Asia Pacific Peace Studies Institute
Asia Pacific Peace Studies Institute (APPSI)
The Asia Pacific Peace Studies Institute promotes “positive peace”—peace with genuine security as well as social justice and ecological sustainability—in Oakland and communities throughout Asia, Oceania and the Americas. We do so via an integrative approach combining research, publishing, student leadership training, social innovation, and public engagement activities ranging from policy seminars to music and the arts. APPSI is hosted by the School of Education and Liberal Arts at Holy Names University. Please click on the button below to see all APPSI programs.
Learn MoreAPPSI NextGen Peacebuilders Program
The Asia Pacific Peace Studies Institute is dedicated to helping nurture a new generation of peacebuilders who can address complex global and local challenges. APPSI partners with social enterprises, non-profit organizations, and government offices to design student-centered, experiential learning projects that advance human security and environmental sustainability. The APPSI NextGen Peacebuilders Program offers students opportunities to engage in project design and management as they grapple with real-world challenges. Our projects have advanced conflict resolution, disaster relief, environmental and water justice, fair trade and community empowerment, fighting human trafficking, and protecting the most vulnerable among us. Please click on the button below to access project descriptions.
Learn MoreAPPSI Lifelong Learning Series
The APPSI Lifelong Learning Series represents our commitment to engaging both the campus community and the general public in our pursuit of cross-cultural understanding and positive peace. Thanks to generous support from foundations, private donors, and various HNU departments, most APPSI events offer free admission.
Spring 2022 event listings coming soon!
September 11, 2021 | 10:00-11:30 am | Mountain View Cemetery
History All Around Us: A Walking Tour of Mountain View Cemetery
Special private tour led by Dennis Evanosky, Publisher, Alameda Sun
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September 20, 2021 | 8:00-9:00 pm | Oakland Library Dimond Branch
Atomic Cover-up screening with Oakland International Film Festival
Outdoor screening and conversation at Oakland Library Dimond Branch
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November 16, 2021 | 4:30-5:45 pm | Webinar
Museum Educators & Community Engagement
A Conversation with Barbara Henry, Principal, Barbara Henry & Associates; and former Chief Curator of Education, Oakland Museum of California
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November 18, 2021 | 4:30-5:45 pm | Webinar
Rematriating Indigenous (Ohlone) Land in the Oakland Bay Area
A Conversation with Corrina Gould, Co-Founder of the Sogorea Te’ Land Trust; and Tribal spokesperson for the Confederated Villages of Lisjan .
February 16, 2021 | 5:00-6:30 pm | Webinar
Oakland Graffiti and Aerosol Artists: Honoring Mike ‘Dream’ Francisco
Film Screening and Conversation with Pendarvis Harshaw, Host of KQED’s Rightnowish
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March 16, 2021 | 5:00-6:15 pm | Webinar
The Fair Food Program: Advancing Immigrant and Worker Rights
Conversation with Nely Rodriguez, co-founder of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers
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April 13, 2021 | 4:30-6:00 pm | Webinar
Decolonizing California Missions: From Euro-American to Indigenous Perspectives
Illustrated lectures by Dr. Yve Chavez (Tongva), Assistant Professor in the History of Art and Visual Culture, University of California Santa Cruz
Mission Watercolors by Sr. Maria Luisa Wolfskill, SNJM
Illustrated lecture by Chiara Rosequist, Adjunct Professor of Studio Arts, Holy Names University
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April 27, 2021 | 1:00-2:30 pm | Webinar
Nurturing Tomorrow’s Global Leaders: Internships and Careers in the Foreign Service
Conversation with Micaela Schweitzer-Bluhm, the U.S. Department of State Diplomat in Residence for the Northwest
