Peace is Sexy is excited to announce its first online webinar course: 4 Weeks to a More Balanced and Meaningful Life. For those of us who went to top universities and are expected to be economically and professionally successful, we often don’t realize what messages and behaviors about conflict and competition we are unconsciously absorbing. […]
By Marianne Perez de Fransius Thinking about how I ended up as an expert in peace and conflict transformation, I realized that my time at Georgetown University was pivotal. In the spring of my sophomore year, I studied abroad in Jerusalem and then worked at the Jerusalem Post over the summer. There was hope about the
Guest contributor Matt Johnson writes about what would be the true revenge of the nerds… and it doesn’t include power over all women. As a young straight man who is decidedly not ‘alpha’ in personality, my first reaction to the massacre in Isla Vista, California, in May 2014 was to wonder how widespread this attitude is
Valia Glytsis went from a high-powered career in corporate America to starting her on executive coaching practice. Along the way she learned something fascinating about the paradox of leadership. Tell me how you got started. My road to executive coaching and leadership development started with an onset of sudden panic attacks. I have always had the
Monica Brasov Curca shares how peacebuilding can benefit from the public health strategy of behavior change communication. Tell me how you got started. PAX Manifesto is a creative peacebuilding strategic communications organization; it was born out of a desire to marry my former work in strategic communications which focused on health and refugee social justice
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In this WNYC radio interview, Michelle Bachelet, former Director of UNWomen, current candidate for and former President of Chile discusses the role of women in preventing war with Brian Lehrer. She references concrete examples of how women have successfully organized for violence prevention in Senegal, as well as her personal experience as a head of
Yoga instructor and professional coach Shawna Emerick talks about how moving to New York helped her discover how to pursue the calling she’s had since childhood. Tell me how you got started. When I was in high school, people seemed to know what they wanted to do with their lives. All I knew is that
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Guest Contributor Anna Nicholas negotiates popular culture by dialing back the pressure to create conflict. Peace is sexy. But if you look at popular culture and fictionalized entertainment, regardless of whether it’s written or filmed, peace is, well—boring, hard to explain and possibly even dangerous. There are a few reasons for this but if we
Israeli Peace Educator Gal Harmat shares some of the innovations happening in peace education programs for Israelis and Palestinians. Tell me how you got started. I was part of a Palestinian-Israeli dialogue youth organisation. From there I got into peace work, but I didn’t know what I was getting into. It just seemed right for me.
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Making Peace Curator Ashley Woods shares why he’s using the power of photography to capture peace and reach out to a broad audience. Tell me how you got started. My entire family is from a military background, so I was steeped in that environment growing up and saw how much damage it could bring about.
