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Gandhi Alliance for Peace
Board of Directors: Deb Sawyer, president; Allan Smart, vice-president; Boyer Jarvis, treasurer; Sarah Smith, secretary; Rolf Kay;
Catherine Kreuter; and Sharon Odekirk
Board of Directors: Deb Sawyer, president; Allan Smart, vice-president; Boyer Jarvis, treasurer; Sarah Smith, secretary; Rolf Kay;
Catherine Kreuter; and Sharon Odekirk
Buzz from the Board
The Gandhi Alliance is pleased to report that the United Nations Association of Utah has
accepted the leadership role for staging the annual Night of 1000 Dinners (N1KD), which
raises money for clearing landmines in the world's most heavily mined countries. After
seven years at the helm, the Alliance stepped aside following last year's dinner.
To replace N1KD as one of its core activities, the Alliance is exploring possibilities for a
project that would serve Utah's American Indians. The Alliance board has met with state
Director of Indian Affairs, Forrest Cuch, and has scheduled a meeting with staff of Salt
Lake's Indian Walk-In Center. Individual board members have also sought guidance from
community leaders and University of Utah faculty.
Ideas under consideration include: 1) supporting or conducting workshops for teachers
working on or near reservations to sensitize them to issues specific to American Indian
students, and 2) contributing to the process of hiring superintendents in key school districts
in order to promote candidates who are attuned to issues important to the academic
success of American Indian students. The board welcomes other suggestions; contact
Alliance President deb Sawyer at (801) 364-2971.
Input from newsletter readers and Alliance friends is also sought as the board proceeds to
fill two vacant board positions, plus the position of Alliance webmaster, who may or may
not be a board member at the discretion of the person who fills the position. Again, contact
Deb at (801) 364-2971.
Board of Directors
Gandhi Alliance for Peace
Updated March 2009
The Gandhi Alliance is pleased to report that the United Nations Association of Utah has
accepted the leadership role for staging the annual Night of 1000 Dinners (N1KD), which
raises money for clearing landmines in the world's most heavily mined countries. After
seven years at the helm, the Alliance stepped aside following last year's dinner.
To replace N1KD as one of its core activities, the Alliance is exploring possibilities for a
project that would serve Utah's American Indians. The Alliance board has met with state
Director of Indian Affairs, Forrest Cuch, and has scheduled a meeting with staff of Salt
Lake's Indian Walk-In Center. Individual board members have also sought guidance from
community leaders and University of Utah faculty.
Ideas under consideration include: 1) supporting or conducting workshops for teachers
working on or near reservations to sensitize them to issues specific to American Indian
students, and 2) contributing to the process of hiring superintendents in key school districts
in order to promote candidates who are attuned to issues important to the academic
success of American Indian students. The board welcomes other suggestions; contact
Alliance President deb Sawyer at (801) 364-2971.
Input from newsletter readers and Alliance friends is also sought as the board proceeds to
fill two vacant board positions, plus the position of Alliance webmaster, who may or may
not be a board member at the discretion of the person who fills the position. Again, contact
Deb at (801) 364-2971.
Board of Directors
Gandhi Alliance for Peace
Updated March 2009
