In an age of deep division and growing global challenges, education has a vital role to play in cultivating peace.

Join the Barger Leadership Institute for two powerful events exploring Mindful Peace Leadership through the lens of Hiroshima. Featuring a screening of the award-winning documentary A Vow from Hiroshima (Tues. March 24) and a multidisciplinary symposium with leading educators, this event centers the voices and lessons of Hibakusha peace activists to inspire ethical leadership, compassion, and sustainable action. The panelists have developed pedagogical interventions informed by the experience of Hiroshima and the narratives of Hibakusha peace activists to promote the need for mindful peace education.

Together, we will examine how a mindful peace leadership education can empower the next generation to lead with dignity, responsibility, and hope.

Symposium Panelists:
- Ram Mahalingam, Barger Leadership Institute Professor, Department of Psychology, Director, Barger Leadership Institute
- Ray Matsumiya, Director, Oleander Initiative
- Kathleen Sullivan, Director, Hibakusha Stories
- Mitchie Takeuchi, Producer, Writer, Speaker, Activist

Symposium Moderator:
Dr. Connie Tingson Gatuz, Associate Vice Provost, Student Life, University of Michigan

Special thanks to our symposium sponsors,
- The Nam Center for Korean Studies
- Michigan Community Scholars Program
- Center for Japanese Studies
- UMMA
- Center for Global and Intercultural Study
- Organizational Studies