Peace is Possible
Dr Scilla Elworthy
Peace Builder in Action, Author, Visionary
Three times Nobel Peace Prize nominee for her work with Oxford Research Group to develop effective dialogue between nuclear weapons policy-makers worldwide and their critics.
She now leads The Business Plan for Peace to help prevent violent conflict and build sustainable peace throughout the worldâ because it is possible; based on her latest books The Business Plan for Peace: Building a World Without War (2017) and The Mighty Heart: how to transform conflict (2020)â now an on-line course.
Scilla founded Peace Direct in 2002 to fundâ promote and learn from local peace-builders in conflict areasâ was awarded the Niwano Peace Prize in 2003â the Luxembourg Peace Prize in 2020, the Goi Peace Award in 2023, and advised Peter Gabrielâ Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Sir Richard Branson in setting up âThe Eldersâ. Her TED talk on nonviolence has been viewed by over 1â500â000 people on TED Global and YouTube.
The Mighty Heart in Action
Seeing The Future
Building a Safer Future
When he was 89 years old, I was privileged to learn from Nelson Mandela that the energy of integrity can change the future of a whole country. He learned this the hard way, in prison for 29 years. But what he learned enabled him to employ his heart as well as his head, to prevent a civil war. In these troubled, ultra-violent times we can develop and use these skills to stop violence at home, in our communities and internationally.
The Mighty Heart
Effective Tools to Transform Conflict
The Mighty Heart in Action invites you to learn from change-makers and heart experts who work on some of the most challenging conflicts around the world. They will enable you to change your own world by transforming discord that may be internal, or at family, company or even at national level. This lively work-book demonstrates how to grow your capacity to solve conflict by listening effectively, how to manage your inner critic,
how to beat the confusion and depression of the pandemic by discovering the sheer power of your heart in making wise decisions, and how to take a stand on issues you care about. These stories and skills will change your life, and the future of all our children.
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The Business Plan for Peace
Book and Seminars
The Business Plan for Peace shows how 25 tried and tested strategies for preventing war can be scaled up and extended over ten years to avoid violent conflict worldwide. Imagine a world where peaceful solutions are valued and invested in, rather than systems that contribute to violent conflict and war.
Businesses and investors can decide either to contribute to solutions that reduce violent conflict in the world, or continue to contribute to harm and violence. Business Plan for Peace is foundation for the growing movement of innovative investment in peacebuilding.
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My Mission and Vision
My passion is to enable leaders to make wiser decisions so that there is less suffering as a result of war.
News
How women leaders stop wars
Most of humanity now stands with its mouth open, aghast at the endless repetition of terrifying violence. Some people assume…
Heartbreak calls us to listen
Whatâs happening in Gaza now, in Ukraine and many other places of horror is heart breaking and terrifying. Whatâs happening…
Founderâs Circle Meeting
On Tuesday 24th February Scilla flies to Berlin to deliver a full day in-person session for H&M leadership, as part…
Mighty Heart in Action begins in Chile
On Tuesday 20th September 2022 our new Mighty Heart in Action course begins, specially designed for those who helped design…