The Peace Begins at Home Summit is a one-day global virtual event on 29 October 2025 (13:00–19:30 UTC),
produced by the Center for Partnership Systems. Inspired by Dr. Riane Eisler’s work, it brings together global leaders and changemakers, to explore how early patterns of domination shape our world — and how shifting to partnership can build lasting peace. Insights will feed into a post-summit Peace Begins at Home Handbook, shared globally to drive impact beyond the event.
Join us as we reimagine peace from the inside out.

Why this Summit matters

According to UNICEF, 1.6 billion (2 out of 3) children* around the world regularly experience violence by caregivers in their homes.
We know violence has many roots: in systems of oppression, conflict, and inequality. But it also begins in the everyday - in the relationships and environments we grow up in.
When children are exposed to harm without care or support, the impacts can echo across their lives and into society at large.
This summit matters because true peace isn’t only about ending war - it’s about reshaping the conditions that allow violence to take hold in any form. It begins with partnership — starting at home.

* UNICEF, Violent Discipline, June 2024

Children who witness VIOLENCE in the home are at increased risk of experiencing or perpetuating violence later in life.

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 –UNICEF; Pan American Health Organization

Why this Summit matters

Summit Speakers: Voices Shaping the Future of Peace

This summit brings together a powerful group of global experts and changemakers, each working to disrupt systems of harm and build more caring, equitable alternatives.
From policy leaders and scientists to grassroots organizers and survivor-advocates, our speakers offer research-based insights and lived experience to help us understand how real systems change happens—and how we can be part of it.

  • Dr. Riane Eisler

    Dr. Riane Eisler

    Pioneering systems thinker, author, and founder of the Center for Partnership Systems — creator of the Partnership vs. Domination framework reshaping how we build peace and power.

  • Gary Barker

    Gary Barker

    Co-founder and CEO of Equimundo — global leader in engaging men and boys for gender equality, caregiving, and social justice across cultures and sectors.

  • Ela Gandhi

    Ela Gandhi

    Peace activist, former South African MP, and granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi — lifelong advocate for nonviolence, social justice, and interfaith dialogue.

  • Scarlett Lewis

    Scarlett Lewis

    Founder of the Choose Love Movement and Sandy Hook mom — educator, author, and global advocate for healing, resilience, and compassion-in-action through social-emotional learning.

  • Ambassador Anwarul Chowdhury

    Ambassador Anwarul Chowdhury

    Former Secretary-General of the United Nations as Under-Secretary-General and Founder of the Global Movement for The Culture of Peace.

  • Dr. Ayo Ayoola-Amale

    Dr. Ayo Ayoola-Amale

    Attorney, peacebuilder, and founder of WILPF Ghana — advancing gender justice, nonviolence, and inclusive conflict resolution across Africa and beyond.

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Rooted in Legacy

At the foundation of the summit is the groundbreaking work of
Dr. Riane Eisler - now in her 90s - a cultural historian and systems scientist whose research has shaped education, policy, and practice worldwide.
Her Partnership vs. Domination framework reveals how early relational patterns influence the broader structures of society - from economies to governments - and offers a clear, evidence-based roadmap for transformation.
Building on her legacy, this event brings together some of today’s leading voices to examine practical ways to shift from domination to partnership in every sphere of life.

“We cannot have LASTING PEACE without addressing violence in the home.”

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Dr. Riane Eisler

Our Summit Patrons

Distinguished patrons supporting a global initiative to rethink peace at its roots.

  • Ambassador Anwarul Chowdhury

    Ambassador Anwarul Chowdhury

    Former Under-Secretary-General and High Representative of the United Nations.

  • Carla Goldstein

    Carla Goldstein

    President & CEO of Omega Institute of Holistic Studies.

  • Olivia Hansen

    Olivia Hansen

    Founder and President of the Synthesis Foundation and the Spiritual Life TV Channel.

  • Dr. Kurt Johnson

    Dr. Kurt Johnson

    Coordinator of Activist Engagement for the Evolutionary Leaders Circle; Co-founder of Light on Light Media and the Interspiritual Network; Core Team member of the Holomovement.

  • Constance Kellough, Founder of Namaste Publishing, meditation teacher, author, and patron of the Peace Begins at Home Summit, smiling in a blue jacket.

    Constance Kellough

    Founder of Namaste Publishing, Meditation Teacher and Author.

  • Dr. Ervin Laszlo

    Dr. Ervin Laszlo

    Founder of The Laszlo Institute of New Paradigm Research & The Club of Budapest.

  • Eleanor LaCain

    Eleanor LaCain

    Program Director, Women’s National Democratic Club.

  • Arthur Lockheart, Order of Ontario

    Arthur Lockheart, Order of Ontario

    Founder of The Gatehouse and the Global Poetry Movement; Co-founder of Canada’s Survivors Council.

  • Lynnea Lumbard, smiling warmly in front of lush green foliage. She has long silver hair, wears glasses, blue earrings, and a turquoise top.

    Lynnea Lumbard

    Co-Founder, New Stories

  • Laura Rose

    Laura Rose

    Co-Founder of Purpose Earth & Core Team Steward of the Holomovement.

  • Tim Seldin

    Tim Seldin

    President of the Montessori Foundation and Founder of the International Montessori Council.

  • Rayona Sharpnack

    Rayona Sharpnack

    Founder/CEO at Institute for Gender Partnership and Women's Leadership, Inc.

  • Diane Williams

    Diane Williams

    Founder and President of The Source of Synergy Foundation.

Our Global Partners

Working together to build a more peaceful, just, and caring world.

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Logo for Lagos State, Nigeria, featuring a globe, two Arab-style leaves, and a dove, with the text 'Lagos State, Nigeria' and 'International Cities of Peace'.
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Logo of the Laszlo Institute of New Paradigm Research, a center exploring science, consciousness, and systems transformation. Organizational partner of the Peace Begins at Home Summit.
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Logo of The Club of Budapest, a global think tank promoting planetary consciousness, sustainability, and cultural evolution. Organizational partner of the Peace Begins at Home Summit.
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Peace Begins at Home Summit.

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