International peace and justice advocate to visit UMaine, Maine Edge reports
The Maine Edge carried a University of Maine news release announcing William Pace, a prominent advocate of international peace and justice, will visit the campus Oct. 28–29 to give two public presentations and meet with UMaine community members at several events. Pace is the executive director of the World Federalist Movement-Institute for Global Policy (WFM-IGP), a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization committed to the realization of global peace and justice through the development of democratic institutions and the application of international law. At 2:10 p.m Wednesday, Pace will deliver the lecture, “The United Nations and UN Charter at 70 — The Myths and Reality,” in 101 Neville Hall. At 1:10 p.m. Thursday, he will lead a seminar on “International Peace, Justice and the Responsibility to Protect” in the Bangor Room of the Memorial Union. While on campus, Pace, who has been engaged in international justice, rule of law, environmental law, and human rights for the past 30 years, will meet with several groups of UMaine students and faculty.