Former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, retired Naval Captain and NASA Astronaut Mark Kelly, spoke at the Nobel Peace Prize Forum on Augsburg’s campus in September. Following a failed attempt on Giffords’��life in 2011, Giffords and Kelly formed the “Americans for Responsible Solutions”, an organization centered around reducing gun violence. Citing loopholes in current U.S. gun laws, the organization��supports legislation for common sense gun laws and reform.

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This fall’s Nobel Peace Prize Forum showcased the innovative “Hex House,” a pop-up emergency shelter created to help respond��to refugee and natural disaster housing crises. As part of Augsburg University’s continued commitment to social justice and technology, this six-sided, 510 square-foot prototype��was��constructed and on display at Murphy��Square throughout the��2017 Nobel Peace Prize��Forum. The tiny houses can be packed in a kit, shipped flat, and��assembled with��tools and instructions, much like an IKEA design.

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(MINNEAPOLIS) — The 29th annual Nobel Peace Prize Forum, an international peace congress, is September 15-16 in Minneapolis. The 2017 Forum will focus on dialogue as a bridge to cross lines of difference on a range of contentious issues, from instability in North Africa and the Middle East, to gun violence reduction and the partisan “Red-Blue” divide in the United States. The Forum will also honor the 2015 laureate, the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet, recognized for its work toward building a pluralistic democracy in Tunisia.

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS:

Sept. 15

• 9 – 10:45 a.m. – “The Power of Dialogue: A Conversation with the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet.” Quartet members Mohamed Fadhel Mahfoudh, Hassine Abassi and Abdesattar Ben Moussa will explain how they brought together parties in a deeply divided country to forge a new democracy in the wake of the Arab Spring.
• 1:45 – 3 p.m. –“Health Care and Peace Building in Africa: Charting a Path Forward.” Panelists including Barbara Bush, CEO of Global Health Corps, will discuss improving health care delivery in Africa from the perspectives of non-profit, private sector, academic and other stakeholders.

Sept. 16

• 11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. – “Gun Violence Prevention: Prospects for Progress.” Former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords and Capt. Mark Kelly will discuss their work on efforts to reduce gun violence and the pressing aspects of that work in light of recent political changes.
• 7 a.m. – 6 p.m. – “Concentric Dialogue” art installations. In the spirit of fostering engagement, local and national artists have collaborated to create an outdoor exhibition of installations across the Augsburg University campus. Free and open to the public on September 16 and 17.

The 2017 Nobel Peace Prize Forum will be held at the Augsburg University campus, 2211 Riverside Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55454. Information and tickets are available at the website.

MEDIA CONTACT

Lida Poletz at lpoletz@gmail.com or 612-839-7489.

ABOUT THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE FORUM

The Nobel Peace Prize Forum, hosted and presented by Augsburg University, brings together students and community members with Nobel Peace Prize laureates, world leaders and accomplished peacemakers to work on building a world in which people can live full, rich, meaningful lives. Under the auspices of the Norwegian Nobel Institute, the Nobel Peace Prize Forum inspires peacemaking by focusing on the work of laureates and international peacemakers and peacebuilders. More at .

ABOUT �鶹ԭ�� UNIVERSITY

Augsburg University offers more than 50 undergraduate majors and nine graduate degrees to nearly 3,600 students of diverse backgrounds at its campus in the vibrant center of the Twin Cities and the Rochester site. Augsburg educates students to be informed citizens, thoughtful stewards, critical thinkers, and responsible leaders. An Augsburg education is defined by excellence in the liberal arts and professional studies, guided by the faith and values of the Lutheran church, and shaped by its urban and global settings.

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(MINNEAPOLIS) — The 28th annual Nobel Peace Prize Forum, an international peace congress, is June 6-8 in Bloomington, Minnesota. Kailash Satyarthi, who was awarded the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize for his work liberating more than 80,000 children from slavery in his home country of India, will present each day of the Forum.

Satyarthi will share his work to eliminate child slavery and child trafficking. To date, he and his organization Bachpan Bachao Andolan (Save the Childrem Movement) have rescued more than 85,000 children in India from slavery and exploitation, enrolled the children in school, and pioneered India’s first child-protection laws.

