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April 2010 Blog Posts (14)

Water.org Saves Lives, Radio Show Tomorrow

Join in on the Peace Day Radio Show this week with guest's from Water.org. Water.org is an incredible organization co-founded by Matt Damon and Gary White, It is a nonprofit organization that has transformed hundreds of communities in Africa, South Asia, and Central America by providing access to safe water and sanitation. Water.org works with local partners to deliver innovative solutions for… Continue

Added by Peace Day TV on April 20, 2010 at 12:36pm — No Comments

Department of Peace Act Makes the Top Ten!

... list of Most Hopeless Bills on Congress.org. According to the author, Kristin Conyer:

"During 2007 and 2008, 11,077 bills were introduced in Congress, while just 460 were signed into law. That means for every new law that session there were 23 bills that didn't make it out of Congress. To be fair, some of those bills were resolutions…

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Added by Ted Nunn on April 19, 2010 at 8:00pm — 9 Comments

Beyond 3 Cups of Tea, NM event

Today, seventy-two million children on the planet do not have access to primary education. Promises were made by Candidate Obama and by our country as a signer of the Millennium Development Goals to address this challenge. We, as citizens, have the power to ensure that our country and our President keep their promises and take a…

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Added by Jori Manske on April 18, 2010 at 10:00pm — No Comments

Empowering Civic Activism?

I greatly admire those who dedicate themselves, not only to championing important social causes, but also to the effort of engaging others in the democratic process. It seems as though more and more people and organizations are jumping on the bandwagon, which bodes well for the future IMHO. Change.org and Care2.com are leaders in this area, with millions of… Continue

Added by Ted Nunn on April 18, 2010 at 5:03pm — No Comments

Peacebuilding in Action - Post-election Reconciliation in Kenya

I had the opportunity to attend a meeting in DC this week related to getting language about peacebuilding included in the rewrite of the Foreign Assistance Act (currently before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs) and in the State Department Authorization (currently before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee). We heard several inspiring stories about the effectiveness of peacebuilding in helping to stabilize… Continue

Added by Ted Nunn on April 17, 2010 at 11:43am — 4 Comments

Let's Build the Spaceship Peace, http://hubpages.com/t/f0ee0

Let's Build the Spaceship Peace, http://hubpages.com/t/f0ee0 Continue

Added by Bernd Jahnke on April 12, 2010 at 7:33am — No Comments

Enemy Images in Politics

Since one of my themes is the harm caused by “enemy images,” I can’t ignore our collective backyard, that is, U.S. politics. Talk show host Dev Ulz-Advokit recently interviewed me about this topic:…

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Added by Tricia Idrobo on April 11, 2010 at 9:09pm — 3 Comments

Mountain States Peace Conference 2010

The New Mexico Department of Peace Team is proud to announce the hosting of

The Mountain States Peace Conference 2010

The speakers are amazing and the entertainment is going to be…

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Added by Jodee Oyas on April 9, 2010 at 4:17pm — 3 Comments

Do You Have Empathy… for Conservatives?

The below was re-posted from AlterNet.

A lot of us left-of-center types like to think we have more empathy for other people’s pain than those hardhearted conservatives. But do we have any empathy for the pain conservatives are in? If you’re inclined to write a scathing comment just about that, please check out this post… Continue

Added by Wendy Greene on April 6, 2010 at 12:13pm — 1 Comment

The Avatar Compassion Project

Join the Compassion Project, sending compassion around the world. Www.theAvatarCourse.com

Added by Peggy on April 5, 2010 at 10:54pm — No Comments

Promote Peacebuilding in Just a Few Minutes a Day

By your presence on this post at this time, I'll assume you think peacebuilding is worthwhile concept. Maybe you think the Department of Peace legislation should be at the top of the Administration's priority list, or you believe the Youth PROMISE act is the best thing that could possibly happen to help reduce violence in our communities. Wouldn't you like to see everyone, everywhere embrace the concepts of peace and nonviolence? Okay, now… Continue

Added by Ted Nunn on April 4, 2010 at 12:00pm — 10 Comments

Peace Day 2010 Broadcast

September 17th -21st at www.peaceday.tv

Building on the success of the first ever “Peace Day Global Broadcast” in 2009, viewed by millions of people around the world, we are… Continue

Added by Peace Day TV on April 2, 2010 at 6:53pm — No Comments

HAPPY EASTER

He walked along the road of life and saw a sign that said "Store of the sky" in and buy an Angel told me what you want ... The first thing I bought was Love, then Patience, Strength, Courage, Peace and Happiness. Then ask, How do I box? Then another angel said nothing, and showed me that Jesus paid the bill for a long time, but if you want to dedicate this to someone you love shopping and was at that moment when I thought of you. May God bless you, I love you not forget… Continue

Added by Juan Andres Gonzalez Fernandez on April 2, 2010 at 12:14pm — No Comments

Why I seek peace?

As a missionary in South Korea (1963-1966) I was recruited by the USAF as an auxiliary civilian chaplain.I was troubled by some of the things I saw and was told by active military, and by the progress of the VN action.The situation was grim and getting worse. At the time my wife and I were serving orphans and street children on the church mission.

Added by Rev. James L. Mengel on April 1, 2010 at 1:14am — No Comments