The Elders. Have. A Blog.

I recently realized that The Elders have a blog.  What, you say?  Who, you ask?

"The concept originates from a conversation between the entrepreneur Richard Branson and the musician Peter Gabriel. The idea they discussed was simple: many communities look to their elders for guidance, or to help resolve disputes. In an increasingly interdependent world - a ‘global village’ - could a small, dedicated group of individuals use their collective experience and influence to help tackle some of the most pressing problems facing the world today?

Richard Branson and Peter Gabriel took their idea of a group of ‘global elders’ to Nelson Mandela, who agreed to support it. With the help of Graça Machel and Desmond Tutu, Mandela set about bringing the Elders together and formally launched the group in Johannesburg, July 2007."

The Elders are: Martti Ahtisaari; Ela Bhatt; Lakhdar Brahimi; Gro Brundtland; Fernando H. Cardoso: Jimmy Carter; Graca Machel; Mary Robinson; Desmond Tutu, and Kofi Annan.  Nelson Mandela is an Honorary Elder.

This is a link to the post, by Desmond Tutu, that (finally) brought their blog to my attention. It's a great read about the conflict between Sudan and South Sudan. 

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Thanks for this link. Love Peter Gabriel and the work that he does.