Peace in Kashmir as a Model of Reconciliation

Title: Peace in Kashmir as a Model of Reconciliation Through Global Presence and Witnessing: Healing Intergenerational Trauma with Innovative Approaches to Sustainable Peace 

Join us as we launch a global movement of healing through presence. This session explores how Global Social Witnessing and Artificial Intelligence are being combined to address collective trauma and foster sustainable peace in Kashmir—and beyond. 

Powered by AI4Peace and guided by the transformational methodology of Thomas Hübl, this experience offers new pathways for intergenerational healing, rooted in empathy, innovation, and the power of global connection. 

Facilitator: Raju Bhatt, Global Mediation Team 

Guest: Kosha Joubert

About Kosha Joubert

Kosha Joubert now works as CEO of the Pocket Project, dedicated to exploring and healing collective trauma, after serving as CEO of the Global Ecovillage Network (GEN) for many years. She is an international facilitator, trainer, and consultant and has worked extensively in the fields of sustainable development, intercultural collaboration and the emergence of collective wisdom. Kosha is a co-founder of Gaia Education, which develops trainings at the cutting-edge of sustainability, and co-author of the internationally applied curriculum of the Ecovillage Design Education. She is also the author on a book on collective wisdom, and editor of books on social tools for building community and ecovillage solutions.

Kosha grew up in South Africa under Apartheid and has been dedicated to the healing of divides and collective trauma ever since. In 2016, she received the Dadi Janki Award - 100 Women of Spirit - For engaging spirituality in life and work and for making a difference in the world.

In 2019, she hosted the Power of Community Online Summit (10.000 participants) and co-hosted the Collective Trauma Online Summit (53.000 participants). In February 2020, she hosted the Communities for Future Online Summit, dedicated to exploring our response to the climate emergency ( 21.000 participants).

During COP25 in Madrid, on behalf of GEN, she signed agreements with government representatives from The Gambia, Sierra Leona, Sudan, Liberia, Togo and Burkina Faso for collaboration on the implementation of nation-wide ecovillage development in these countries.

You can see her TEDx Talk on Ecovillages here: https://youtu.be/gGbuOBCGfmQ

Websites:

https://pocketproject.org/

https://collectivetraumasummit.com/

https://ecovillage.org/

https://summit2020.ecovillage.org/

Raju Bhatt:

Raju Bhatt is a peacebuilder, mediator, and community leader dedicated to fostering dialogue, reconciliation, and healing across divides. He is the Founder & CEO of the Global Mediation Team, where he develops dialogue frameworks and digital tools for peace initiatives, including work on Kashmir. He has collaborated with NGOs worldwide, organized rapid response teams for peace and security challenges, and presented at international forums such as Geneva Peace Week, Rotary Global Peace Conferences, and the Carter School Peace Weeks

Raju holds a Master of Public Affairs from the LBJ School at the University of Texas at Austin, with a concentration in International Economics, and a B.A. in Plan II Honors. He has served as a Legislative Aide and Strategy Consultant in the Texas House of Representatives, where he tracked appropriations, drafted legislation, and built bipartisan coalitions

Deeply rooted in both traditional and innovative peace practices, Raju has trained in Basic and Family Mediation, Korean Tai Chi, Water Rebirthing, and Programs of the Heart. He also draws inspiration from Hoʻoponopono, the Hawaiian practice of forgiveness and reconciliation. His personal lineage connects to Gujarat, India—the homeland of Mahatma Gandhi—which inspires his passion for nonviolence and restorative approaches.

Raju’s work is supported by ongoing studies with the Thomas Hübl Pocket Project on trauma-informed leadership, courses with the United States Institute of Peace, and engagements with organizations such as Mediators Beyond Borders, Conflict Resolution Alliance, and the VR/AR Association (VR for Good & Storytelling Committees). His vision integrates ancestral wisdom, modern mediation, and immersive technologies to advance peace and reconciliation on a global scale.

This session is sponsored by Professor Al Fuertes, Carter School