Dear Friends of Peace,
We are happy to announce that the Goi Peace Foundation will organize an online event “How can we live our lives with freedom and fulfillment?: Methods for shifting our mindsets from scarcity to sufficiency” coming October (*See the “Date & Time” section below for your local time.):
We are inviting Lynne Twist, 2015 Goi Peace Award laureate, social activist, fundraiser from the U.S.A. as our main speaker. Lynne will talk about her new book, Living a Committed Life: Finding Freedom and Fulfillment in a Purpose Larger Than Yourself, and share stories and perspectives from her life, from ending world hunger and protecting the Amazon rainforest to empowering women’s leadership. She will share the guiding principles that have enabled her own success and that turn inspiration into action for everyone.
This event is open to everyone in the world via YouTube Live Stream, regardless of age.
Date/Time
- Friday, October 11th, 19:00-20:40, Pacific Daylight Time/Mountain Standard Time (UTC -7)
- Friday, October 11th, 20:00-21:40, Mountain Daylight Time/Central Standard Time (UTC -6)
- Friday, October 11th, 21:00-22:40, Central Daylight Time/Colombia Time (UTC -5)
- Friday, October 11th, 22:00-23:40, Eastern Daylight Time/Amazon Time (UTC -4)
- Saturday, October 12th, 04:00-05:40, Central European Summer Time/Central Africa Time (UTC +2)
- Saturday, October 12th, 05:00-06:10, Moscow Standard Time/Eastern Africa Time (UTC +3)
- Saturday, October 12th, 07:30-09:10, India Standard Time (UTC +5:30)
- Saturday, October 12th, 07:45-09:25, Nepal Time (UTC +5:45)
- Saturday, October 12th, 09:00-10:40, Indochina Time (UTC +7)
- Saturday, October 12th, 11:00-12:40, Japan Standard Time (UTC +9)
Program
- Introduction
- Inspirational talk by Lynne Twist
- Q & A and dialogue session
- Closing message
(Duration: approx. 100 minutes)
About Lynne Twist
For more than 40 years, Lynne Twist has been a recognized global visionary committed to alleviating poverty, ending world hunger, empowering the status of women and girls, supporting social justice, and environmental sustainability.
The breadth and scope of Lynne’s work ranges from working with Mother Teresa in Calcutta, to working with refugees in camps in Ethiopia and the threatened rainforests of the Amazon, as well as guiding the philanthropy of some of the world’s wealthiest families and working directly with the women who won the Nobel Peace Prize. Lynne’s on the ground work has brought her a deep understanding of global issues, the challenges women and girls face worldwide, people’s relationship with money, and the transformation of human consciousness. Her extensive knowledge and experience has led her to profound insights about the social tapestry of the world and the historical landscape of the times in which we are living.
Lynne is the Founder of the Soul of Money Institute, co-founder of the Pachamama Alliance, a sought-after speaker, a consultant and coach, and the author of a best-selling, award-winning book called, “The Soul of Money: Transforming Your Relationship with Money and Life” (W.W. Norton, 2003). She has received numerous awards including the 2015 Goi Peace Award.
Language
The entire program will be in English.
Means of participation
YouTube Live Stream
Admission
Free of charge
Registration
To participate, please register from the following link by Sunday, October 6th, 2024.
Certificate of participation
There will be no certificate of participation for this event.
Contact us
The Goi Peace Foundation
youthcomm@goipeace.or.jp
Past events
- July 2024
Goi Peace Youth Event “Growing a Peaceful Future with Nature -Building a Sustainable World through Empathy-”, featuring Joaquín Leguía, Founder and Director of ANIA
Archived video - March 2024
Goi Peace Youth Event “How Can We Create Peace through Nonviolence?”, featuring Kazu Haga, trainer of nonviolence. Report - September 2023
Goi Peace Youth Event “How Can We Create Peace?”, featuring Toshiko Tanaka, Atomic bomb survivor from Hiroshima - May 2023
“Peace Dialogue Hiroshima 2023”
Report
About the Goi Peace Youth Community
The Goi Peace Foundation plans to continue holding youth events like this to foster a community of young people from around the world, who will play a leading role as peacemakers in their respective countries.
Winners, participants of the International Essay Contest for Young People or any youth up to age 30 are eligible to sign up as a member of the Goi Peace Youth Community. Members can join the future events via Zoom Meeting and will receive the latest information about international events and programs from the Goi Peace Foundation.
Please feel free to invite your friends to join this community.
For more details about the community and registration, go to the following website: