Conference Jointly Presented by Women's Institute at Omega, V-Day and Nobel Women's Initiative
September 09, 2007
Amber Chand will be offering a breakout session at the 5th Annual Women, Power and Peace Conference held at Omega Institute, Rhinebeck, New York on September 14-16th, 2007. Her presentation is as follows:
The Feminine Paradigm for Business: Courage and Compassion as Pathways to Peace.
Inspired by Mahatma Gandhi’s vision that "It is given to women to teach the art of peace to the warring world thirsting for that nectar," this workshop will explore the transformative role that business as a creative enterprise can play in fostering peace in our communities. Having experienced the painful collapse of her previous company - a multi million dollar company that was founded on a testosterone-driven aggressive model for growth - Amber has set out to incorporate sacred feminine principles as foundations for her new enterprise - one that supports talented craftswomen around the world who are the inadvertent victims of war, genocide and civil strife .
She believes that to succeed in the 21st century, businesses must seriously address the patriarchal foundations of their existence and develop a courageous and thoughtful feminine strategy that supports and strengthens the communities they serve. Amber is now applying these principles as part of her work in Darfur, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Israel/Palestine, Cambodia, Afghanistan/Iraq and Burma.
In this session participants are invited to explore the sacred feminine as it applies to their businesses and creative enterprises. Through the stories we will share, we will articulate what is required of each of us as women who are inspired to take action in the world through our work, sharing with each other the challenges we face, the risks we take, the hopes we carry, and the dreams we envision - as peace builders in a world "thirsting for that nectar."
The Conference Description is as follows:
What is peace? What is the connection between women and peace? What kind of power facilitates peace? What is the relationship between inner peace and peace in the world? How do we bring about just and sustainable peace?
Join us to explore questions about women, power, and peace at this historic gathering. This is the 5th Women and Power conference organized by Omega and V-Day-conferences hailed for their courageous speakers and their uplifting, inclusive atmosphere.
Since the Nobel Peace Prize was first awarded in 1901, only 12 recipients have been women. They are:
1905 Bertha von Suttner (Austria, deceased)
1931 Jane Adams (USA, deceased)
1946 Emily G. Balch (USA, deceased)
1976 Betty Williams and Mairead Corrigan (Ireland) for founding the Northern Ireland Peace Movement
1979 Mother Teresa (India, deceased)
1982 Alva Myrdal (Sweden, deceased)
1991 Aung San Suu Kyi (Burma, under house arrest) for her human rights works
1992 Rigoberta Menchu Tum (Guatemala) for her campaigns for human rights, especially for indigenous peoples.
1997 Jody Williams (USA) and The International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) for their work for the banning and clearing of anti-personnel mines.
2003 Shirin Ebadi (Iran) for her efforts for democracy and human rights
2004 Wangari Maathai (Kenya) for sustainable development
Four of these remarkable Nobel laureates (in bold above) grace the Omega stage at this conference. Each of them started as an ordinary citizen, empowered by the conviction that peace is possible. Wangari Maathai, who spoke at the 2005 Women and Power conference, is unable to attend this conference because she is running for Parliament in Kenya, and will be winding down her campaign. In her stead, we have invited American environmentalist Majora Carter whose work involves linking social justice with the environment, much like Professor Maathai. Aung San Suu Kyi, still under house arrest in Burma for her civil rights work, is represented by a video in conversation with the other laureates. Mairead Corrigan is unable to attend the conference.
The achievements of the four laureates presenting at this conference-Shirin Ebadi, Rigoberta Menchu Tum, Betty Williams, and Jody Williams-challenge the notion that humankind is doomed to greed and warfare. The laureates are joined by other groundbreaking peacemakers, activists, artists, and leaders from around the world. Their presence inspires each one of us to speak boldly from our own voice, to help break humanity's habit of violence, and to replace it with a culture of love and justice. As Aung San Suu Kyi, winner of the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize says, "We will surely get to our destination if we join hands." Women and men are invited to attend.
2007 Conference Theme
The theme of the conference focuses on the necessity for women to stand up for what we have always known: that while conflict may be inevitable, war is not; and while disagreement can foster understanding and growth, violence does not. The conference highlights bold action steps that women are initiating all over the world in their families, communities, and the public spheres to dignify and legitimize the values of love and communication; to heal societies and individuals from the scars of violence and war; and to create imaginative and effective approaches to conflict.
Women & Power Conferences
This is the 5th Women and Power conference organized and moderated by Elizabeth Lesser, author, and cofounder of Omega Institute, and Eve Ensler, one of America's most influential playwrights, creator of the Vagina Monologues, and the founder of V-Day. Women all over the world have hailed the Women and Power conferences for their marriage of inner peace with outer action; for their groundbreaking speakers; and for their uplifting atmosphere of love and community.
