Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Promote peaceful and inclusive societies, access to justice and accountable institutions.

Visioneers connected with this goal

Estelle Lamoureux — Estelle began her career in education working as a school bus driver. She credits her journey from that humble beginning to where she is today to the encouragement and mentorship of others. She is indebted to them all…
Dr. Diane Redsky — Diane is a proud mother of three children and a Kookum (grandmother). She is a First Nation member of Shoal Lake First Nation #40 in Treaty #3 territory with German ancestry and has long worked to address the myriad of…
Kawser Ahmed, PhD — Kawser Ahmed, PhD, is an educator and researcher in peace and conflict studies whose work focuses on understanding social conflict and supporting its peaceful transformation. Through his service in United Nations…
David G. Newman — David G. Newman, KC: A Legacy of Service, Advocacy, and Peacebuilding David G. Newman, KC, is widely recognized for his enduring contributions to global causes, particularly through his work with Rotary District 5550…
Chief Phil Lane Jr — Chief Phil Lane Jr. Hereditary Chief Phil Lane Jr. is an enrolled member of the Ihanktonwan Dakota and Chickasaw Nations and is an internationally recognized leader in human, community, and economic development. During…
Jon Ramer — Jon Eliot Ramer is an entrepreneur, civic leader, inventor, and musician. He is a co-founder of several collaborative technology companies including ELF Technologies, Inc., whose main solution, Serengeti, connects over…
Dr. Rama Mani — Dr. Rama Mani is a transformative leader, peacebuilder, poet and performance artist whose life, work and art are devoted to human and global transformation. She received the Excellence in Leadership Award of the Global…
Ukpeme Akpan Okon — Ukpeme Akpan Okon is the Author of award-winning The Values String: A book on Transitional Life, Compelling Fulfillment, and Profound Peace. A Lawyer, Arbitrator, Adjudicator, Mediator, Speaker, Trainer, Mentor, and…
Rev. Deborah Moldow — Rev. Deborah Moldow’s life path has led her from the Broadway stage to the pulpit to the United Nations and all over the world. She is committed to assisting in the transformation of human consciousness that will lead…
J. Frederick Arment — J. Frederick Arment Founding Director of the global organization International Cities of Peace J. Frederick Arment lives with his family and friends in Dayton, Ohio where he is Founding Director of the global…
Dr. Jim Garrison — Jim Garrison, PhD, has had a lifetime of social and political activism beginning in the 1960s with the anti-war, anti-nuclear, citizen diplomacy and environmental movements. He founded Ubiquity University having served…
Ayo Ayoola-Amale — Ayo Ayoola-Amale Ayo Ayoola-Amale has more than twelve years’ experience working with civil society organizations and local communities as a development practitioner who works on advocacy, policy and implementation…
Andrew Harvey — Andrew Harvey Andrew Harvey is Founder & Director of the Institute for Sacred Activism, an international organization focused on inviting concerned people to take up the challenge of our contemporary global crises by…
Mirela Sula — Mirela Sula Mirela Sula is the CEO and Founder of Global Woman Magazine and Global Woman Club. Mirela has worked in media and education for the last 20 years and has a speaking experience from all around the world. Her…
Anneloes Smitsman — Dr. Anneloes Smitsman Dr. Anneloes Smitsman (Ph.D., LLM), is a futurist, systems scientist, award-winning pioneer in human development and systems change, and award-winning bestselling author. She is the Founder and CEO…
Rick Ulfik — Rick Ulfik is Founder and Board Chair of We, The World, Founder and a Principal Organizer of the WE Campaign at WE.net, a global network of collaboration and action. He is Co-Creator and Principal Organizer of 11 Days…
Piper Dellums — Piper Dellums Piper Dellums , daughter of Congressman and Oakland Mayor, Ronald V Dellums, is a film producer, director, screenwriter, public and inspirational speaker, host, advocate, author, survivor, and veteran…
