Youth and
Adults Winning War by Preventing War
09 May 2012
"New weapons
have made the risk of war a suicidal hazard.
Modern war visits
destruction on the victor and the vanquished alike.
Our only complete assurance
of surviving...is to halt it before it starts."
~ General Omar Bradley
Memorial Day, 1948
"And they
shall beat their swords into plowshares,
and their spears
into pruning hooks;
nation shall not
lift up sword against nation,
neither shall they
learn war any more. "
~ Isaiah 2:4
"When you get
to know 'them,' you come to realize that
war is really
stupid because the other folks are
just like us in
every way that matters."
~ Deb Reich
"From a
distance
We are instruments
Marching in a
common band."
~ "From a
Distance" by Julie Gold
We win wars by preventing wars.
First, we engage face-to-face at the heart for:
1. humanizing each other, then
2. solving problems, while
3. dignifying everyone, excluding no one.
More evidence shows how to solve problems together and live beyond war.
Successful models demonstrate that war is
prevented or stopped not by governments alone, but in parallel with citizens
modeling creative solutions.
MODELS
FROM AROUND EARTH TO END WAR
Model
#1 -- FROM SEASONED FACILITATORS (Global)
How
to export principles of the peace process
The Irish Times - Saturday,
05 May 2012
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/weekend/2012/0505/1224315639146.html
"Ireland's story is one
of the impossible made possible. I hope it is one that will inspire those
striving for peace beyond this island."
~ Eamon Gilmore
Minister of Foreign Affairs
IRELAND
Model
#2 -- FROM CHILDREN (USA)
World
Peace and Other 4th-Grade Achievements
8-1/2 min video --
Charlottesville, Virginia public school children
http://www.karmatube.org/videos.php?id=2863
One of the things I learned
is that other people matter. In this game one person cant
win, everyone has to win. That taught me a lot about cooperating with other
people, being generous, and having an attitude that, if you work together, you
can achieve anything.
~Fourth grade student
Charlottesville, Virginia USA
Model
#3 -- FROM YOUNG ADULTS (Africa)
Young
Nigerians illustrate life beyond war
Insight On Conflict --
May 3, 2012
http://www.insightonconflict.org/2012/05/nigeria-life-beyond-war/
"How can we have peace
if we don't have relationships?"
~ Ikenna Ezeibe
Abuja, NIGERIA
Model
#4 - FROM BEREAVED FAMILIES (Israel-Palestine)
We are one -- a single
humankind, neighbors forever.
We share Earth -- it has one
side.
We share stories -- part of
one story.
We
share blood -- we are blood relations.
Blood
Relations
Palestinians &
Israelis giving blood together -- creating common story
8 min video
Model
#5 - FROM ANIMALS: VERY DIFFERENT, YET ONE (Nature)
An
Unlikely Pair
2 min video
http://www.slothster.com/2352-Cat-On-Boat-Plays-With-Dolphins.html
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