India & America: 250 Years of Conscience, Compassion and Nonviolence

Join us for an inspiring exploration of the shared intellectual journey that redefined civil resistance across the world.

Across 250 years, India and America have engaged in a transformative dialogue on conscience, freedom, and human dignity.

Thoreau • Dr. Bernard LaFayette, Jr. • Gandhi • Martin Luther King Jr. • The Dalai Lama

This symposium traces the intellectual and spiritual currents that connected these visionary figures: from Thoreau’s study of Indian philosophy and Gandhi’s development of satyagraha, Gandhi’s defining influence on Howard Thurman, MLK Jr. , Civil Rights leader Dr. Bernard LaFayette, Jr, founder of of the University of Rhode Island Center for Nonviolence & Peace Studies, and the Dalai Lama’s message of compassion.

Reserve your spot to explore the lineage of ideas that moved nations without violence.