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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Tell me how you got started. I got started with A Little Peruvian in January 2012. At first, I was considering organizing culinary travel tours to Peru and I was trying to figure out a way to fund that business; I came up with the idea of having a stand at the Burlington Farmers’ Market.
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by Andreas Fransius, Peace Is Profitable Contributor A few weeks ago, we witnessed how the Ethiopian firm soleRebels has set out to create a powerful global brand by building on distinctive local strengths. An entrepreneur from the other side of the globe, Peruvian chef Gastón Acurio, has arguably taken this idea to the next level
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The BBC recently launched an exciting new series called Collaboration Culture in which 14 artists from 9 different countries are paired up to make exciting new artwork. The artists come from a variety of disciplines: music, visual arts, performing arts, design, cuisine… Episode 6 (to be aired on August 4, 2012) will feature Peruvian chef Gaston
SuZen sees peace as coming from a peaceful mind and heart. Being patient and accepting and compassionate towards others. She believes each one of us has to create our own inner peace to have peace in the world. Each of us has to be pro-active and work on our own inner being. This is challenging,
by Andreas Fransius, Peace Is Profitable Contributor Peace is Profitable is based on the premise that entrepreneurs can strive for profits while making the world a better place. At the same time, the prevalence of socially responsible profit-making varies across time and national borders. It is not so much that some places are more entrepreneurial
MUSAWWIRA – THE ORGANIZER Real Name: Abena “Liza” Dagate Home Country: Ghana Age: 18 Height: 183 cm Weight: 79 kg Eye Color: Brown Hair Color: Black Base of Operation: Himalayan Retreat Powers: Ability to intuitively organize anything, creating—forcing—order out of chaos in a wide variety of ways. RAFIE