“We’re so honored to welcome Kailash Satyarthi to the Forum to share insights and experiences from his life’s work, and to do so at the center of a network of peace builders who are working to ensure more widespread and lasting success on these vital efforts to improve quality of life and opportunity for people around the world,” said Gina Torry, executive director of the Forum.

“It is through an embrace of innovation, collaboration, dialogue and the moral daring exhibited by leaders such as Kailash Satyarthi that we can identify and address peace and security implications of — and connections among — human trafficking, migration, refugees and climate change.”

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

• 9-11 a.m., June 6: Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Kailash Satyarthi addresses attendees, live global question and answer moderated by Asle Toje, research director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute.
• 2-3 p.m., June 7: “Climate as a Threat Multiplier,” dialogue with Kailash Satyarthi and international leaders about how climate disruption affects the viability of the civil state and heightens potential for civil and interstate conflict.
• 9-10 a.m., June 8: “The Way We Lead Matters,” dialogue with Kailash Satyarthi and international experts about innovative ways to combat trafficking and child labor.

The 2016 Nobel Peace Prize Forum will be at the��,��2100 Killebrew Drive,��Bloomington, MN 55425. More information and tickets are available at .

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

Kailash Satyarthi: KAY-lash sah-tee-AR-tee

MEDIA CONTACT

Stephanie Weiss, director of news and media services for Augsburg College — the host of the Forum, can be��contacted at weisss@augsburg.edu or 612.330.1476.

ABOUT THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE FORUM

The 2016 Nobel Peace Prize Forum program draws its theme, Globalizing Compassion, from a call by Kailash Satyarthi during his acceptance of the world’s most prestigious peace prize award. 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 peacebuilders. For more than 28 years, the Forum has been one of only three programs officially associated with the Norwegian Nobel Institute.

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(MINNEAPOLIS) — The 28th annual Nobel Peace Prize Forum will host Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Kailash Satyarthi from June 6-8. Satyarthi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 for his work liberating more than 80,000 children from slavery in his home country of India. In addition to sharing his work to eliminate child slavery, Satyarthi will identify and address at the Forum peace and security implications of — and connections among — human trafficking, migration, refugees and climate change.

PRIMARY LAUREATE��PHOTO OPPORTUNITY: JUNE 6

• 9 a.m.: Video — Kailash Satyarthi, 2014 Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech
• 9:15 a.m.: Welcome, Gina Torry, executive director of the Nobel Peace Prize Forum
• 9:20 a.m.: Introduction of Kailash Satyarthi by Asle Toje, research director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute
• 9:30 a.m.: Address — Kailash Satyarthi
• 9:45 a.m.: Global Question and Answer with Kailash Satyarthi
• 11 a.m.: Coffee Break

Satyarthi also will speak on June 7 and June 8. A detailed schedule of events is available on the Nobel Peace Prize Forum website.

WHERE

Lakes Ballroom,��,��2100 Killebrew Drive,��Bloomington, MN 55425

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

Kailash Satyarthi: KAY-lash sah-tee-AR-tee

MEDIA CONTACT

Stephanie Weiss, director of news and media services for Augsburg College — the host of the Forum, can be��contacted at weisss@augsburg.edu or 612.330.1476.

ABOUT THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE FORUM

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 28 years, the Forum has been one of only three programs officially associated with the Norwegian Nobel Institute. More on the Forum is at

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Gina Torry, executive director of the Augsburg-hosted Nobel Peace Prize Forum,��is the��author of the United Nation’s “Guidance for Mediators: Addressing Conflict-Related Sexual Violence in Ceasefire and Peace Agreements,” which has been used to end conflict-related sexual violence against women and children.

She is available to address with��media:

• Why an end to sexual violence as a weapon is critical to��ceasefire in Syria
• Methods and tactics of conflict
• Conflict-related sexual violence waged against civilians
• How to identify when sexual violence is conflict related
• Examples where ceasefire has included agreement to end use of sexual violence in conflict zones

“If left unaddressed, sexual violence��can be used as a means to continue acts of war outside the purview of agreements and monitoring teams, which can trigger cycles of vengeance and vigilantism, and risk undermining confidence in agreements and possibly the mediation process itself,” Torry said.

