Social change through the art of movement? How does that work? Ask Move This World, an innovative non-profit which not only has that as its mission, but also has a sustainable, revenue-generating, scalable model. So, what does this look like in practice? Facilitators, known as PeaceMovers, will visit a class twice a month, implementing a Read more about Move This World – Shake your booty for peace[…]
This story by Sarah Benazera made it to the top 10 of MasterPeace’s My MasterPeace Moment storytelling competition in which participants were asked to share a personal story about why they work for peace. Peace is Sexy was a co-sponsor of the contest and the winner shared her story at UN Headquarters in New York Read more about Sarah Benazera – God Created Me Too![…]
by Bernd Zikulnig, a 33 year old pilot, a former professional soldier, the founder of peacebucks – free money. War is highly intertwined with the economy and many wars are primarily conducted, or not conducted, because of financial interests of multi-billion dollar corporations. According to SIPRI (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute), total world spending on military expenses Read more about War is profitable, so peace is too[…]
With the summer holiday season fast approaching, some people are dreading family get-togethers in which topics such as politics, religion, current events always come up and consistently generate tense, maybe even angry, conversations. Whether it’s anticipating the inflammatory comments of an uncle with opposite political views or fear of falling into the same pattern around Read more about How to Have Difficult Conversations with Family[…]
What is Conflict? This peace education video was created by European Peace Univerity Students in the Fall Term of 2008. Based on the World Café methodology, this video brainstorm session starts from the question: ‘What is conflict?’ and expands from there! This video is intended to give an introductory insight into the complexities of peace Read more about Defining Conflict – Peace Education Film[…]
Guest Contributor Matt Johnson discusses the benefits of mediation and conflict resolution in schools. (This post originally appeared on Peace is Sexy in January 2014, but following last week’s post, Love, Not Guns, we thought it was relevant to share it again.) It is laudable that US Education Secretary Arne Duncan and Attorney General Eric Read more about Mediation in Schools: A Response to New Federal Priorities[…]
by Dr. Jay Breitlow I am writing this article because I believe we can all make a difference in saving and enhancing the lives of not just our children, but people around the world. I am an expert in school-related violence not by choice or research, but because of personal experience. December 1, 1993: While Read more about Love, Not Guns[…]
In honor of the passing of Dr. Marshall Rosenberg on February 7, 2015, we wanted to share with you a few articles about the creator of Nonviolent Communication (NVC). First on a personal note, I had the honor of being trained by Marshall in the intimacy of the masters in peace studies at the European Read more about Holding everyone’s needs with care[…]
As Peace is Sexy celebrates its third anniversary on Valentine’s Day, I would like to wish the community a peaceful and sexy holiday. On a global level, this has been a difficult year, with disease, terrorism, invasions and crises taking center stage. But on a more personal level, I’ve seen peace be created, made accessible and propagated Read more about Anniversary Message from the Founder[…]
Who is that person that you just dread talking to? Is it a colleague or a family member? Or someone at your place of worship or the organization you volunteer with? Or perhaps it’s not so much the person, but a certain topic that you dread talking about? Most of us have at least one Read more about Participate in Dreaded Conversations with Ease[…]