MORAL AND INNOVATIVE LEADERSHIP

BUILDING HEALTHY FAMILIES, ETHICAL SOCIETIES AND A GLOBAL CULTURE OF PEACE

One of the most vibrant cities in the United States, Atlanta, Georgia, will host the 2012 Global Peace Convention, engaging government and civil society leaders in a unique, collaborative exchange on the challenges of peace building and sustainable development in the twenty-first century.

The 2012 Global Peace Convention is the fourth such international gathering, following assemblies in Manila, Nairobi, and Seoul, which advanced initiatives for regional development as well as policy proposals in areas of environmental sustainability, interfaith cooperation, volunteer service, and trade and commerce as mechanisms for peace.

The 2012 Atlanta Convention will draw upon America’s story as a nation of immigrants and will emphasize that the guarantee of individual rights rests upon responsible and engaged citizenship, as articulated in the U.S. Declaration of Independence.

The Convention theme, “Moral and Innovative Leadership: Building Healthy Families, Ethical  Societies  and a Global Culture of Peace,” will clarify the importance of principled leadership not only in public office, but in corporate life, the nonprofit sector, and other areas of civic life as a precondition for social cohesion and peace.

The Global Peace Convention will enable experts, policy makers, and community leaders to examine issues relating to peace building, youth entrepreneurship, family welfare, and economic development, providing a unique cross-disciplinary platform for diverse leaders to gain new insights and explore areas of collaboration.


 



A CIVIL RIGHTS LEGACY

Atlanta has played a central role in the U.S. civil rights movement of the twentieth century. The nation’s most prominent civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was born in Atlanta, graduated from Atlanta’s Morehouse College and served as pastor at the city’s Ebenezer Baptist Church. Dr. King’s legacy in Atlanta will be honored at the Global Peace convention by the representation of diverse faith leaders from around the world.


ATLANTA: A COSMOPOLITAN HUB

A center for services, finance, higher education, information technology, and government, Atlanta is also the headquarters of CARE, Habitat for Humanity, and Points of Light Institute. Atlanta has emerged as a leader for corporate social responsibility initiatives that are altering the business mission of corporations to include concerns for the environment, employees, and communities in places of business.


SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS

The 2012 Global Peace Convention will host former Presidents of Latin America in a groundbreaking collaborative dialogue on regional cooperation, sustainable development, North-South relations, and transparency and democratic governance.  

GLOBAL PEACE FESTIVAL

An innovative approach to peace building, the GPF combines multi-cultural celebrations with service initiatives that engage volunteers from every background, drawing upon the shared ideals of the world’s faiths and united by a vision of One Family under God. MORE

GLOBAL PEACE AWARDS

Global Peace Awards recognize the importance of moral and innovative leadership, an ethic of public service, and a willingness to transcend boundaries of religion, ethnicity, culture and nationality in advancing the ideal of One Family under God. Global Peace Awards will be conferred in the areas of Governance; Service; Family Advocacy; Interfaith; Culture; and Scholarship. MORE