Peace Direct founder Scilla Elworthy has just given a talk at TED-x in Exeter. In the talk, Scilla draws on stories from her inspirations such as Nelson Mandela and Aung San Suu Kyi and shares half a dozen methods she has identified that allow us to counter violence without having to resort to force, and argues […]
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For a good time, sit next to the beat-happy, Krishna-crazed love machine known as MC Yogi (AKA Nick Giacomini) as he works his creative magic up in his Northern California studio, Photoshopping all kinds of dazzling personal India travel photos into wild collage art that will serve as backdrop for his “cosmic, electrifying” new shows
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By Andreas Fransius, Peace Is Profitable Contributor “The business of business is business,” or so skeptics of the notion that corporations can or should be a force for good in society often maintain. While a narrow focus on short-term profit maximization seems increasingly outdated, this adage still holds a powerful critique of traditional corporate philanthropy
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