The 11th Annual Rotary Spring Conference took place on Saturday, April 12th, 2014. The theme this year was “Practicing Peace Everyday: The Art of What is Possible.” Class XI Rotary Peace Fellows presented their research, sharing examples of hope, peace-making and positive change from every corner of the earth.Videos of each presentation are available online at our Vimeo page or by clicking on the links below.
Serge Dihoff, Rotary Host Area Coordinator
John Osterlund, General Manager and Chief Development Officer, The Rotary Foundation
Stephanie Urkchick, Trustee, The Rotary Foundation
Francis Lethem, Rotary Center Co-Director, Duke University
James Peacock, Rotary Center Co-Director, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Wilson Kimeli Naiyomah and Negaya Chorley, Rotary Peace Fellows 2012-14, Conference Narrators
Trauma Healing: Taking Care of Ourselves While Caring for Our Communities
Presenter: Natasha Gorr Holt
Moderator: Michael Lambert
Presenter: Ana Paula Saad Calil
Moderator: Frank Webb
Autocracy vs. Democracy: The Impact of Political Regimes on Policymaking in Brazil
Presenter: Beatriz Rey
Moderator: Niklaus Steiner
Improving the Delivery of Justice in the State of Bahia, Brazil
Presenter: Anderson Freitas
Moderator: Natalia Mirovitskaya
Social Entrepreneurship and the Rotary International Peace Fellows Program
Presenter: Reem Ghunaim
Moderator: Kacie Wallace
Presenter: Negaya Chorley
Moderator: Barry Phillips
Panel with 3 Fellows, moderated by Catherine Admay:
Silvia Fontana, Integrated Peace and Development, a Local Perspective: The Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and Julienne as Agent of Change
Muyatwa Sitali, Defying the Odds! Factors that Account for Post-Independence Peace and Stability in Zambia?
Scott A. Sellwood, Resistance as Peacebuilding: Lessons from Southern Mexico
Presenter: Adrien Lokangaka
Moderator: Lewis Margolis
Building Trust and Changing Perceptions: the Quest for Peace in Saskatchewan, Canada
Presenter: Rhett Sangster
Moderator: Rosemary Fernholz
Presentation of Certificates – Francis Lethem, James Peacock and Susan Carroll