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Mahatma Gandhi
Center for Global Nonviolence
ANNUAL REPORT 2005–2006
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Mahatma Gandhi Center for Global Nonviolence
Annual Report 2005–2006 Table of Contents
Message from Sushil Mittal, Director 1
Mission 5
Approach 5
Leadership 5
Accomplishments 6
Current Initiatives 11
Goals and Objectives 14
Appendix A: Advisory Board 16
Appendix B: Board of Trustees 21
Appendix C: JMU Faculty Fellows 22
Appendix D: About the Director 24
Contact Information 26
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Message from Sushil Mittal, Director
Mahatma Gandhi Center for Global Nonviolence
I am pleased to present the first annual report of the MahatmaGandhi Center for Global Nonviolence at James MadisonUniversity. As director of the Center, it is with great satisfaction
that I bring to the attention of the wider public theaccomplishments of this unique organization. The past season,from March 2005 to February 2006, has been highly productive.
This report provides an accounting of the Center’s variedaccomplishments, as well as its current initiatives and immediatefuture objectives.
Uniqueness is both an ancient vice and a quintessentiallymodern virtue. The ancients knew that there is “nothing newunder the sun,” as a wise yet depressed sage observed in theHebrew Bible, and that anything claiming to be “new” wasunlikely to be worthwhile. Moderns reverse the traditional scale
of values and are ever seeking something that claims to be newand different. Mahatma Gandhi was both an heir to ancientvalues and the singularly influential “nonviolent revolutionary”
of the twentieth century who reworked inherited wisdom into aplan of action suited to an age of technologically fueled empiresand global access to communication.
The work of the Gandhi Center is based on distinctivelyGandhian insights, methods, and strategies. It addresses a setof problems that are uniquely urgent, and it represents auniquely promising potential to make a positive difference ona global scale. The Center is bringing together a network of
people and institutions that are willing to support investigationand implementation of nonviolent techniques for peace- building. The Center is enlisting a new category of donors, notpreviously identified by James Madison University, for itsprograms, and it is providing a platform for mutual cooperation
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by several colleges, universities, and institutes in the regionand at a distance elsewhere in the world. The Center is anon-partisan and non-sectarian enterprise that welcomes bothsecular and faith-based participants in its programs, including
representatives from spiritual traditions and religiousinstitutions that include the several “peace churches” amongChristian denominations as well as secular non-governmentalorganizations. The Gandhi Center is a center of synergy in theservice of conflict resolution and peace-building for all membersof humanity and inhabitants of our planet.
Embodying the highest values of inquiry, learning, andcreativity, the Gandhi Center is an integral part of JamesMadison University. It enriches the University’s intellectual life by making its broad range of lectures and conferences, as well asresearch and learning opportunities, available to JMU students,
faculty, and the community at large. The Center shows promiseto serve as an intellectual convening force across JMU’s collegesand as a site for interdisciplinary collaboration. It also can be away to create goodwill and a distinctive image of the Universitylocally, in the region, and at a distance. The Center meritscontinued investment of University resources.
The future of the Gandhi Center, however, is in the handsof citizens of the world who care most deeply about peace.The Center relies on the generous support of individuals,corporations, and foundations to sustain the work that itdoes for peace. Tax-deductible donations allow its vision of
a peaceful world to grow for our children. In addition tofinancial contributions, the work of the Center can be supported by donating gif ts- in-kind, volunteering time and talents,introducing the Center to potential sources of support, andproviding pro bono technical assistance and professionalservices.
I wish to extend warm thanks to Dr. William Hawk, HeadPhilosophy and Religion, for his unwavering support of the
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Center’s work, and to Dr. Gene Thursby, senior advisor at theCenter. Professor Thursby brings energy, commitment, and vastprofessional experience. I also would like to express mygratitude to Mrs. Tassie Pippert, Director of Development for
College and University Programs, and to the Faculty Fellows.Finally, my appreciation goes to Dr. David Jeffrey, Dean Collegeof Arts and Letters, Dr. Douglas Brown, Provost and VicePresident for Academic Affairs, and Dr. Daniel Wubah, SpecialAssistant to the President, for their contributions to the GandhiCenter, and to our generous Advisory Board and Board of
Trustees, without whom this Center truly could not have
existed.
