Source: Star Ledger
Newark will not find peace on its streets, until Newarkers find peace within themselves.
That is the message His Holiness the Dalai Lama XIV, will bring to the city during a three-day, "Peace Education Summit" in May. Organizers of the summit said today the event will bring some of the world’s preeminent "peace leaders" to Newark and will examine how practicing non-violence in homes and communities can effect change throughout society.
"Newark will become a city of peace and a model throughout the world," said Drew Katz, a New Jersey-based philanthropist who played a major role in convening the summit. "I do believe that we can create a more peaceful culture."
Buddhist scholar Robert Thurman, a key summit organizer and longtime friend of the Dalai Lama’s, said the Tibetan spiritual leader’s presence will serve as a model for summit participants.
"He responds to genocide with a call for dialogue," he said of the Dalai Lama, who was born in 1935 and at age 2 was recognized as the reincarnation of the previous Dalai Lama.
The event will include workshops and lectures on peaceful, non-violent conflict mediation for individuals, families and institutions. Nobel Laureates Shirin Ebadi and Jody Williams will be among the scores of civic leaders at the summit, which was announced today from the Newark Museum’s Engelhard Court.
Newark will not find peace on its streets, until Newarkers find peace within themselves.
That is the message His Holiness the Dalai Lama XIV, will bring to the city during a three-day, "Peace Education Summit" in May. Organizers of the summit said today the event will bring some of the world’s preeminent "peace leaders" to Newark and will examine how practicing non-violence in homes and communities can effect change throughout society.
"Newark will become a city of peace and a model throughout the world," said Drew Katz, a New Jersey-based philanthropist who played a major role in convening the summit. "I do believe that we can create a more peaceful culture."
Buddhist scholar Robert Thurman, a key summit organizer and longtime friend of the Dalai Lama’s, said the Tibetan spiritual leader’s presence will serve as a model for summit participants.
"He responds to genocide with a call for dialogue," he said of the Dalai Lama, who was born in 1935 and at age 2 was recognized as the reincarnation of the previous Dalai Lama.
The event will include workshops and lectures on peaceful, non-violent conflict mediation for individuals, families and institutions. Nobel Laureates Shirin Ebadi and Jody Williams will be among the scores of civic leaders at the summit, which was announced today from the Newark Museum’s Engelhard Court.
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