Our upcoming online course on War and the Environment will be facilitated by a different outstanding facilitator each of six weeks. Facilitators include World BEYOND War's President and Education Director. The six facilitators hail from England, the Philippines, Nigeria, Bolivia, Kenya, and the U.S. These are people many of us would be eager to spend any time with a single one of. Here's a chance to engage in ongoing discussion with them and gain their insights and feedback on your ideas.
Kathy Kelly has been President of the Board of World
BEYOND War since March 2022, prior to which time she served as a member
of the Advisory Board. She is based in the United States, but is often
elsewhere. Kathy’s
efforts to end wars have led her to living in war zones and prisons
over the past 35 years. In 2009 and 2010, Kathy was part of two Voices
for Creative Nonviolence delegations which visited Pakistan to learn
more about the consequences of U.S. drone attacks.
Phill Gittins, PhD, is World BEYOND War’s Education
Director. Phill has over 20 years of leadership, programming, and
analysis experience in the areas of peace, education, psychology, youth,
and community development. He has lived, worked, and travelled in over 55 countries across 6
continents; taught in schools, colleges, and universities around the
world; and trained thousands on peace and social change-related issues.
Candy Cañezo Diez is a human rights and peace advocate with 20 years of experience in advocacy – campaigning, research, and documentation. She has led various social innovation programs and co-designed strategic responses of civil society in Asia on human rights, democracy, and development-related issues.
Dr. Ignatius Emeka Onyekwere holds a Ph.D. in Peace Studies, a
Master of Arts degree in Conflict Resolution, and a Postgraduate
Diploma in Research Methods for Social Sciences, all from the University
of Bradford, United Kingdom. With over 23 years of experience, he
excels at leading cross-functional project teams and possesses adaptive
managerial skills, specializing in peacebuilding, human security
analysis, and conflict early-warning and response systems.
Dr. Ivan Velasquez Castellanos Ph.D.
is an economist who obtained his Ph.D. in economics at the
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, in Germany. He obtained his
Postdoctorate in development economics at the Freie Universität Berlin and made a
postdoctoral visit to the Pontifical Catholic University of Lima (PUCP). He
is currently a professor of Development Theory and Latin American
economic history at the Mayor of San Andres University (UMSA).
Dianarose Njui
is dedicated to addressing the cycle of poverty and inequality by
championing quality education, gender parity, climate awareness, good
health, and well-being. With
over 17 years of experience in the education and nonprofit sectors, she
has served as a teacher in three international schools across Kenya and
Uganda and has dedicated over seven years to supporting,
leading, and managing nonprofit initiatives targeting low-income
communities.
Watch a video from Dianarose Njui:
Here's an early Pop Quiz!
What building is in this photo? (Hint: you can't see the other four sides.)
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