Peace advocate Arun Gandhi to speak at cyber conference
April 5, 2019
Peace advocate Arun Gandhi will be the keynote speaker during the ninth annual International
Cyber Conference on Dispute Resolution at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. The
conference will run from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 10, in the UAF Wood
Center ballroom.
Gandhi, the founder of the M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence and the grandson
of Mahatma Gandhi, will discuss the importance of education in promoting peaceful
communities. Students, faculty, staff and community members are invited to participate
in the interactive discussion. The event is free and open to the public.
The conference is a global dialogue between students, indigenous peacemakers, academics
and the public to continue building safer and healthier communities. The event is
co-hosted by California State University, Dominguez Hills; Salisbury University; the
Native American Rights Fund; and the University of Sao Paulo.
For more information or to connect to the conference via Zoom, contact Polly Hyslop
at physlop@alaska.edu.