Jan 12, 2003:  Peace Research Foundation and Nova Southeastern University, School of Humanities and Social Sciences sponsored Lecture:

The Religion of War and Peace: Better Understanding of International Conflict
By Dr. Armand Abecassis

Honggang Yang (Dean of the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences) and Armand Abecassis (Professor at the Michel de Montaigne, Bordeaux, France)

PEACE: Is peace the cessation of war? The Binary Logic. The History: War is organized and collective. War is a balance of strengths. Can politics alone create a foundation of peace? Is peace only security?

WAR: Is difference the cause of violence? War is linked to living together as a social group. Is war the hidden threat in the differences between the nations? War: “Is the midwife of societies.”
The problem of terrorism: Is peace the obliteration of differences? 

THE MEANING OF CONFLICTS: Conflict is permanent and necessary. Peace is not cessation of conflict. Peace exists only with, through, and owing to conflicts 

PEACE AS DIALECTIC BETWEEN JUSTICE AND LOVE: The spiritual meaning of love. Humility and responsibility. The relation to the other. 

THE LESSONS OF THE EIGHT WELLS OF THE BIBLE: From war to love. To give and to receive.

FULL DOCUMENT
 
 

April 25 & 26, 2001: Is Religion a Factor for Peace?
Co-sponsored by Florida Atlantic University:
Boca Raton, Florida

The Conference consisted of student presentations, lectures by faculty and local and international scholars. The student presentations included: "Peacekeeping & Peacemaking", "Religious Persecution", "Tolerance & Coexistance in the Middle East", and "Religion and Human Rights Worldwide". The scholars and faculty discussed the role of religion in war and in peace. They concurred that Peace, personal and worldwide, was at the core of their religious philosophies despite a history of religious warfare.
 

August 6, 2000: Striving for Peace in a World Wars.
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

The Peace Research Foundation, held its inaugural conference, "Striving for Peace in a World of Wars" at ArtServe in downtown Fort Lauderdale.

The conference brought together different philosophical views on the nature of peace and addressed the eternal question of how to achieve peace in a critical and emotional way.

"Symbol of Peace in Judaism and their relevence today."In Judaism, Peace is not a balance of power, but love without expectation. Armand Abecassis

"The concept of Peace in Islam." In Islam, every prayer ends with "Peace to you, your family and the world." Moulanda Shafayat Mohammed

"Can Peace mean something different in our schools?" Peaceful coexistence can be taught to children. Richard Lewis





Benefit Programs & Past Events include:

Peace Research Foundation Conference-Concert
"Can developing and expanding the current body of knowledge regarding peace make a difference in our world?"

Ode To Joy:
"Is the Peace Research Foundation's Mission an impossible one?

From Bach to Gershwin: Founder's Concert and Conference "Peace Research Foundation History and Purpose"