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On April 23, Philadelphia will have the honor of hosting Johan Galtung, the principal founder of the field of Peace and Conflict Transformation studies and Amy Goodman, host of Democracy Now for conversation about some of the most pressing issues of our times. Location: Friends Center – 1515 Cherry Street, Philadelphia PA, 19102 2pm – [...]

Sometimes, curiosity leads to an entirely different life path, as Erica Chenoweth, PhD, discovered toward the end of graduate school. A scholar of violent conflict, she attended a workshop on nonviolent conflict at Colorado College as a skeptic, agreeing to participate in research she believed would support her viewpoint. Instead, she discovered that nonviolent movements [...]

On March 29, 2012, Helen Caldicott, MD was honored with the 4th Annual Haas Award for International Peace & Social Justice, in recognition of her lifetime dedication to creating a world free of the threat of nuclear weapons. The Envision Peace Museum co-sponsored the 2012 Awards Ceremony at the WHYY studios, commemorating the occasion with [...]

On Friday, May 28th, 2010 Director Michael Gagné interviewed the Mayor of Philadelphia, Michael A. Nutter. In the course of the filmed interview (clips coming soon), Mayor Nutter expressed his enthusiasm about the Envision project and his belief that a museum of peace and justice could yield many practical benefits to the city and its [...]

We were deeply saddened to learn of the death of Howard Zinn, the first distinguished peace leader to add his name to Envision’s International Advisory Board.  An author, teacher, and political activist, Zinn is best-known for A People’s History of the United States, a brilliant alternative to mainstream history texts.  Zinn’s legacy is far-reaching. He [...]

In May, 2009, the Board of Envision Peace Museum announced with great pleasure the appointment of Michael Yves Gagné as the Museum’s first Director. Michael comes with a background in community organizing. A skilled trainer, project leader, and manager, Michael brings demonstrated strengths in strategic planning, coalition-building, communications, and fundraising. His past involvements include periods [...]

Professors and students at several colleges and universities have generously shared pro-bono design services with Envision. In Autumn 2008, some 50 architectural students at Drexel University, guided by five distinguished professors, developed conceptual renderings of the Museum building. See examples elsewhere.

Imagine a museum that is entertaining, engaging, educational and provocative, where within a multi-level and spacious building, exhibits explore the roots, the meanings, the visions, and the strategies of peace and justice. Just as peace has many facets, some areas of this museum are geared toward individuals seeking more personal tranquility, whereas others have been [...]