We are looking forward with great anticipation to another yearof accomplishment and challenge at the Mahatma GandhiCenter for Global Nonviolence.
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Mahatma Gandhi Center for Global Nonviolence
Mission
Established in March 2005 by Dr. Sushil Mittal, the mission of the Mahatma Gandhi Center for Global Nonviolence is topromote a culture of nonviolence and peace worldwide based onuniversal values of justice, equality, freedom, and a deeper
understanding of the importance of mutual respect among
human beings and of human appreciation for the naturalenvironment through education, international dialogues, andyouth-focused programs.
A culture of nonviolence and peace, as stated in the United
Nations definition, “is a set of values, attitudes, modes of behavior, and ways of life that reject violence and preventconflicts by tackling their root causes to solve problems…amongindividuals, groups, and nations.”
The Center is named in honor of Mohandas KaramchandGandhi (Mahåtma, meaning “great soul,” was an honorific title).
Approach
The focus of the research, educational, and outreach programs
undertaken by the Mahatma Gandhi Center for GlobalNonviolence is interdisciplinary, cross-cultural, and cross-civilizational. The Gandhi Center is inclusive in thought, word,and action.
Leadership
The Mahatma Gandhi Center for Global Nonviolence is led by
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Director Sushil Mittal, Associate Professor in the College of Artsand Letters. The team working with Dr. Mittal to set theintellectual agenda of the Center includes the Advisory Board,Board of Trustees, Faculty Fellows, and Dr. Gene Thursby,
senior advisor to the Gandhi Center and professor at theUniversity of Florida in Gainesville.
Accomplishments
Over the past twelve months, the varied accomplishments of the
Mahatma Gandhi Center for Global Nonviolence include:
Advisory Board
To fulfill its mission, the first goal of the Gandhi Center was theformation of the Advisory Board, and that has been moving
forward very successfully. The Board is comprised of personswhose high positions, fame, reputation, works, or action canserve the mission of the Center and support its activities. Theyinclude Nobel Laureates, former heads of state, high civilservants, CEO’s of international corporations, academicians,scientists, artists, and social activists from five continents,
who pool their different experiences from a wide range of
backgrounds to promote a culture of nonviolence and peace. Wehave an active Advisory Board. The Board currently consists of forty-six people. There will be no limit to the potential size of theBoard. The director selects Board members based on theirinterest and experience. The current Advisory Board is included
as Appendix A.
Board of Trustees
The second goal of the Gandhi Center was the formation of theBoard of Trustees. The Board provides leadership and supportsthe Center in its fundraising efforts. The Board currently consists
of five people. At any given time, there will be no more than
twenty Trustees. The full Board will be in place by Spring 2007.The Board has met twice: on December 9, 2005 and February 24,
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2006. The current Board of Trustees is included as Appendix B.
JMU Faculty Fellows
The third goal of the Gandhi Center was the formation of a
network of peace scholars on James Madison University campus. JMU Faculty Fellows are drawn from such diverse fields of study as Art History, Biology, Communication Studies, EarlyChildhood Education, History, Justice Studies, Philosophy,Political Science, Psychology, Religion, and Sociology. Thecurrent Faculty Fellows is included as Appendix C.
