“Engaged citizens who participate in the NPPF Book Club will gain considerate understanding of some issues and topics we will dig into at the Forum this September,” said Joe Underhill, program director of the NPPF. “In times of great flux and ongoing violence, developing dialogue across differences and compassion for our global neighbors is a key to building the understanding that leads to peacemaking.”

“We are honored to partner with such a venerable institution as the NPPF to offer this opportunity for our community,” said Stephanie Steinwedel, program and events manager for Hennepin County Library. “At a time when our world feels increasingly divided, bringing community members together to discuss ways we can  strengthen the ties that bind us feels more important than ever.”

SCHEDULE

• July 13: “,” by Valeria Luiselli, examines the effect of America’s immigration policy on undocumented young Latin American migrants.
• August 10: by Richard Haass, looks at 400 years of international relations and the current state of the world, and calls for an updated “global operating system,”
• September 7: “,” by Kofi A. Annan, contains Nobel Peace Prize winner Annan’s reflections on his 40-plus years of service to the United Nations.

WHERE/WHEN

All NPPF Book Club events, hosted and organized by the Hennepin County Library, will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Minneapolis Central Library in the RKMC meeting room on the second floor of the library. The is at 300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis.

About Hennepin County Library: With a mission to nourish minds, transform lives and build community together, Hennepin County Library is a national leader of library service, innovation and excellence. Its 41 libraries, website and outreach services serve 1.2 million county residents over 611 square miles.

About the Nobel Peace Prize Forum: The Nobel Peace Prize Forum, hosted and presented by Augsburg College, brings together students and community members with Nobel Peace Prize winners, world leaders and accomplished peacemakers to work on building a world in which people can live full, rich, meaningful lives. The 29th Annual Nobel Peace Prize Forum is September 15 and 16 in Minneapolis on , and will honor and advance the important accomplishments of the 2015 laureate, the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet, recognized  “for its decisive contribution to the building of a pluralistic democracy in Tunisia in the wake of the Jasmine Revolution of 2011.” Tickets at the .

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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

• �Ѿ��ԲԱʴDz���:��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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U.S. President Jimmy Carter, who was an honored Laureate featured at the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize Forum, spoke with Minnesota Public Radio prior to his presentation to a sold-out crowd of 650 delegates to the Forum. Carter spoke with MPR’s Tom Crann about the lack of world leaders who are peacemakers. “We don’t have a global champion of peace like Nelson Mandela or Martin Luther King Jr. or Mahatma Gandhi now,” he told Crann. “None of the government leaders who represent the five permanent members of the UN Security Council are notable for promoting peace.” Listen to “.”

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Minnesota Public Radio last week interviewed Imam Muhammad Ashafa and Pastor James Wuye about their journey from mortal enemies to dear friends. The two men, each who headed religious militia in Nigeria, shared their story of reconciliation and forgiveness at the . “The same energy that we use to promote division we are using it now constructively,” Wuye said in the interview with MPR’s Tom Crann. Listen to the interview, “.”

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Join the  #peaceitforward campaign to tell the world how you build peace.

You’ll become part of an international video and social media campaign in partnership with the internationally renowned Robert Fogarty of, a portrait project that unites people through pictures, to raise awareness and grow involvement in peacemaking. In addition the video will be shown to an international audience at the Nobel Peace Prize Forum being held from March 6-8 in Minneapolis.

To become part of the campaign, simply stop by Augsburg College to have your photo taken. Be ready to answer the question of how you build peace and how you make a difference. Maybe you serve meals to the hungry, mentor children or serve on a nonprofit community board. Perhaps you work as part of a restorative justice program, are in a Rotary group that conducts projects across the globe, or help out an elderly neighbor. Peace building takes on many forms, small and large, and we want to capture what you do that makes a difference in your community, your state, our world.

A photographer will take a professional-quality, digital photo and a photo with your cell phone that you can post to social media. It’s your chance to tell the world why peace matters.

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When: 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 24

Where: Augsburg College’s  lobby, 610 22nd Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55454

About the Nobel Peace Prize Forum

Under the auspices of the , the 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. Purchase tickets, review the full schedule and learn about lodging accommodations at

About Augsburg College

Augsburg College is the primary sponsor of the Nobel Peace Prize Forum. Augsburg is set in a vibrant neighborhood at the heart of the Twin Cities, and offers more than 50 undergraduate majors and nine graduate degrees to nearly 3,500 students of diverse backgrounds. Augsburg College educates students to be informed citizens, thoughtful stewards, critical thinkers, and responsible leaders. The Augsburg experience is supported by an engaged community committed to intentional diversity in its life and work. 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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February 28

• Dalai Lama’s visit will be third juncture for Augsburg student, by Maja Beckstrom, Pioneer Press.
• Dalai Lama visits Minneapolis for NPPF and Tibetan New Year, by Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield, WCCO.

February 29

• Dalai Lama returns to Twin Cities, by Matt Sepic, MPR.

March 1

• Faith and Peace Day at Nobel Peace Prize Forum, by Christina Cerruti, KFAI Radio.
• His Holiness the Dalai Lama posts a photo to Facebook from the Forum, by Dalai Lama, Facebook.

March 2

• Global risk expert to urge U.S. flexibility at Nobel conference, by Neal St. Anthony, Star Tribune.
• 9:30 Coffee Break: Inner Peace, The Current Radio.
• Dalai Lama visits Minneapolis, by Christina Cerruti, KFAI Radio.
• His Holiness the Dalai Lama posts a photo to Instagram from the Forum, by Dalai Lama, Instagram.

March 5

• Rebroadcast of presentation by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama from the Forum, MPR Presents.
• Rebroadcast of presentation by Sister Helen Prejean from the Forum, MPR Presents.

March 6

• Nobel Peace Prize Forum brings laureates, high-tech, by Jean Hopfensberger, Star Tribune.

March 7

• Analyst compares Ukraine upheaval to 9/11, All Things Considered, MPR.
• Doctors Without Borders’ Marchbein speaks at Nobel Peace Prize Forum, by Tom Crann, MPR.

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