The Next Big Energy Opportunity: Safe Nuclear Power
Leslie Dewan thinks it’s a really exciting time for the nuclear industry right now. But, isn’t the world trying to become more nuclear-free? Remember Chernobyl, Three Mile Island, and more recently, the meltdown at Fukushima after that tsunami? Human error and natural disasters aside, there’s also significant public opposition to nuclear power in many countries. […]
Ted Turner’s Grandson Says it’s Cool to Care
John Seydel is the third-generation of his family to dedicate his life to finding a solution to environmental problems and promoting social good. His grandfather, media magnate Ted Turner, founded the animated ‘Captain Planet’ series in the 1990s. His Mother Laura Turner Seydel, is an international environmental advocate who wants to help create a […]
Sharon Stone: Change Is Not Loss, It’s Gain
A near-death experience puts life into perspective for Sharon Stone. She fights back and decides to make positive change in the world. Purpose has power and she believes every individual can make an enormous difference. Peace is something the common man will give us, not men in suits. The migration crisis we see today is […]
Forest Whitaker seeks the humanity in each one of us
A chance meeting with a former child soldier in Uganda makes Forest Whitaker want to devote his life to peace. He sees a direct link between violence anywhere in the world – gangs in Los Angeles or rebel soldiers in Africa. Childhood exposure to compassion, empathy and violence make Whitaker the activist for good […]
Sharon Stone’s Basic Instinct Is To Build Schools
It was one of those moments when you’re in awe of how powerful celebrities can really be. Sharon Stone was in Milan last week as the guest of honor for the Pilosio Building Peace Award, an award that literally promotes the idea of “building” peace with construction projects in hard-hit communities around the world. Stone sat […]
“It’s Our Turn As Women To Teach Men What Islam Is Really About”
Shirin Ebadi is the first Islamic woman to win a Nobel peace Prize. The Iranian lawyer, former judge and human rights activist has actively campaigned for women’s and children’s rights. She is shocked by legislation that values a women’s life at half that of a man and decides to use her legal training to […]
Cecil the lion: Becoming One With Nature Doesn’t Mean Becoming An Animal Yourself
Dear Trophy Hunters, It was with great shock last week that we were subjected to yet another photograph of smiling, grown men with their arms around each other, kneeling besides a dead lion that had been propped up for the camera. It’s a common photograph, that hunters worldwide will recognize – after all, what’s the […]
Kids Are Best Suited To Power Because They Never Seek It
Marc Dullaert, a successful businessman from Europe, witnesses a death in Africa and decides that he can no longer be a spectator to the world’s suffering. Moved by a 14-year-old’s campaign to stop child labor, he wonders why a child cannot win the Nobel Peace Prize. A meeting with Mikhail Gorbachev results in the establishment […]
World’s First Black Woman President: Weapons Don’t Kill, People do
Raised in one of the most troubled countries in Africa a woman rises to become the world’s first black woman president at age 67. Personal struggles helped shape her attitude to war and violence, that she used to build a country torn apart by civil war. An understanding of history and gender discrimination taught her […]
Nobel Peace Laureate Jody Williams Admits, “I’m No Mother Theresa.”
Words of wisdom from 1997 Nobel Peace Prize recipient Jody Williams who led the movement that successfully banned the use, production and sale of anti-personnel landmines. Feel-good, sentimental feelings around peace are a waste of time. Peace is hard work and starts with the needs of the individual. Weapons of war do not make us […]
