Podcasts about teaching peace

Episode 120: The Plan B Chronicles: Divorce, Defiance, Liberation I had Meredith as a guest here on the podcast last June, episode 113 Taylor Swift and the Divine Feminine. We have since gotten to know each other a little better and when I heard that she was promoting her new book, I wanted to support her in spreading the word.  In The Plan B Chronicles: Divorce, Defiance, Liberation, psychotherapist Meredith Beardmore delivers a raw and compelling memoir chronicling her journey through betrayal, healing, and self-discovery. After discovering her husband's infidelity, Meredith's life spirals into chaos, challenging everything she thought she knew about love, trust, and personal strength. Drawing from her professional experience in therapy and somatic healing, Beardmore navigates the emotional wreckage while offering readers valuable insights and practical tools for overcoming similar challenges. Through her path of somatic therapy, spiritual awakening, and ultimately reclaiming her personal power, Meredith's memoir is a candid, inspiring account of how the darkest moments in life can lead to profound transformation. This book serves as both a healing guide and a story of empowerment, making it essential reading for modern women questioning their own relationships and seeking a way forward. I was happy to read a copy of her book last weekend- she is a great writer and storyteller and I loved the way she wove it all together… Nevermind the sprinkling in of messages from spirit and divine interventions along the way! Right up my alley! She did a beautiful job of making magic from her hardship and in turn will help loads of others who are on a similar journey. Meredith Beardmore is a licensed psychotherapist, author, and the creator of the YouTube channel Mend with Mere. Her second book, The Plan B Chronicles: Divorce. Defiance. Liberation., is a fierce and funny collection of essays about heartbreak, single motherhood, and rewriting your future when life blows up the blueprint. She's also the author of Hey Addiction, Thanks for Nothing: A Brutally Honest Guide to Loving an Addict Without Losing Your Mind, inspired by her years of supporting families of addicts—both professionally and personally. Meredith holds a master's in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from The Ohio State University and integrates ACT, CBT, mindfulness, and expressive arts into her therapeutic work. Her writing has appeared in The Huffington Post, Buzzfeed, and Colman McCarthy's Teaching Peace. She lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her son, Jules, and their dog, Reese To learn more about me (Karen) and the work that I do, go to rebalancewithreiki.com - if you are local to Northern NJ and you'd like to check out my store front you can visit my page moonmagicwellness.com. For more information about my online course Spiritual Seekers 101 go here. For more info and to book a distance healing session with me go here.  

Children's squabbles often stem from immature emotional management—a skill they're just beginning to learn. As parents, we are their first and most powerful model of conflict resolution. Our calm becomes their calm, our communication becomes their blueprint. The art of managing conflicts starts with us. When we respond to challenges with measured emotions, we show our children that not every disagreement requires escalation. Teach them to use words instead of hands, to express feelings instead of throwing punches, to listen as much as they speak. Visit me at: https://rogersmithmd.com/ This has been a production of ThePodcastUpload.com

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Dr. Lyly Rojas, a university professor, international humanitarian, and co-founder of the European Institute of Collaborative Law. She specializes in the teaching the culture of Peace (inner and outer) and Corporate Social Responsibility, and Multicultural Intelligence. Lyly was born in Nicaragua, a country of conflict with a long history of turmoil, and ultimately her family had to flee because of their political beliefs. She has worked with and consulted to the United Nations; as an advisor to the Vatican in the trafficking of human beings; in war zones training diplomats, human rights workers, the military, and tortured women & children. The unifying theme for her work: compassion and dignity for self and others. Lyly says that we cannot begin to help others heal if we cannot heal ourselves. “How can you teach peace if you are not peaceful within yourself?”

Saka dawa is winding to an end. The sacred Tibetan Buddhist month of celebration and prayer surrounding the enlightenment of Buddha was led in part by 17-year-old Jalue Dorje from Columbia Heights, Minn. That's because when Dorje was a young child, the Dalai Lama confirmed that he is a reincarnation of a lama, or holy leader, from Tibet. That means he is destined to be a Buddhist monk and leader of peace. He's been studying to become a monk ever since. When he graduates from Columbia Heights High School in 2025, he plans to move to the Himalayas to continue his studies. For now, though, outside of Dorje's daily studies and prayers, he's an avid sports fan and sees participating in and watching sports as a way to practice his faith.

