Change the Story, Change the World
How the Simple act of Walking can bring us Inner Peace. Findhorn Fellow and Editor Emeritus of Resurgence & Ecologist magazine, Satish Kumar, commemorates 50 years of Resurgence with a pilgrimage from the source of the Thames to Oxford. In 1962, Satish walked 8,000 miles from India to Washington D.C. for peace. Watch video
"In a world torn by conflict—in a place where the idea of peace has been abandoned—an energy of determined optimism emerges. When someone is willing to disturb the status quo and stand for the dream of a free and secure world, who will stand with them? "Disturbing the Peace is a story of the human potential unleashed when we stop participating in a story that no longer serves us and, with the power of our convictions, take action to create new possibilities. "Disturbing the Peace follows … Watch video
"Last night, I dreamed of walking. In a thousand bodies, through hundreds of city streets, suburban neighborhoods, rural roads, industrial zones, wild and forgotten spaces. "We walked to be the peace we yearned to see. We could not wait for politicians to end the endless, borderless wars. We ended it with our footsteps. We announced with our bodies that we would not wait for authorities to fix our communities; we would heal them here and now. We walked to be present with one another, to break … Continue reading
Barbara Marx Hubbard, Findhorn Fellow, futurist and evolutionary biologist, energises the UN Forum on the Culture of Peace with her inimitable visionary thinking. Although addressing enhancing the synergy between the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the goals of the UN Culture of Peace, Barbara's vision could be applied to all sectors of society.... "Inherent in the Culture of Peace Movement is the vision of a new world. The story of nature is that it goes from disorder to higher … Watch video
"....we are working to build a global movement to overcome the policies, drivers, causes and dynamics fuelling war and violence in all its forms. Like marshaling our resources to respond to the outbreak of Ebola, we need to marshal our resources to respond to, overcome and transcend the war making, war intensifying, war fuelling policies that promote more violence. "We are not powerless. We are not alone. We do not have to sit back and feel that nothing can be done. We are each of us. We are … Continue reading
"If you had ten minutes to stand before the United Nations to talk about the role of the media in building a peaceful world, how would you begin? What would you say? What concrete recommendations would you make? "Well, our very own Michael Nagler [Founder of Metta Centre for Nonviolence] was there on September 9, 2015 to speak at the High Level Forum for the Culture of Peace, and well, he took 15… "He began with this powerful fact: radiation and the mass media were born on the same day. Two … Continue reading
"Since the founding of the United Nations, the efforts of a comprehensive research and action focus on particular issues at the highest level of governance, with all countries represented, is making a difference in various areas of human life around the world: UNICEF, Education, World Hunger, Clean Water, and so much more. "In this 70th year of the United Nations General Assembly meeting to address shared concerns and solutions, it is notable that there is support for a Culture of Peace. As we … Continue reading
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