Lessons from Hiroshima: Cultivating Mindful Peace Leadership

In an age of deep division and growing global challenges, education has a vital role to play in cultivating peace. Join the Barger Leadership Institute for two powerful events exploring Mindful Peace Leadership through the lens of Hiroshima. Featuring a screening of the award-winning documentary A Vow from Hiroshima and a multidisciplinary symposium with leading educators and peace activists. Together, we will examine how a mindful peace leadership education can empower the next generation to lead with dignity, responsibility, and hope.


Special thanks to our sponsors,

  • The Nam Center for Korean Studies
  • Michigan Community Scholars Program
  • Center for Japanese Studies
  • UMMA
  • Center for Global and Intercultural Study
  • Organizational Studies



SYMPOSIUM: Lessons from Hiroshima: Cultivating Mindful Peace Leadership

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Museum of Art (UMMA, Helmut Stern Auditorium)
Ray Matsumiya, Kathleen Sullivan, Mitchie Takeuchi, Ram Mahalingam

Barger Leadership Institute is committed to nurturing leaders who will promote peace, compassion, dignity, and well-being in their communities. 

This symposium centers on the voices and lessons of Hibakusha peace activists to inspire ethical leadership, compassion, and sustainable action. The panelists have developed pedagogical interventions informed by the experience of Hiroshima and the narratives of Hibakusha peace activists to promote the need for mindful peace education.


Symposium Panelists:

  • Ram Mahalingam, Barger Leadership Institute Professor, Department of Psychology, Director, Barger Leadership Institute
  • Ray Matsumiya, Director, Oleander Initiative
  • Kathleen Sullivan, Director, Hibakusha Stories
  • Mitchie Takeuchi, Producer, Writer, Speaker, Activist

Symposium Moderator:

Dr. Connie Tingson Gatuz, Associate Vice Provost, Student Life, University of Michigan

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