SU's Polkinghorn Part of International Peace Museum Panel

By SU Public Relations

SALISBURY, MD---Thanks to its strong history of education in the world of conflict resolution, Salisbury University’s Conflict Analysis and Dispute Resolution (CADR) Department recently was invited to be part of a prestigious panel by the International Peace Museum in Dayton, OH.

Dr. Brian Polkinghorn, professor in the department and director of the Bosserman Center for Conflict Resolution, represented the department, presenting with Tushar Gandhi, the Rev. Joel King and Gregory Foster.

Gandhi is the great grandson of late world leader Mahatma Gandhi. King is the cousin of the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and Foster is the cousin of the civil rights leader’s widow, Coretta Scott King.

The panel was part of a weekend of events hosted by the International Peace Museum, which commemorated the start of the Season of Nonviolence, recognized annually during the 64-day period between the anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination (January 30) and Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination (April 4).

“The important thing about these legacy families is the lasting impact they have on a common message, and that is ‘Nonviolence is more powerful than we think,’” said Polkinghorn. “I have long ties to both the Gandhi and King families, so when the organizers invited me to be a part of the weekend, I was honored to share the message of peace and share some of the stories and teachings of Arun Gandhi, Tushar’s father, who was a good friend of SU and the Bosserman Center for Conflict Resolution before his passing last May.”

Tushar appeared at SU during the celebration of Arun’s life last fall and is expected to continue to work with SU, the CADR Department and the Bosserman Center going forward.

For more information about the International Peace Museum or the Season for Nonviolence, visit the museum’s website.

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