Desmond Tutu Peace Foundation

Martin Luther King Day—Celebrating A Day “On” Not “Off”

Everybody can be great…because anybody can serve. – Martin Luther King, Jr. Today, January 16, 2012, is the third Monday in January—the designated day each year to celebrate the life of a great American and world leader, Dr. Martin Luther … Read more

MAKING OF A NOBEL LAUREATE

In1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks refused to move to the back of the bus so that a white passenger could take her seat. Her subsequent arrest sparked the bus boycott that lasted a year ending in the desegregation of Montgomery’s buses.

This successful nonviolent protest was led by a young, newly elected president of the Montgomery Improvement Association by the name of Martin Luther King, Jr. It was at this momentous point in history that Dr. King became a national figure and later the iconic leader of the Civil Rights Movement in America.

News

Is Good News Underrated?

The daily “News,” as it is reported on network and cable TV programs and in major print media outlets, focuses almost entirely on governmental crises, armed conflicts, violence in our cities, natural disasters, and heartbreaking stories of every kind. This … Read more

Ending Conflict

Tawakkul Karman Brings The Arab Spring to Yemen

“We cannot achieve democracy and lasting peace in the world unless women obtain the same opportunities as men to influence developments at all levels of society.” Nobel citation for 2011 Peace Prize On October 7th, 2011, the Oslo-based Nobel … Read more

Sustainable Peace

Bringing Children Books and a Room to Read Them In

Equal access to education for the world’s children remains a challenge, despite initiatives by national and international governmental bodies to eliminate disparities due to gender and socioeconomic status. Room to Read is one organization that is making a difference in … Read more