Creating a New Culture of Peace -- or -- The Liberating Power of Nonviolence
Summer of Peace 2014 > International Peacebuilding & Global Citizenship > Food & Agriculture
Broadcast on July 15, 2014
With Dr. Will Tuttle
Everyday we make choices that affect our wellbeing, other people, animals and the Earth. Dr. Will Tuttle shares insights from his bestselling book, The World Peace Diet, that can help us become more aware about how our relationship with food and the Earth can contribute to a culture of peace.
Dr. Will Tuttle
Best-selling author, educator, Zen Dharma Master and peace activist
Dr. Will Tuttle, author, educator, musician, and activist, has lectured and performed widely throughout North America and internationally. Author of the acclaimed Amazon #1 best-seller The World Peace Diet, translated and published worldwide, he is a recipient of the Peace Abbey’s Courage of Conscience Award, and is the creator of several wellness and advocacy training programs, as well as co-creator of the largest online vegan event in history. The editor of a recent book, Circles of Compassion: Connecting Issues of Justice, he is a frequent radio, television, and online presenter and writer. His Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, focused on educating intuition and altruism in adults, and he has taught college courses in creativity, humanities, mythology, religion, and philosophy. A former Zen monk and Dharma Master in the Korean Zen tradition, he has created eight CD albums of uplifting original piano music. A vegan since 1980, he travels with his spouse Madeleine in their solar-powered RV, presenting lectures, retreats, workshops, and concerts throughout North America.
