Naomi Tutu | Our Shared Humanity: Creating Understanding Through the Principles of MLK

Mon Jan 19 2026 at 12:30 pm to 01:30 pm UTC-05:00

Calvin College Covenant Fine Arts Center | Grand Rapids

January Series of Calvin University
Publisher/HostJanuary Series of Calvin University
Naomi Tutu | Our Shared Humanity: Creating Understanding Through the Principles of MLK
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Rev. Naomi Tutu will share how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s principles can guide reconciliation, justice, and cross-cultural understanding. Drawing on her lifelong activism and experience leading Truth and Reconciliation workshops, Naomi offers practical insights for building bridges across race, gender, and culture.
Rev. Naomi Tutu is a renowned race and gender justice activist whose life experiences growing up Black and female in apartheid South Africa shaped her lifelong commitment to human rights. She has worked as an economist, development consultant, educator, and program coordinator for initiatives on race, gender, and education across Africa and the United States. An Episcopal priest and sought-after speaker, Naomi also founded Nozizwe Consulting to lead reconciliation and conflict-resolution workshops worldwide.
Learn more about her at www.naomitutu.com.
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Calvin College Covenant Fine Arts Center, 1795 Knollcrest Cir SE,Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

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