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April 2011 Blog Posts (7)

Dept of Peace...a need long overdue

In these times when people should be more evolved and enlightened, it is more than time for the Department of Peace to be reentered into the consciousness of humanity. I worked for this endeavor several years ago when Dennis Kucinich introduced it. It seemed like a common sense idea. We have departments for everything else, war, defense, security, etc. Why not for PEACE? Peace seems like something out of our reach. And yet, as long as we do not FOCUS on it more and take the steps towards, it…

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Added by Bobbee Rickard on April 27, 2011 at 4:43pm — No Comments

Most Rev.Dr. Madhu Krishan The Founder & Chairman of Academy Of Universal Global Peace (AUGP) Conferred The Degrees To the Ambassadors Of Peace

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Most Rev.Dr. Madhu Krishan The Founder & Chairman of Academy Of Universal Global Peace (AUGP) Conferred The Degrees To the Ambassadors Of Peace…

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Added by Academy Of Universal Global Peac on April 27, 2011 at 4:31pm — No Comments

We need to start with a Single Day of Peace to show it can be done.

In Hawaii New Years Day is annual day of peace .. no war. What a novel idea. The world can observe New Years Day 2012 first ever day of World Peace. WE must make peace tangible something real not rhetoric. A

day of peace begins with a single heartbeat.. a sole survivor of Hiroshima will strike a single beat on the giant drum of peace and the vibration will spread around the world. 10,000 drummers then pick up the beat at first ever peace festival in peace park by peace clock…

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Added by Kimo Kekahuna on April 15, 2011 at 3:02pm — No Comments

CA Rep. Mike Honda: US Peace Ranking Shows Billions in State Budget Savings

California Congressman Mike Honda says "US Peace Ranking Shows Billions in State Budget Savings" on the Huffington Post. Read the article here or at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rep-mike-honda/us-peace-ranking-shows-bi_b_848186.html.

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Added by Institute for Economics & Peace on April 13, 2011 at 11:09am — No Comments

A Beacon of Hope on the National Mall

Dear Friends,

I recently visited the United States Institute of Peace’s beautiful new home on our National Mall, and wanted to share with you how much the visit moved me. The new structure and new address do justice to the importance of the Institute’s mission.

For years the Institute operated out of the National Restaurant building, but now the Institute boldly stands opposite the Lincoln Memorial – a shining symbol for peace at the heart of the nation’s Capital. …

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Added by Aaron Voldman on April 8, 2011 at 7:38pm — 3 Comments

Make PEACE a scientific pursuit

Peace is "SCIENCE"- a "TECHNOLOGY" with humanitarian face, where there is no place of hatred,racism,ego and all other ingredients which are oppose to humanitarianism. Incorporate this TECHNOLOGY in all human activities and professions and bring about radical change in our current thought process linked to self and matter only. Use Peace Technology to heal, purify and unify the members of human family to achieve culture of Peace. Will the humanity will listen to this call? If not, the process…

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Added by Prof. Fani Bhusan Das on April 8, 2011 at 1:58am — No Comments

Release of the United States Peace Index

The United States Peace Index was launched in Washington D.C. today!

The U.S. Peace Index is the first in a series of national peace indices that the Institute for Economics and Peace will be releasing to complement and build on its highly respected Global Peace Index. The aim is to further understand the types of environments that are associated with peace and its economic impacts at a more specific regional level.

For the first time, the U.S. Peace Index (USPI) ranks…

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Added by Institute for Economics & Peace on April 6, 2011 at 10:28am — 1 Comment