Vanessa Bassil is the founder and president of the Media Association for Peace, and has personally trained journalists and journalism students in Lebanon and other countries in the Middle East. She is currently in graduate school at the University of Bonn in Germany, working towards a PhD in Peace Journalism. Peace Journalism, the guiding practice behind Media Association for Peace, (MAP) is when editors and reporters make choices—of what to report, and how to report it—that create opportunities for society at large to consider and value non-violent responses to conflict. Growing up in an insulated Christian community in the wake of the Lebanese Civil War (1975-1990), Vanessa never had the opportunity to meet a Lebanese Muslim. As a rookie journalist, instead of working inside of one of her country's ethnic media silos, she chose independence. She was drawn towards peacebuilding, and would report on camps that brought together groups of Sunni and Shia Muslims and Christians in the mountains. With the founding of MAP in 2013, Vanessa created a space where journalists learn to report on Lebanon's divisive issues – including an economic crisis, the difficulties of hosting Syrian refugees, and LGBTQ rights – in ways that are nuanced and depolarizing. Watch videos produced by MAP to break stereotypes about Syrian refugees (Arabic with English subtitles)The Genius Syrian RefugeeMyassar, the Woman Who Never Gives UpThe Robot TeamWatch Vanessa Bassil's webinar presentation to learn more about MAP (about 15 minutes)To learn more about Peace Journalism, listen to our episode with Steven Youngblood, founding director of the Center for Global Peace Journalism at Park University, and now Making Peace Visible's Director of Education.  ABOUT THE SHOW Making Peace Visible is hosted by Jamil Simon and produced by Andrea Muraskin, with help from Faith McClure. Learn more at makingpeacevisible.org Support this podcast Connect on social:Instagram @makingpeacevisibleLinkedIn @makingpeacevisibleX (formerly Twitter) @makingpeaceviz We want to learn more about our listeners. Take this 3-minute survey to help us improve the show!

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Dr. Lyly Rojas, a university professor, international humanitarian, and co-founder of the European Institute of Collaborative Law. She specializes in the teaching the culture of Peace (inner and outer) and Corporate Social Responsibility, and Multicultural Intelligence. Lyly was born in Nicaragua, a country of conflict with a long history of turmoil, and ultimately her family had to flee because of their political beliefs. She has worked with and consulted to the United Nations; as an advisor to the Vatican in the trafficking of human beings; in war zones training diplomats, human rights workers, the military, and tortured women & children. The unifying theme for her work: compassion and dignity for self and others. Lyly says that we cannot begin to help others heal if we cannot heal ourselves. “How can you teach peace if you are not peaceful within yourself?”

"Peace" is the Topic of the Week.

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Dr. Lyly Rojas, a university professor, international humanitarian, and co-founder of the European Institute of Collaborative Law. She specializes in the teaching the culture of Peace (inner and outer) and Corporate Social Responsibility, and Multicultural Intelligence. Lyly was born in Nicaragua, a country of conflict with a long history of turmoil, and ultimately her family had to flee because of their political beliefs. She has worked with and consulted to the United Nations; as an advisor to the Vatican in the trafficking of human beings; in war zones training diplomats, human rights workers, the military, and tortured women & children. The unifying theme for her work: compassion and dignity for self and others. Lyly says that we cannot begin to help others heal if we cannot heal ourselves. “How can you teach peace if you are not peaceful within yourself?”

Daddy Issues aren't exclusive to women and they certainly aren't their faults. The relationship between Father and child is diverse, layered, and often full of big emotions. Our hosts are destigmatizing the powerful relationships we have to our fathers by reflecting on the positives and negative impacts their father's had on their lives. Andy and Jamey share their hopes as fathers about the impact they are having on their children's lives including a tender live call from Jamey's daughter Jasmine.  New episodes every Monday