Global Nonviolence International ConferenceThe Gandhi Center hosted its inaugural biennial GlobalNonviolence International Conference on April 11, 2005. Thetheme of the conference was “Religion: Peace and Conflict.”The conference brought together seven distinguished scholars—
Dr. Mark Bredin of St. John’s College, Nottingham, UnitedKingdom, Dr. Nick Gier of University of Idaho, Dr. Shalom L.Goldman of Emory University, Dr. Ted Grimsrud of EasternMennonite University, Dr. Ayse Kadayifci of AmericanUniversity, Dr. Sallie B. King of James Madison University,and Dr. K. R. Sundararajan of St. Bonaventure University—to
explore the potentially positive role of religions in creating a
more humane world. The first session was a cross-culturalpresentation on the theme of nonviolence as a civic, as well as apersonal, virtue. The five sessions that followed were on Hindu,Buddhist, Jewish, Christian, and Islamic perspectives on war andpeace. The final session was a second cross-cultural presentation
for which the topic was Gandhi’s Jesus as a practical andrevolutionary figure. This was a rare kind of meeting. First, thespeakers who considered Hindu, Buddhist, Jewish, Christian,or Islamic perspectives on war and peace spoke from (andabout) a tradition in which they themselves participate. Second,the speakers who represented their own tradition are at the
same time scholars who have been trained in the academic
study of religion as it has developed as a field of study inmodern universities. Dr. Sushil Mittal, Director Gandhi Center,
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Dr. Douglas Brown, Provost, and Dr. William Hawk, HeadPhilosophy and Religion, gave the opening, welcoming, andclosing remarks, respectively. JMU faculty moderated thesessions. Admission to the conference was free and open to the
public. The conference attracted enormous crowds. Studentsand faculty from Bridgewater College, Eastern MennoniteUniversity, James Madison University, University of Virginia,and Washington and Lee University, as well as members of thelocal community, attended the conference. The conference had a“packed house and students and faculty sitting in the hallways.”
Local media covered the conference. Conference papers will be
published online at the Gandhi Center website. Support for theconference was provided in part by JMU’s Office of the Provostand Vice President for Academic Affairs, College of Arts andLetters, CAL Interdisciplinary Programs, College of Education,General Education Program, Office of International Programs,
and Dining Services.
International Exhibitions
The Gandhi Center hosted an internationally renowned exhibit,“Gandhi, King, Ikeda: A Legacy of Building Peace,” extollinghumanist virtues and its champions. The exhibit was on display
at the Carrier Library of James Madison University for just over
a month, from September 19 through October 21, 2005. ThoughGandhi, King, and Ikeda each came from different ethnic andreligious backgrounds, they have all shared a common vision.They have each, in their respective lifetimes, fought fornonviolence, human rights, and world peace. Gandhi, King, and
Ikeda are men who have lived with principle and who have based their action on nonviolent means. The unique idea of having the three figures together as an exhibit is of particularsignificance because it reminds us that peace and justice exist beyond all human-laid boundaries. The exhibit provided aholistic look at Gandhi’s, King’s, and Ikeda’s respective
nonviolence movements and their accomplishments and
contributions to world peace. The exhibit was free and open tothe public. The exhibit was co-sponsored by the Martin Luther
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King, Jr. International Chapel at Morehouse College in Atlantaand the Soka Gakkai International-USA. Support for hosting theexhibit was provided in part by JMU’s Center for MulticulturalStudent Services, General Education Program, and Office of
International Programs.
Lecture on the History and Philosophy of Hinduism
The annual Gandhi Lecture on the History and Philosophyof Hinduism brings distinguished scholars to the JamesMadison University campus for public talks. The first Gandhi
Lecture was delivered by Dr. Julius Lipner, Professor of
Hinduism and Comparative Study of Religion at the Universityof Cambridge, United Kingdom, on October 13, 2005. The lecturewas entitled “The Rise of Hinduism; or, How to Invent a WorldReligion With Only Moderate Success.” Dr. Daniel Wubah,Special Assistant to the President, introduced the speaker, and
Dr. William Hawk, Head Philosophy and Religion, served as themoderator. “The lecture drew a packed house. [The room] wasfilled to capacity with students sitting person to person downthe steps, across the front, and standing in the back.” The lectureis published online at the Gandhi Center website, and a revisedversion has been accepted for publication in the International
Journal of Hindu Studies. Support for the lecture was provided in
part by Infinity Foundation and JMU’s College of Arts andLetters Visiting Scholars Program.
Sponsorships
As part of the Human Rights Month at James Madison
University, the Gandhi Center co-sponsored a presentation byMr. Colman McCarthy. McCarthy is a veteran peace activist,animal advocate, and educator who founded and directs theCenter for Teaching Peace in Washington, D.C. The lecture washeld February 21, 2006.