To find out more about this Conference: Please go to www.eomega.org
To book Amber Chand as a Speaker: Please contact info@amberchand.com
September 09, 2007
Amber Chand will be offering a breakout session at the 5th Annual Women, Power and Peace Conference held at Omega Institute, Rhinebeck, New York on September 14-16th, 2007. Her presentation is as follows:
The Feminine Paradigm for Business: Courage and Compassion as Pathways to Peace.
Inspired by Mahatma Gandhi’s vision that "It is given to women to teach the art of peace to the warring world thirsting for that nectar," this workshop will explore the transformative role that business as a creative enterprise can play in fostering peace in our communities. Having experienced the painful collapse of her previous company - a multi million dollar company that was founded on a testosterone-driven aggressive model for growth - Amber has set out to incorporate sacred feminine principles as foundations for her new enterprise - one that supports talented craftswomen around the world who are the inadvertent victims of war, genocide and civil strife .
She believes that to succeed in the 21st century, businesses must seriously address the patriarchal foundations of their existence and develop a courageous and thoughtful feminine strategy that supports and strengthens the communities they serve. Amber is now applying these principles as part of her work in Darfur, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Israel/Palestine, Cambodia, Afghanistan/Iraq and Burma.
In this session participants are invited to explore the sacred feminine as it applies to their businesses and creative enterprises. Through the stories we will share, we will articulate what is required of each of us as women who are inspired to take action in the world through our work, sharing with each other the challenges we face, the risks we take, the hopes we carry, and the dreams we envision - as peace builders in a world "thirsting for that nectar."
The Conference Description is as follows:
What is peace? What is the connection between women and peace? What kind of power facilitates peace? What is the relationship between inner peace and peace in the world? How do we bring about just and sustainable peace?
Join us to explore questions about women, power, and peace at this historic gathering. This is the 5th Women and Power conference organized by Omega and V-Day-conferences hailed for their courageous speakers and their uplifting, inclusive atmosphere.
Since the Nobel Peace Prize was first awarded in 1901, only 12 recipients have been women. They are:
1905 Bertha von Suttner (Austria, deceased)
1931 Jane Adams (USA, deceased)
1946 Emily G. Balch (USA, deceased)
1976 Betty Williams and Mairead Corrigan (Ireland) for founding the Northern Ireland Peace Movement
1979 Mother Teresa (India, deceased)
1982 Alva Myrdal (Sweden, deceased)
1991 Aung San Suu Kyi (Burma, under house arrest) for her human rights works
1992 Rigoberta Menchu Tum (Guatemala) for her campaigns for human rights, especially for indigenous peoples.
1997 Jody Williams (USA) and The International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) for their work for the banning and clearing of anti-personnel mines.
2003 Shirin Ebadi (Iran) for her efforts for democracy and human rights
2004 Wangari Maathai (Kenya) for sustainable development
Four of these remarkable Nobel laureates (in bold above) grace the Omega stage at this conference. Each of them started as an ordinary citizen, empowered by the conviction that peace is possible. Wangari Maathai, who spoke at the 2005 Women and Power conference, is unable to attend this conference because she is running for Parliament in Kenya, and will be winding down her campaign. In her stead, we have invited American environmentalist Majora Carter whose work involves linking social justice with the environment, much like Professor Maathai. Aung San Suu Kyi, still under house arrest in Burma for her civil rights work, is represented by a video in conversation with the other laureates. Mairead Corrigan is unable to attend the conference.
The achievements of the four laureates presenting at this conference-Shirin Ebadi, Rigoberta Menchu Tum, Betty Williams, and Jody Williams-challenge the notion that humankind is doomed to greed and warfare. The laureates are joined by other groundbreaking peacemakers, activists, artists, and leaders from around the world. Their presence inspires each one of us to speak boldly from our own voice, to help break humanity's habit of violence, and to replace it with a culture of love and justice. As Aung San Suu Kyi, winner of the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize says, "We will surely get to our destination if we join hands." Women and men are invited to attend.
2007 Conference Theme
The theme of the conference focuses on the necessity for women to stand up for what we have always known: that while conflict may be inevitable, war is not; and while disagreement can foster understanding and growth, violence does not. The conference highlights bold action steps that women are initiating all over the world in their families, communities, and the public spheres to dignify and legitimize the values of love and communication; to heal societies and individuals from the scars of violence and war; and to create imaginative and effective approaches to conflict.
Women & Power Conferences
This is the 5th Women and Power conference organized and moderated by Elizabeth Lesser, author, and cofounder of Omega Institute, and Eve Ensler, one of America's most influential playwrights, creator of the Vagina Monologues, and the founder of V-Day. Women all over the world have hailed the Women and Power conferences for their marriage of inner peace with outer action; for their groundbreaking speakers; and for their uplifting atmosphere of love and community.
To find out more about this Conference: Please go to www.eomega.org
To book Amber Chand as a Speaker: Please contact info@amberchand.com