Kathy is Assistant Dean, Animal Legal Education at George Washington University Law School and Director of the Animal Legal Education Initiative. Kathy has been a clinical law professor for 30 years and has been teaching animal law for 22 years. She is the first law professor hired to teach animal law full-time. Kathy helped develop the Center for Animal Law Studies at Lewis & Clark Law School (L&C). For fourteen years she taught there and directed the Animal Law Clinic. She also created and directed the Aquatic Animal Law Initiative and is the co-founder of World Aquatic Animal Day along with Amy P. Wilson. Kathy co-authored “Animal Law in a Nutshell”, “Animal Law – New Perspectives on Teaching Traditional Law” and the amicus briefs submitted in the U.S. v. Stevens and Justice v. Gwendolyn Vercher cases. She has written numerous law review and other articles and teaches and lectures widely across the U.S. and internationally. Kathy was a board member with the Animal Legal Defense Fund; helped found the Animal Law Committee of the Cuyahoga County Bar; and was the chair and a founder of the Animal Law Section and the Balance in Legal Education Section of the American Association of Law Schools (AALS). She was also a co-chair of the Clinical Legal Education Section of the AALS, is on the board of the Center for Teaching Peace and is a fellow at the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics. In Sentientist Conversations we talk about the two most important questions: “what's real?” & “who matters?” Sentientism is "evidence, reason & compassion for all sentient beings." The video of our conversation is here on YouTube. We discuss: 00:00 Welcome - Randall Abate 01:30 Kathy's Intro - #animallaw professor & practitioner - #nonviolence activism - "This is one area of law where students can do something today... to change things" - "& they're implicated... what we eat, what we wear" - "It's hard to say 'all day I'm talking about protecting animals' & go home & eat them" 06:39 What's Real? - Raised #Catholic & #republican "Rules bounded, status quo, respected authority... dogmatically religious" - "You weren't supposed to question"... just listen to parents & nuns - Noticing inconsistencies (in one place girls can be altar servers, in another they can't) - Mid to late #1960's "A lot of questioning" - #Vatican II - Liking justice aspects, not liking treatment of women/indigenous people - Questioning in college - "If people who told me that god existed... were wrong about women... they could be wrong about god" ...and much more. Full show notes at Sentientism.info. Sentientism is “Evidence, reason & compassion for all sentient beings.” More at Sentientism.info. Join our "I'm a Sentientist" wall via this simple form. Everyone, Sentientist or not, is welcome in our groups. The biggest so far is here on FaceBook. Come join us there!

The Peace Academy of the Sciences and Artssummer camp included preparing and sharing food. Having the kids playing with food was a small part of their week-long program. But like all the other elements of the program, the Peace Academy leadership knew that preparing and sharing food is a vital element in achieving their pillars and values.

Biblical Text: Acts 2: 1-21, 22-47, John 14:23-31 This Sunday continues a couple of series. It continues our study of the book of Acts even if we have been “jumping around” in that book. This sermon ends up following up on last week. If last week was about the Spirit's work “inside” the church before … Continue reading Spirit Power: Courage, Teaching, Peace

Betty Reardon is a professor emeritus of peace education at the Teachers College, Columbia University. Hers was a graduate program, unlike the peace studies undergraduate program that Metta taught at U of Toronto. She notes gladly that the legitimacy of peace as a discipline has been achieved now, and that her graduates have gone on to do professional work in government, civil society organizations, and businesses. Nowadays she is working to help bring educated, professional Afghan women to the US and other countries. Evidently the younger Taliban want to educate girls, but the government is now run by old men who are blocking that change. For the video, audio podcast, transcript, and public comments see https://tosavetheworld.ca/episode-447-teaching-peace. Then share your own thoughts about this in the comment column.

On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast Tom Vander Ark is joined (again) by Dr. Fernande Raine, the Founder of The History Co:Lab, social entrepreneur and Russia scholar. She also leads The Learning Collaborative, an organization that works to change the way we teach and collaborate around history. LINKS:  The History Co:Lab Dr. Fernande Raine On Using History and Museums to Incubate Changemakers Turning Points: New Mental Models  The Asia Society: International Affairs  Untextbooked Mastery Transcript Consortium XQ Asia Society: Council on Foreign Relations World Savvy: Global Competence Reimagining Migration

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Dr. Lyly Rojas, a university professor, international humanitarian, and co-founder of the European Institute of Collaborative Law. She specializes in the teaching the culture of Peace (inner and outer) and Corporate Social Responsibility, and Multicultural Intelligence. Lyly was born in Nicaragua, a country of conflict with a long history of turmoil, and ultimately her family had to flee because of their political beliefs. She has worked with and consulted to the United Nations; as an advisor to the Vatican in the trafficking of human beings; in war zones training diplomats, human rights workers, the military, and tortured women & children. The unifying theme for her work: compassion and dignity for self and others. Lyly says that we cannot begin to help others heal if we cannot heal ourselves. “How can you teach peace if you are not peaceful within yourself?”

