Pax Christi Maine welcomes International Peace Educator,

Paul K. Chappell

West Point Graduate, Iraq War veteran

Founder and Executive Director of the Peace Literacy Institute

Saturday May 30, 2026 4:30 – 6:15 pm (zoom)

“Navigating Our Fragile Future: Understanding Spiritual Poverty, Trauma

and the Tech Tsunami”

Will the new technologies help us or hinder us? Will they be used to enhance our self-worth, our need for belonging, purpose and meaning? Will they take the place of nurturing relationships? How might the tangles of trauma such as alienation, rage, nihilism and addiction affect how these technologies get used and/or abused?

Paul’s presentation offers language, perspective and practices that help us resist dehumanization and interrupt cycles of violence – within ourselves and our communities. He states, “our understanding of peace is only as good as our understanding of the human condition and trauma.”

Chappell provides a new peace paradigm for skillfully navigating the promises and perils of these technologies and humanity’s future. In addition to his work directing the Peace Literacy Institute, Paul K. Chappell is the author of six books, most recently Soldiers of Peace. He also teaches college courses, workshops and leads a Peace Literacy curricular development team for grades K-12 and higher education. www.peaceliteracy.org

Free and Open to the Public. Registration required by May 28th- For more information and zoom link contact – Mary Ellen memquinn@peoplepc.com