Published by Antoinette Siu on 16 Nov 2012

Thank You for Inspiring Peace

We wanted to share our deepest gratitude to everyone for sharing your inspiration and your peace-creating energy around Peace over the past few months. 62 members from 18 different countries helped share their voices in discussions on Wiser.org on the Peace Day group (including: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Cameroon, China, Chile, France, Indonesia, India, Italy, Kenya, [...]

Published by Antoinette Siu on 31 Oct 2012

WiserLocal, Dhaka: Peace Gathering for Green Community Building

The 3rd WiserLocal gathering in Dhaka took place in a successive manner on 21 September at the eve of world day of peace. The venue was Curzon Hall, which is a part of the school of science of the University of Dhaka. With its significance in education during the post-independence era of as well as afterwards, it [...]

Published by Sil Gabriell on 19 Sep 2012

What is Peace?

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Suse Sampaio Simões travelled the world on a ship to 12 countries, including Bahamas, Dominica, Brazil, Ghana, South Africa, Mauritius, India, Singapore, Vietnam, China and Japan. She wrote this article to share her perception of peace after experiencing so many cultures and customs. › Continue reading…

Published by Antoinette Siu on 27 Mar 2012

A Tool for the Idealist Realist?

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Alice Walker sums up that “Dream of a Nation offers hundreds of ideas and examples of how smart, committed, and daring we can be.” The book explores problems and solutions from the perspective of leaders in our environmental, economic and societal challenges of today. I had the pleasure of interviewing Editor Tyson Miller to talk more about the project behind it. › Continue reading…

Published by Camilla on 17 Nov 2011

Peace through music

Peace through music

What did you think about on 11/11/11 ? I spent a few moments last Friday thinking about what it must have looked like for those living through 1918 when peace was finally found on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. Did we appreciate peace then more because there was a major war that had just preceded it? How might we then continue to celebrate peace today every day? › Continue reading…

Published by Kerry on 05 Apr 2011

Tales from WiserEarth: Michael Sykes

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WiserEarth editor Michael Sykes is not new to the sustainability movement. As a founder and co-owner of the SBA Farms Collective, a peace activist, and a champion of education relating to food supplies and getting off the grid, Michael stays busy. What has he learned from these many years of involvement? Read on! › Continue reading…