2025 state of the region: GSI's Annual meeting
LEARN FROM GLOBAL LEADERS THROUGH COURAGEOUS CONVERSATION
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Program: 9-10:30 AM | Doors open at 8:30 AM
Spokane Convention Center Centennial Ballroom
334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd
We share more common ground than differences, yet differing perspectives—whether political, social, cultural, or economic—can sometimes make it harder to find common solutions and move forward on important issues. It can erode trust in our institutions, fuel misinformation, and intensify social divides, making it harder for communities to find common ground.
Join us for the 2025 State of the Region: GSI Annual Meeting, and discover how GSI and partners like you are shaping the future of our community and driving impactful work to create a thriving Spokane region – including a discussion around overcoming divisions that can hinder economic growth and community progress.
In partnership with Civics Genius and The William D. Ruckelshaus Center, we’re honored to welcome Roelf Meyer and Mohammed Bhabha, who played pivotal roles in the negotiations that ended apartheid in South Africa. They will share their experiences of working across deep divides to uphold democracy, create lasting change, and use cooperation and compromise to work across intensely polarized political divides.
Discover how these global lessons can inspire our own efforts to resolve local challenges, build strong partnerships, and have courageous conversations needed to create meaningful change in our community.
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Roelf Meyer (South Africa)
Roelf Meyer is renowned for his pivotal role as the South African government’s chief representative in the negotiations to end apartheid and establish a multiracial democracy. His influence in persuading the National Party and the Afrikaner community to embrace negotiations and pursue a more just society is credited as crucial to South Africa’s peaceful transition. Meyer’s significant contributions extend to his involvement in the cabinet of former President Nelson Mandela, co-founding the United Democratic Movement (UDM), and consulting on international peace processes in various countries.
Mohammed Bhabha (South Africa)
Mohammed Bhabha is a former Member of Parliament, attorney, and experienced negotiator. He was part of the African National Congress (ANC) team at the Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA), and later as part of the agreements on the final South African Constitution. Mohammed has worked on transitional and constitutional support projects in Kenya, South Sudan, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Yemen, Palestine, Bahrain, and Zimbabwe.
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