Consciousness
Women & change
Dr Scilla Elworthy looks at why women understand change, and the role they could play in the transition to a sustainable future.
6 June 2025
This article first appeared in our Organic September 2025 issue of My Green Pod Magazine. Click here to subscribe to our digital edition and get each issue delivered straight to your inbox
The world is changing – and so is the way we talk about the climate and how to ensure a fair, safe future that everyone can enjoy.
As extreme weather events continue to strike, the links between climate change and peace are brought into sharp relief; conflict, forced migration and competition for resources are all exacerbated by an unstable, unpredictable climate.
Climate Week NYC 2025 (21-28 September) will open on the UN International Day of Peace, and on 20 September a special concert will take place in New York’s Times Square to set the stage for events that will follow over the course of the week.
Now in its 23rd year, the International Day of Peace & Climate Week Kick-Off Concert is a free, family-friendly gathering – and the world’s largest Peace Day concert and broadcast.
It’s presented by Good News Corporation and OMMM, with partners including AY Young & the Battery Tour, EARTHDAY.ORG, Climate Week NYC and more.
A special segment (12:00 to 14.30) will be curated by OMMM as part of its growing commitment to weave sacred intention into some of the world’s most visible spaces.
OMMM is a movement and media platform dedicated to raising consciousness through sacred experiences, storytelling and co creation. It convenes diverse voices – ‘OMMMbassadors’ – who are supporting humanity’s reconnection to self, Mother Earth and each other.
OMMMbassadors, spiritual leaders and artists taking to the stage for the Peace Day broadcast include Yogmata Keiko Aikawa, Himalayan Siddha master and the only female Mahamandaleshwar ever initiated; Dr Scilla Elworthy, three-times Nobel Peace Prize-nominated thought leader and founder of the Business Plan for Peace; Sister Jenna, director of the Brahma Kumaris Meditation Museum; Yogini Jaima, Divine Feminine teacher and embodiment guide, devoted to sacred union and the awakening of feminine presence on Earth; Antonique Smith, Grammy-nominated singer and activist whose voice carries both power and prayer and OMMM artist, sonic alchemist and sacred poet Reachel Singh, whose spoken word opens portals to remembrance.
The segment will be opened with a guided breathing meditation using Tao Calligraphy by Master Zhi Gang Sha.
‘In a world increasingly shaped by polarisation, acceleration and external noise, we believe the most radical act of change is to return inward’, says OMMM co-founder Michelle Narciso. ‘To remember that the quality of our inner state is the foundation for everything we create externally. That how we speak, lead, consume, connect and care all originate from the still point within. This year’s theme, Peace Starts Within, is a sacred reminder that outer peace cannot be legislated into existence. It must be cultivated, one breath, one body, one being at a time.’
Michelle’s daughter, 10-year-old Mia Narciso-Krutz, will be joined by her classmates to perform ‘Stay Awhile’.
The song, written and composed by Mia, will stand as a beacon for the kind of world OMMM is trying to co-create; one in which children are not only protected, but heard – and peace isn’t just taught, it’s lived.
Underscoring this philosophy, OMMM will announce a new partnership with Belouga, a global education platform dedicated to inspiring the next generation.
Belouga’s OMMM Channel will be a dedicated space to co-create and curate conscious content for children.
Rooted in values of presence, compassion and inner peace, this collaboration will bring mindful media and experiential learning to classrooms and communities around the world.
From 21-28 September, Climate Week NYC will return to address some of the key challenges of our time – how to stay competitive in a changing world, how to reduce costs and overcome barriers, where to spot opportunities and how to invest in the clean tech that’s powering the green transition.
World-leading thinkers from business, government, politics, academia and civil society will come together to share tactics and insights, helping companies and governments to navigate the economic realities of net zero.
The goal is to shift entire systems by uniting people from all levels and backgrounds in a week of activity, creativity and collaboration.
The largest annual climate event of its kind, Climate Week NYC hosts over 800 events and activities across the City of New York – in person, hybrid and online.
The Hub Live brings together more than 1,000 of the most influential leaders, providing a platform for doers, drivers and trailblazers of climate action to share, collaborate and inspire the change that is needed to overcome the hurdles ahead.
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