LISKA BLODGETT

Liska Blodgett is a Real Estate Developer in Austria and the United States and she has an MBA from INSEAD (Fontainebleau, France). Previously to that, Liska learned 6 languages in France, Spain, Germany, USA, Israel, and Japan. Her native language is Czech. Her travels and studies took her around the world many times and she was struck how we are all the same and that there is really a global Culture for Peace, in times where we see the Military Industrial Complex profiting from War, Defense Spending, Military Budgets and Military Turmoil Worldwide.

CHHAYA MATHUR STAIN RAMON

Chhaya Saint Ramon: An Indo French woman, with two young bicultural children. For the future of mine and other children, helping create a world without strife.  Where every child gets a peaceful environment to sustain rowth beside food, shelter and education to thriven. Where every human being can live in dignity. Where everyone can contribute freely to the best of their ability. Utopia? It will be,if we giveup. I was born in India at a time when the elected Prime Ministre saw herself losing power and declared nationwide Emergency. Thus turning a democratic country to an autocratic state. Though the Emergency power lasted around three years, the repercussions were felt over generations. Indian ever declared war for over a thousand years, yet, today, it is struggling with divisions of every kind. I see some of those lines appearing in my adopted country France as well.  Having lived in Jordan in my early twenties, I gotto see the Palestinian’s refugee's plight.  Working with UN’s World Food Program even though I was on the peripherique, I got to know of how much needed to be done.  Syria, Iraq, Sierra Leone…… may seem far, if you find yourself in another geography. But in today’s connected world, either we have peace everywhere or feelt heripple effects come knocking on our doorsteps. If I can help in any smallest of way to create a more inclusive, peaceful environment, then I Would have contributed to leaving a better world for the coming generation. She is Honorary Managing Director of Peace Museum Paris.

NAVIN K JUNGALI

He is a Nepalese Artist/Painter/Sculptor and peace activist, Founder/President of Peace Museum Nepal and director of ENMP. He worked for Ministry of Peace and Reconstruction, Government of Nepal. He is member of Peace Museum Vienna and Peace Museum Colorado.

PETER VAN DEN DUNGEN

Peter van den Dungen, the head and General Coordinator of the International Network of Museums for Peace, who is himself a Professor in peace studies with experience opening over 10 peace museums, joined the project in September 2013, as a volunteer. He will be able to give valuable input to the development of the museum and share his experiences in running other museums

Robert Blodgett

He is a co-founder of Peace Museum Vienna, he has been working on the peace museum project since he moved to Vienna in 2007. Robert believes that peace means the elimination of poverty in the world. He sees poverty as a form of economic slavery that we should not be working to reduce but to eliminate altogether. Currently Robert lives in NYC with his wife Daphne where he works to provide affordable housing for people struggling with poverty.

Zafar Shayan

Zafar Shayan is voluntarily contributing to Peace Museum Vienna on various peace-related projects since 2017. His important contributions to PMV are with our peace education through the lives of peace heroes, writing peace heroes profiles, running the website, designing newsletter, and organizing events. After he finished his official internship period, he has continued his voluntary collaboration with the museum.

hannah elizabeth monroe white

Hannah is a graduate of languages from the University of Manchester, UK. She is an alumni of the United World College of Hong Kong, where she learned conflict resolution theory to promote peaceful dialogue at Initiative For Peace, and lived with students from all around the globe. She is passionate about human rights, volunteering and world affairs, and believes in using our talents for the advancement of peacemaking. She is motivated to work on the team to promote peace education and our mission at Peace Hero Museums worldwide, to make peace work more accessible and engaging through research and innovative content.

“Peace is something which stretches far beyond the absence of violence and the development of government policies. For me, peace is something that everyone can influence, every day. It starts at the individual level. From there, it ripples into communities, cultures, and societies, creating a blueprint for real change and authentic harmony. Language learning opens your world, your perspectives, all whilst offering the possibility for empathy, connection, and insight. For this reason, I believe If everyone could just learn one new language, we would see more tolerance, acceptance, intercultural understanding, and ultimately, more peace. Languages give you gateways into cultivating peace that would simply be impenetrable in a monolingual capacity.”

Selin Vişne

Selin is currently studying law at the University of Vienna, while since very recently volunteering at the Peace Hero Museum Vienna. About nothing she is quite as passionate about as advocating for and learning about those who are treated most unfairly because of the world’s vicious cycle over money and power. Her hopes are to one day work in the field of human rights law; in her opinion, certain securities should and absolutely must be provided to every single one of us, no matter our background and no matter our circumstances, and the best way to ensure that, is to do her small part in working towards peace and therefore ultimately justice.

Dovile Bogusyte

Dovile is a Master’s student in Human Rights and Humanitarian Action at Sciences Po Paris, France. She recently joined the Peace Hero Museums team as a volunteer. She is passionate about human rights, peace and gender equality. Previously Dovile completed a few internships at local NGOs and organizations working on gender equality, democracy and education issues.

Dovile believes that in a world where acts of violence fill our newsfeeds, peace must take root in the form of education. Peace education is a primary pillar for preventing armed conflict and violence, saving lives and freeing up resources for social needs. As a volunteer, she is hoping to combine her passions for gender equality and peace, while gaining hands-on experience in conflict resolution, a field she wishes to pursue her future career. Dovile is eager to contribute to the team through research and meaningful work that can promote peace education.