Take the first steps to peacemaking | Darren Kew | TEDxSanDiegoSalon

What if global peace doesn’t start with presidents or diplomats, but with “regular” folks like you and me, who take the first steps to reach across the lines in their neighborhoods? Decades of research show that major social movements—and lasting peace deals—rely on everyday individuals who find the courage to cross deep divides in their own communities. The key to this transformation often begins with a single moment of reflection that connects you with a higher feeling that inspires us to listen to one another's personal stories and re-humanize our "enemies".

Website: Kroc School of Peace Studies
Instagram: @krocschool
#TEDxSanDiego #TEDx #Peacebuilding #ConflictResolution #SpiritualityAndPeacemaking #TEDxSpeaker #Community #Leadership Darren Kew (Ph.D., International Relations, Tufts University, 2002) is Dean of the Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies. His research examines how conflict resolution methods—especially interfaith and inter-ethnic peacebuilding—relate to democratic development in Africa, Northern Ireland, and the U.S., with a focus on civil society's role. He has consulted on peace and democracy initiatives for the UN, USAID, the U.S. Institute of Peace, the State Department, and NGOs including the Carter Center, and monitored the last seven Nigerian elections and Sierra Leone's 2007 elections. In 2023-24 he co-facilitated a working group of religious leaders on peacebuilding in Belfast. He is author of Civil Society, Conflict Resolution, and Democracy in Nigeria (Syracuse UP, 2016), with articles in International Negotiation, the Journal of Democracy, and Current History. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx