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The Joan B. Kroc Distinguished Lecture Series is a forum for high-level national and international leaders and policy makers to share their knowledge and perspectives on issues related to peace and justice. Designed to broaden our understanding and thinking about how to prevent and resolve conflict and promote peace with justice, the series is made possible by a generous endowment from the late Joan B. Kroc.
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Religion and Peacebuilding: The Necessary Art of Specialization
Leymah Gbowee, 2011 Nobel Peace Laureate, is a Liberian peace activist, trained social worker and women’s rights advocate. Gbowee’s leadership of the Women of Liberia Mass Action for Peace ― which brought together Christian and Muslim women in a nonviolent movement that played a pivotal role in ending Liberia’s civil war in 2003 ― is chronicled in her memoir, Mighty Be Our Powers, and in the documentary, "Pray the Devil Back to Hell." She serves on the Board of Directors of the Gbowee Peace Foundation USA, Nobel Women’s Initiative and the PeaceJam Foundation.
Asma Jahangir, Former Chair - Human Rights Commission of Pakistan Former President - Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan
John Paul Lederach: Compassionate Presence: Faith Based Peacebuilding in the Face of Violence
Zainab Salbi: Building Bridges, Rebuilding Societies
Monica McWilliams: From Peace Talks to Gender Justice
Johan Galtung: Breaking the Cycle of Violent Conflict
Hanan Ashrawi: Concept, Context and Process in Peacemaking: The Palestinian-Israeli Experience
William Ury: From the Boardroom to the Border: Negotiating for Sustainable Agreements
William F. Schulz: Tainted Legacy: 9/11 and the Ruin of Human Rights
Raymond C. Offenheiser: Aid That Works: Creating a 21st Century Vision for U.S. Development Assistance
Kenneth Roth: The Dynamics of Human Rights and the Environment
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