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Leading, learning and letting go: PSJP’s journey
‘What if the way we respond to our problems is part of the problem?’ – Bayo Akomolafe The Global Greengrants Fund, the Zambian Governance Foundation have recently shared articles describing their journeys of transformation. These are part of a participatory initiative for reforming international development, part of a bigger story of what is needed to change the system. Both…
Women in Peace
A critically important lesson from the ’Let’s build peace, here and now’ conversations with local peacebuilders has been about the centrality of women in peacebuilding. From Serbia to Northern Ireland, local peace efforts not only involve anti-war activism, but also women coming together on issues of day-to-day concern to them – not just peace. This breaks…
‘This is where we connect’ – Jelena Memet
An emerging thread in the ‘Let’s build peace, here and now’ conversations with local peacebuilders is the transient nature of peace, the understanding that ‘peace, not conflict, is episodic.’ In order to unpack this further we spoke to Serbian peacebuilders Jelena Memet, Anita Pantelić and Galina Maksimović who talked about the ways in which ‘war’…
The politics of peace and remembering – Anita Pantelić
An emerging thread in the ‘Let’s build peace here and now’ conversations with local peacebuilders is the transient nature of peace, the understanding that ‘peace, not conflict, is episodic.’ In order to unpack this further, we spoke to Serbian peacebuilders Jelena Memet, Anita Pantelić and Galina Maksimović who talked about the ways in which ‘war’…
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Social Movements and Philanthropy in Brazil
This study, published by the Comuá Network, explores the role of Brazilian philanthropy in funding and supporting social movements and the self-financing strategies of these movements Social movements play a fundamental role in defending and promoting rights, contributing significantly to the construction and consolidation of democracy. Historically, these movements have been essential in resisting authoritarian…
Fostering Peaceful Communities: What Role Can Philanthropy Play?
Local peacebuilders are the backbone of lasting peace in communities, and supporting their welfare and efforts is essential. This core message emerges strongly from a session held at the 5th African Philanthropy Conference in July 2024, which inspired this paper, Fostering Peaceful Communities: What Role Can Philanthropy Play? The nature of local peacebuilding varies significantly…
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Episode 5: Let’s build peace, here and now, Feb 27 2023
In the next episode of ‘Let’s build peace: here and now’ hosted by the Foundations for Peace Network, Melanie Greenberg of Humanity United will speak with Nomfundo Walaza, co-founder of Unyoke Foundation and a clinical psychologist about her work on the empowerment and the healing of victims of torture, trauma and violence; and with Colette Rausch about her work in war-affected countries around the globe at the intersection of justice, trauma, and peacebuilding.
New Episode of Let’s Build Peace, Here and Now on April 21st
Episode 4: Jelena Memet, Anita Pantelić and Galina Maksimović REGISTER HERE: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0vc-ugrTgpE9YHNczyCHFMaa2HZgbzVKka APRIL 21, 2022 at 01:00 PM UTC About this Event In previous conversations in the series speakers spoke about the transient nature of peace. ‘Peace, not conflict, is episodic.’ In the next episode of ‘Let’s build peace: here and now’ hosted…
Join our learning circle on building the ‘beloved community’
We are living in a time of unprecedented challenge – the pandemic, political polarisation, growing tribalism and nationalism, long delayed racial reckoning in parts of the world, exacerbation of gender inequities, rising poverty, gaping inequality, and the imminent climate catastrophe. As agents of change, there is much frustration that our efforts are falling short, so…
Let’s Build Peace, Here & Now Episode 2: Bassma Kodmani and Dawn Shackles
21 June 2021 9:00 AM EDT, 1:00 PM UTC, 2:00 PM BST, 3:00 PM CEST, 6:30 PM IST Register here https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEsd-6vqzorGdIYK82n5UQKs2hdIDPRAnfN About this Event In the second episode of ‘Let’s build peace: here and now’ conversations, Dawn Shackels, a local activist from Northern Ireland will speak with Bassma Kodmani, a fellow activist and peacebuilder who…