Mpilonhle Mural Project April 12, 2012

After Charlize Theron and Dr. Michael Bennish of Mpilonhle spoke at the Center for Living Peace Series in 2010, students at Orange County High School of the Arts (OCHSA) were inspired to support artistic education programs in South Africa. As a result, Mpilonhle (a non-profit organization that focuses on social development and health promotion in [...]

Meatless Monday: Three Bean Chili March 26, 2012

Mondays don’t have to be long and dreary anymore – our new meatless recipe will brighten your day and open your eyes up to a whole new world of food! Today’s weekly statistic comes from the Meatless Monday website: “Red and processed meat consumption is associated with increases in total mortality, cancer mortality and cardiovascular [...]

Meatless Monday: Curried Tofu Scramble with Spinach March 19, 2012

The United Nations has estimated that the production of meat contributes up to 20% of global greenhouse gas emissions. It’s pretty astounding to think about. You can read the article and learn more here. By eating less meat, we can help reduce up to one fifth of the greenhouse gas in our atmosphere! It’s easier [...]

Introducing our custom Live Peace FEED bags! March 16, 2012

We are so excited about one of our newest additions to the Live Peace Store, and you should be, too. Why? Because each FEED bag comes with a story that we love. Here’s the deal: FEED Projects donates a set amount of meals to the United Nations World Food Programme for each bag sold. Since [...]

Introducing: Meatless Mondays March 5, 2012

As members of our community, we can “do good” and live peacefully in an innumerable amount of ways. At the Center for Living Peace, we’re always looking for new ways to do good in our lives and our communities. Enter: Meatless Mondays Staring this week, every Monday we will post about the benefits of eating [...]

On the Fly: A Special Blog Entry by CLP Founder, Kelly Smith, in honor of 9/11 September 12, 2011

When Center for Living Peace founder Kelly Smith is traveling from one peacemaking event to the next, she’s blogging. Redeye. New York to Los Angeles 8:42 AM – 9/11/11 – NYC Close to Ground Zero The silence in New York City this morning was powerful. It sounded like music and mourning and respect. I left [...]

Living Peace Series featuring His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama! May 5, 2011

What an amazing and inspiring week it has been! Last weekend we had our working groups, which were followed on Wednesday by the Living Peace Series with His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama! Here are some highlights from the events. Working Groups for Compassion and Global Leadership On Saturday, April 30, 2011 we held working groups [...]

Virgin Unite Names Kelly Smith Entrepreneur of the Quarter! March 23, 2011

Each quarter Virgin Unite picks their favorite entrepreneur to honor. This time around, they honored Kelly Smith for all of the work she has done in the past year establishing the Center for Living Peace! Image Courtesy of Anne Chatillon Congratulations, Kelly! We are so proud of you and all of the amazing work you [...]

The Living Peace Series with Sir Richard Branson Sneak Peek! January 26, 2011

The Richard Branson Living Peace events were a huge success! We were floored with how everything turned out! Here is a little sneak peek into the events! More photos and videos to come sooooooon! Sir Richard Branson speaking at UCI about the work of Virgin Unite, moderated by Jerry Murdock. The primary focus of the [...]

The Living Peace Series Presents: An Evening With Sir Richard Branson January 8, 2011

On December 4, 2010, we launched the Living Peace Series with Charlize Theron coming to speak about her work with the Africa Outreach Project.  The speaking event, gala and working groups were a huge success.  The speaking event raised awareness about the many issues that people in South Africa face, the gala raised over $200,000 [...]