About the Campaign

The Campaign for Love & Forgiveness is a community engagement project that uses PBS
documentaries, community events, and online resources to encourage reflection and
conversation about how love and forgiveness can bring meaningful change to individuals and to
society. Opportunities for the public to get involved are listed below. Other activities such as
facilitated group conversations involve local organizations, including Bethany Christian Services, Gryphon Place,
Grand Valley State University and Kalamazoo Public Library. Launched in 2006, this three year campaign is an initiative of the Fetzer Institute.

Grand Valley State University Students

Upcoming Activities for the General Public

• March 26, 2009, 5:30 - 8:00 PM - SPECIAL EVENT
  WGVU PBS Film Screening, Discussion & Reception
  Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North
  at the Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts
  41 Sheldon Blvd. S.E. - Grand Rapids
  MUST RSVP to Steve Chappell at 616-331-6505
  
  LEARN MORE BY CLICKING HERE
• January 27, 2009, 10 a.m.-Noon - SPECIAL EVENT
  Attend a special screening event at Galilee Baptist Church in Kalamazoo of the award winning PBS documentary, Surviving Auschwitz: Children of the Shoah and meet with Ms. Tova Friedman who is featured in this film. Tova was taken to the notorious Auschwitz death camp at age 5 1/2. Listen to her story of endurance, hope, and need to respect diversity. Produced by WGVU-TV, the local PBS service for west and southwest Michigan, this film has been broadcast nationwide.
  
  LEARN MORE BY CLICKING HERE
• January 8, 2009, 7 - 8:30 p.m. - Free screening and discussion of the award winning PBS documentary, The Power of Forgiveness, to be held at Three Rivers Public Library, 920 West Michigan Avenue, Phone (269) 273-8666. This is the kickoff event to the libraries Let's Talk About It: Love & Forgiveness five-part reading and discussion series running through May. This series was developed through a grant by the American Library Association and the Fetzer Institute's Campaign for Love & Forgiveness: http://www.threeriverslibrary.org
• September 25, 6:30 p.m. — Free screening and discussion of the award winning PBS documentary, The Power of Forgiveness at Kalamazoo Public Library Central, 315 S. Rose Street, Phone (616) 342-9837
• May 14, 6:30 p.m. — Free Screening of the award winning PBS documentary, The Power of Forgiveness — at Kalamazoo Public Library — Oshtemo Branch, 7265 W. Main Street,  Phone (616) 553-7980. The Power of Forgiveness: http://www.thepowerofforgiveness.com/