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	Dr. Prewitt Inspires Young Human Rights Practitioners an article by Patrick Asinero “Once, when I complained to my wife about lack of solidarity due to racial differences, her response was a simple ‘Charles, we are all alike.’ That simple answer changed my life.” Dr. Charlie Prewitt click on photo to enlarge These were the words of inspiration from Dr. Charlie Prewitt during the informal roundtable discussion at the 8th Annual International Leadership Training Programme: A Global Intergenerational Forum on August 5, 2012 at the University of Connecticut, Storrs, USA. Dr. Prewitt is a former chemist who took part in the Manhattan Project - the project that would lead to the creation of the atomic bomb that would be dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 – turned Professor on Human Rights and Peace Activist. Dr. Prewitt inspires a UNSECO forum of 64 participants from over 50 countries. They are a diverse mix of young human rights practitioners and peace advocates coming from across the six continents. In the middle of the sharing, the professor asks the participants ‘how do you think America can become a better nation?’ One African-American participant says that education itself is not the only answer to making America better. He further states that ‘education in the US is about subjugation and it is not in true spirit of literacy.’ The problem of racism in the US is about the lack of alternatives coupled with the lack of education. This is coming from an Ivy league graduate – who had studied at the Wharton School of Business – but ended up jobless despite such a background. Sophia Boutilier of Canada adds, “As participants, we should start becoming models for peace and love!” Additionally, Veronica Alonso from Brazil says, “Understanding that diversity is something that we all should celebrate, not discriminate.” “To overcome the legacy of hatred and bigotry, we need to plant new seeds of mutual understanding and celebration!,” declares Anurag Gupta, a young human rights lawyer from the US. Dr. Prewitt closes in saying “National boundaries should not define and restrain us.”		DISCUSSION Question(s) related to this article: Have you spent time with someone who inspired you to work for peace? , * * * * * Latest reader comment: Readers' comments are invited on this discussion question, and the reports that are related to it: A Man and A Dog Walk for Peace-A Journey of Hope and Inspiration; Agape Foundation Peace Prize; and Dr. Prewitt Inspires Young Human Rights Practitioners
This report was posted on August 5, 2012.