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US Peace Registry – 2023 Additions
DEBORAH BUFFTON, PhD, is a professor emeritus of history, University of
Wisconsin-La Crosse, who is interested in the ways war affects society, and has
worked for peace most of her life. dbuffton@yahoo.com
Wrote article “Memorialization and the Selling of War,” Peace Review,
08/05/2005.
Organized conferences “Multiculturalism, Pluralism, and Globalization,” La
Crosse, WI, 2007; and “Human Rights,” La Crosse, WI, 2010.
Taught courses including “Peace and War” and “Nonviolent Resistance
Movements,” La Crosse, WI, 1994-2020.
Helped local bookstore owner revise “History” section
to emphasize peace and the power of ordinary people and de-emphasize war and
militarism, 2022.
Lectured on issues of peace and nonviolence in Wisconsin,
Minnesota, and New York, 1989-2023.
Wrote letters and columns concerning peace and militarism,
La Crosse Tribune, 1997-2023.
Organized weekly Women in Black Peace Vigil, La Crosse, WI, 2000-2020; and participated in weekly peace vigils, La Crosse, WI, 1998-2023.
Member, Wisconsin Institute for Peace
and Conflict Studies, 1989-2023; Executive
Director, 1995-1998 and 2007-2010; and Executive
Council member, 1993-2023.
Member,
Peace History Society, 1997-2023; President,
2017-2019; and Board member,
2015-2023.
Co-editor, Handbook
of Peace History, Oxford
University Press, 2022 (electronic version) and 2023 (print version).
Founding Member, US Peace Memorial Foundation, 2023.