International Day of Non-Violence: Reverend Dr. William J. Barber II

The Institute for Peace Studies at Hofstra University, on the occasion of the International Day of Non-Violence presented Reverend Dr. William J. Barber II. He is the president and senior lecturer of Repairers of the Breach and co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call For Moral Revival. The Poor People's Campaign renews Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s challenge to confront racism, militarism, and poverty. Barber served as president of the North Carolina NAACP, the largest state conference in the South, from 2006 to 2017, and currently sits on the national board of directors of the NAACP. He is the author of three books: Revive Us Again: Vision and Action in Moral Organizing; The Third Reconstruction: Moral Mondays, Fusion Politics, and the Rise of a New Justice Movement; and Forward Together: A Moral Message for the Nation.
In collaboration with the Hofstra Cultural Center, Center for “Race,” Culture and Social Justice and the Hofstra NAACP Chapter.
Recorded October 2, 2018
Please note: Due to technical difficulties, the beginning of the event is unavailable. The remaining two hours are available in this video.