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University to dedicate peace monument as issues of racism linger on campus
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The peace pole dedication ceremony is slated for 10:30 a.m. Thursday in the universitys quad and will be followed by a presentation from Arun Gandhi on his book The Gift of Anger: And Other Lessons from My Grandfather Mahatma Gandhi. - photo by Photo Contributed
California State University, Stanislaus is welcoming the fifth grandson of Mahatma Gandhi to the campus on Thursday for a dedication of a Peace Pole, a symbol of humanity’s hope for a better world. The dedication ceremony is slated for 10:30 a.m. Thursday in the university’s quad and will be followed by a presentation from Arun Gandhi on his book “The Gift of Anger: And Other Lessons from My Grandfather Mahatma Gandhi.” Mahatma Gandhi successfully used nonviolent civil disobedience to lead the Indian independence movement in British-ruled India, and was an inspiration for other leaders and movements around the world, including Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and the civil rights movement in the United States.
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