Peace and Compassion Forum: Monthly Talks for a Kinder World
An MGPCO Initiative
Gandhi’s Approach to Peace in a World of Conflict
PAUL MAILLET
Session Leader
Saturday, 21 Feb 2026
3:00 PM - 5:30 PM
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Venue Details
Minto Recreation Complex
2nd Floor, Cambrian Room, 3500 Cambrian Rd, Barrhaven
“Peacebuilding is about Ethics in Governance, Building Integrity, Controlling Corruption, Peace practices, peace education, peace infrastructures, facing conflict and “living well in the company of each other.”
I think we must change our view from notions of “minimizing harm and neglect” to actively seeking to “promote harmony, well being and the public good.”
About the Session
This session, led by Paul Maillet, explores how Gandhi’s ideas on peace speak to today’s world of division, war, and uncertainty. Drawing from his peacebuilding background, Paul will connect Gandhi’s principles – truth, nonviolence, moral courage, and dialogue—to current global and local conflicts. Expect clear, practical reflections on why violence keeps repeating, what peaceful resistance really means, and how ordinary people can act as peacemakers in daily life. This is not a history lesson, but a grounded conversation about applying Gandhian wisdom to modern chaos—with honesty, humility, and hope.
This is not a formal lecture but a thoughtful, personal conversation
about nurturing kindness in our own lives. The aim is to help
participants rediscover the quiet power within themselves to create
meaningful change, one small act at a time.
Session Leader
Paul Maillet
Paul Maillet is a peacebuilder and
ethics practitioner who leads the Paul Maillet Center for
Peacebuilding (https://paulmailletethics.wordpress.com/), a
for-profit consultancy and a philanthropy focused on peace
education and “Infrastructures for Peace” (I4P), with special
attention to youth learning.
His philanthropic work offers practical peace training and education at individual, community, and even national levels.
Paul has served terms on the Board of Directors of Global Alliance for Ministries and Infrastructures of Peace (GAMIP) and now serves as an international advisor to the GAMIP Board of Directors, supporting the UN’s program of action for Cultures of Peace.
