Peace On Podcast by The Peace Alliance

1/18/23 DoP Campaign Third Wednesday Call – Season for Nonviolence – What is Nonviolence?

Hope Story Circle with Marie Murtagh - January 14, 2023

We began the New Year of Hope Story Circles with Marie Murtagh. Marie shared a story about personal evolution, and how she once saw herself as small and limited based on her perceptions and circumstances, and has expanded. Especially during the time of Covid, she took on a journey of observation, reflection and study. She felt physically different, and saw that the pillars of society once thought to be unshakable lose their strength. Exploring new thoughts of complexity and simplicity, she found ways to expand and now knows that her mission is to serve. What wisdom do each of us have to bring forward? Check the calendar of Events at www.peacealliance.org, join us at our next Hope Story Circle and share your emerging stories! 

National Monthly Peacebuilders Podcast with special guest Julia Gandy Torres

Julia Gandy Torres, BCTMB, LMT, M.Div. has been studying the intersection of peacebuilding, spirituality and wellness for over 20 years and will be speaking on Becoming Aware of the Relationship between Spirituality and Inner Peace. Julia is an International Best-Selling Author, HeartMath Coach and Trainer, Canfield Success Trainer, Peace Builder and Advocate, and Board-Certified Massage Therapist.

Peace2thePolls Democracy Vigil- special guest Priestley Johnson of When We All Vote

On November 8, 2022, The Peace Alliance hosted #Peace2thePolls Democracy Vigil, a 14-hour open zoom room where folks from all over the country could come together to celebrate our democracy, share stories of their voting experience, and connect with each other in community. Priestley Johnson, from When We All Vote, shared the importance of voter participation in our midterm elections in her short time with us. Check out other segments from the #Peace2thePolls Democracy Vigil here: https://peacealliance.org/peace2thepolls/ 

Hope Story Circle with Kevin Winkler - December 10, 2022

Kevin Winkler shared a story about transitions. His perspective is that when we are going through transitions in life, we don’t really see them as a transition — and after time passes, we have more clarity. His transitions from childhood in rural Oklahoma to living in San Diego, and through three careers — from a dancer, to a career in library science with the New York Public Library, and in his current career as an author of several books related to the performing arts, have all been connected by his passions and evolving interests. What transitions have you experienced, and what did you learn about it later? Check the calendar of Events at www.peacealliance.org - join us at our next Hope Story Circle and share your emerging stories!

11/16/22 DoP Campaign Third Wednesday Call

Special Onondaga Thanksgiving Address and Reports from TPA / DoP Strategy Group Committees

Hope Story Circle with Nancy Melius - November 12, 2022

Nancy Melius has lived a rich and varied life, with several different careers evolving over time. Beginning as a dancer, with success on a national tour of CATS and ‘Gypsy’ on Broadway, she moved into fashion design, then interior design, all along building her business acumen and skills. It became important that she combined her creative and business skills in everything that she pursued. She now supports her family business, both with her father and sister, in managing Oheka Castle in Long Island, and various properties with her husband. Having lived internationally as well as having toured in the United States, her perspective has grown and been informed by her life experiences. How have your experiences defined you, and how do you feel you are seen in the world? Check the calendar of Events at www.peacealliance.org - join us at our next Hope Story Circle and share your emerging stories!

Hope Story Circle with Marie Ukeye - October 22, 2022

Marie Ukeye told a beautiful story about her mother. Born in Rwanda in 1934 as one of seven children, she was supported to go to school by her father, a school teacher. When she married, she had eleven children, beginning at age 18 with the last when she was 47. During the genocide in Rwanda in 1994, she lost three of her children, and then lost two more to HIV/AIDS. She proceeded to mother her nine orphaned grandchildren. Through it all, Marie recalls that she was very busy — built buildings that she rented, ran businesses. Even now, she recently built a store with the intent to leave it to her remaining five grandchildren that still live with her. Her strength through it all, and her joy — Marie shared that she laughs a lot! — came from the love that she gives and receives. What is the strong force that propels your purpose? There were very tender and happy shares following the break-out rooms. Check the calendar of Events at www.peacealliance.org - join us at our next Hope Story Circle and share your emerging stories!

10/19/22 DoP Campaign Third Wednesday Call – Growing Grassroots Advocacy

National Monthly Peacebuilder Podcast with special guest Erin Daly

This National Monthly Peacebuilders Podcast features Erin Daly, Professor of Law at Delaware Law School and the co-founder of the Dignity Rights Project. Erin will be sharing with us on the topic of the role dignity can play in uniting our country. This is the 2nd in our 3 part series around voting access, the importance of participation in our democracy, and the need to come together for a common purpose as we approach the midterm elections in November.