We’ve all heard the expression “if the walls had ears” and know that the walls could spread a lot of gossip if they had mouths to repeat everything they heard. Most of the time we don’t have to worry about the walls talking. But in Cyprus, the walls have plenty to say… and it’s being …
By Hadassah Hill Attending the This Is How We Do It conference in NYC, I had the opportunity to hear Reverend Nelson Johnson, Executive Director of the Beloved Community Center and leader of the Greensboro Truth & Reconciliation Commission speak on the specific communication methodologies used in his Southern community to bring systemic racism and harmful histories “out of …
The International Day of Peace, a.k.a. “Peace Day” provides an opportunity for individuals, organizations and nations to create practical acts of peace on a shared date. It was established by a United Nations resolution in 1981 to coincide with the opening of the General Assembly. The first Peace Day was celebrated in September 1982. In 2002 the General Assembly …
Tell me how you got started. Conversation Peace came out of a dream to bring people from all walks of life together by sharing their wishes and intentions about peace. Peace on a personal, local and global scale. What interests you most about what you’re doing now? Conversation Peace is a passion project that gives …
Conversation Peace is a project committed to transformation. It is a movement to bring together like-minded people with a passion for change. This project was born out of a dream for people to share their intentions about the change they want to see in our shared world and together create a cumulative art installation made …
On September 1, Peace Is Sexy went to a whole new level. Marianne, Peace Is Sexy founder, and Andreas, Peace Is Profitable contributor, were married in a chateau just outside of Paris, France. In the months ahead of the wedding and the few days since, we’ve heard all kinds of horror stories and drama that …
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In a special edition of Peace Is Sexy, Stephanie Knox Cubon and Hannah Renglich jointly tell us about how they make peace through food. Tell me how you got started. When we met at the United Nations-mandated University for Peace in Costa Rica three years ago, we already knew we had much in common – a desire …
This event took place 6 years ago, but it’s message is well worth repeating. On September 11, 2006, New Yorkers and Americans in 20 states marked the 100 year anniversary of Gandhi’s decision to use nonviolence. New Yorkers for a Department of Peace (NY-DOP), in cooperation with Sony Pictures, organized a one-day-only theatrical showing of …
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