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Teleprompters, Translation and a Tie

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…I couldn’t help but be aware of how much my life has changed in the last few years.

Last week I flew to San Diego to speak at a Rotary International Assembly. It was a bit heady for me. Not only my first time with a teleprompter and six-language simultaneous translation, . . . → Read More: Teleprompters, Translation and a Tie

Harmony for Humanity Interview

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This is a recent interview and article published by Harmony for Humanity, please click the link below to read the rest of it.

photo by Colin Wishart

David LaMotte: Making a Difference From the Heart

David LaMotte is being the change in so many ways that it’s almost impossible to keep up. LaMotte . . . → Read More: Harmony for Humanity Interview

Lingua Musica interview

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My long-time friend Barbie Angell interviewed me for a new video series called Lingua Musica. It was a good conversation, sitting by Lake Susan in Montreat, NC, and she just wrote to tell me the interview had gone live…

David LaMotte plays Saturday date at White Horse Black Mountain

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Asheville Citizen-Times, July 15, 2011

BLACK MOUNTAIN — Acclaimed singer-songwriter David LaMotte is finding his groove again. The 20-year touring veteran, who’s released 10 albums of melodic folk pop, took a break in 2008 to study international relations, peace and conflict resolution at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia. Upon returning . . . → Read More: Citizen-Times Article

UQ graduate helps nominate Nobel Peace Prize candidates

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This from the University of Queensland News:

Recent UQ graduate and former Rotary World Peace Fellow David LaMotte has been appointed to a prestigious committee that selects Nobel Peace Prize nominees.

Mr LaMotte graduated from UQ in June 2010 with a Master of International Studies (Peace and Conflict Resolution) and returned to the United . . . → Read More: UQ graduate helps nominate Nobel Peace Prize candidates

David LaMotte Visits O'Neal

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The Pilot, Southern Pines, NC

David LaMotte, folk artist and humanitarian, visited O’Neal on Thursday, Dec. 2.

He spoke to the Upper School students in the afternoon about his life experience from being a professional folk singer to founding a nonprofit in Guatemala and furthering his humanitarian efforts as a recipient of the Rotary . . . → Read More: David LaMotte Visits O’Neal

At Benefit Concert, Small Connections Inspire Bigger Change

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Looking for ways to help those in need, especially during the holidays, can be daunting. But even simple gestures can make all the difference, said internationally acclaimed singer David LaMotte, who played a show Sunday at Jammin’ Java in support of the Fairfax-based non-profit Our Daily Bread, Inc. . . . → Read More: At Benefit Concert, "Small Connections" Inspire Bigger Change

New Faces of Peace at UQ

by Naomi Smith

For some, the word peace conjures up images of hippies and free love. Not so for the new 2009 cohort of UQ Rotary World Peace Fellows.

For the nine new scholars housed at UQ’s Rotary Centre for International Studies in peace and conflict resolution in the School of Political Science . . . → Read More: New Faces of Peace at UQ

A Change Is Going To Come

David LaMotte calls it a career

Mountain Xpress by Jason Bugg in Vol. 15 / Iss. 18 on 11/26/2008

The word “change” has been thrown around a lot these days as a slogan, an idea, a mantra for some and even a source of derision for others. But for singer/songwriter David LaMotte, change isn’t . . . → Read More: A Change Is Going To Come