Children are the Future
The real future lies in the hands of our children and therefore the first priority of ours should be the nurturing and education of all children on this planet. Every child has the right to be loved and respected, to be seen and heard and to have dreams of a better and peaceful future. I am a creative producer from Icebreaker Productions from Finland and happy to share the...Read More
The built-in mechanisms of 2019 Novel Corona viral conflict
As 2019 Novel Coronavirus is spreading both physically in the region and mentally in the world, it gives us a very good opportunity to take the temperature of modern time’s classic/biological racism. Just to cite a few of them, a French regional newspaper “Le Courrier Picard” titles its front page about the “Yellow Alert”, in reference to the “Yellow Peril”; the paranoid racist fear of the...Read More
I was going to say no for the same reason I then HAD to say yes
We’ve just completed our first week of the Peace Fellowship. And I’m pinching myself, realizing I was almost not here to experience the transformational magic we’ve already received. That’s correct, I was going to refuse this priceless offer. And then, the exact reason I was going to say “no” became the reason I HAD to say “yes.” Let me explain. My whole life,...Read More
The Thai People: From the land of smiles with love
When I started to write this blog post my first idea was reflecting on Class 27 field trip to Songkhla, southern Thailand but my spirit would not let me, my thoughts kept spinning towards something that has impressed my heart a lot lately – the Thai People. I cannot purport to be adept of Thai people and Thai Culture and therefore this post is not meant to display my aptitude of Thai...Read MoreBuilding Peace Inside-Out
Being a Rotary Peace Fellow studying at Rotary Peace Center, Chulalongkorn University, I got an opportunity to learn many different subjects on how to analyze the conflicts, and the possible ways of how to initiate peacebuilding process. However, what keeps reminding me is ‘inner peace building’ which I have never noticed before. It is very important that we build peace from...Read MoreA Journey of Rediscovery
Being selected as the class 27th Rotary Peace Fellow is among the best experiences in my life. This program has enabled me to rediscover my passion and appreciation for the field of conflict resolution. Having graduated from MA in Conflict Resolution at University of Bradford in 2005, I was very excited to contribute to peace and conflict resolution field in my country. Nevertheless, I could...Read More