"One Person Can Make a Difference" Lecture Series

Since 2001 the Center for Conflict Resolution has hosted the “One Person Can Make a Difference” lecture series. It provides the campus and Salisbury community with a unique opportunity to spend an evening with individuals who have walked off the pages of world history.  Each person in the lecture series provides a first person account of some of the most inspiring stories of our age, focuses our attention on the power of creative problem solving, non-violent action and power of the spoken word.

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following the name of the lecture is a link to the speaker's lecture poster (.PDF)

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Most Recent Speaker:

Arun Gandhi

"Nonviolence in the Age of Terrorism"
Gandhi lecture poster (pdf)

• Conflict Resolution Scholar-in-Residence
• Founder M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence
• Grandson of Mohandas "Matatma" Gandhi

Past Speakers:

President Frederik Willem de Klerk: "Leadership and Making a Difference"     F.W. de Klerk lecture poster (pdf) Nobel Laureate (1993) co-recipient with Nelson Mandela for their efforts in ending Apartheid 10th State President of South Africa (1989-1994) Leader of the National Party (1989-1997) Vice-president in the government of national unity under Nelson Mandela (1994-1996)

Ibrahim Agboola Gambari: "Promoting Peace Amidst Demanding Conflicts"     Gambari lecture poster (pdf) Under-Secretary-General/Special Adviser on Africa Nigeria's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Founder of the Savannah Centre for Diplomacy, Democracy and Development (Abuja, Nigeria) Chaired the UN Special Committee on PeaceKeeping Operations (1990-1999)

Robert Bell: "Justice and Social Change"     Bell lecture poster (pdf) Chief Judge Maryland Court of Appeals Head of the Maryland Judiciary Chair of the Mediation and Conflict Resolution Office Chair Maryland Judicial Conference

Lech Walesa: "Democracy: The Never Ending Battle"     Walesa lecture poster (pdf) Walesa SU Article (pdf) Nobel Laureate (1983) Trade Union Activist and Leader (Solidaritet) Former President of the Republic of Poland Time Magazine Man of the Year

Dr. Helen Caldicott: "The New Nuclear Danger"     Caldicott lecture poster (pdf) Nobel Peace Prize Nominee Co-Founder of Physicians for Social Responsibility

Dr. Fariyal Ross-Sheriff: "The Role of Women in Exile and Repatriation"     Ross-Sheriff lecture poster (pdf) Director of Social Work PhD Program Howard University Editor of the Journal of Women and Social Work (Sage Publications)

Michael Hovey: "Canaries in the Coal Mine: The Role of Peace Advocates                             When War Approaches"     Hovey lecture poster (pdf) Executive Director of the Hague Appeal for Peace

Arun Gandhi: "Non-Violence or Non-Existence Options for the 21st Century"     Gandhi lecture poster (pdf) Conflict Resolution Scholar-in-Residence Founder M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence Grandson of Mohandas "Matatma" Gandhi

Giandomenico Picco: "Crossing the Divide: Dialogue Among Civilizations"     Picco lecture poster (pdf) Under Secretary General of the United Nations CEO of GDP Associates President of  Non Governmental  Peace Strategies Project

Ambassador John W. McDonald: "Ethnic Conflict in Today's World"     McDonald lecture poster (pdf) Chairman and Co-founder of the Institute for Multi-Track Diplomacy