Saturday, April 12, 2014 7:00 pm
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7:00 pm
EDT (GMT -04:00)
John Paul Lederach- Dispaches from the Burning Ground: Compassionate Presence and Faith-Based Peacebuilding
John Paul Lederach, widely known for his work on conflict transformation, will speak on his latest work, which reflects on compassion. He will explore the question: how do you accompany, alleviate suffering and create space for the creative emergence of the person again after tremendous loss?
Bertha von Suttner, born in 1843, was in many ways ahead of her times. As an avid pacifist, this remarkable woman was the figurehead of a world-wide peace movement. She relentlessly fought nationalist fanaticism, aggressive militarism, anti-Semitism and recognized the dangers of hate breeding.