Peace and Peace Building
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Featured Resources Peace is for the AskingOnline Peace Day movie from Melanie Calitri Holden KQED Forum Interview: Wangari Maathai
Right Livelihood AwardsPrizes for outstanding visions.. Featured Organizations
People's Education, Assistance and Counselling for Empowerment PEACE Trust Namibia Related WiserEarth Portals
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Peace is not the absence of war; it is a virtue; a state of mind; a disposition for benevolence; confidence; and justice. -Baruch Spinoza photo source
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Featured Event International
Day of Peace, September 21,
is an opportunity for individuals, organizations and nations to
create practical acts of Peace on a shared date. Established by
a United Nations resolution in 1981, the International Day of Peace
was first observed in September 1982. In establishing the
International Day of Peace, the United Nations General Assembly
decided that it would be appropriate:to devote a specific time to concentrate the efforts of the United Nations and its Member States, as well as of the whole of mankind, to promoting the ideals of peace and to giving positive evidence of their commitment to peace in all viable ways. (The International Day of Peace) should be devoted to commemorating and strengthening the ideals of peace both within and among all nations and peoples.” Peace Day is celebrated annually on September 21, in all parts of the world. On this day, millions of people worldwide come together to create one day of Peace. In 2006, more than 3500 Peace Day events, such as concerts, workshops, vigils and school projects, took place in 200 countries. Anyone can observe Peace Day. It can be as simple as lighting a candle and meditate on Peace or inviting friends over for a Peace gathering.
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![]() "We can never obtain peace in the world if we neglect the inner world and don't make peace with ourselves. World peace must develop out of inner peace." - Dalai Lama
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HOPING FOR PEACEFUL RESOLUTIONS ,LEARNING TO EXHIBIT THE RESPECT YOU ALL DESERVE, AND THE SELF IMPROVEMENT THAT SUSTAINS INTEREST...
marlene millicent BEAUCHAMP |
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Dear Leland,
Thanks for sharing. You might want to add the event as an event page so that other WiserEarth community members can find it. Thank you for the important work you do.
Peace, Bowo |
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The Unity-and-Diversity World Council has an email -- It is <udcworld1@yahoo.com> We would love to hear from you.
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He looks like a gentleman. I think I know him. Oh! That's me. I am the founder, and my wife Elizabeth the co-founder, of the Unity-and-Diversity World Council. We are entering into our 44th year, having begun during International Cooperation Year 1965, which was initiated by the General Assembly of the United Nations. We have an outstanding Executive Board, World Board, and Advisory Board. We are sponsoring Peace Sunday on Sunday, January 18, 2009, in Venice, California, at the Blankenship Ballet Studio, 3-7 p.m. The address is 132 Brooks Ave., corner of Abbot Kinney and Main St. We will be celebrating both Dr. Martin Luther King's birthday and the inauguration of President Barack Obama. All are invited to come and share in this important event. Many other events and publications are part of the Council (UDC). See our website at www.udcworld.org. |
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China, Russia and the U.S.A.: The Olympics and Moral Leadership On The World Stage
The conflict in Georgia underscores the ongoing public debate over leadership in an ever-changing political landscape. In 1991, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, alliances were reaffirmed in the West, to avoid a potential re-emergence of cold war at some point in the future. There has been the perception of a world-at-peace that encourages further cooperation between an ever-larger group of nations unified against global conflict. Notable exceptions include Bosnia, Chechnya, Serbia, Afghanistan, Iraq, Sudan, and more recently, Georgia. Those who aspire to world leadership have historically relied on military might to accomplish their goals. Once this has been accomplished, and an infrastructure has been established, the dominant world powers have attempted to retain control with a variety of measures, including world trade, military alliances, and a perception of overall moral leadership. The frameworks for this leadership may differ widely in origin, but the court of world- opinion will largely determine its success or failure. The political dialogues regarding which system is superior, and the reasons why this-is-so will vary for obvious reasons of vested interest, but the goal is still the domination of one system over another. World opinion matters, so we are not surprised, for example, that China seeks to put her best foot forward in striving to impress all of us with her accomplishments on the world stage which the Olympics provides. We understand that public perception weighs the benefits and successes together with the failures and misperceptions in the court of world opinion. Similarly, Russia has her own stage on which to display her new-found wealth of resources and trade alliances. How this all works-out when the dust settles is dependent on many factors, not least of which is moral leadership. Each of the competing systems has displayed moments of greatness and moments of moral failure. Every competing governmental system seeks to justify its failures as a necessary means-to-an-end-approach that will culminate in improved conditions for all concerned. Hitler’s quest for Arian supremacy was derailed by the world’s perception that German leadership at the cost of forty million lives was just too-expensive. Japan’s world-domination-quest into China and the Pacific also proved to be too costly in terms of lives destroyed. The use of the atomic bomb by the U.S. in Japan is still used as prima-facie to deter those who aspire to world leadership through violent means. How then do we determine, as a world community, which governmental system is superior to all others? Totalitarian regimes testify that their superiority rests, in part, on their ability to preserve peace through authority. Democracies claim that their strength is derived from a system which empowers their citizenry to aspire to and achieve greatness. Participation in either system requires trust that the system