A Geneva Peace Week workshop
11:00-12:30 CET / Maison de la Paix
About the event
We are delighted to part of Geneva Peace Week 2025 with an arts-based workshop, inviting participants to explore peace not as an abstract ideal but as a lived, creative practice.
- Date: Tuesday 14 October, 11:00-12:30
- Capacity: 24 participants
- Main Organiser: Caux Initiatives of Change Foundation
- Partner: Geneva Peacebuilding Platform
Through music, visual arts, storytelling, and collaborative expression, we will examine how personal stories and collective narratives shape empathy, and peace.
Rooted in the belief that peace is an action - something we practice, embody, and co-create - this workshop provides a safe, generative space where multiplicity and pluralism can co-exist.
By engaging hands, heart, and imagination, participants will leave with not only insights but also embodied practices through creativity.
CONVENOR
MARUEE PAHUJA (India), Expressive Arts Consultant, Process Facilitator, Visual Artist, Creative Leadership
Maruee Pahuja is an impassioned Expressive Arts Consultant, Process Facilitator, Visual Artist, and Eye-Care Practitioner passionate about bridging arts and science. At the Caux Initiatives of Change Foundation, she fosters peacebuilding through arts-based approaches and drives strategy with Creative Leadership, the Caux Foundation's initiative for young leaders and is a member of the Caux Arts and Peace Encounters Advisory Committee. With over 300 workshops worldwide and collaborations with 25+ non-profits, Maruee champions arts-based interventions for leadership and community resilience. A speaker at Geneva Peace Week 2024, the International Day of Conscience 2025 and the Caux Democracy Forum, she has created 5,000+ multimedia artworks and exhibited nationally. Dedicated to transformation through creativity, Maruee continues to inspire and innovate globally.
SPEAKERS
Stay tuned - the speakers at this creative workshop will be announced shortly.
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About Geneva Peace Week
Geneva Peace Week is a leading annual forum in the international peacebuilding calendar through which organizations in Geneva and their international partners come together to share knowledge and practice on a diverse range of topics related to peace across contexts and disciplines.
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