by Karuna Center | May 13, 2023 | Women
Celebrating Mother’s Day as Peacebuilders As many of you may know, Mother’s Day was originally conceived of as a day of peace to honor mothers who had lost sons and husbands in the Civil War. Forty years before it became a national holiday, Julia Ward Howe, a...
by Karuna Center | May 26, 2022 | Dialogue, Featured, Myanmar, Women
Uniting with Courage and Creativity Against Violence in Myanmar By Daniela Westphal Huber, Program Manager It takes courage to speak up against violence and doubly so when your country is ruled by a repressive military regime. In Myanmar, over 100 people answered the...
by Karuna Center | May 5, 2022 | Featured, United States, Women
Honor the True Origins of Mother’s Day Did you know that the celebration of Mother’s Day in the United States began as a call for a “Mother’s Day for Peace?” After witnessing the bloodshed of the U.S. Civil War, women leaders called for mothers...
by Karuna Center | Feb 21, 2022 | Featured, Women
Standing with Women Peacebuilders The recognition of women’s rights is core to building peace. Nations with greater gender equality generally enjoy greater peacefulness—but when gender-based violence and discrimination are common, conflicts easily fall into a...
