Invitation to Elie Wiesel for The Newark Peace Education Summit

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Invitation to Elie Wiesel for The Newark Peace Education Summit

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Katz, Drew
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Thurman, Robert
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Wiesel, Elie

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This document is an invitation letter addressed to Mr. Elie Wiesel from Robert Thurman (President of Tibet House US) and Drew Katz (Founder of The Drew A. Katz Foundation). It extends an earnest invitation for Wiesel to participate in "The Newark Peace Education Summit," a conference focused on non-violence and peacemaking, scheduled from May 13th to May 15th, 2011, in Newark, New Jersey. The letter highlights that His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama will be present, and mentions a wish to invite other Nobel Laureates including Wangari Maathai, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Jimmy Carter, Mairead Corrigan, and Muhammad Yunus. Mayor Cory Booker of Newark is the Honorary Host. The summit aims to discuss five key areas: Peace Within, Peace at Home, Peace in the Community, Peace in the World, and Peace with Animals and the Environment. The authors commend Wiesel's work in human rights and peace and express their desire for his presence to share experiences and best practices, referencing a similar past conference in San Francisco in 1997.

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