Global Nonviolence Student Club
Established in Fall 2005, the purpose of the Global NonviolenceStudent Club is to promote a culture of nonviolence and peace.
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The current president of the club is Alex Boyce, a junior at JamesMadison University. The first general meeting of the club washeld November 16, 2005. The club’s first activity is the planningof the Center’s inaugural Global Nonviolence Undergraduate
Conference.
Research Library
Established in Spring 2006, the Research Library at the GandhiCenter serves the needs of the center and its programs. It is alsoopen to researchers, students, and the interested public. It is
primarily a non-circulating library. The collection currently
contains approximately 400 books. The catalog is availableonline at the Gandhi Center website. The catalog was prepared by Erin Jaworski, a Research Assistant at the Gandhi Center anda senior at James Madison University.
International Cooperation
One means of implementing international cooperation by theGandhi Center has been the signing of bilateral agreements,known as Memoranda of Understanding (MoU), between theGandhi Center and institutes worldwide. These agreements willprovide for the exchange of fellows and students, as well as the
reciprocation of information by means of newsletters, databases,
and the Internet. These international cooperation agreementswill result in research programs and joint ventures. The Centerwill also organize conferences with the affiliated MoU institutes.The first MoU was signed in Spring 2006 with the ResearchCenter Vergelijkende Cultuurwetenschap (roughly translated as
Comparative Science of Cultures) at Ghent University, Belgium.The signing of MoU’s will be ongoing.
New Course Offering
“Gandhi, Nonviolence, and Global Transformation,” is anew General Education course offered throughout the year,
since Spring 2005, at James Madison University. The course
description reads: “Of all the world leaders in the twentiethcentury, Mohandas K. Gandhi (1869–1948) is certainly one of the
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most influential. He is unique as a social theorist, a moral andspiritual philosopher, and a social-political activist. He serves asa bridge from post-modern to modern and pre-modern thoughtas well as between Western and non-Western traditions. His
experience transcended boundaries of culture, geography,religion, and politics. Even more, Gandhi’s leadership changedthe world. Indeed it continues to change the world. Hechallenged the dominant world structure of his time andstruggled with some of the most significant issues of our time:violence and terrorism, racism, the oppression of women, the
role of religion in the modern world, the nature of capitalism,
and conflict between ethnic and religious communities. Theexperience and ideas of Gandhi provide an excellent opportunityto reflect upon the issues that continue to face our modernworld.”
Website
The Gandhi Center website <www.jmu.edu/gandhicenter> wascreated in late Fall 2005.
Current Initiatives
The current initiatives of the Mahatma Gandhi Center for GlobalNonviolence include:
Mahatma Gandhi Global Nonviolence Award
The annual Mahatma Gandhi Global Nonviolence Award will be
bestowed upon an individual in recognition for outstandingwork and contribution to the promotion of human welfare andto social, economic, and political transformation throughnonviolence and other Gandhian methods. The award willconsist of a certificate and a bronze medal. The award winnerwill be announced on January 30, the anniversary of Gandhi’s
death, and the winner will receive the award on October 2, the
anniversary of Gandhi’s birth. The first award will be given in2007. An international Award Committee will be responsible for
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the selection of the winner of the award.
Gandhi Center Press
Publication and dissemination of nonviolence and peace
research are essential parts of the Gandhi Center mission. TheGandhi Center Press will publish books on nonviolence andrelated areas. Its first title, The Gandhi Reader , is scheduled toappear in Fall 2006. The Press will also distribute books onnonviolence published by research institutions in the non-West.
Online Publications
In addition to its books, the Gandhi Center will publish a seriesof publicly available online publications: Research Articles,Working Papers, and Commentary Articles. “Research Articles”are articles that were published in other publications and arerepublished by the Center. “Working Papers” are research
articles that have been submitted to the Center but have not yet been published or peer reviewed. The Center will maintain thisindex of working papers in order to help disseminate, discuss,and improve important ideas. “Commentary Articles” arearticles that seek to provide a critical or alternative viewpoint ona key issue or provide an insight into an important development
that is receiving little wider international attention.
