“We are the ones we’ve been waiting for,” said Thomas Banyanca, the Hopi Elder, as he delivered the Hopi Prophecy at the United Nations on December 10, 1992. Finally, after forty years of knocking on the door of the United … Read More
When on September 11, 2001 at 9:00 a.m. I was ordered by a security guard to leave the conference room I was in at the United Nations, and I realized that the historic moment in time for which I had … Read More
Have you ever despaired that one person can make a difference in a world filled with violence? Last week I presented the last 20 years of my work at the United Nations to a group of people who are part … Read More
Rodi, Pipiris, one of the viewers of my television show, Imagine Worcester and the World, recently told me that I have restored her faith in humanity. My mentor, the late Dr. Elise Boulding, said she had lost her faith in … Read More
Imagine Worcester #59 Sam Onapa Posted August 15th 2011 2:42pm (0:00) Sam Onapa A Ugandan Christian leader living and working in South Sudan, with strong ties to Muslim leaders, has been in training in Reconciliation Leadership from June 2010 to … Read More
I held one of Grace’s hands, Virginia held the other. We headed down the hall to see Virginia to the elevator. She had come to my house to work on this book, and we had spent about an hour talking … Read More
Anna Sandidge, M.S.W., Reconciliation Leader, and Justice Coordinator for the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet in St. Louis, created a blog http://anunfinishedworld.org/about/. Anna Sandidge works with communities emerging from conflict wanting justice. She has facilitated workshops on unconditional listening … Read More
My Journey with Reconciliation Leadership by David Kimball Reconciliation Leadership? What will that mean in my life when I can say “I’m certified in Reconciliation Leadership”? I had a vague idea of what Reconciliation meant, but it didn’t reach out … Read More
Imagine Worcester #74 Dr. Sarah Sayeed Posted April 10th 2012 3:29pm (0:00) Virginia’s guest is Dr. Sarah Sayeed. Dr. Sayeed is a Program and Communications Associate at the Interfaith Center of New York, where she coordinates the Rabbi Marshall … Read More
Inner Reflections of Peace First American Serial Rights Global Leadership Chapter January 15, 2013 By Carolana Callaway, PhD IBWOE International Ambassador For Global Unity When I first began work with Virginia Swain’s. Institute for Global Leadership, I had no … Read More