Nobel Peace Prize awardee Desmond Tutu is a renowned South African Anglican cleric known for his staunch opposition to the policies of apartheid. Despite bloody violations committed against the black population in South Africa during Apartheid, Tutu adhered to his nonviolent line. Since, he has emerged as a global voice for peace, reconciliation, and social justice.

“Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.”

—Desmond Tutu

Our Mission

The Desmond Tutu Peace Lab is an innovative think tank dedicated to undergraduate research, activism, dialogue and advocacy around peace and social justice issues broadly defined. It continues work in the spirit of The Desmond Tutu Center (2012–2017) by promoting peace, reconciliation, and global justice on campus and in the local community.

The Peace Lab began its work in the fall of 2018 and is designed to:

• Develop and disseminate innovative and strategic approaches to peace education, leadership, policy, practice, and advocacy while
• Developing capacity among students for peace and justice activism and innovative peace and justice leadership, including religious peacebuilding.

Student interns and a student think tank are working with faculty and local community partners to host lectures, workshops, dialogues, study tours, trainings, and other experiences in research and activism. Butler students are at the heart of the Peace Lab and work with the Faculty Director to create meaningful, student-led programming.

To get involved, contact the Faculty Director, Siobhan McEvoy-Levy, at smcevoy@butler.edu.