Torry has worked closely with the UN, its member states, regional organizations, women’s civil society groups, and networks worldwide. She most recently served as executive director of the Peace Research Endowment, the North American presence of the Peace Research Institute Oslo. Prior to that, Torry worked for several years with the UN Department of Political Affairs Policy and Mediation Division.

To arrange an interview, contact Stephanie Weiss, news and media services director, at 612.330.1476 or by email at weisss@augsburg.edu.

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March 14

• Minneapolis Star Tribune: Nobel Forum explores challenges facing business by Neal St. Anthony

March 7

• Associated Press:��Former Vice President Mondale hospitalized with flu at Mayo Clinic
• KARE 11:��Flu keeps Mondale from Jimmy Carter speech
• WRCB Chattanooga:��Jimmy Carter confirms at Peace Prize Forum Vice President hospitalized

March 6

• Business Insider:��Former Vice President Mondale hospitalized with flu
• KARE 11:��Former President Carter in Minnesota to talk peace, women’s rights��by Jana Shortal
• KMSP/Fox 9: Former President Jimmy Carter in Minneapolis for Nobel Peace Prize Forum
• Minnesota Public Radio:
  • Enemies to peacemakers – Nigerian pastor and imam discuss faith with Tom Crann
  • President Jimmy Carter: There’s a lack of peacemakers among world leaders with Tom Crann
• Minneapolis Star Tribune:��At age 90, Jimmy Carter working on memoir to be published in July
• Pierce County Herald: Minnesota News Round-Up includes Nobel Peace Prize Forum
• Pioneer Press: Carter confirms at Forum Mondale hospitalized
• WCCO
  • Former President Jimmy Carter speaks on women, human rights at Nobel Peace Prize Forum��by Pat Kessler
  • 4 things to know: Jimmy Carter visit, Harrison Ford’s crash landing, and more
  • Jimmy Carter Flies into Minneapolis, greets passengers on plane

March 5

Bring Me the News: Former President Jimmy Carter to speak at Nobel Prize event in Minneapolis

March 2

• Minnesota Public Radio:��A Higgs boson dress? ‘Nobel Creations’ honors laureates through fashion by Marianne Combs

February 27

• Star Tribune: Amid world turbulence, a #peaceitforward campaign by John Rash

February 25

• MinnPost:��Pamela Espeland’s��Artscape round up includes briefs about the Nobel Peace Prize Forum as well as Nobel Creations at the American Swedish Institute

February 19

• Grand Forks Herald:��Former teacher shares harrowing tale of growing up in Nazi Germany by Jennifer Johnson

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Minnesota Public Radio aired a presentation from the Nobel Peace Prize Forum by Daniel Wordsworth, director of the American Refugee Committee, about the ARC’s humanitarian programs in 11 countries. After Wordsworth’s presentation, he participated in a question and answer session moderated by MPR’s Tom Weber. Listen to “” on the MPR website.

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The Nobel Peace Prize Forum held a professional photo shoot at Augsburg College as part of the national social media campaign. Students, faculty, and staff stopped by throughout the day to take photos��with hand-written signs displaying how they help to build peace. The participants’ photos will be shown as part of a video at the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize Forum.

The Nobel Peace Prize Forum, sponsored��by Augsburg College and other organizations, will feature former President Jimmy Carter as an honored��laureate speaker. On the docket for��President Carter��is��a moderated discussion titled, “A Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence, and Power.”

To��read more on the #PeaceItForward campaign, visit the Star Tribune news site. To, visit the NPPF site.

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The new��exhibit, which originates from the Nobel Museum in Stockholm, Sweden, is titled “Nobel Creations” and features couture garments designed to represent the six different Nobel Peace Prizes –��physics, chemistry, peace, medicine, economics, and literature.

More than 120 Augsburg College students contributed to a companion show, “Shaping Peace,” which explores the past 128 Nobel Peace Prize laureates and aims to broaden awareness of the Nobel Peace Prize.��To , visit the MPR News site.

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