When the FBI began mass incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II, Buddhist priests were among the first to be incarcerated. "American Sutra" tells the story of Japanese American Buddhists (the largest group of Buddhists in the United States at that time) in the context of anti-Japanese sentiment during World War II and draws parallels to contemporary challenges to religious freedom facing Americans today.

Grinnell College conference, March 9-10, 2018, includes keynote speech, faculty-led discussions, presentations of student papers

The Peace and Conflict Studies Program will accept applications for the Leonard M. Kurz ’75 Student Peace Award until Feb 1, 2018.

The film, chronicling the aftermath of the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, will be followed by a discussion with special guests who were in Newtown that day.

Witness for Peace’s fall speaker, Carol Rojas, will address popular education and intersectional organizing in a dynamic of escalating violence in post-accords Colombia.

Celebrate International Day of Peace with short film screening and presentation from students Thursday, Sept. 21.

Peter Frase imagines how a post-capitalist world might look deploying the tools of both social science and speculative fiction.

​Mohamad W. Khan, executive director of the Muslim Community Organization/Masjid An-Noor Mosque in Des Moines, will speak on the impact of President Trump's policies and values on Des Moines's and Iowa's Muslim population.

Native American activist leaders will present a panel titled "Standing Rock and Beyond: Indigenous Leadership and Strategies for Coming Struggles" at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 27 at Herrick Chapel.

Apply for an all-expenses paid trip to work on a Me-to-We sustainable development project in the Amazon rainforest.