From Pain to Hope - The Peace Podcast

I’m Julio from NextGEN Europe — and in this episode I’m speaking with linguist, author, and filmmaker Helena Norberg-Hodge, a pioneer of the global localisation movement, co-founder of the Global Ecovillage Network, and Right Livelihood Award laureate — an award often referred to as the “Alternative Nobel Prize.”Join us as we explore the evidence for peaceful cultures, the systemic roots of war and conflict in today’s world, and how localisation, community resilience, and economic renewal can help build a more peaceful future.Topics we explore in this conversation:How centuries of peace between Buddhists and Muslims in Ladakh gave way to rising tensions with the arrival of the "modern economy" in the 1970sWhat contributed to peace in Ladakhi society — “the happiest people Helena has ever met”Evidence for peaceful cultures around the worldWhy disconnection from land and community makes people more vulnerable to propaganda and manipulationAre violence and war part of human nature?How fear can lead to aggressionReasons for the current rise of populism and fascism around the worldHow the political “left” and “right” have become meaninglessHow populists like Trump talk about "draining the swamp" but then "open the doors to this empire of corporations to rape and pillage even more"How AI accelerates the extraction of wealth to the few How globalisation and digital technology can increase polarisation and lonelinessWhy peace with nature is essential for peace between peopleWhy "going organic" isn't elitist but the only way to feed the worldWhat peace truly meansWhy we need a peaceful revolution of non-complianceYou can support the work of the peace podcast with a donation: https://donate.stripe.com/8x23cvdOA67L91DcIb2400n