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Lake Junaluska Peace Conference Print
From Thursday, November 08 2012
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Is there a place for nonviolent action in our world? The 2012 Lake Junaluska Peace Conference, "Love in Action: The Transformative Power of Nonviolence," will draw upon the lessons of nonviolent campaigns and their leaders who discovered a force that can change the world. Participants will explore the principles and learn the applications of nonviolence as taught by Gandhi, King, and many spiritual leaders who offered this alternative paradigm for resolving conflict, achieving justice, and building peace.

2012 Speakers include:

  • Leymah Gbowee, Liberian Peace Activist and Nobel Peace Prize Winner
  • Rev. Dr. Bernard Lafayette, Jr., Distinguished Scholar-in-Residence, Candler School of Theology
  • Michael Nagler, President of the Metta Center for Nonviolence
  • Alan Storey, Central Methodist Mission in Cape Town, Africa
  • More to be announced.

 

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