Peace is Sexy

Allison Pytlak – Advocating for a Weapons Free World

Allison Pytlak, the Control Arms Coalition‘s Campaign Manager, discusses how she got involved in advocacy and what it’s like to do work that makes a difference. Tell me how you got started. I have been very lucky. After I finished my undergraduate degree in International Relations, I was a bit lost and unsure of exactly what [...]

Peace is Fun

Colby and Awu – Singing a New Paradigm

An American rapper and Cameroonian singer team up to create songs that highlight environmentalism, peace, social justice and a more positive world. Colby and Awu’s journey began this past summer (2012) in Bamenda, Cameroon. Colby Jeffers went there with his wife, Mallory, to volunteer with a nonprofit organization called “The Greens,” which focuses on environmentalism [...]

Peace is Possible

PATRIR – From Romania with Peace

In part 1 of 2, Guest Contributor Nilay Arkun interviews Kai Brand-Jacobsen, PATRIR’s Director of Peace Operations, about the inner workings of a peace institute and the larger field of peace work. Kai, it’s a pleasure for me to interview you today, thank you for your time. As one of the co-founders and Director of [...]

Peace is Profitable

The launch of Aid 2.0

Andreas Perez de Fransius, Peace is Profitable Contributor, discusses a new approach to international aid for developing countries. Mentions of the European Union (EU) currently conjure up images of financial distress and bailouts. While facing such challenges, this much-maligned institution is currently debating how its international development cooperation can complement the individual efforts of its 27 [...]