WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP FOR PEACE

"Here is how I define peace culture: Peace culture is a mosaic of identities, attitudes, values, beliefs, and institutional patterns that lead people to live nurturantly with one another and with Earth itself without the aid of structured power differentials. That mosaic enables humans to deal creatively with their differences and to share their resources."

From "The Earth Charter and the Culture of Peace," by Elise Boulding, an essay published in Women’s Views on the Earth Charter (Boston Research Center, 1997).

The Boston Research Center is committed to providing forums and other opportunities for women leaders to share their views on peace and global ethics based on the strong conviction that a fully democratic civil society must represent and involve both genders. "No discussion is complete without women’s voices," says BRC executive director Virginia Benson.

In recent years we have sponsored and/or participated in numerous projects and programs designed to bring the voice of women leaders to the forefront:

• VOICES: TALKING WITH WOMEN WHO CARE ABOUT OUR WORLD
• Harriet Tubman Lecture—January 27, 2005
• Rachel Carson Lecture—February 27, 2004
• Restorative Justice Seminars
• Congresswoman Barbara Lee Urges Peace Linked with Justice
• An Interview with Judith Thompson
• Abolishing War UPDATE: A Conversation with Elise Boulding and
  Randall Forsberg, Summer 2002
• Women's Collaborative for Peace and Human Security-February 18, 2002
• Fannie Lou Hamer Lecture – February 12, 2002
• Susan Estrich at the Cambridge Forum - September 21, 2001
• Lecture: Riane Eisler on Partnership Economics – March 22, 2001
• Mother’s Peace Day with Women’s Action for New Directions (WAND) – May 2000
• Book Launch of Cultures of Peace: The Hidden Side of History – 2000
• Creating Connections Conference - 2000
• Abolishing War: A Dialogue Between Elise Boulding and Randall Forsberg – 1997
• Voices from Beijing: Experiences from the UN Fourth World Conference on Women - 1995
• Wellesley Centers for Women