Berea College Students Explore Poverty, Abundance and Peace

Originally posted on December 16, 2011 by Erica Cook

by Erica Cook ’13

From November 13 to the 15, eight Berea College students traveled to the foothills of the Smoky Mountains in North Carolina to attend the 2011 Lake Junaluska Peace Conference. The conference was positioned in a beautiful setting, almost idyllic. The speakers focused their topics on “Poverty, Abundance, and Peace: Seeking Economic Justice for all God’s Children,” the theme of this year’s conference. Continue reading Berea College Students Explore Poverty, Abundance and Peace

Students Attend Conference Centered on the Transformative Power of Non-Violence

Originally posted on December 20, 2012 by Erica Cook

Berea College students enrolled in Peace and Social Justice courses taught by Dr. Michelle Tooley and Jason Strange attended the 2012 Lake Junaluska Peace Conference from November 8-11. Lake Junaluska is located in the Smokey Mountains of Western North Carolina and has been a Methodist Retreat Center since 1913. Continue reading Students Attend Conference Centered on the Transformative Power of Non-Violence