Tolstoy Lecture Series in Global Nonviolence
The Tolstoy Lecture Series in Global Nonviolence will bringdistinguished scholars and practitioners of nonviolence to the James Madison University campus for lectures, seminars, panel
discussions, and a variety of related interactions with faculty,students, and the community at large. The lecture series has beenestablished to celebrate the life and legacy of Leo Tolstoy. CountLev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (1828–1910) was a Russian novelist,social reformer, pacifist, Christian anarchist, vegetarian, andmoral thinker. As a moral philosopher, Tolstoy was notable for
his ideas on nonviolent resistance through his work The Kingdom
of God is Within You (1893), which in turn influenced MahatmaGandhi. The Venerable Dhammananda Bhikkhuni, a Thai
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Buddhist nun in the Theravada tradition of Buddhism, willlaunch the Tolstoy Lecture Series with a lecture titled “TheBuddha Gave It to Us: The Female Ordination Issue inBuddhism.” The lecture will be held March 29, 2006.
Global Nonviolence Undergraduate Conference
The Gandhi Center will host its inaugural annual GlobalNonviolence Undergraduate Conference on April 12, 2006. Thetheme of the conference is “Dialogues on Nonviolence andPeace.” The conference is planned and directed entirely by
undergraduate students.
Internship Program
The Gandhi Center is developing unique and diverseopportunities for undergraduate students who are interested inthe Center’s work to promote a culture of nonviolence and
peace. The program will have special appeal for those who wishto combine academic study with practical application andexperience. Internships will be offered throughout the year.Interns will be required to commit a minimum of 10 hours perweek for at least 10 weeks. No more than 20 percent of time willinclude clerical work. If the intern’s department offers academic
credit for internships, the Center will work with the department
to match academic requirements with the requirements of theintern’s host program. The Gandhi Center Internship Program isslated to begin during the Fall 2006 semester.
Children’s Art Contest
Teachers will be invited to participate in a drawing and paintingcontest for children aged 4 to 7 years. The objective of thiscontest is to promote a culture of nonviolence and peace byraising awareness among young children about these concepts.Teachers participating in the contest will help children invent astory in pictures, in the form of a tale using animals, nature,
colors, and their own symbols. This story will be a collective
work based on key words young children can understand. It will be made up of six drawings, each illustrating one or several of
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the following themes: Respect for All Life, Nonviolence, Sharing,Listening to Understand, Preserving the Planet, and Toleranceand Solidarity. The drawings, with short explanations, will forma story presented as a comic strip, a fresco, or a poster,
depending on the choice of the participants. The artworks will bescanned and put online at the Gandhi Center website. ACommittee will choose two winners per age group (4–5 years oldand 6–7 years old). The winners will receive a prize best suitedto their needs. The contest will be an annual event. The firstcontest will be held in Fall 2006. (This initiative is based on
UNESCO’s “Draw me Peace” contest held in 2002.)
Goals and Objectives
The long-term goal is to develop the Mahatma Gandhi Center
for Global Nonviolence into a world-class think tank, withsupport from James Madison University and from externalsources.
The goals for the current season are:
Objective One – Formation of the Boards
The first goal of the Gandhi Center has been the formation of theAdvisory Board and the Board of Trustees, and that has beenmoving forward very successfully. The formation of theAdvisory Board will be ongoing, whereas the Board of Trusteeswill be in place by Spring 2007.
Objective Two – Develop the Logo
The second goal is to develop the logo for the Gandhi Center.This objective will be completed by Fall 2006.
Objective Three – Complete Initial Program Development
The third goal of the Gandhi Center is to complete the initial
development of research, educational, and outreach programs.This objective will be completed by Fall 2006. The development
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of additional programs will be ongoing.
Objective Four – Develop Materials for Fundraising
The fourth goal of the Gandhi Center is to develop the initial set
of printed materials for conducting a comprehensive fundraisingcampaign. This objective will be completed by Summer 2006.
