James Twyman is one of the most effective and beloved peacemakers in the world today. He has performed his peace concerts in countries like Iraq, Bosnia, Israel and many other countries while wars have waged. In 2007 he performed 64 consecutive concerts during the Season For Non-Violence, including events at both the US Capitol and the United Nations in New York. This year The Peace Troubadour will commit himself to a much more adventurous undertaking for peace -- 500 events in 64 days. During the day he will visit schools, hospitals, nursing homes and prisons, then at night will perform in churches and concert halls.
"I believe that this is one of the most important times in history for us to inspire others," Twyman said. "We need modern day Gandhis and Kings to show us what's possible, and that's why I'm setting out to do something that seems impossible. I want to inspire people."
Los Angeles This will be a tour like no other in the world. Come celebrate peace and The Season for Non-Violence with James Twyman at one of these amazing events. And find a way today that you can inspire another person to transform their life.
Here’s a short history of the Peace Troubadour’s work around the world over the last fifteen years. 1. In 1995, James Twyman traveled through war torn Bosnia and Croatia performing The Peace Concert in refugee camps, on national television, and in the streets of Sarajevo, inspiring thousands of people to begin building a new reality for themselves based upon the ideals of non-violence. 2. In 1998 he was invited by the government of Iraq and Saddam Hussein himself to perform the prayers of peace at the Iraqi National Theater in Baghdad. While there he used the Internet to sponsor a worldwide prayer vigil focused on ending the threat of violence in Iraq. Millions of people participated. 3. A week later the government of Northern Ireland invited James to sing The Prayer of St. Francis at Stormont Castle in Belfast when peace talks stalled between the political parties. Another Internet peace vigil helped bring the parties back to the table, reaching a peace agreement weeks ahead of schedule. 4. In 1999 he joined with leaders in South Africa, including Archbishop Desmond Tutu, in celebrating the end of Apartheid. While there Twyman performed a concert for the most infamous and violent gang leaders in Cape Town, initiating a dialogue that helped inspire peace in the townships. 5. In 2000 he performed at the United Nations in New York, the US Capitol and the Pentagon in Washington, DC, all in a period of three days. The project he founded, The Cloth of Many Colors – a mile long peace quilt created with the help of hundreds of thousands of people, began its journey around the world that week. 6. Later that year he was invited to perform at the Knesset Building in Jerusalem, the home of the legislative branch of the Israeli government when peace talks between Israel and Palestine seemed hopeless. 7. In 2004, to mark the one-year anniversary of the beginning of the war in Iraq, Twyman brought leaders from various religions to Baghdad to pray for an end to the violence. 8. Other journeys to countries like Kosovo, East Timor and Serbia only added to his reputation as one of the most famous and effective peace makers on the planet. And now, during the 2009 Season for Non-Violence, James Twyman has committed himself to a new kind of challenge – performing 500 concerts in 64 days throughout the US and Canada. |
The Season For Non-Violence celebrates the lives of Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., going from January 30th, the anniversary of the assassination of Gandhi, to April 4th, the anniversary of the assassination of King. Thousands of churches and organizations around the world use this 64 day period to sponsor festivals, concerts and other events dedicated to peace and compassion. It was originally created by the Association for Global New Thought (www.agnt.org) but extends across all boundaries creating an opportunity for millions of people to discover that they can contribute to creating a new world. 
James Twyman may be a New York Times Bestselling author, the award winning producer and director of four films, and an internationally renowned inspirational speaker, but it’s his dedication to creating peace in some of the most hostile areas on the planet that makes him one of the most interesting spiritual leaders in the world today. In 1994, after putting the peace prayers from the twelve major religions to music, he was commissioned The Peace Troubadour and began traveling the world and ultimately inspiring millions of people with his unique brand of activism.