All Blog Posts Tagged 'peacebuilding' (9)

Say YES to peace within yourself.

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Building on how-matters.org’s earlier posts, “How to build strong relationships with grassroots organizations” (part 1, part 2, part…

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Richard Moore describes himself as “just a guy who wanted to help.”

This is somehow funny coming from a man whom the Dalai Lama refers to as “my hero.”

Well known to the residents of Derry, Ireland, where we met last month, Richard Moore was shot at the age of 10 by a British solider on his way home from school. Taking a rubber bullet on the bridge of his nose, Richard lost…

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Scholarships Available for qualified Middle Eastern Students to a semester in Environmental Studies with the Arava Institute. Come explore the issues of environmental challenges with a diverse group of international students in a program that takes a regional, interdisciplinary perspective. The program is conducted in English. The program provides a balanced scientific, political and social understanding of complex environmental issues…

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Director of the Center on Religion, Diplomacy, and Conflict Resolution at George Mason University’s Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution will be speaking about his new book “To Make the Earth Whole” at:



INDIGO BOOKS AND MUSIC



MANULIFE CENTRE – Bay & Bloor



TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 AT 7PM



Please join us to hear and meet the author of this important work and buy a signed copy of the book



To Make the Earth Whole: The Art of Citizen… Continue

Published by malloryh under Israel, Palestine, Palestinians, citizen diplomacy, narrative, peace process

By Mallory Huggins



A few weeks ago, The Jewish Voice & Herald (which serves New England and Southeastern Massachusetts) spolighted our own Aziz Abu Sarah’s work as an activist in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The article, titled “Palestinian activist: From angry young man to a proponent of peace,” discusses Aziz’s very personal connection to the conflict and how he… Continue

Editor's Note: Similarly titled editorials appeared in The Earth Times and Beirut-Online.

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was "working for a ceasefire that will be fully respected, durable and sustainable"

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Dear friends,



Last night I received a message from an Israeli woman I had never met. She found me because of another woman I never met, and all of this because of a Social Networking Website. She lives in Sderot:



Hello dear Scott,



Thank you very very much for all that you do for peace in the middle east - warms the heart !



I heard from clu that you have some connection to people in the Gaza strip. I am highly interested in having connection… Continue

Introduced by His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan, this OneVoice "Eye-Opener" is a fine example of ethical and consistent peace-building.



Those interested in some unethical and inconsistent behaviors this is a long but worthwhile read. It explains the frustrations and thoughts of many Jews and… Continue