Dr. Houda Abadi

the Founder and Executive Director of Transformative Peace

whose tireless work for peace has been and continues to be an inspiration.

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​                                  With appreciation for

                             Dr. Charity Butcher​​​

the Director of the Kennesaw State University School of Conflict Management, Peacebuilding, and Development for her many years of help running our National Security Council Simulation.

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   We are especially grateful to the​

  Emory University Center for Ethics​

for hosting us these past ten years.

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And a special shout out to​

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Ms. Kristen Embry

AP/IB Teacher from Decatur High School ​

and 

Ms. Derya Aydin

AIDL Intern & Program Coordinator

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for their invaluable help with the 10th Cohort.

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          A sincere note of appreciation to our distinquished speakers:

                                                          Leadership and Citizenship​ 

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                       Civil Discourse: Rules for Healthy Engagement         

                        Ms. Natasha Derricks / AP Teacher at Dekalb School of the Arts

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                        MLK, Jr.’s  Life and Legacy

                        Ranger John Jenkins / MLK, Jr. National Historic Site​

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                        Servant Leadership

                         Dr. Edward Queen / Director, Ethics and Servant Leadership, Emory University Center for

                         Ethics

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                        Introduction to Ethics

                         Dr. Jonathan Crane / Associate Professor of Medicine & Religion, Emory Univ. Center for

                         Ethics  

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                        News Literacy

                        Dr. Kaiser Lough / Professor in UGA College of Journalism and Mass Communication​

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                            Importance of a Free Press

                            Mr. David Plazas / Atlanta Journal Constitution Opinion Editor 

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                         Faith Forward Democracy

                         Ms. Dana Smiley / The Carter Center

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                          Georgia Government

                          Mr. Omari Crawford /  Georgia House of Representatives

 

Diplomacy 

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                         Atlanta's Diplomacy & Diplomatic Protocol

                         Ms. Ana Petrova / Mayor’s Office of International Affairs & Immigration

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                         Economic Diplomacy

                         Ms. Coryn Marsik / Georgia Department of Economic Development

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                         International Diplomacy

                         Ms. Alana Lomonaco Busto / Consul General of Argentina to Georgia and the Southeast​

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Peacebuilding 

 

                           EcoPeace Middle East (Nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize)

                           Ms. Danni Reches / Advocacy Officer for EcoPeace Middle East​

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                           Lessons from the Good Friday Agreement

                            Rev. Dr. Gary Mason / Founder of Rethinking Conflict​

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                           Hand in Hand Schools

                           Mr. Lee Gordon / Founder & Executive Director of Hand in Hand Jewish-Arab Schools of

                           Israel​

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                           Seeds of Peace

                            Ms. Monica Baky / Director of Egyptian Programs

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                           Importance of Inclusion

                           Dr. Heval Kelli /  Cardiologist and Former Refugee from Syria

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                           Peaceful Coexistence

                            Ms. Sara McKlin / Site Operations Coordinator for the Cannon Chapel​​

                       

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     Humanitarian Crisis in South Sudan​

 

                           South Sudan Humanitarian Crisis  &  US National Security Council

                           Dr. Charity Butcher / Professor and Director of the School of Conflict Management,

                           Peacebuilding, and Development at Kennesaw State University

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                          ​ UN Mission in South Sudan

                           Ms. Maureen Nealon / Former Assoc. Humanitarian Affairs Officer, UNMISS, South Sudan;​                           Former USAID Officer in Washington D.C.;  Current Program Manager:  Somalia

                           Stabilization Fund

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                           Life of a Refugee

                           Mr. Ngor Mayol / Former Lost Boy of the Sudan​​

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                                                                   Activism​​​                               

 

                            Civic Engagement and Starting a Nonprofit

                           Mr. Maurits Acosta / Freshman at Harvard & Founder of Virtutem Populo 

    

​​Student Sharing: Opportunities​

                         

                          Congress Bundestag Youth Exchange - Calla / Georgia Tech

                          Seeds of Peace Camp - Ayomida / Texas Christian University   

                          Georgia State Capital Internships  -  Natasha / Law student             

                         

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Special Guests

 

                         IVLP Visitors from Eurasia / Guests of the US Department of State; hosted by the GCIV

                        

Featured Keynote Speaker​

                         Peacebuilding

                         Dr. Houda Abadi / Founder and Executive Director of Transformative Peace;  2018 AIDL                                               Peacebuilder Award Recipient;   2019 ISB Women of Influence Award

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Week One - The Virtual Workshop

(Photos coming soon!)

 

Monday, June 2

9:00 Welcome and Program Orientation - Mr. Bob McCormick / Director of the AIDL    10:00 Healthy Guidelines for Civil Engagement - Ms. Natasha Derricks / Dekalb School of the Arts      11:00 Community Building      12:00 Lunch

1:00  Civic Youth Engagement - Mr. Maurits Acosta    2:00 Community Service Projects

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Tuesday, June 3