with Jonathan Granoff
Date: Wednesday, September 9 at 9:30 AM PDT
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Hope for Life on Our Planet: Inspiration for Seven Generations is a powerful reminder of what becomes possible when we come together with a shared purpose. Yes, humankind is vulnerable—but at its best, it is also mighty. When we recognize our deep interconnection and lean into our greatest strength—our ability to unite for a common cause—there is little we cannot overcome.
This is not a book one person could write alone. Hope for Life on Our Planet is a collective testament to human potential: 64 contributors from around the world—activists, artists, scientists, ecologists, philosophers, CEOs, poets, spiritual leaders, and more—have come together to reframe what hope means in the 21st century.
Their messages, drawn from lived experience and bold vision, remind us that true transformation—social, ecological, and economic—must be both personal and collective. Their essays light the way forward in a time clouded by fear, polarization, and a failure of imagination. As Nobel Peace Prize laureate Óscar Arias Sánchez writes in the foreword, “hope is the most powerful force for human progress.” This book is committed to nurturing that force—for the sake of the next seven generations and beyond.
About the Author Jonathan Granoff
Jonathan Granoff is an attorney, author and international advocate emphasizing the legal and ethical dimensions of human development and security, with a specific focus on advancing the rule of law to address international security, particularly the threats posed by nuclear weapons.
He is President of the Global Security Institute and Senior Advisor and Representative to the United Nations of the Permanent Secretariat of the World Summits of Nobel Peace Laureates. He is a former Adjunct Professor of International Law at Widener University School of Law, and Senior Advisor to the Committee on National Security of the International Law Section of the American Bar Association and former Permanent Observer of the International Anti-Corruption Academy to the United Nations.
He serves on numerous governing and advisory boards including Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy, Fortune Forum, Jane Goodall Institute, and Parliamentarians for Nuclear Nonproliferation and Disarmament. He is a Fellow of the World Academy of Art and Science where he also serves as a Trustee.
He is a recipient of the 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Law Section of the American Bar Association, 2020 Vassar College Distinguished Achievement Award, 2012 Rutgers University School of Law’s Arthur E. Armitage Distinguished Alumni Award and a 2014 nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize.
Mr. Granoff is the award-winning screenwriter of The Constitution: The Document that Created a Nation and a prolific author. He has been a featured guest and expert commentator on numerous radio and television programs, and has presented expert testimony in the Parliaments of Canada and the United Kingdom as well as the US Congress and the United Nations. Mr. Granoff earned his BA (cum laude) from Vassar College and his Juris Doctorate from Rutgers University School of Law.
About the Facilitator Jennifer Nadel
Jennifer Nadel is a transformational leader, award winning journalist, international speaker and bestselling author. She’s also a qualified barrister, political and communications strategist and commentator. Currently, she leads the UK think tank, Compassion In Politics and is Director of Compassionate Politics at Stanford University's Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education.
She has reported from around the world for the BBC, Channel Four News and ITN. As ITV’s Home Affairs Editor, she was one of the UK’s most senior female television correspondents and was renowned for her investigative reporting and impactful journalism. Her exposure of the use of rape as a weapon of war in Bosnia was used by UN War Crimes investigators and her book on gender based violence is credited with helping to shift UK law as well as being made into a film and documentary.
Jennifer also hosts the Charter for Compassion podcast With Compassion.
