Liska Blodett
Liska Blodett
Liska Blodgett is a Real Estate Developer in Austria and the United States and she has an MBA from INSEAD (Fontainebleau, France). Previously to that, Liska learned 6 languages in France, Spain, Germany, USA, Israel, and Japan. Her native language is Czech. Her travels and studies took her around the world many times and she was struck how we are all the same and that there is really a global Culture for Peace, in times where we see the Military Industrial Complex profiting from War, Defense Spending, Military Budgets and Military Turmoil Worldwide.
Katie Davidson
Katie Davidson
Kirin Taylor
Kirin Taylor
Kirin Taylor is pursuing a combined BA/MA degree in Government and Politics, with minors in Social Justice Theory, Sociology, and International Studies at St. John’s University in Queens, New York. Kirin trained as a peace educator with the Maryland, USA-based nonprofit Little Friends for Peace since age 11, moving into a leadership role at a young age, and an administrative position coordinating summer peace camps, and both delivering and developing programming, at age 19. Now she serves as a peace ambassador for LFFP, spreading their mission, while engaging in other work in NYC; currently she is working on research and interning at the Congregation of the Mission at the United Nations. She has also spent time working for the Homes for the Homeless Youth program and as a caseworker to aid vulnerable populations in receiving legal documents at St. John’s Bread and Life. She spent a year in Austria learning German and spent the fall of 2016 in Rome, each helping her to develop her working theory of cultural exchange being a path to peace. Her support for Peace Museum Vienna includes consulting.
Robert Blodgett
Robert Blodgett
Peter Van Den Dungen
Peter Van Den dungen
Peter van den Dungen, the head and General Coordinator of the International Network of Museums for Peace, who is himself a Professor in peace studies with experience opening over 10 peace museums, joined the project in September 2013, as a volunteer. He will be able to give valuable input to the development of the museum and share his experiences in running other museums.
Navin K Jungali
Navin K Jungali
He is a Nepalese Artist/Painter/Sculptor and peace activist, Founder/President of Peace Museum Nepal and director of ENMP. Born in 1978 in Ilam, eastern part of Nepal. From 2009 to 2015 he has worked in Ministry of Peace and Reconstruction, Government of Nepal. He is member of Peace Museum Vienna and Peace Museum Colorado.
Jackie Bonasia
Jackie Bonasia
Jackie is a rising senior at Colorado College and she is from Needham, Massachusetts. She studies history and philosophy and is passionate about acting to make a positive change in the world. During the summer of 2017, Jackie was an activist and canvasser for a company called Grassroots Campaigns and helped to raise money for organizations such as ACLU, Planned Parenthood, and Doctors Without Borders in New Orleans, Louisiana. When she heard about the opportunity to assist with efforts at the Bertha von Suttner Peace Institute in The Hague, and Peace Museum Vienna, she knew she had to contribute. She is very excited to be working with Peace Museum President, Liska Blodgett, and other interns from around the world to promote world peace and those who have dedicated their lives to the cause. Jackie was very glad to assist with the celebrations surrounding the 175th anniversary of Bertha von Suttner at the historic Peace Palace in The Hague this past June. She is also eager to help with the Windows for Peace project in Vienna, which highlights a variety of activists and peace heroes to educate any and all who walk by the museum.
Zafar Shayan
Zafar Shayan
Elizabeth Mcinroy
Elizabeth Mcinroy
“Peace to me means society is in a state of nonviolence due to ongoing harmony of the community. This state can only be reached if the community comes together and sees everyone as beings who matter and have a positive role in society.”
Paul Mack
Paul Mack
Denese L. Hawk
Denese L. Hawk
Hannah Elizabeth Monroe White
Hannah Elizabeth Monroe White
“Peace is something which stretches far beyond the absence of violence and the development of government policies. For me, peace is something that everyone can influence, every day. It starts at the individual level. From there, it ripples into communities, cultures, and societies, creating a blueprint for real change and authentic harmony. Language learning opens your world, your perspectives, all whilst offering the possibility for empathy, connection, and insight. For this reason, I believe If everyone could just learn one new language, we would see more tolerance, acceptance, intercultural understanding, and ultimately, more peace. Languages give you gateways into cultivating peace that would simply be impenetrable in a monolingual capacity.”
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