Dayton International Peace Museum

Dayton International Peace Museum was incorporated as a non-profit corporation in the state of Ohio on 5/27/2004, and subsequently received its nonprofit 501(c)(3) status from the IRS.

"In the summer of 2003, Christine Dull, long-time peace activist and citizen-diplomat, was returning from a citizen-observation visit to Iraq with her husband, Ralph, when she had a vision: Dayton should have a museum dedicated to transforming our culture of violence into a culture of peace. The museum would be a non-partisan cultural and educational facility designed to promote the concept of peace and the viability of non-violent solutions to conflict at the local, national and international levels. It would particularly seek to address the educational gaps, with regard to peace and peacemaking, of local, regional and international children, recognizing that they can and will become the next generation of peacemakers.

"Fred Arment and Lisa Wolters, experienced advertising professionals, joined the Dulls, and the four worked long hours planning and obtaining the necessary documents. They used their own money and a $10,000 grant from the Dayton People's Fund to begin the museum. In October 2005, the group, now incorporated as Dayton Peace Museum, Inc., had a brief tenure at 601 W. Riverview Avenue. At the same time, veteran and retired police officer Steve Fryburg came on as the Museum’s full-time, pro-bono director.

"After two years of planning, the Dayton International Peace Museum opened its permanent doors at 208 W. Monument Avenue in downtown Dayton, Ohio on October 14th, 2005."

Member of International Network of Museums for Peace.

Directors (as of July 2009)

Accessed August 2009:

• Doris Ponitz, CHAIR; Chair, Dayton A Peace Process
• Walter H. Rice, VICE CHAIR; Judge, U.S. District Court
• Wayne Wlodarski, SECRETARY; Counselor, Northmont School System
• Khurshid Ahmad, TREASURER; Professor Emeritus, WSU Raj Soin Business School
• Bashir G. Ahmed, President, Islamic Council of Ohio
• J. Fred Arment, Museum Founder
• Ramzieh Azmeh, Pediatrician
• Rev. Eunice Chalfant, Pastor, Agape Global Heart Fellowship,
• Christine Dull, Museum Founder
• Ralph Dull, Museum Founder
• Derrick L. Foward, M.C.E., President, Dayton Unit NAACP
• Thomas Girvin, Director, ScreenPeace Film Festival
• Bob Hadley, Retired Attorney
• Kate Johnson, Programming Coordinator
• Linda Marshall, Volunteer Coordinator
• P. Shaw, President, Crosscurrents International Institute
• Jake Schlachter, Former head of Obama Presidential Campaign for Miami County
• Yufeng Wang, Professor of American History, Sinclair Community College

Honorary Trustees (as of July 2009)

Accessed August 2009:

• Irwin Abrams, Professor Emeritus, Antioch College, authority on Nobel Peace Prize
• John Dear S.J., Peace Activist, Organizer, Lecturer, Retreat leader, and author/editor of 20 books on peace and nonviolence.
• Mary Eisenhower, President and Chief Executive Officer People to People International
• Dick Gregory, comedian and civil rights activist
• Harville Hendrix, relationship counselor, Imago, author of many books, such as Getting the Love You Want
• Richard Holbrooke, Former Ambassador, United Nations
• Willie Nelson, musician and song writer
• Paul Rusesabagina, Rwandan hero depicted in “Hotel Rwanda”
• Martin Sheen, actor and activist
• C.T. Vivian, close friend of Martin Luther King, Jr., active in Katrina clean-up

Professional Advisory Board (as of July 2009)

Accessed August 2009:

• Mark Meister, President, Boonshoft Museum of Discovery
• Suheil Bushrui, Baha’i World Peace Chair, University of Maryland
• John Fleming, former Vice President of Cincinnati Museums
• Donnell Gregory, Youth Development Coordinator, City of Dayton, Antioch instructor
• Peter van den Dungen, Coordinator, International Network of Peace Museums, England

Contact

Web: http://daytonpeacemuseum.org