Paula Green

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Overview

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Paula Green born Paterson, NJ December 16, 1937. American peacemaker; psychotherapist. Consultant on transforming conflict, bridging divides, and strengthening peace. Founding Director, Karuna Center for Peacebuilding, 1994; Professor Emerita and founder, CONTACT Program for peacebuilding at School for International Training, 1997. Trained Israeli Combatants for Peace in nonviolence. Received Dalai Lama’s award as “Unsung Hero of Compassion.”

Quotations

“The roots of our wars can be understood through the examination of greed, hatred and delusion. It’s all about desire, about self. . . Until we change ourselves, and the unjust social structures in which we’ve embedded ourselves, we’re not going to have peace.” (Barre Buddhist Center, Spring 2002)

“The presence of ISIS and other armed groups makes the need for nonviolent campaigns much more urgent than ever, because people are seeing the results of violence, the extremes of violence in the past year or two. That should be an opportunity to strengthen nonviolence.” (Hampshire Gazette, Sep. 16, 2016; photo newsblaze)