David LaMotte has presented keynotes and workshops on five continents, appearing along the way with well-known world changers such as Desmond Tutu, Pete Seeger and civil rights hero John Lewis. He has keynoted conferences at the Scottish Parliament building, at a week-long retreat in El Salvador, in Berlin, and at conferences in Thailand, Australia, and Zambia, as well as across the United States. To learn more about how David may be able to spend time with your group, visit one of the pages below, depending on the kind of event you are hosting. When you are ready to explore possibilities, please send an inquiry and we will follow up quickly.
LaMotte’s most recent book is called You Are Changing the World Whether You Like It Or Not. In it, LaMotte questions prevailing narratives about how large-scale social change happens, and how it does not. Encouraging people to engage with the world around them and address the problems they see, he methodically builds a case for both our capacity and responsibility to make a difference by examining the often misunderstood and misrepresented dynamics of change. He supports his encouraging worldview with compelling stories from the U.S. civil rights movement and from his own experiences around the world.
LaMotte is the author of four books (including two children’s books), and holds a master’s degree in International Studies, Peace, and Conflict Resolution from the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia, where he studied as a Rotary Peace Fellow. As a part of that work, he also spent three months in rural India studying sustainable development with a Gandhian organization. He is the former Clerk (Chair) of the AFSC Nobel Peace Prize Nominating Committee, and the founder of Senderos, a non-profit working to support education and arts projects in Guatemala.
If you would like to explore bringing David to engage with your group as a keynote speaker, workshop leader, or concert artist, please get in touch.