will afford both opportunity and protection for its citizens. When economic turmoil strains political alliances, and civil conflicts spill over borders to extract solutions, the world watches and waits for news of a moral nature. Who did what to whom, and for how long? Was this necessary? How can these issues be resolved so that a lasting peace is the result? So let us journey to a higher peak from which to observe our earthly struggles: The One God who made us all and permits and enables the governments that exist to perform their duties, also has a high moral platform from which to observe and determine the outcomes of our various cooperative and competitive systems of governance. He is very concerned about outcomes, since this is the planet which He created, sustains, and will ultimately rule over Himself. But God is also very interested in the “means-to-an-end” that we employ. It is not “all right” with Him when we abandon moral principles for the sake of expediency. In the meantime, as we have been “left to our own devices,” let us unite with each other in the resolve to find peaceful means of solving our differences. The world has abundant natural resources and gifted leadership to enable us to resolve our differences, provide for our needs and support each other in the beneficial development of our planet. Let us all accept our just criticisms with the humbleness to admit when we make mistakes in policy and let us make the most of every opportunity for friendship and cooperation in the world around us. As China is showing us, they also welcome this opportunity for friendship and cooperation with the world. If we exchange our fears for celebration and treat our neighbors as friends, who knows what great things may be accomplished? Our optimism with the things that unite us, and our patience with each other in those things that divide us will go a long way toward building bridges of cooperation between us. The same can apply to our Russian neighbors, who also are recent converts to our Western ways. All of us have experienced a little “wounded pride” in the way we are perceived by the world around us. We, as individuals, are affected by national policy and its consequences. When our country loses standing in the world, we can relate to how Russia has felt in its policy failures and its loss of standing on the world stage. The danger that all of us face is that the recovery of our national dignity may seem to be more important than achieving a harmonious and working relationship with our neighbors. There is room for all of us when we behave like good neighbors, but there is no room for any of us to destroy each other with our words and our weapons. In the Olympics, there are those who compete for individual glory, team spirit, and national pride. The forum is that of a shared interest in athletic excellence. We draw inspiration from those whose skills and patient resolution have guided their lives for many years in preparation for these games. How much more should we all endure the discipline of a share responsibility with our neighbors for the preservation of our earth. Let us resolve to be humbler and better neighbors to those who share our planet with us. Our thanks and admiration to China for hosting us in these magnificent Summer Olympic Games of 2008. May God bless us all as we work to overcome those obstacles that still separate us and build bridges that unify us.
Mark Overt Skilbred
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International Alliance of Holistic Lawyers are having their Annual Conference in the Detroit area - May 15-18, 2008.
Visit www.iahl.org for more information. The Conference will be at the Retreat Center at St. Johns in Plymouth, MI. The there is AUTHENTIC LAWYERING - PRACTICING FROM THE HEART - Tools for bringing your authentic self to your law practice. Keynote speaker to be WARD POWERS. LORRAINE WEBBER, who is the head of the Detroit Metro Bar Assocation & a shaman will open the conference. |
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CONFLICT RESOLUTION : TAKE IT HIGHER : TAKE IT SACRED.
GLOBAL PEACE GLOBAL HEALING. visit us at www.MySpace.com/Sakanta |
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HumanBeingFlag The purpose of this Flag, is to go Beyond, Color, Prejudice, Inhumanity and Injustice to All Human Beings. We are All Human Beings. We are All connected. Our Soul, Spirit, is either All colors, or no color, or both. I cannot debate that issue. The flag has the four Human Being colors,,, White, Yellow, Red, and Black. The triangle in each color represents our connection with the other Human Beings. All pointing to the Centre, The Circle of Life. The Centre represents Our Soul, Spirit, also the Circle of Life. The symbols represent Man and Woman. Equal, but different. And the symbol for Infinity, reminds Us All, that we will Forever be Connected as Human Beings, (Soul-Spirit) As Human Beings, we were All born with Equal Rights. EQUAL RIGHTS. NOT EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES. And for that,,,,,,,, I am saddened. This is an invitation to go Beyond, Color, Prejudice, Injustice and Judgment. This is an invitation to Share in Unity and Peace. Purchase a Human Being Flag, and Present the world with another option. This flag represents a Reach for Unity and Peace. Contact David Moore @ 780-217-2358. E-mail: David-Moore@Humanbeingflag.com HumanBeingFlag.com, Human-Being-Flag.com Donations are Welcome. Help, Promoting, Advertising, Manufacturing, and Financing ©Copyright David Moore 2006 |



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The Venus Project Org.
Imagine a world without war, poverty, misery, or injustice. Imagine a world of Love, Peace, Abundance, Tolerance, Freedom where all people could work together in a spirit of cooperation and not competition. Imagine a world where we could all develop the best of our potential as individuals and as a global family… A young and spirited 93 years old man Jacques Fresco, the creator of the Venus Project, has been working all his life to achieve these aims, dreaming a better world and working passionately to make it come true. Would you imagine if we all shared the same dream and we could all dedicate part of our lives to make it happen? Would you imagine if all the people and institutions within the Wiser Earth network worked together and spent part of our time designing our common future? This is what the Zeitgeist Movement and the Venus Project are trying to accomplish. More than 350.000 people have already joined the Project. You are welcome to networking with us. Your ideas and suggestions will help us to realise our common dream.
Kind regards, David Wilson
www.thevenusproject.com