May 13-15: Robert Treat Hotel to Host The Newark Peace Education Summit Workshops

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Newark, NJ (1888PressRelease) May 04, 2011 - The Berger Organization's Best Western Robert Treat Hotel in Newark will serve as the site for more than two dozen workshops during The Newark Peace Education Summit, a three-day conference focusing on peacemaking practices from around the world and within Newark. Co-convened by Tibet House US and The Drew A. Katz Foundation, the event will take place Friday to Sunday, May 13 to 15.

The summit will be based at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC); it will feature panels and workshops with Nobel Laureates His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Shirin Ebadi and Jody Williams, and Newark Mayor Cory Booker, Somaly Mam, and peace advocates from a wide cross section of cultures, disciplines and perspectives. The event will explore the programs, policies and methods used by communities to establish peace; why and how they work; and how to replicate them in America and around the world.

"We are honored to host this outstanding endeavor's 'overflow' sessions at the Robert Treat Hotel," said Miles Berger, chairman and chief executive officer of The Berger Organization. "Establishing and maintaining peace is a critical - and vast - priority. The powerful people and organizations that are coming together for this event are inspiring."

Samples of the workshops to be held at the hotel include:
• Community as a Healer
• Person to Person giving: The New Philanthropy
• Youths as Agents of Chang for Ending Gender Violence
• Transformative Change In Newark
• Peacemaking through the Arts
• Meditation and Peace: The Effects of Group Meditation on Crime, Terrorism and International Conflicts

For more details, including ticket information, visit www.newarkpeace.org. Workshop locations are subject to change.

Located at 50 Park Place in Newark, the Robert Treat Hotel is The Berger Organization's flagship hotel asset. The 176-room, 15-floor hotel features beautifully appointed guest accommodations, two luxurious ballrooms, meeting and conference rooms, and casual dining.

The Berger Organization, based in Newark, is a privately owned diversified real estate company that owns and manages more than 1 million square feet of residential, commercial and hospitality properties in Northern New Jersey and New York City. Berger has been a key player in the City of Newark during the past 34 years and was among the first to anticipate its revitalization as a destination of choice for business, shopping, dining, entertainment, sports and culture.

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