Susan Carew-Holmes is an inspired individual who has spent many years working tirelessly in her effort towards building awareness of a global culture of world peace. Her vast plethora of international experience means that she is not only a passionate advocate for peace, but also an expert facilitator in delivering peace and nonviolence education, as well as creating positive peace through innovate programs and actions. Her aims are to actively explore the re-humanising effects of humour and positivity in realising human potential for a peaceful and sustainable world.
Susan Carew-Holmes is the founder and visionary of WorldPeacefull. Clowning as a peace building approach and peace education has a transformative approach to World Peace. Her life experience demonstrates the power of one individual when peace is chosen as The Way of life. As they say ‘you teach what you are here to learn’.
Susan studied Gandhi and visited his ashram in Gujurat and lives his vision: “Yog koj xav xyuas nyob hauv lub ntiaj teb hloov”.
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Susan has had a broad experience having worked in 400 tuam txhab uas muag across a wide range of industries. She is a trained economist and has worked as a professional market analyst and entrepreneurial mentor.
Nyob rau hauv 1998, Susan suddenly dreamed she was teaching peace, her life completely changed. The dream was so powerful it led her on a journey to educate herself in Peace Studies to do whatever it takes to learn about peace within herself and then see it in the world.
Nyob rau hauv 2000-2001, Susan discovered the clown when she was inspired by Patricia Cameron Hill and Shayne Yates. No tus neeg xyuas neeg mob thiab tus kws kho mob cov lus no rau ntawm humour thiab zoo thiab qhib qhov rooj rau clowning nyob rau hauv tsev kho mob. Susan spent a year clowning in The Canberra hospital. Learning to be a clown was the first step in learning about BEING peace and that Laughter is the best medicine. Clowns ce unconditional hlub pej xeem thiab muaj tus qauv ntawm cov kev sib raug zoo los ntawm humour thiab kev sib raug zoo. They seek to bring joy into situations and to help people see the humorous side of life. It is an excellent way to reconnect people and to stimulate endorphins. Tshaj tej ntawm, clowns tsim atmospheres ntawm kev sib raug zoo thiab txaus sab. She has been clowning intermittently in hospitals until Covid-19 shutdown contact.
Nyob rau hauv 2002, Susan completed Kev tshawb fawb los ntawm kev sib raug zoo at La Trobe University. Her teacher was Dr Tom Weber a foremost Gandhian scholar. This course covered States, Nations and Security, Environmental Issues, South Asia and specifically Mahatma Gandhi’s principled nonviolence approach under tyrannical conditions.
2002: Susan was invited to Russia with Dr. Ib tus kws kho mob muaj koob npe clown Adams thaj. Yog nyob Xos Viav uas nws tau kawm txog txoj kev sib haum xeeb tsev ntawm cov hwjchim ntawm clowning. Cov clown muaj txog tej li tus archetype ntawm kev sib raug zoo thiab generated ntseeg, txaus sab, hlub thiab friendship. Cov cim, tus jester no txog kev dag hauv tej, symbolises muaj peev xwm mus nqis rau lwm tus kev xav tsam thiab utilise puab lub qhov tseem ceeb uas muaj metaphorically qhwv nyob hauv koj lub nras tus dag yog rau hauv koj lub neej. Raws li tus ruam ua raws rau hauv lub neej ib kauj ruam materialises. Tus ruam trusts ib txog kev uas neej thiab to taub lub hom phiaj ntawm lub neej muaj kev kaj siab lug. Qhov wealth tiag los yog tus nqi ntawm lawv lub neej yog nyob li ntawm peb tus kheej yuav ua qhov tseem ceeb, tiaj tus intentions thiab behaviour.
2003-2004: Susan realised that effective peace can only occur through kev kawm. Susan produced the REAL HOPE peace, tseem thiab cov kev pab cuam uas tsis muaj kev siab phem anti and a wide range of programs designed to empower and instil peaceful behaviours in children. Nws yog ib lub npe thiaj nyob hauv lub ntiaj teb. Nws tau qhia ntau yam hauv tsev kawm ntawv nyob rau Australia thiab thoob qab ntuj. Cov kev pab cuam tau vam meej nrog cov thawj, cov xib fwb thiab cov me nyuam.
2004-2006: Susan sought to promote peace through the media as a radio presenter whereby she met and interviewed a wide range of peacemakers and community members, li no kawm lub npe los ntawm ib tug kab kev los ntawm cov ces kaum. tsis tas li ntawd, Susan tau raug caw los ntawm tebchaws, Teb tej pab pawg tsev kawm ntawv tham, tuab neeg nyob ua ke, kev sib haum xeeb pawg thiab lwm qhov hais txog nws kev cia siab tiag kaj siab lug kev. Tshaj tej ntawm, nws tau raug peb mloog xov tooj cua, luam tawm thiab TV noj txog nws nws ua hauj lwm thiab tiag hopes rau kev sib haum xeeb nyob hauv lub ntiaj teb.