David Cortright was the leader of SANE in opposing nuclear weapons. He is a retired professor of peace studies at Notre Dame, and writes about sanctions. For video, audio podcast, transcript and comment column: https://tosavetheworld.ca/338-organizing-and-teaching-peace/

In this episode of Teaching Peace, Addie and Jason are in conversation with Alexandra Meneses, cofounder of Quite Peace Center, coordinator for Project for Refugee People, and former pastor at Quito Mennonite Church. Also joining us is Peter Wigginton, Ecuador partnership coordinator for Mission Network, who provided interpretation.

Olympic Day! - June 23, 2021 Nathaniel Mills competed as a speed skater in three Olympic Games, serving as Team Captain of the 1998 U.S. Olympic Team in Nagano, Japan. He served as a delegate to the International Olympic Academy in Olympia, Greece and co-founded the Olympism Project to advance the ideals and practices of Olympism. ​"Coach Nat" is Co-Founder and Head Coach of DC Inner City Excellence (DC-ICE), a skating-based youth development program rooted in Olympism that inspires and empowers urban youth to attain excellence in body, mind and spirit. He is also a youth golf coach with First Tee of Greater Washington, DC and Special Olympics DC. ​As a lawyer, Nathaniel has served the World Service Authority's legal department and is WSA's World Sports Commission Coordinator. As an educator, he taught Alternatives to Violence classes with the Center for Teaching Peace in several Washington, DC schools. As a Northwestern University-trained actor, Nathaniel has appeared in numerous stage and film productions, and he continues to act for justice in his community and on and the world stage. -- See the video at: PeoplePoweredPlanet.com -- Music by: „World Citizen“ Jahcoustix feat. Shaggy courtesy of Dominik Haas, Telefonica and EoM Also, check out the film on World Citizen #1 Garry Davis at: www.theworldismycountry.com

In the inaugural episode of the second season of Teaching Peace, Jason Storbakken and Addie Banks are in conversation with Sue Park-Hur, Denominational Minister for Transformative Peacemaking in the Mennonite Church USA, and co-director of ReconciliAsian, a peace center in Los Angeles specializing in conflict transformation and restorative justice for immigrant churches. #BringThePeace

00:38 Jain Studies — Teaching Peace 01:20 Greta Zarro – Organizing 101 01:53 Anniversary of “Breaking Silence” 02:29 Kazu Haga – Fierce Vulnerability 03:49 Michael Beer – Civil Resistance Tactics of the 21st Century 05:00 BLM in Birmingham 06:36 Annova LNG 07:24 Herring Protectors 08:24 Canadian fighter jet protests 09:58 Myanmar 11:43 Tulsa Massacre of 1921 13:43 Maria Stefan’s article in WNV The post Nonviolence Report April 02, 2021 appeared first on Metta Center.

Big Idea: Peace is not in the absence of trouble, it's in the presence of the Savior. Teaching: Peace in the Thick of It Teacher: Saralyn Temple Text: John 14:27, 16:33 [Matthew 14:22-33] Here's this week's live broadcast if you didn't catch it: Facebook: 9:30a Traditional @ West Campus 11:15a Modern (Contemporary) YouTube: 9:30a Traditional […] The post Peace In The Thick Of It appeared first on Bay City Grace Church.

