Turning Point: Forest Whitaker

Most of us know him as a the famously talented actor and director, but Forest Whitaker has also been a heroic activist in global peace building through the sustainable education of young people. He’s a special envoy for the UN, and founded his own organization, The Whitaker Peace and Development Initiative, where in conflict affected areas, the organization teaches youths critical peace-building tools and has encouraged thousands of youths to become peace-makers. His philosophy is that everyone has the capacity to create ripples of change no matter how small the act. Forest is a true change-maker and a prominent champion of the SDGs.