Graduate Student Profile: Obaid Said
Originally from Afghanistan, conflict has always played a role in Obaid’s life, MPACS has given him the opportunity to explore this further.
Originally from Afghanistan, conflict has always played a role in Obaid’s life, MPACS has given him the opportunity to explore this further.
By Susan Baker, Manager, Conflict Management Certificate Program
PACS 620 Thinking and Working Politically, a graduate-level, special topics course, offered in the upcoming Winter 2020 term, will have students take on the Map the System challenge. Taught by Paul Heidebrecht, director of the Kindred Credit Union Centre for Peace Advancement (CPA), the course teaches the practice of peace-related advocacy in Canadian and multi-lateral contexts.
MPACS current student, Heidi Lamb, spoke about water justice in Canada at the Peace and Justice Studies Association's annual conference, which was held in Winnipeg, October 4-6, 2019.