We wrap up our series on Philippians with God's command to rejoice in all circumstances. But how do we do that when things are so uncertain? Watch on IGTV: @fouroakscollege

Discipline brings freedom. Find out how. Watch on IGTV: @fouroakscollege

We all feel the emotional burnout of this quarantine. This is why we need genuine friendship. Christian friendship is special because it is bound together by the Holy Spirit himself. But what does this mean on a practical level? Dive into Philippians with us to find out.  Watch on IGTV: @fouroakscollege

Humility is a cornerstone of peace. We are called to be what we are -- creatures dependent upon God. We know this because Jesus, the perfect man, lived his life dependent upon God. Christ is God himself, but he humbles himself to our level to give his life for us. And because of this we too can adopt this mindset of humility. And we too can follow him to glory. Watch on IGTV: @fouroakscollege

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We start a new series today on peace. God promises that despite the troubles we have in this life we can have a peace that surpasses understanding. But how do we grasp this peace? With the Apostle Paul and his letter to the Philippians as a guide we will learn how to put peace into practice. The first tactic for peace: gratitude. Don't miss this series.

In this first episode of Teaching Peace, Addie Banks and Jason Storbakken talk with, Glen Guyton, the executive director of Mennonite Church USA, the largest denomination of Peace Christians in the United States. They explore themes related to peacemaking in institutions and congregations. www.brooklynpeace.center

In this episode of Teaching Peace, Addie Banks and Jason Storbakken talk with Stanley Hauerwas about the ethics and theology of peacebuilding. Hauerwas is the Gilbert T. Rowe Professor Emeritus of Divinity and Law at Duke University. He is considered to be one of the world's most influential living theologians and was named "America's Best Theologian" by Time magazine in 2001. www.brooklynpeace.center

Jesus didn't tell Christians our lives would be without hardship and suffering, but he said "Peace I leave with you" and "Do not be afraid". And Jesus left the Holy Spirit to comfort and be alongside us, until he returns. He is in control and our peace comes from his victory over death.

Jim Johnson and Jamie McMillin interview with Jelena Popovich. Jelena is a school psychologist by training, a wanderer by choice and peacebuilder by heart. As a mom and Teaching Peace in Schools Leadership Council Lead for The Peace Alliance, Jelena aspires to educate, advocate and mobilize others in co-creating a culture of peace. She finds humility and mindfulness practices to be foundational building blocks in peace co-creation.

George Lopez talks with three other scholar-practitioners about how to teach peace studies in areas where there is active conflict or where conflict has just ended. This episode's guests include Kroc Institute Visiting Research Fellow Josefina Echavarría Alvarez, Fr. Elias Omondi Opongo, Director of the Hekima Institute of Peace Studies and International Relations, and Fr. Matthew Pagan,Vice-Chancellor of the Catholic University of South Sudan. 

Charissa Boyd has taught peace to children in Asia and the US, in the classroom and at home, with teens and toddlers. In this conversation, Charissa shares some of the resources she uses to explore peace themes in the educational setting. http://traffic.libsyn.com/adventistpeace/APF052_Peace_Education.mp3 Charissa Boyd has a BS in Social Work from Union College and an […]

Lucy MacGregor leads adventure based programs that empower young women and offers mindfulness workshops, retreats, and communities of practice to educators, parents and families in North Carolina and beyond. She holds a degree in Sociology and is an accredited Montessori teacher. She is currently enrolled Antioch University's Masters in Education, Mindfulness for Educators program. She is trained in facilitation through the Genuine Contact Way, and is a Genuine Contact Professional. She is a certified Children’s Yoga instructor, certified Mindful Schools instructor, and is trained as a Relax Kids Coach. Lucy serves as Mindfulness Consultant for Rainbow Institute, promoting holistic education and is classroom teacher at Rainbow Community School in Asheville. ​Jelena (Yelena) Popovic is a Teaching Peace in Schools leadership council lead for The Peace Alliance (www.peacealliance.org), U.N certified cross-cultural facilitator, Mindful Schools Training Team Member (www.mindfulschools.org), brain science buff, school psychologist, Relax Kids trainer/coach (www.relaxkids.com) and mindfulness educator. She is also a trainer facilitating cross-cultural dialogue for Soliya (www.soliya.net) She holds a graduate degree in school psychology from Tufts University As a team, Lucy and Jelena work together to deliver customized, sustainable and embedded implementation of mindfulness practices within educational settings though their unique Communities Of Practice model. You can read more about their work at https://www.designtoconnect.net/. Lucy & Jelena's Book Recommendations The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook: A Proven Way to Accept Yourself, Build Inner Strength, and Thrive Kay Pranis Books Peace of Mind: Becoming Fully Present --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/todd-scholl0/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/todd-scholl0/support

A reporter recently described the United States as being in a civil cold war. At the most prosperous time in history, in the most prosperous nation in the history of the world, in a digital world where we can truly know each other, the popular view is that hate and discord are everywhere.