Objective Five – Collect Potential Donor List
The fifth goal of the Gandhi Center is to collect lists of potentialdonors, including names of individuals, small businesses, large
corporations, community groups, and foundations, both private
and public. Enough names will be collected by Summer 2006 to begin a major gifts campaign and a grant-writing program. Theeffort will be ongoing.
Objective Six – Creation of the Development Program
The sixth goal of the Gandhi Center is to develop and conduct acomprehensive development program with the goal of securing$2,000,000. This is called “The Gift of Peace” campaign, andthe funds received will provide support for (1) scholarshipsand fellowships, conferences, lectures, and educational andoutreach programs [$500,000] and (2) an endowed professorship
associated with the directorship of the Gandhi Center
[$1,500,000]. The campaign will begin in Fall 2006. The goal of the campaign will be realized by Fall 2011.
Objective Seven – Promotion of the Center
The Gandhi Center will be actively promoted in the local
community by sharing its programs with schools, churches,community centers, libraries, bookstores, and public mediaoutlets. Program information will be presented to at least threecommunity organizations per month beginning Fall 2006.
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Appendix A
Advisory Board
Baba AmteSocial Activist, India
Oscar Arias SánchezFormer President of Costa RicaNobel Peace Laureate
A. T. AriyaratnePresident, Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement, Sri Lanka
Peter BergenFellow, New America Foundation, USA
Francis A. BoyleProfessor of International Law, University of Illinois, USA
Lawrence E. Carter Sr.Dean, Martin Luther King Jr. Int’l Chapel, Morehouse College, USA
John M. CoetzeeNovelist and Writer, Australia
Nobel Laureate in Literature
Paul J. CrutzenProfessor Emeritus, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, GermanyNobel Laureate in Chemistry
Richard R. ErnstProfessor Emeritus, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, SwitzerlandNobel Laureate in Chemistry
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Richard A. Falk Professor Emeritus of International Law, Princeton University, USA
Harriet Mayor Fulbright
Chairman, Fulbright International Center, USA
Johan GaltungDirector, Transcend, NorwayRector, Transcend Peace University, Norway
Arun Gandhi
President, M. K. Gandhi Institute of Nonviolence, USA
Nadine GordimerNovelist and Writer, South AfricaNobel Laureate in Literature
H.R.H. Prince El Hassan bin Talal Jordan
Theodore M. HesburghPresident Emeritus, University of Notre Dame, USA
Faisal HoqueFounder, Chairman, and CEO, Enamics, Inc., USAFounder and Chair, BTM Institute, USA
Daisaku Ikeda
President, Soka Gakkai International, Japan
M. Farooq KathwariChairman, President, and CEO, Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc., USA
Ashok Khosla
President, Society for Development Alternatives, India
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David KriegerPresident, Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, USA
Ervin Laszlo
President, Club of Budapest, Hungary
Yuan-Tseh LeePresident, Academia Sinica, TaiwanNobel Laureate in Chemistry
Rita Levi-Montalcini
President, EBRI Foundation, ItalyNobel Laureate in Medicine
Robert Jay LiftonLecturer on Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, USA
Mairead Corrigan MaguireHonorary President, Peace People, Northern IrelandNobel Peace Laureate
Zubin Mehta
Music Director, Bavarian State Opera, Germany
Michael NobelChairman, Nobel Family Society, Sweden
Martha Nussbaum
Professor of Law and Ethics, University of Chicago, USA
Jan ObergDirector, Transnational Foundation for Peace and Future Research,
Sweden
Glenn D. Paige
Director, Center for Global Nonviolence, USA
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Margarita PapandreouFormer First Lady, Greece
Neelakantha Radhakrishnan
Director, Ikeda Center for Value Creation, India
Vandana ShivaFounder, Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology,
India
L. M. Singhvi
Member of Parliament, India
Sulak SivaraksaSocial Critic and Human Rights Activist, Thailand
Mário SoaresFormer President of PortugalFormer Prime Minister of Portugal
David T. SuzukiChair, David Suzuki Foundation, Canada
Ramesh ThakurVice Rector, United Nations University, Japan
Robert A. ThurmanProfessor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies, Columbia University, USA
Desmond TutuAnglican Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town, South AfricaNobel Peace Laureate
Elie Wiesel
University Professor, Boston University, USA
Nobel Peace Laureate
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Betty WilliamsPresident, World Centers of Compassion for Children, Northern IrelandNobel Peace Laureate
Muhammad YunusFounder and Managing Director, Grameen Bank, Bangladesh
Zachariah P. ZachariahPresident and CEO, Fort Lauderdale Heart Institute, USA
Howard Zinn
Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Boston University, USA
Biographies of the Advisory Board members appear online at theGandhi Center’s website.
