Watch the 20th Annual Mahatma Gandhi Lecture on Nonviolence recorded on Saturday, November 7th, 2020.

Rev. James Lawson
An activist, minister, and the pioneer of nonviolence in the American Civil Liberties Movement, Reverend James M. Lawson Jr. was inspired by Gandhi’s use of nonviolence in securing justice and peace. Dr. Martin Luther King described Rev. Lawson as “the leading theorist and strategist of nonviolence in the world.”

The Hon. Jean Augustine
The Hon. Dr. Jean Augustine made history as the first Black woman elected to Canada’s Parliament and served from 1993-2006. Her legislative successes include the historic Black History Month Motion. She has dedicated her life to the pursuit of social justice.


For more information, visit the Centre for Peace Studies at https://peacestudies.humanities.mcmaster.ca/