L to R, Globe, Doc, Kazu and UCI student leader Angelina Dayfallah
At the end of January, PPWN was able to join our chair Dr. Bernard Lafayette at the University of CA Irvine, as he received the prestigious Citizen Peacebuilding Award, an honor that has previously gone to the Dalai Lama, President Jimmy Carter, and Mikhail Gorbachev. During the trip, we were able to help with two workshops, one for students and another for faculty, and Doc was able to present to two classes in addition to the evening event where he received the award.
UCI seems very interested in exploring what it might mean for them to institutionalize Kingian Nonviolence on their campus. We are grateful to all the students and faculty that made this all possible, especially student leader and Kingian Nonviolence trainer Angelina Dayfallah, who took the lead in organizing all of the events. We look forward to working with UCI in the future to continue to expand our Beloved Community!
Check out videos of Doc’s presentations below.
Highlights of Doc’s speech before receiving the award
Full speech and presentation of the award
Doc speaking to a class on community based research
Doc speaking to a class on mediation and negotation
More People! More Power!! More Progress!!!
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Jonathan Lewis
Kazu Haga
Positive Peace Warrior
Dr. Bernard, congratulations to you. are you planning a Holy Land Trip any time soon? I traveled with you before and would like to again.