45 PM - 2:40 PM Language: English "Respect for Peace and the Enviroment as Revealed in Selected Haiku"
This presentation reveals how writing haiku and haibun (prose and haiku) enhances a respect for the sacredness of life and protection of enviroment. The presenter will introduce her research on haiku with the theme of peace from various war zones, and end with a short reading of international haiku.
"Too Green?: Relationships Between Ecological and Social Problems"- This presentation will focus on the conflict between successful "green" campaigns and the social, economic, cultural, and environmental problems they sometimes create for local and indigeneous communities, in the context of the presenter's novel, "All Worldly Pursuits" and other writings.
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