On today's show we provide some more ideas on ways we can "pay it forward". Starting off with a story about giving compliments.We end the show with a story full of courage, love, and hope. I Challenged Myself to Give One Compliment a Day and It Made Me a Happier Personhttps://www.purewow.com/wellness/compliment-challenge 45 Beautiful Ideas to Pay It Forwardwww.planetofsuccess.com Proud to be from Pittsburgh: Lillia's Lines of Lovehttps://www.wpxi.com/news/proud-to-be-from-pittsburgh/proud-to-be-from-pittsburgh-lillia-s-lines-of-love-1/976693637 Teaching Peace in the Middle Easthttps://uplift.tv/2019/teaching-peace-in-the-middle-east/

The best thing about organizing a team in your community is that you can have one-to-one conversations. In today’s episode we learn about the Belonging Revolution in Longmont, Colorado. In an interview with Dan Benavidez, we hear how he and Director of Public Safety, Mike Butler, are building community by walking neighborhoods with the simple message: You belong.   Dan Benavidez is a long time Longmont resident who has served his community in many capacities. From Mayor Pro-tem to board member of Teaching Peace, Eco-Cycle, Longmont Community Justice Partnership and many other organizations he has represented the Latino community with heart and commitment. These days Dan is literally walking his talk about building strong, cohesive communities by walking Longmont neighborhoods with Director of Public Safety, Mike Butler as they venture to grow “The Belonging Revolution”.   Mike has served Longmont for two decades as Chief of Police and now Director of Public Safety. He makes a habit of engaging innovative strategies for connecting “public” and “safety”. His latest innovation is to be an ambassador for Belonging in Longmont. The city’s slogan is, “You belong in Longmont”, and these two are bringing that notion to life.   Longmont, Colorado: Population 100,000 Approximately 30% Latino population, many foreign-born Mexicans Many come from places where the police and politicians are corrupt.   July 2014: Mike Butler reached out and asked Dan Benavidez to take a walk in the neighborhood.   Now, Dan and Mike go out and walk neighborhoods in Longmont most Sundays.     Typical interaction: Residents are out working in the yard or on their cars, Dan says in Spanish, Hello, This is the Chief of Police and he’d like to meet you. Then Mike says the same in English and gives them his card. He tells them they belong in Longmont and asks how they feel. He then asks them if they would volunteer. A conversation ensues. Sometimes, they’ll be invited for a bite to eat. Dan takes a picture so they have something to share with their friends and family, showing that they know the Chief of Police.   Have walked over 200 neighborhoods. Talked individually with 2,000-3,000 people. Over 1,000 have signed up to volunteer.   Commitment: Dan and Mike, nearly every Sunday.   Longmont: Lowest crime rate in the state of Colorado. Five years ago there was quite a number of gangs. Virtually no gangs now.   This didn’t happen because of Ferguson. It took off before that.   Spreading across the U.S…. so they really are starting  a revolution.   They are taking the power right down to the people, where they are. They’re not asking people to come to a City Council meeting. Instead, they’re going where the people already are.   In addition to Mike and Dan, sometimes others will join them: Mayor, City Councilperson, Congressmen, County Commissioner. But the rule is, no politics. The goal is to bring the power to the people.   Mike asks, Have you ever had any interactions with the police? Has anyone ever stopped you? Tell me about it.   Another question that the Mayor might ask, Do you like the way we’re running the city?   Advice to others who want to start a similar effort, around public safety or environment: Go to the people. You don’t say come to an event out of the neighborhood. Go where they’re at. Don’t make them come to you.   Example: Did an initiative with Eco-Cycle. Had an event in the community, with the Mayor, food and information. Did not ask people to sign up. Results: Recycling increased 130%   Simple agenda: You belong here. How’s it going? Having a conversation.   This demonstrates that having one-to-one conversations makes those deep connections.   Resources: The Belonging Revolution The Belonging Revolution Goes to Torn Neighborhoods, Restorative Justice Colorado Mike Butler: A Thousand to One… Belonging Revolution, Daily Times-Call, January 2017 To be notified of the walks or to read the notes from the walks, contact Dan Benavidez.   We’d love to hear your thoughts on this over in the Podcast Discussion Group. Get access through the Green Team Essentials at www.GreenTeamAcademy.com.   If you like what you're hearing, please subscribe, rate and review!   The time for action is now because there is no Planet B!

