Global Voices For Peace: An Introduction to Peacebuilders and the Hope They Bring

by Susan Hartley (Editor)

Overview

Introducing Global Voices for Peace: A Powerful Call to Action for a More Peaceful World

What if peace wasn't just an abstract ideal - but a living, breathing movement shaped by voices from every corner of the globe? Global Voices for Peace is not just a book; it's a stirring collection of reflections, ideas, and strategies from over 100 peacebuilders across 50+ nations, united by a single purpose: to inspire conscious, collective action for peace.

In a world too often divided by conflict and crisis, this anthology brings together an extraordinary network of individuals, groups, and organizations working tirelessly - in their neighborhoods, communities, and on the global stage - to forge a path toward lasting peace. Through deeply personal stories and bold visions, the contributors tackle urgent questions like: What needs to happen for humanity to find a way to peace for our world? What actions can we take now to move peace forward?

Global Voices for Peace highlights the dynamic intersections between peacebuilding and today's most pressing global issues - from climate change and environmental justice to food insecurity, gender inequality, migration, mental health, and the ongoing legacies of colonialism.

This book is a rallying cry - an invitation to readers everywhere to step into the global peace movement. Whether you are an activist, a student, a leader, or simply someone seeking hope and direction in turbulent times, these voices will move you, challenge you, and ignite your own journey toward peace.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781069180209
Publisher:	Susan Hartley
Publication date:	04/12/2025
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.51(d)

About the Author

Susan Hartley PhD is a peacebuilding activist, Rotary Peace Fellow, clinical psychologist, and an advocate for promotion of population wellness through addressing the social determinants of health. She has extensive experience in gender rights and anti-poverty activism and is a long time volunteer with not for profit organizations that address human rights and gender based structural and cultural violence. She has taken on numerous leadership roles in peacebuilding including coordinating the Women's Peace Tables Worldwide in which she collaborated with #womenseriously and Peace Women across the Globe, and providing program and project development consultation to groups in Trinidad and Tobago, Argentina and Bolivia. She regularly speaks to community and service groups on the role and work of Rotary Peace Fellows and peacebuilding. She was a visiting professor on the topic of Gender, Peace and Conflict at the Rotary Peace Centre at Bangkok's Chulalongkorn University. She also has extensive experience working within the not for profit sector, sitting on numerous NGO Boards of Directors and volunteering for local, regional and national community groups. Her work in this realm is varied yet focused on helping those organizations working to address human rights, poverty, and social justice issues. She established the Atlantic Chapter of Right to Learn Afghanistan (formerly, Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan), sits on the Board of the Atlantic Summer Institute for Healthy and Safe Communities (an organization promoting Health in All Policies, upstream health policy and the social determinants of health), and volunteers with the PEI Working Group for a Living Income (advocating for the implementation of Basic Income Guarantee in Canada). She has lobbied and made numerous presentations on behalf of community groups to elected officials on these topics.