A Celebration of Legacy and Impact

Flyer with title of event on top of a collage of photos of President and Mrs. Carter. The invitation reads "join us as we commemorate President and Mrs. contributions to making the world more peaceful with a charge for how we can collectively continue their good works."

Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Peacemakers and Leaders for Change
2-Day Symposium October 16-17, 2023

You are cordially invited to the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution’s two-day symposium event—A Celebration of Legacy and Impact: Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Peacemakers and Leaders for Change. Join us as we commemorate President and Mrs. Carter’s contributions to making the world more peaceful, with a charge for how we can collectively continue their good works.

We are honored to host luminaries and leaders for engaging discussions and examinations of:

  • The Carter Center—Waging Peace. Fighting Disease. Building Hope.
     
  • The Camp David Accords, A First Step towards 45 Years of Peace
     
  • Global health and wellbeing
     
  • President Carter’s key foreign policies and their influence today
     
  • The Nexus of Humanitarian Service, Policy, Religious Practice, and Education
     
  • The Stories We Tell of Peace and Conflict

 

Confirmed Speakers

Donald S. Beyer, Jr., U.S. Representative for Virginia’s 8th District

Gerald E. Connolly, U.S. Representative for Virginia’s 11th District

Marc Gopin, Faculty, George Mason University

Anne Holton, Faculty, George Mason University

Katherine Marshall, Senior Fellow, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs

Linda C. Mathes, former President and CEO of the American Red Cross, National Capital Region

Bob Mitchell, Founder and President, Bipartisan Leadership Project

Julie Pennington-Russell, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church of the City of Washington, D.C.

Melissa J. Perry, Dean, College of Public Health, George Mason University

Mark J. Rozell, Dean, Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University 

Rodney S. Sadler, Jr., Faculty, Union Presbyterian Seminary

Andy Shallal, Founder and CEO, Busboys and Poets

Barbara Smith, Vice President, Peace Programs, The Carter Center

Ajay Vinzé, Dean, School of Business, George Mason University

Gregory Washington, President, George Mason University

Visit this page for continued updates on speakers and the timeline of panels. Tickets include breakfast refreshments and lunches, with a celebratory reception at the end of the first day.

Tickets to this event are not refundable but may be transferred to another guest. Please contact tcsdean@gmu.edu for assistance.