Steve Rudolph

I am honored to receive the Peacemaker in Our Midst Award - The Award will be given at the end of lunch - @12:45 - the symposium is FREE but you must register for tickets.

2025 International Peace Symposium - Sep 20th, 2025 EDT Elizabethtown College - Hoover Building, Room 110 Elizabethtown, PA

Event Details Join us for the 2025 WACH International Peace Symposium, a full-day event dedicated to dialogue, action, and building a more peaceful world.

This year, we are proud to partner with Bellwether International for a special installment of their Engage America series, “Disrupting the Cycle of Genocide.” Bellwether CEO Rachel Miner will join a panel of experts to examine the realities of genocide today and share how communities can unite, take action, and stand against hate to prevent future atrocities.

Morning Panelists:

Rachel Miner, Founder and CEO, Bellwether International Hannah R. Lair, Lecturer, School of Humanities, Director, Center for Holocaust and Jewish Studies, Penn State Harrisburg. Dr. Noelle Vahanian, Professor of Philosophy, Lebanon Valley College Dr. Ali Dinar, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Africana Studies We will have lunch for attendees during the presentation of our annual “Peacemaker in Our Midst” Award, honoring a local leader dedicated to promoting peace in our community. Past recipients have included community organizers, educators, clergy, and business leaders.

Awardees:

Peace Kids to the Rescue, Lucas Kreider & Sophia Kreider Steve Rudolph Elshafei Dafalla Mubarak Abbas In the afternoon, we will have a Travel and Trade Forum, a dynamic discussion with leading voices in international tourism, commerce, and economic policy. As global markets shift and geopolitical challenges grow more complex, understanding the intersection of travel and trade has never been more important.

Travel and Trade Confirmed Panelists:

Carlos G. Obrador Garrido Cuesta, Head Consul, Consulate of Mexico in Philadelphia James Zhang, President, Sino America Business & Travel Association Wilfred Muskens, Honorary Consul in Philadelphia at the Kingdom of the Netherlands Chad Dion Lassiter, Executive Director, Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission 📅 Date: September 20th, 2025 10:00 am –Welcome and Opening Remarks

10:15 am – Opening Panel: Disrupting the Cycle of Genocide

12:00 pm – Lunch

12:45 pm – Board Member & Intern Recognition, Presentation of Peacemaker in Our Midst Awards

2:00 pm – Closing Panel: Travel & Trade: Antidotes to Hatred and war

3:15 pm – Closing Remarks 📍 Location: Elizabethtown College, Hoover Building, Room 110

🕙 Time: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM