Elad Vazana to Receive St. Norbert College 2023 Ambassador of Peace Award

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From St. Norbert College, August 30, 2023
by Eva Westein, eva.westein@snc.edu, 920-403-3153

The Norman Miller Center for Peace, Justice & Public Understanding at St. Norbert College will present the 2023 Ambassador of Peace Award to Israeli peacemaker Elad Vazana. The event is free and open to the public. It will be held on the International Day of Peace, Thursday, Sept. 21, starting with a reception at 5:30 p.m. in the Hendrickson Dining Room of the F. K. Bemis International Center, 299 Third St., De Pere.

Vazana is an educator, multi-narrative tour guide, artist, and experienced mediator and facilitator of successful face-to-face relationship building for social change. For the last 16 years, Vazana has helped Palestinian and Israeli youth and adults -- Jews, Muslims, Christians and others -- build trust while learning that “an enemy is one whose story we have not heard.” A licensed tour guide with more than a decade of experience, his tours emphasize everyday encounters and human experience. They include stories, music, the magic of nature and visits to special places hidden from the crowds. Vazana is a familiar face to many on the St. Norbert College campus, having led tours for several groups of faculty and students.

The St. Norbert Ambassador of Peace demonstrates the qualities of a peacemaker in a consistent and outstanding manner: respect for persons, promotion of dialogue, nonviolent conflict resolution, reconciliation and forgiveness. The award honors Norbert of Xanten’s legacy of reconciliation by recognizing an individual who has been an influential advocate for sustainable peace in the world.

For more information, call the Norman Miller Center at 920-403-3881 or go to https://www.snc.edu/millercenter. For media inquiries contact Robert Pyne, director of the Norman Miller Center, at 920-403-3978 or robert.pyne@snc.edu.