Maria Dolores — Maria Dolores was honored the Ambassador for World Peace Award in 2023. She is an expert in Human Resources, leadership, a published author and the Founder of The Human Contract foundation. Ambassador Maria delivered…
Connie Baxter Marlow — Connie Baxter Marlow Education Community Well-being Health and Wellness The Arts Peace Activism Leadership Youth Education Author Photographer Peacemaker Public Speaker Global Citizen Artist Spirituality Already a…
Claudia Welss — Claudia Welss Claudia Welss is a citizen scientist and Board Chairman of the Institute of Noetic Sciences. Her collaboration with IONS began in the 90s when former IONS President Willis Harman invited her to join a…
Barbara Gaughen-Muller — Barbara Gaughen-Muller Barbara Gaughen-Muller, is the quintessential global citizen and activist who focuses her work on bringing peace to her community, her country and the entire global village. Barbara co-authored…
Ben Bowler — Ben is a unity-activist and spiritual entrepreneur. In 2006 Ben moved with his then wife Jildou from Australia to Thailand in response to an opportunity to volunteer along the Thai-Burma border. Together in 2008 they…
Ervin Laszlo — Ervin Laszlo Ervin Laszlo was born in Hungary and became a child musical prodigy. In his early life he pursued a career as an accomplished concert pianist, but came to realize that this was not the purpose of his life.…
Jane Goodall — Dr. Jane Goodall Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace, is a world- renowned ethologist and activist inspiring greater understanding and action on behalf of the natural…
Doug Roche, OC — The Hon. Douglas Roche, O.C., is an author, parliamentarian and diplomat, who has specialized throughout his 45-year public career in peace and human security issues. He lectures widely on peace and nuclear disarmament…
Helmut Burkhardt — In 1933 in the obscure East European country of Bessarabia, now part of Moldova and Ukraine, Helmut Burkhardt was born. A child of war, conflict and hardship, he developed a passion to use his first love of science to…
Dr. Nina Meyerhof — Founder of the newly founded One Humanity Institute and President and Founder Children of the Earth, a renowned worldwide organization that awakens young people to their inner leadership. Nina is considered a visionary…
Ben Ferencz — Benjamin B. Ferencz was born in the Carpathian Mountains of Transylvania in 1920. When he was ten months old his family moved to America. His earliest memories are of his small basement apartment in a Manhattan district…
Swami Agnivesh — India’s Swami Agnivesh – The Remarkable Journey of a Spiritual Activist and true Visioneer (September 21, 1939 to September 11, 2020) His great work continues Vision : The vision Swami Agnivesh upheld and embodied all…
Robert Muller — Growing up in the dark days of World War II in northern France, Robert Muller, after the war, dedicated his life to peace. He submitted an essay to the fledgling United Nations Organization in New York. He was accepted…
Dr. Scilla Elworthy — Dr. Scilla Elworthy Three times Nobel Peace Prize nominee for her work with Oxford Research Group to develop effective dialogue between nuclear weapons policy-makers worldwide and their critics. She now leads The…
Wayne Kines — Wayne Kines Decent honest journalism is central to any free democracy. Three pillars of personal character are essential: Wayne’s work as a journalist, broadcaster and communicator on the national and international…
Alan Clements — Alan Clements After dropping out of the University of Virginia in his second year, despite his scholarship, Boston-born Alan Clements went overland to India and the East, to become one of the first Westerners to ordain…
Gail Straub — Gail Straub A visionary pioneer and activist in the field of empowerment, Gail Straub co-founded the Empowerment Institute in 1981. One of the world’s leading authorities on women’s empowerment, she co-founded IMAGINE:…
Dr. David Suzuki — Dr. David Suzuki Award-winning Scientist, Environmentalist, and Broadcaster Dr. David Suzuki is a grandfather, broadcaster, scientist, and activist. He has made it his life's work to help humanity understand,…
