Department of Peace - Some Facts

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Saturday February 24, 2007 · 11:53 AM PST

2007/02/24 · 11:53

The campaign to establish a Department of Peace DOP (http://www.thepeacealliance.org) has broad support, with 60 cosponsors in congress thus far. It is also supported by journalist Walter Cronkite, Willie Nelson, Flea of the Red Hot Chilli Peppers and Steven Tyler of Aerosmith, Joaquin Phoenix, Tyne Daly and others. There is a grassroots campaign of ordinary citizens, like myself, working in all 50 states for the passage of this extraordinary bill.

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Tuesday November 09, 2004 · 7:00 AM PST

2004/11/09 · 07:00

Non-violent social movements don't happen spontaneously. They are well planned, methodically practiced actions that confront and expose a corrupt system in order to create radical change. The results can be breathtaking.

A true story (paraphrased). Told during a weekend training in non-violence taken with FOR (Fellowhip of Reconciliation). (see schedule of trainings) http://www.forusa.org/programs/nvtraining/basic_schedule.html Read More

Faith in Politics - Gary Hart's take

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Monday November 08, 2004 · 12:17 PM PST

2004/11/08 · 12:17

There is much being said about the topic of Faith in Politics in the aftermath of this election. Here is a snipet from an op-ed piece by Gary Hart.

(Sorry I don't know how to do the cool grey box yet!)

----- from op-ed article by Gary Hart in NYT

If we are to insert "faith" into the public dialogue more directly and assertively, let's not be selective. Let's go all the way. Let's not just define "faith" in terms of the law and judgment; let's define it also in terms of love, caring, forgiveness. Compassionate conservatives can believe social ills should be addressed by charity and the private sector; liberals can believe that the government has a role to play in correcting social injustice. But both can agree that human need, poverty, homelessness, illiteracy and sickness must be addressed. Liberals are not against religion. They are against hypocrisy, exclusion and judgmentalism. They resist the notion that one side or the other possesses "the truth" to the exclusion of others. There is a great difference between Cotton Mather and John Wesley.
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Words of Hope

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Sunday November 07, 2004 · 3:28 PM PST

2004/11/07 · 15:28

Ok, I lifted this from the Jul/Aug issue of Fellowhip, http://www.forusa.org/fellowship/jul-aug-04/carney.html published by FOR (Fellowship of Reconcilliation), one of the oldest non-violent organizations in the coutry. I found it encouraging. (I don't know if that's a copyright infringement, I hope not. I'm giving credit and links. Maybe someone knows the legal story and can enlighten me.)

I just finished a 2 day non-violent basic training with FOR. I hightly recommend this training to EVERYONE. http://www.forusa.org/programs/nvtraining/basic_schedule.html

While I know our culture to be plagued by violence, I none-the-less had a profound epiphany about it this weekend, like a fish suddenly aware it lives in water and will never live apart from it. The other piece/peace of the epiphany however, is that non-violence is our true nature. Read More

Non-Violent Civil Disobediance (NVCD) - Study NOW

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Thursday November 04, 2004 · 6:03 AM PST

2004/11/04 · 06:03

Whatever causes we each decide to work for, I encourage all of us to educate ourselves and others about Non-Violent Civil Disobediance (NVCD) and learn what CAN be done in response to whatever happens over the next 4 years. We need good tools to work with. NVCD will be vital. NVCD offers us so many more powerful resources than we realize. We need to learn about them in detail to the point that we embody them. We should become living resources for friends, family and community about hope that NVCD offers us. If ever you doubt, spend some time reviewing the history of Gandhi & King.

Let's learn from the masters and not spend too much time wondering how bad it might get. Let's get prepared to respond with Truth on our side. Let's create the alternative for people of Faith, agnostics, atheists and the untitled to follow. Read More

5 minutes for Dafur

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Thursday October 21, 2004 · 6:45 AM PDT

2004/10/21 · 06:45

These days I'm quite busy with life, work & service. And of course lately I'm mostly focussed on helping win this election. My giving and service commitments are heavily concentrated in this one area. I just took a few minutes and looked an interactive piece in the NY times by Kristoff about Dafur. http://nytimes.com/ (front page - Unkept Promise - on the right). While this election is REALLY important, I'm reminded that there are other humanitarian crisis happening around the world that also deserve our attention. Dafur is one of them.

Here is my suggestion for 5 minutes today for Dafur: 5-6 actions in 5 minutes. Read More

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Department of Peace - Some Facts

Gandhi's principals of non-cooperation

Faith in Politics - Gary Hart's take

Words of Hope

Non-Violent Civil Disobediance (NVCD) - Study NOW

5 minutes for Dafur