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Appendix B
Board of Trustees
Myron AugsburgerPresident Emeritus, Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg
Charles R. ChenaultCity Councilman, Harrisonburg
Keith MayBroker, Kline Commercial Realty, Harrisonburg
Bhavesh MehtaBusinessman, Harrisonburg
Ronald YoderPresident, Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community, Harrisonburg
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Appendix C
JMU Faculty Fellows
Kathleen G. ArthurProfessor, Art History
Glenn HastedtProfessor, Justice Studies
William Hawk Associate Professor, Philosophy
Steven KefferAssociate Professor, Biology
Katherine KesslerAssociate Director, Honors Program
Sallie B. KingProfessor, Religion
Ari KohenAssistant Professor, Justice Studies
Rozanne LeppingtonLecturer, Communication Studies
M. Louise LoeProfessor, History
Iain MacleanAssociate Professor, Religion
Doris MartinProfessor, Early Childhood Education
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Dorothy Della NoceProfessor, Communication Studies
Sarah O’Connor
Assistant Professor, Writing
J. Peter PhamAssistant Professor, Justice Studies
Stephen Poulson
Assistant Professor, Sociology
Maureen G. ShanahanDirector, Honors Program
Anne Stewart
Professor, Psychology
Robin L. TeskeProfessor, Political Science
Scott Vollum
Assistant Professor, Justice Studies
James R. ZimmermanAssistant Professor, Writing
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Appendix D
About the Director
Sushil Mittal is currently an Associate Professor of Hinduism at James Madison University.
He earned his B.A. from McGill University in Montreal, M.A.from Carleton University in Ottawa, and Ph.D. from Universityof Montreal. He has served on the faculties of the University of
Florida in Gainesville and Millikin University in Decatur,Illinois.
His teaching and research interests are in Hindu traditions, andhe is a fellow philosophical traveler with Gandhi. He hasconducted archival and field research in Canada, India, SouthAfrica, and the United States at intervals during the last decadeand a half. The recipient of numerous grants and fellowships, hispublications include Development and Change in India (1993),
Surprising Bedfellows: Hindus and Muslims in Medieval and Early Modern India (2003), The Hindu World (2004), and Religions of South Asia: An Introduction (2006). His current work-in-progress
includes A Handbook for the Study of Hinduism , Encyclopedia of Hindu Studies , Gandhi Studies: An Introduction , and The GandhiReader. He is the (founding) editor of the International Journal of
Hindu Studies (1997– ).
His work on Gandhian nonviolence has a much more vivid andvisible form. His commitment to finding a path to lasting peacefor his children led directly to the establishment of the GandhiStudies Program (the first outside of India) at Millikin University
and the Mahatma Gandhi Center for Global Nonviolence at James Madison University, pondering anew the great task theMahatma set before himself and before us all. “My mission,” heexplained, “is to convert…the world to nonviolence forregulating mutual relations, whether political, economic, social,
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or religious.”
Dr. Mittal was born in Canada (his “janam-bh¨mi”) but has now
dedicated himself to working in the United States (his “karma- bh¨mi”), and he looks to India as the main source of his spiritualinspiration (his “dharma-bh¨mi”). He and his wife, Ritu, have
two children: Ankur, 7, and Aditi, 5, who, they hope, will live ina better organized and a less violent world.
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Mahatma Gandhi Center for Global Nonviolence
James Madison U niversityMSC 7504
800 South Main StreetHarrisonburg, Virginia 22807USA
Telephone: 540-568-6394
Telefax: 540-568-8072
Email: [email protected]: http://www.jmu.edu/GandhiCenter