2007: Susan realised peace was not limited to schools and the streets she sought to extend peace into workplaces and created Funny business (Later Workplace Bullying Training Unit). Cov tsis pom kev zoo heev los ua cov me nyuam uas muaj harmonious, teeb meem daws thiab balanced nrog ib tug kub siab rau tej nyab zeeb.
2008: Her education was further developed when she won a scholarship from a worldwide candidacy to study at Chulalongkorn University on the Rotary Peace and Conflict Studies Program in Bangkok, Thaib teb. Qhov no cov broadened thiab deepened nws pom tias txoj kev sib haum xeeb yog ib qho uas rau ntiaj teb no transformation.
2010: Susan felt inspired to spread the message of peace by travelling the World. Nws yuav travelling 19 lub teb chaws solo nyob Asia, Is Nrias teb, Tim lyiv teb chaws, Teb chaws Europe, UK, Ireland, TEB CHAWS USA, Hab txhawb thiab sab qab zog America, New Zealand thiab xa rov qab mus rau Australia. No ices tias clowning yog cov ib hom lus universal. No yog sib koom los ntawm inviting City mus clown nyob rau hauv txoj kev. Susan hais miv coob txog lawv tej kev sib haum xeeb nyob rau hauv lawv lub neej thiab lub ntiaj teb no.
2011: On her return to Australia she decided to travel Australia to offer peace education by donation or free. Ob leeg journeys ntawd kom nws li puab kev sib haum xeeb thiab fearlessness. Lub philosophy ntawm kev sib haum xeeb no mus txog rau thaum koj nrhiav kev sib raug zoo li koj tsis tau tsim kev sib raug zoo sab nraum koj tus kheej. Qhov no Attendance siv rau sustainability. Our desire for materialism stems from unmet needs and a grasping for fulfilment outside of ourselves, qhov realising peb yog kiag li. Txawm yog nyob rau hauv nws lub qhov muag qhov ' kom tau qhov koj xav kom koj pom nyob hauv lub ntiaj teb hloov' Gandhi.
2012: Susan was invited to India by Humanitarian clowns. She travelled around India nrog 16 clowns hauv ib chav ntawm lub teb chaws. Cov clowns explored sis neeg miv khwv yees li ntawm orphanages, Kab mob HIV no, mob ruas, lag ntseg, neeg xiam thiab abandoned. Lub hom phiaj ntawm kev clowning yog ri tau kaj siab lug nqa vam cia, kev kaj siab lug, hlub thiab muaj kev sib sau rau lwm tus li no pub ntxiv tshaj tsev neeg lub siab. Qhov chaw uas muaj kev kaj siab yog ib qho chaw twg peb zom tej thiab thaum ua phooj ywg. Friendship advocated yog ib thaj Adams raws li nws cov hom phiaj zus ib thiab yog qhov pom kev zoo ntawm Paul Harris (Lub qeeb mentshis founder) lus sam uas yog lub foundation ntawm qeeb mentshis.
Nyob rau hauv 2014, Susan was invited by the Rotary Club of Kyneton to travel to Nepal to teach Cultures of Peace to teachers and clown in remote schools. Susan aka Peacefull clowned in Kathmandu on public transport. In many places she visited it was the first time clowns had been seen and it was greeted with great joy and shared humanity.
Nyob rau hauv 2015, Susan raug caw los ntawm kev pom zoo thiab John Stafford ntawm tus qeeb mentshis qws of Naracoorte undertaken rau kev sib haum xeeb tsev nyob rau sab qab zog Australia. Nws qhia kev kawm kev sib raug zoo, clowning ib ncig, xyuas cov tsev laus thiab kev sib raug zoo tsev nrog Hazara cov neeg tawg rog thiab cov thawj coj/zej zog nyob hauv dab kev lom zem thiab humour.
Nyob rau hauv 2016, Susan pib HAIS 4 Oneness Media (US Blog Talk Radio) nrog Awake 2 Oneness xov tooj cua nyob rau teb chaws USA. Qhov no yog ib qhov kev pab cuam pilot. Qhov chaw ua hauj lwm los ua rau nws lub xyoo rau lub zej zog xov tooj cua hais txog kev sib raug zoo.
Nyob rau hauv 2016-18 nws ua hauj lwm rau Thaum kev kawm ntawv thiab kev sib raug zoo cov me nyuam yaus tuan.
Susan worked in a childcare centre in NSW nyob rau hauv 2021 observing child behaviour, educators and parental needs.
2020-2023, Susan researched the global pandemic and the pharmaceutical industry.
2023, Susan worked on living simply so others can simply live. Experimenting with zero energy use.
2024, Susan re-started her call to action Happiness! Australia.
Susan believes when we all take responsibility for the world as it is today, then decide to make a new decision that a better world is possible, it will surely happen. Working with children has taught Susan that children just need the tools, as they have the ability to create a world worth living for.
You are welcome to visit the other site Worldpeacefull to explore the peace story https://www.worldpeacefull.com/public-speaking/
Susan has authored e-books with a further 7 books in process Click https://www.worldpeacefull.com/author/ https://www.worldpeacefull.com/author/