Nobel Peace Prize Laureate to Speak at KSU

KennesawPatch

Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Jody Williams will speak at Kennesaw State University on Thursday, Feb. 2, as part of the university's Pathways to Peace Lecture Series.

Williams is the founding coordinator of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL). She received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997 in recognition of her efforts to bring about the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty.

According to the ICBL website, the campaign is a global network in over 90 countries. Its mission is to free the world of antipersonnel landmines and cluster munitions and to help survivors lead fulfilling lives. The organization will celebrate its 20th anniversary in October of this year.

Since 2006, Williams has continued to pursue peace work through the Nobel Women's Initiative, which she chairs. In 2007, she led a high level mission in Darfur for the UN's Human Rights Council. Williams has been named one of the 100 most powerful women in the world by Forbes magazine and continues to work toward global peace efforts.

Kennesaw State's Pathways to Peace lecture series is a collaborative effort of the Coles College of Business, the University College's First-Year Programs and the College of Humanities and Social Sciences' Peace Studies Program. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nicholas Kristof launched the series in spring 2011.

Williams will speak at two forums on Thursday, Feb. 2, at Kennesaw State, located at 1000 Chastain Rd. in Kennesaw. The first forum will take place at 2 p.m. at Prillaman Hall, Room 1000. The second will take place at 7 p.m. at the Dr. Bobbie Bailey & Family Performance Center.

Admission is free, but tickets are required. Tickets are available here.