WorldPeacefull is a funny business dedicated to the principles of unity, empowerment and shared stewardship of the earth.

Susan Carew or Peacefull/fool, the creator of WorldPeacefull is a Rotary Scholar and completed the Rotary Peace and Conflict Studies program in Bangkok, Thailand. She is a graduate in Peace Studies from La Trobe University. Susan has an Economics and Marketing degree from Griffith University. Susan is a qualified market research analyst. Susan has conducted research into the areas of: peace, non-violence and laughter in relation to conflict resolution, anti-bullying and world peace.

She has recently travelled the world as a World Peace Clown visiting 20 countries in 6 months. Moreover, as a Rotary Scholar she travelled through Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam and studied conflicts. She also clowned in a refugee camp, slum, HIV clinic, Mental Health Hospital and presented workshops on healing and humour to health professionals in Thailand. It was the first time clowning in hospitals had been undertaken in Thailand.

Susan was invited by the American Clown Doctor, Dr. Patch Adams to clown in Russia with an international team of clowns. Some may recall the movie called Patch Adams played by Robin Williams. The clowns visited orphanages, hospitals, nursing homes, shopping centres and were a visible presence on the streets of Moscow and Saint Petersburg. The purpose of clowning in this context was to create connection, joy and unity between people. The experience reinforced change through action. To create something you have to ‘be’ it or lead by example, as Gandhi stated:

‘To be the Change You Wish to See in the World ’

Susan (Peacefull) has entertained the public as a World Peace Clown in hospitals and public spaces since 2000. The purpose of clowning is to bring laughter, healing and joy to create a sense of unity between people. Clowning also facilitates personal development in respect of learning unconditional love and self confidence.

Susan aka Peacefull teaches peace education with a focus on sustainability, values and anti-bullying. The REAL HOPES anti-bullying program was developed for primary school children with a focus on values. This program is the first of its kind designed from a framework or foundation of values and experiential activities embodying peaceful behaviours, skills in nonviolence and positive values. An anti-bullying stream runs through the program helping children to integrate resiliency thorugh strategies and empowerment through positive self esteem. The program is taught by Peacefull the clown. The archetype of the clown is a role model for peaceful behaviour that is fun and inclusive of others.

There are a range of workshops that you could consider: Anti-bullying, Conflict Resolution, Clowning Around, Happiness 4 Life, Humour, Positivity and Healing, Laugh Out Loud workshops. Workshops can be tailored for both children and adults (Professional Development).

Susan conducts a World Peace Day offers this as part of her work on a Culture of Peace. She also has broadened her work to include sustainability as part of a values framework.

Empowerment centres around giving people a voice. Susan has created a Children’s Forum to give children a voice, to exchange ideas with other children and enable them to solve their own problems. Your school can join the forum or as an inhouse Artist in Residence can utilise the forum to identify underlying issues that affect children and instigate dialogue. Topics could include: bullying, making friends, values, democracy, problem solving and having fun etc. Moreover, the forum can be run in a workshop setting and/or on-line.

Susan has been invited to speak at Rotary International Conferences and has spoken with community groups and across the world to students. She was invited to speak at the International Conference on Peace and Reconciliation at Melbourne University to deliver papers on:

‘How Effective is Laughter and Comedy in Creating an Atmosphere of Positive Peace?’
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‘To What Extent is Non-violence a Solution in Creating a Durable World Peace?’
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It is indeed a World Peace Full. Life is meant to be joyful…

just imagine!