Honor the Peacemakers! 2017 Peacemaker Awards – World Affairs Council of Harrisburg

2017 Peacemaker in Our Midst Honorees!

The World Affairs Council of Harrisburg honored local peacemakers at its annual International Peace Symposium Saturday, Sept. 16 at Elizabethtown College – Myers Hall-Susquehanna Room.

2016 Peacemaker in Our Midst Awardees Include:

Neighborhood Dispute Settlement

Pine Street Presbyterian Church

Dr. Joyce Bylander – Dickinson College

Ann Marie Judson

Samia Malik

Dr. Kurt DeGeode – Elizabethtown College

Dr. Rukhsana Rahman

Athar Rafiq

Our Mission

The World Affairs Council of Harrisburg is affiliated with the World Affairs Councils of America based in Washington, D.C. It is part of a national network of influential councils dedicated to educating and engaging the residents of our region in global issues. Our associates meet and interact with leading international writers, intellectuals, diplomats and political leaders, and we are dedicated to making these opportunities available to youth in our region, as well.

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that. "Martin Luther King, Jr.”