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Global Majority Gives Peace a Chance

The nonprofit Global Majority started as an idea presented to a group of students in 2003 in Monterey, California and today reaches out across the globe with a simple belief: the majority of the global population aspires to live in peace.


Photo by obeth1 on Flickr Global Majority promotes non-violent conflict resolution education, mediation and advocacy, believing that principled dialogue is imperative and must replace violent conflict if humankind is to thrive. While the organization has its roots at the Monterey Institute for International Studies, Global Majority today is a truly global organization. Their 30 member International Advisory Board has members from 25 countries and they run their “Promoting Peace Through Dialogue” sessions in Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America.

Visit Global Majority to sign their global pledge promoting peaceful dialogue (available in 13 languages); read their journal “Dialogue” as well as explore other conflict resolution resources; get involved as a session participant or donor; and help spread the word to friends and family.

There are two upcoming sessions you may want to check out. To learn about the Latin American May 26-June 6 session of “Promoting Peace Through Dialogue,” held in Costa Rica and focusing on environmental conflict resolution, click here. And to learn about the Middle East July 20-August 3 session of ”Promoting Peace Through Dialogue,” held in Jordan and focusing on the Israel/Palestine conflict as well as other major conflicts around the globe, click here.

Do you know of other organizations taking a fresh approach to peace building? Leave a comment below and let other Idealists know how they can get involved.