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June 2011 Blog Posts (12)

Peacebuilding and Functional Medicine: An Isomorphism

I was in Los Angeles this past weekend for the 50^th reunion (!) of my North Hollywood High School class of 1961. Classmate Jack recounted how, about 10 years ago, he phased out of his general surgery practice and into the field of functional medicine. It was as if he’d worked himself out of a job in surgery as he’d begun treating his surgical patients à la functional medicine and found that in so many cases they no longer needed surgery.

It dawned on me that functional…

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Added by Mike Abkin on June 30, 2011 at 1:19pm — 1 Comment

Why Cascadia Peace Centre and Academie

The Cascadia Peace Centre and Academie (alternately the Cascadia Peace Academie) is a design for getting peace research and education going formally in a visibly functioning fashion in a major city. The Peace Alliance and DoPeace are dealing with the larger, interconnective picture, but there need to be local and regional centres (international spelling intentional) working the "front lines" and letting people know about the PA, DoP, The Shift Network, etc. The only such organization I have…

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Added by David Trotter on June 29, 2011 at 4:03pm — No Comments

Cascadia Peace Centre and Acadamie - Proposal - Search for Partners

Cascadia Peace Centre and Academie

Mission: Cascadia Peace Centre and Academie promotes peace through a library, presentations, workshops, and classes in communications (including, but not limited to, non-violent communication as per the work and teachings of Marshall Rosenberg), comparative philosophy/religion/cosmology, comparative social/political structures, metaphysics, and art.

Goals: Cascadia Peace Centre and Academie…

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Added by David Trotter on June 29, 2011 at 3:37pm — No Comments

How to make Peace in your community

How to Make Peace in Your Community

from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit

You might think that world peace is impossible, but community peace is possible anywhere, wherever it may be. Peace isn't just for hippies, it's for everybody. If everybody had just got along, many of the wars going on today would have never… Continue

Added by Kevin Fountain on June 27, 2011 at 2:30pm — 1 Comment

"Different and Unique that's Me"

World Peace begins at home. Before we reach the community, we need to find Peace within ourselves. Have no hate, resentment or unhappiness in any way about yourself, you are of God, you are His delight.

I wrote "Me" with humanity in mind for God's Perfect &…

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Added by Dorothy Wellington on June 25, 2011 at 12:28pm — No Comments

I shall not Hate

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Added by Kevin Fountain on June 21, 2011 at 4:09pm — 1 Comment

F.B.I. files indict both Cheney and Bush for war crimes

Just click on the next link to read my blog!

http://peaceactivist1.blogspot.com/2009/07/wholesale-and-deliberate-violations-of.html

http://mypeace.tv/profile/peaceactivist…

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Added by al rogers on June 15, 2011 at 4:56am — No Comments

I wonder what she thinks about the Peace Movement

Added by Kevin Fountain on June 12, 2011 at 2:03am — No Comments

ATTENTION: POSTPONED: The Language of Arts and Culture

Call for Applications

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Dear Professors, Friends and Colleagues,

On behalf of the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy, I am writing to bring to your attention the following major programs hosted by us in partnership with other leading organizations. Each Program will bring together young professionals, students and scholars, governmental and diplomatic…

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Added by ICD Press on June 10, 2011 at 8:42am — No Comments

From Board of Directors: The Faces of Peace.. Coming soon

Greetings Peace Alliance Supporters!

We invite you to join with us as we excitedly celebrate the beginning of a new phase of our work towards manifesting a more peaceful culture! What follows is a brief historical context – followed by a description of this new initiative – “The Faces of Peace,” in which we hope many of you will be active participants and proponents!! We will share some of the fruits we hope “The Faces of Peace” will bear. We have been discussing this focal…

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Added by Matthew Albracht on June 7, 2011 at 4:57pm — 2 Comments

American Pie, American Community

I cried "the day the music died" (how many of you are old enough to remember that?), and I cried watching this demonstration of a heartland American community coming together in joy and harmony – a demonstration of a culture of peace.

Added by Mike Abkin on June 5, 2011 at 2:05pm — No Comments

What is our heading?

The economic situation -- gloomy? Or perhaps actually hopeful?

As Lao-Tzu is reputed to have said, "If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading." Which heading are we following?

Gross domestic product. Genuine progess indicator. Global peace index. Gross national happiness. Which is most reflective of our social and economic well being and progress?

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Added by Mike Abkin on June 4, 2011 at 6:37pm — No Comments