(MINNEAPOLIS) – The 27^th annual Nobel Peace Prize Forum will explore the world’s most pressing peacemaking issues faced by people across the globe. The March 6-8 event, at the Radisson Blu Downtown, will explore different aspects of peace building including human rights and democracy, disarmament, sustainability and inclusivity. Speaker highlights include:

• March 6 – Human Rights and Democracy
  • Honored Laureate��in a moderated discussion, “Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence, and Power.”
  • , Deputy Chair of The Elders and Former Prime Minister of Norway, will discuss human rights and democracy.
  • , former Chief Commissioner of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission and signatory to the Good Friday Agreement.

• March 7 – Disarmament and Sustainability
  • Honored Laureate the represented by Director-General Ahmet Üzümcü will discuss disarmament and peace.
  • Adama Dieng, the United Nation’s special adviser on prevention of genocide, will discuss the murder, torture, looting, and destruction of property that likely is a war crime and ethnic cleansing.
  • of Kaduna, Nigeria, work to resolve conflicts between warring religious youth militias, but a decade ago the two men were mortal enemies.
  • , author of The Better Angels of our Nature, will talk about four human motivations that can turn us away from violence and toward cooperation and altruism.

• March 8 – Inclusivity in Peace Building
  • , cofounder of the International Civil Society Action Network, will address the issue of women and extremism.
  • , who grew up indoctrinated in Adolf Hitler’s Germany, will discuss her experience and that of ordinary German citizens.
  • Roxanne Mankin Cason, of the Cason Family Foundation; and Ingrid Stange, the founder of Partnership for Change; will discuss how women business leaders are promoting peace and empowering girls and women.

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Under the auspices of the Norwegian Nobel Institute, the Nobel Peace Prize Forum inspires peacemaking by focusing on the work of Nobel Peace Prize laureates and important international peacemakers and peace builders. For more than 27 years, the Forum has been one of only three programs officially associated with the Norwegian Nobel Institute.

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Winona LaDuke works on issues of sustainable development, renewable energy, food systems, and environmental justice with Indigenous communities. She is the founder of the White Earth Land Recovery Project, one of the largest reservation-based nonprofit organizations in the country. In this project, she also continues national and international work to protect Indigenous plants and heritage foods from patenting and genetic engineering. The author of five books, including Recovering the Sacred, All our Relations, and a novel, Last Standing Woman, she is widely recognized for her work on environmental and human rights issues.

There will be a student discussion and Q&A with Ms. LaDuke from 2:10-3 p.m. in the Marshall Room, Christensen Center.

Convocation Class Schedule:

1st Period 8:00-9:20

2nd Period 9:30-10:50

Convocation 11:00-12:00

3rd Period 12:10-1:20

Remaining classes follow regular schedule

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