- James O'Dea
James O'Dea is a Fellow and immediate past
President of the Institute of Noetic Sciences and a former faculty member of the Omega Institute. He is a formerExecutive Director of theSeva Foundation and a former Director of the Washington, DC office ofAmnesty International . He is a member of The World Wisdom Council and currently collaborating with the Global Systems Initiatives in Washington DC, and an Evolutionary Leaders group spearheaded by Deepak Chopra.He was born in Ireland. Attended Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham Grammar School for Boys in London
Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham College Received B.A. Hons University of London, M.A. School for International TrainingSchool for International Training in Vermont. Head of English at Tarsus American School in TurkeyTarsus American College and founder of Ecumenical Travel Office of TheMiddle East Council of Churches in Beirut. He was Executive Director of the Seva Foundation and before that Director of The Washington Office of Amnesty International USA. He is currently a Fellow and immediate past President of the Institute of Noetic SciencesKeynote speaker for many conference including Peace Alliance, Science and Consciousness Conference, Engaging The Other, Alliance for a New Humanity, Goi Peace Foundation and others. He has featured essays on peace and social healing, evolutionary trends, and science and consciousness in numerous books and articles. Lectures worldwide on global healing, evolutionary change, consciousness, science and spirituality etc. He has been co-leader of international social healing dialogues, core faculty of three international conferences, 2006-2008 entitled Engaging The Other:The Power of Compassion; and active in inter-generational dialogue and emerging leadership initiatives. He is an Advisory Board member of Children of the Earth.
External links
* [http://www.consciousmedianetwork.com/members/jodea.htm Peace & Transformation interview on Conscious Media Network, July 2007]
* [http://www.eomega.org/omega/faculty/viewProfile/3b1e79b276131a688821eab7d34e6ede/ Omega Institute Faculty Profile of James O'Dea]
* [http://www.eomega.org/ Omega Institute]
* [http://www.noetic.org/ Institute of Noetic Sciences]
* [http://www.seva.org/ Seva Foundation]
* [http://www.aiusa.org/ Amnesty International USA]
* http://www.globalsystemsinitiatives.net
* http://www.childrenoftheearth.org
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