Have you ever wondered if you could really make a difference in the lives of others? Are you unsure that you have what it takes? If so, then it's time to be inspired by the story of Will Little. Will is a friend and returning guest to the show. He is a motivational speaker and author who is truly making a difference in the lives of youth all over the country. He has a passion for fatherhood, peace, and discovering your life’s purpose. In this episode, Will shares his amazing transformation from a convicted murderer to someone who is truly living life in the front row. According to Will, “Purpose will always drive you to make the right decisions.” Get access to the full show notes: FrontRowFactor.com/will-little

Colman McCarthy is a former Washington Post columnist, from 1969 to 1997, and the director of The Center for Teaching Peace in Washington DC. He teaches courses on nonviolence at Georgetown Law, Georgetown undergraduate, American University, the University of Maryland and Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School. He's a pacifist, a vegetarian, and the author of several books including I'd Rather Teach Peace.

We welcome Roshan back to explore the creation of peace based curriculum. Education for Peace Bosnia and Herzegovina How might you go about reinforcing approaches to peace in your day-to-day life? Connect with us @overconflict

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Can forgiveness create peace in our lives, and the lives of our families, community, country and world? Azim Khamisa says, "Yes." In this time of heightened racial and cultural tensions, this conversation is more pertinent than ever. Azim lost his son to senseless violence and, rather than lose himself in grief or turn to vengeance, committed himself to teaching nonviolence to children and communities.

OUR COMMON GROUND with Janice Graham Challenging Violence in Africa  Guest: Anti-Violence Activist, Carmen del Rosario  Founder, Roots of Transformation Carmen del Rosario and her organiation, Roots of Transformation is committed to creating safer communities for women and girls by working with men and boys in regions of Africa.  ALTERNATIVE, ACTIVIST EMPOWERMENT TALK RADIO URBAN PROGRESSIVE independent talk radio examining global and community issues, events, thought, ideas and perspectives in and about the African-American community.  OUR COMMON GROUND features  guests who bring new ideas, creative and innovative solutions and opportunities to challenge the issues of the day. "Of the Race and For the Race" Twitter  @JaniceOCG  #TalkthatMatters Facebook.com/OCGTALKRADIO About Us  www.ourcommongroundtalk.wordpress.com Program Information and Profiles   www.ourcommonground.ning.com Email:  OCGinfo@ourcommonground.com

On November 15th, Quaker schools from around New England gathered at Moses Brown Friends school in Providence, Rhode Island, for a day long conference on peace education. Madeline Schaefer, Friends Relations Associate at the American Friends Service Committee, was invited to present and share AFSC's resources for teaching peace to young people. Along with giving her presentation, which she co-presented with Friends Council on Education's Deborra Sines Pancoe, Madeline spoke with other presenters and organizers to try and answer the question of what peace education looks like, and how the American Friends Service Committee might help Quaker schools live out the peace testimony in and outside of the classroom.

Andy Murray was a founder of the Baker Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies of Juniata College in Pennsylvania. He's also ordained in the Church of the Brethren and he's a singer/songwriter. He'll likely change your conceptions of what Peace Studies is and what best supports such work.

