Buzz about Town: Nobel Peace Prize Forum
The 24th Annual Nobel Peace Prize Forum was held March 1-3, 2012, at the Augsburg College and University of Minnesota campuses. Here's a snapshot of some of the things said, written, and shared about the Forum.
- Augsburg College from March 1-3, 2012, hosted the 24th Annual Nobel Peace Prize Forum in partnership with its sister Norwegian Lutheran Colleges and the University of Minnesota. The Forum permanently will be housed at Augsburg.
Still coming down off an intellectual high from Friday's Ethics in Hip Hop event. @dessadarling just got herself a new fan. #peaceprizeforum
Came back from the #NobelPeacePrizeForum - it was a lot of fun! I can really say it has changed my perspective of the world around us!
Couldn't have asked for a more thought provoking & inspiring three days with @KatieAleman7 Thank you @nppf for great speakers!
RT @AugsburgCollege: One price of peace is accepting our individual ability for good, AND for evil- @tutunaomi, #PeacePrizeForum- Naomi Tutu (above), international human rights activist and daughter of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, delivered a closing call to action. Her presentation is provided below, beginning at the 60-minute mark.
"The price of peace. The prize of peace. The price of peace is our pride, our certainty." What is YOUR price? @tutunaomi #peaceprizeforum
About to listen to Naomi Tutu, daughter of Desmond Tutu at the #peaceprizeforum #cordmn
Closing session of 24th Nobel #PeacePrizeForum about to begin - a call to action from Naomi Tutu sends us on our way to be peacemakers.
Burmese activist Aung San Suu Kyi now speaking RT @augustanasd: RT @NPPF: #peaceprizeforum ceremony is livestreaming: ow.ly/9qX0s- Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, 1991 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, delivered a special message to attendees of the Forum. Her comments begin at the 36:45 mark.
Aung San Suu Kyi via video at #PeacePrizeForum offers greetings, notes how Peace Prize helped people of Burma work harder for peace- Session w/ @tutunaomi at #PeacePrizeForum offers balance, insight to presentation by Pres de Klerk. Recurs at 2:15 pm, Sateren. Must see!
- "Creating the Rainbow Nation," above, provided attendees the opportunitiy to hear alternative views on the end to South Africa's apartheid era. From the right are: Robert Jones, University of Minnesota; Naomi Tutu, international human rights activist and daughter of Archbishop Desmond Tutu; Rev. Terrance Jacob; Marie Strom, IDASA; and Leon Rodrigues, Bethel University.
@tutunaomi sharing disapptmnt w/de Klerk's talk because did not incl willing acknowledgment of harm done during apartheid #PeacePrizeForum- Luther College's Thato Masire, a senior, introducing President de Klerk. #PeacePrizeForum
RT @paulpribbenow: Nobel laureate FW deKlerk addresses the Nobel #PeacePrizeForum, recounting right and difficult decisions in an unpredictable world.
werlenkoThanks for the updates2012-10-22T06:23:56.006Z
