TIME SENSITIVE EVENT
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6624746905#success
MONDAY, OCTOBER 12. 6 PM Pacific Time
60ish minutes. No homework. The planet texted: “Bring two Rotary Peace Fellows. Don’t ask.”
Meet your speakers:
Birgit in 2 minutes: https://youtu.be/fKU1aqwcuZ0?si=fmSobwmUD8DR6Eo_
Explore BOLDER: https://www.birgithermann.com/bolder.html
Bogdan’s work: www.iserveinternational.com
Birgit
- Birgit Hermann is a global coach, keynote speaker, executive leader, ocean advocate, explorer… and Rotary Peace Fellow. For more than two decades, she has guided leaders and teams across more than 20 countries through culture change, crises and transformation. As the founder of Inspired by Nature and author of BOLDER: A Leadership Mindset and Framework Forged at the Edge, Birgit helps purpose-driven leaders build the courage to navigate uncertainty and create lasting impact
Bogdan
I help people change their lives by connecting them to opportunity and turning uncertainty into a clear, confident plan. Hi, I’m Bogdan “Bogey” Matuszynski, founder of iSERVE Coaching, an international education and mentoring initiative supporting students, young professionals, and mission-driven organizations navigating college admissions, scholarships, fellowships, and purpose-driven career paths. If you or the students you work with are seeking guidance on admissions, scholarships, or next steps, you can learn more or schedule a free consultation at [www.iserveinternational.com](https://www.iserveinternational.com)
Why We Care
The goal is to create a short but powerful session on with 2 extraordinary people who view the world through a slightly different lens. No cringe moment tomorrow...Bogdan fixes resumes. Birgit fixes excuses. Pick your Rotary Peace Fellow. Just 2 more of 1800 educated by combined funds of global Rotarians. Did you know the first 2 years of WE Rotary most of our speakers were Rotary Peace Fellows? Thanks everyone for showing up for non politics in the season of midterm elections in the USA!
Welcome To Our Website
VISION: To create a just and peaceful world by nonviolent actions.
VALUES: To inform and to form community based on understanding, honesty, integrity, focus, and actions.
IMPACTS: To celebrate the results of our fellowship-specific efforts and the results of the collective efforts from a worldwide community dedicated to peace and global nonviolence.
IMPACTS
INDIVIDUALS
A board member's family was influenced to create a peace petition in his Massachusetts community. Petitions are a great way to promote peace. The Welsh Women's Peace Petition of 1923 gathered nearly 400,000 signatures, roughly 7 miles long to send to the UN.
COMMUNITY
One of the co-founders of our Fellowship, Mike Caruso (who passed away on July 13th) , united his Rotary club & community to celebrate peace. In 2011, he founded Rotary Peace Builder clubs; in 2024, the Oregon PeaceFest; in 2025, the Fellowship 4 Global Nonviolence.
OUR CHILDREN
OUR CHILDREN
The earliest we can influence our children to feel empathy, understanding, resolve conflicts peacefully, we can build a strong culture of peace. From preschool (photo); children can share lunch with the homeless; work in a soup kitchen; interview veterans.
NATIONS
OUR CHILDREN
Since 1963, the world has spent over 800 times more on preparing for, executing war & post war restitution than it has on global peacekeeping. JFK was not alone in his quest for peace. Find them and vote for leaders who support peace. They are out there.
What You Can Do
WARS, CLIMATE CHANGE...HAVE JOINED FORCES TO DESTABILIZE EARTH & THREATEN OUR EXISTENCE -- LEARN WHAT YOU CAN DO
SEE BELOW
STAY INFORMED
This is a moment of extraordinary opportunity. Our key threats are wars and climate change. Learn more about what you can do.
- LEARN WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW
- UNDERSTAND EMERGING THREATS
- LEARN HOW THREATS DESTABILIZE
TAKE ACTION
Not all of us are ready to face off against a bunch of masked fully armed dudes. Find out something you are willing to do and do it.
- ENGAGE: ARMCHAIR ACTIVISM+
- CREATE COMMUNITY RESILIENCE
- JOIN PEACE/CLIMATE NETWORKS
ENABLE PEACE
Both positive peace and confronting war are part of the same equation leading to sustainable peace. We know war, but what's peace? It's hard to work towards peace if we can't visualize it. What's your vision of sustainable peace?
- VISUALIZE PEACE
- BEST PRACTICES
- ROLE OF SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS
CONFRONT WAR
There are thousands of peace organizations and yet wars and their intensity are increasing, as is our climate crisis. Models predict that by 2100 these cumulative impacts will devastate the planet. What can reverse this dynamic?
- HOW WARS HAPPEN
- SUPPORT ALTERNATIVES TO WAR
- HOLD OFFICIALS ACCOUNTABLE
About 4 Global Nonviolence
ROTARY'S INFLUENCE
At 4 Global Nonviolence, our Board members are either Rotarians, Rotary Peace Fellow Alumni or both. We are guided by the 4-Way Test. Our commitment is to enable actions resulting in positive and measurable impacts.
HOW WE STARTED
During the 2025 Rotary International Convention in Calgary, Alberta Canada, we presented our Fellowship to Rotarians. Our Vision was well-accepted and we pushed forward to develop a Fellowship to serve as a place of learning and doing.
MEET OUR BOARD MEMBERS
Mike Caruso, Co-Founder, Board Chair (1948 - 2026)
Mike Caruso, Co-Founder, Board Chair (1948 - 2026)
Mike Caruso, Co-Founder, Board Chair (1948 - 2026)
Rotary District 5100 Past District Governor
Reem Ghunaim, Co-Founder
Mike Caruso, Co-Founder, Board Chair (1948 - 2026)
Mike Caruso, Co-Founder, Board Chair (1948 - 2026)
Rotary Peace Fellow, Fields of Peace Executive Director
Jec Borlado, Treasurer
Mike Caruso, Co-Founder, Board Chair (1948 - 2026)
Kathi Futornick, Secretary
Past President, Rotary Club of Jaro-Centraline Rotary District 3850
Kathi Futornick, Secretary
Mike Caruso, Co-Founder, Board Chair (1948 - 2026)
Kathi Futornick, Secretary
Peace Builder, Rotarian, Environmental Scientist
Phil Gittins, PhD, Member
Phil Gittins, PhD, Member
Phill Gittins, PhD, Education Director for World BEYOND War
Seth Kinzie, Member
Phil Gittins, PhD, Member
Rotary Peace Fellow/Makerere University, Uganda, Director of the African Peacemaking Database.
Andrew Stone, Member
Andrew Stone, Member
Rotary Peace Fellow alumnus, research and work related to environmental issues in Southeast Asia