In his more recent public appearances, Tibetan Leader, the Dalai Lama, has been targeting his peace and compassion message to young people. To him, teaching compassion and peace to our young is the best hope for peace in the future. A look at efforts to teach peace in the schools, this time on Peace Talks Radio. First, a visit with Azim Khamisa, director of the Tariq Khamisa Foundation, a non-profit organization that takes programs on nonviolence and forgiveness into schools. The foundation memorializes Mr. Khamisa's son Tariq, who was delivering pizzas in San Diego in January 1995 when he was shot and killed by a 14-year-old gang member who had been challenged to prove himself to his gang by firing a gun into Tariq's car. Mr. Khamisa joined with Ples Felix, the grandfather and guardian of the shooter, to create the foundation and develop the school programs. Also on the program, a journalist-turned-teacher who has been on a one man crusade to bring peace curriculum to schools in the Washington, DC area. From 1969 to 1997, Colman McCarthy wrote columns for the Washington Post. In his years as a columnist and journalist, he had the opportunity to interview Nobel Peace Prize winners and other figures that, he says, inspired him, in 1982, to begin teaching courses courses on nonviolence and the literature of peace in high schools and universities in the DC area. In 25 years, he has taught more than 7,000 students in his classes. McCarthy has edited two books for use in Peace Studies classes and in 1985, he founded the Center for Teaching Peace, a nonprofit that helps schools begin or expand academic programs in Peace Studies. Finally we go to Seattle, Washington where teacher Lori Markowitz manages an organization called "Bridges To Understanding." She oversees programs in some Seattle schools that promote global understanding and compassion to students. "Bridges to Understanding" has Seattle school kids connecting with kids in Thailand or South Africa, swapping stories and pictures over the internet. Some get to connect live and in person when they visit the U.S. We talked with both Lori Markowitz and Teleia Thurman, a student who participated in one of the programs. Our host is Carol Boss. "Kids are our future leaders. If we can teach them, now, that from conflict you create your brother or sister, you create love and unity - if you apply the principles of nonviolent peace making and forgiveness - maybe,someday, we'll have world peace." -Azim Khamisa, Founder of the Tariq Khamisa Foundation "Each of us in our hearts, is yearning for peace. All governments claim they want peace. So, I began to wonder. If that's the case, why aren't we teaching ourselves how to go about it? I wanted to see if that could be taught, whether it could be learned and whether students would be receptive to it."

In his more recent public appearances, Tibetan Leader, the Dalai Lama, has been targeting his peace and compassion message to young people. To him, teaching compassion and peace to our young is the best hope for peace in the future. A look at efforts to teach peace in the schools, this time on Peace Talks Radio. First, a visit with Azim Khamisa, director of the Tariq Khamisa Foundation, a non-profit organization that takes programs on nonviolence and forgiveness into schools. The foundation memorializes Mr. Khamisa's son Tariq, who was delivering pizzas in San Diego in January 1995 when he was shot and killed by a 14-year-old gang member who had been challenged to prove himself to his gang by firing a gun into Tariq's car. Mr. Khamisa joined with Ples Felix, the grandfather and guardian of the shooter, to create the foundation and develop the school programs. Also on the program, a journalist-turned-teacher who has been on a one man crusade to bring peace curriculum to schools in the Washington, DC area. From 1969 to 1997, Colman McCarthy wrote columns for the Washington Post. In his years as a columnist and journalist, he had the opportunity to interview Nobel Peace Prize winners and other figures that, he says, inspired him, in 1982, to begin teaching courses courses on nonviolence and the literature of peace in high schools and universities in the DC area. In 25 years, he has taught more than 7,000 students in his classes. McCarthy has edited two books for use in Peace Studies classes and in 1985, he founded the Center for Teaching Peace, a nonprofit that helps schools begin or expand academic programs in Peace Studies. Finally we go to Seattle, Washington where teacher Lori Markowitz manages an organization called "Bridges To Understanding." She oversees programs in some Seattle schools that promote global understanding and compassion to students. "Bridges to Understanding" has Seattle school kids connecting with kids in Thailand or South Africa, swapping stories and pictures over the internet. Some get to connect live and in person when they visit the U.S. We talked with both Lori Markowitz and Teleia Thurman, a student who participated in one of the programs. Our host is Carol Boss. "Kids are our future leaders. If we can teach them, now, that from conflict you create your brother or sister, you create love and unity - if you apply the principles of nonviolent peace making and forgiveness - maybe,someday, we'll have world peace." -Azim Khamisa, Founder of the Tariq Khamisa Foundation "Each of us in our hearts, is yearning for peace. All governments claim they want peace. So, I began to wonder. If that's the case, why aren't we teaching ourselves how to go about it? I wanted to see if that could be taught, whether it could be learned and whether students would be receptive to it."