Stories of Peace
Short Film: Artisans of Peace
The Artisans of Peace short film shows how simple acts of loving-kindness and creativity can bind a community to one another with dignity and beauty.
Through playing the storytelling game “The Quiet Year” with peacebuilders at the Artisans of Peace retreat, Lyle Enright discovered the importance of creativity, strategy, and play in peacebuilding.
Suzanne Ross delves into the profound connection between people and their natural surroundings. Through a transformative experience with the Artisans of Peace, she collaborates on a unique piece of art and poetry, learning to appreciate the symbiotic relationship between a community and its volcano, and challenging her initial perceptions.
Lyle Enright reflects on his experience at the 2023 COV&R Conference in Paris, commemorating René Girard's 100th anniversary of birth. When theory meets action, we can see meaningful change in the world.
In early 2023, unRival Network partnered with Justice Film Festival to host the first-ever Justpeace FilmLab in New York City, a nonrivalrous learning space to bring together storytellers who long to create a better world for all people.
Jason Ferenczi recounts an experience where showing up imperfectly, yet authentically, nurtured a safe, nonrivalrous space for growth.
As asylum seekers and migrants from Central America continue crossing through Mexico to enter the United States, unRival sits down to interview Producer Julie Mirlicourtois and Pastor John Garland on their new documentary film, ACROSS, the story of what happens when we set aside our politics and witness the humanity and faith of asylum seekers firsthand.
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