We are all human. This beautiful moment could change the world. There are homeless people in every city of the world. What we do about it is everything. Making assumptions about their situation and ignoring them is a choice. We could say hello or ask them about themselves and their story. Watch this video as the gentleman shares a transformative moment as a person experiencing homelessness along the streets of Edinburgh who lost his daughter at the hands of a drunk driver. As we enter into our lives each day, remember, life happens to people. What labels we make up about this doesn’t really matter at all. The fact is people are people. Homelessness, doesn’t mean they are less than us at all. Every person is a human being with dignity, a name, a story, a family, a history. So as you see someone that is feeling less hopeless than you are, give them a smile, a kind word, your time or invest in them in some way. Every single person needs to know they are loved. George Sand says, “There is only one happiness in this life, to love and be loved.” One of the things I love about this man’s story is that he still holds hope. At the end of the video he talks about making his daughter proud. Walking by a homeless person is a choice. You can be a ray of hope, difference-maker, lover of people in someone’s day every single day regardless of their living conditions. You get to be the change you wish to see in the world.
This Beautiful Moment
About this event
Do you believe in and desire peace for yourself, your community, and the world? Want to know more about how you can be a part of the growing peace-building movement? Women are an amazing force for good! Together and independently, women are working towards peace in countless ways large and small, which all contribute towards the global good.
Spend a day learning from women who have been leading the charge for peace, and get inspired by ideas and resources you can take home and put to use right away.
Virtual and live speakers and presenters include:
Marianne Williamson, Keynote Speaker — bestselling author, political activist, and spiritual thought leader. She is the author of 14 books, four of which have been #1 New York Times bestsellers. Williamson has worked throughout her career on poverty, anti-hunger and racial reconciliation issues. In 2004, she co-founded The Peace Alliance and supports the creation of a U.S. Department of Peace.
Medea Benjamin, Guest Speaker — co-founder of the women-led peace group CODEPINK and the co-founder of the human rights group Global Exchange. She has been an advocate for social justice for more than 40 years. She was one of 1,000 exemplary women from 140 countries nominated to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.
Dot Maver, Guest Speaker — founding President of the National Peace Academy USA, a co-founding board member of the Global Alliance for Ministries and Infrastructures of Peace, and the founding executive director of the River Phoenix Center for Peacebuilding. Her work in education, politics and grassroots community organizing is focused on applied peacebuilding utilizing a shared responsibility and shared leadership model.
Ocala presenters and facilitators include:
Jessica McCune, Dr. Jillian Ramsammy, Dr. Manal Fakhoury, and Jessi Miller
The program will include keynote, a panel discussion, interactive workshop for all, a delicious lunch, inspiration, empowerment, education, goodies, and take-home resources.
