It began after I traveled abroad with some friends. We were kind of on this journey, looking for something bigger in our lives. We crossed paths with some remarkable people who were making their mark on the world, and it hit close to home. We realized that everybody has a dream to leave their mark …
Matt Johnson – Living Well… One Project at a Time Read More »
I got started in peace work as a child. My parents raised me during the Civil Rights Movement as a student of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Gandhi. My father taught me the importance of peaceful, non-violent action as a force for change. Specifically, my organization, What BETTER Looks Like, was inspired by my work as …
Liz Gannon-Graydon – Acting like Gandhi, Dressing like Cher Read More »
I started doing leadership classes in Los Angeles and my community peace project was volunteering for Congressman Dennis Kucinich. I wanted to evolve the conversation of peace from an out there, overly large, impossible endeavor by creating an attractive creative tool of engagement. I remembered all these fun activities and attention around Earth Day, and …
Advance Humanity has been my dream for many years, since high school actually. During Peace Corps I really discovered my love for writing and found myself doing it all the time. Sometimes those writings turned into blog posts and sometimes into books. Write now I write weekly on AdvanceHumanity.com and I’ve written two books, the Unofficial Peace …
Travis Hellstrom – Advancing Humanity from Mongolia Read More »
Tell me how you got started. When I was 20 years old, I bought some apartment houses in New York City. But they were expensive, so I was trying to figure out ways to lower the costs. I couldn’t do anything about the mortgage or the taxes and I couldn’t raise the rent. So I …
Henry Gifford – Fighting Terrorism with a Caulking Gun Read More »
Tell me how you got started. During my time at university, I was fascinated by how the United Nations was able to host peace talks with 192 countries that were, at one time, at war with each other. I was incredibly eager to learn about how an institution that operated on a multilateral diplomatic level …
Talyn Rahman-Figueroa – Helping Governments and NGO’s Communicate Read More »
I am michellebernard, a sculptor of mind, body, and jewel! I am a transformation teacher for children and adults. I aim to illuminate Self-awareness through movement {exercise and strength training, dance, and yoga} and the creative arts. Through these modalities, I encourage my students to honor their unique life experiences. I am certain that acquiring …
