The Power of Forgiveness

May 14, 2003 The Power of Forgiveness SPECIAL EVENT: UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO Event Description What evidence is there that forgiveness actually benefits the bottom line in business, reconciles societies without co-opting, and is a better economic alternative that sustained conflict? How does one defend the values of forgiveness, peace and reconciliation in a climate of competition and fear? Conversation Starters Fred Luskin, Director, Stanford Forgiveness Project, the largest research project to date on the training and measurement of a forgiveness intervention, author, Forgive for Good; Lynne Twist, President, Turning Tide Coalition, Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors for the Institute of Noetic Sciences , member of the Board of Trustees, John E. Fetzer Institute , and member of the board of the Global Security Institute; and Jerry Jampolsky, MD, author, Forgiveness - The Greatest Healer of All, co-founder of 150 Centers for Attitudinal Healing around the world with Diane Cirincione; and Dean Ornish, MD, first doctor to demonstrate that heart disease could be reversed; author, Love & Survival: 8 Pathways to Intimacy and Health. Event Details Start Time 7 PM Location Lone Mountain Conference Center at the University of San Francisco (http://www.usfca.edu); San Francisco Schedule first presenters, then dialogue with audience; estimated conclusion at 9:30 PM Admission $20 in advance by registering online; $25 in advance (by email, phone or check); $30 at the door (U.S.F. students, faculty and staff admitted free but reservations required). To register, go to http://www.thepresidiodialogues.org/register.html