H.E. Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury — H.E. Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury H.E. Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury has devoted many years as an inspirational champion for sustainable peace and development and ardently advancing the cause of the global movement…
Peter Yeo — As President of the Better World Campaign and Senior Vice President at the United Nations Foundation, Peter Yeo leads the Foundation’s strategic engagement with Congress and the Administration to advance policy…
Sally Ranney — Few individuals embody the spirit of active citizenship and service to the Earth as completely as Sally Ranney. For more than four decades, Sally has dedicated her life to protecting wildlife, preserving biodiversity,…
Ted Turner — Ted Turner was a visionary entrepreneur, philanthropist, environmental steward, and global citizen whose life and work left a profound and lasting impact on humanity. As the founder of CNN, the world's first 24-hour…
Dr. Adele Buckley — Promoting peace and security through advocating nuclear disarmament and adoption of climate change technology
Bettina Rothe — Embodiment, Leadership, Consciousness
Brian Berman — Internationally recognized sculptor, “Artist for Peace” and peace builder at heart
Brock Tully — Motivational speaker, self-help book author, kindness and peace ambassador
Carlos Dario Palma Lema — General Coordinator of the Living Peace International
Cheryl Melody Baskin (aka "Melody") — Author, Intuitive Life Coach, Musician and Sound Healer: Envisioning a world of peace, love, compassion, empathy, diversity celebration, equality and hope
Cyril Ritchie — President of CoNGO (2011-2018), CoNGO First VP (2018-2021), Intl Secretary, World University Service, Chair, World Child Strategy at UNICEF, Professor
Deva-Marie Beck, PhD, RN — Global citizen activist, nursing educator and scholar, author, multi-media specialist and world-wide traveler, serving — in all these roles — as a volunteer International Co-Director of the Nightingale Initiative for Global Health (NIGH)
Jaimen McMillan — Lifetime Achievement Award
Jan Krause Greene — Volunteer, lifelong educator, creative Environmental & Peace activist, writer & novelist
Dr. Joe White — Founder of A Year Without War, Philosophy Professor, Author, Writer, US Professor of the Year
Karen Mcphee — Lifetime Achievement Award
Kehkashan Basu — SDG Leader, TEDx Speaker, Social Enterprise Innovator, Musician, Author
Kristena Prater — Activist, founder of the 501c3 Tessa Foundation, rescuer of women trapped in human trafficking, food provider for the hungry, front-line defender of immigrant children, advocate for youth opportunity, writer, and yoga teacher, she makes change happen.
Marilyn King — Two-time Olympian and founder of the Olympian Peace Team.
Mark Fenster — Musician for Peace
Maya Soetoro-Ng, PhD — Co-founder, Ceeds of Peace, Co-founder, Institute for Climate and Peace, Consultant, Author, PhD in Multicultural Education
Nassreen Filsoof — Lifetime Achievement Award
Nina Koevoets — Lifetime Achievement Award
Phalakshi Manjrekar, PhD, MScN, BScN — Nursing Director and Member of the Board of Managers, P.D. Hinduja National Hospital & Medical Research Centre, NIGH World Board of Directors Member
The Reverend Canon Ted Karpf — International strategic planner, fundraiser, international faith leader, administrator, teacher, counselor, spiritual guide, public speaker, facilitator, conference organizer and leader
Ruth Wasserman Lande — Specialist in international relations and diplomacy, peace advocate and founder of the Shibli Project, a model for economic development in rural Israel.
Ruwanthi Mignonne Halwala — Executive Director, Global Sustainability Education at IHTEC, a member of the Canadian Voice of Women for Peace, the Institute of Environmental Professionals of Sri Lanka, and a member of Carbon Removal Working Group
Steven Walters — Music for Peace
Sue Mantle — Founder, Peace Crane Project, Author of The Complete Story of Sadako Sasaki
Victoria Riskin, PhD — Member, Board of Directors of Human Rights Watch, past chair of the Board of Antioch University Santa Barbara, PhD in Counseling Psychology (USC)