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Sometimes
you may feel like there is nothing you can do to make a difference.
I know I feel that way when
it seems like the world is spinning out of control,
and I feel helpless to do anything about it.
You can make
a difference though, one action at a time.
Let your
representatives in government know that you are not happy
about the way things are going, but be sure to give
them credit when credit is due.
Volunteer
locally to help make someone's life a little better.
Learn more
about the power of nonviolent solutions to the world's problems.
Become a
"Peaceful Warrior".
Stay
positive; there are a lot of wonderful things happening in the world today that
we don't hear about.
Search out
the good news there is a lot of things to be happy about.
Check out
some of the sites below.
You can
become an E-Activist. Be informed!
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There is "Good" news to hear about, and
it is fuel for creating a peaceful world.
Positive News U.S. Edition > here
CHARTER FOR COMPASSION
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 Declare your freedom from violence and your space for peace in the world. Print out your peace passport to use at peace places around the world. |
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"There is no way to Peace. Peace is the way."
A.J.Muste
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AFRICAN PEACE & CONFLICT NETWORK ALTERNET (Reuters) a humanitarian news network AMBER WAVES OF GRAIN EXHIBIT, The Nuclear Arsenal Project AMERICAN FRIENDS SERVICE COMMITTEE ARMENIAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE (the Armenian Genocide) BAREFOOT ARTISTS brings the transformative power of art to the most impoverished communities. BETTER WORLD LINKS (Great links resource) CAMPAIGN FOR
LOVE & FORGIVENESS CARNEGIE ENDOWMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE CENTER FOR ARMS CONTROL AND NON-PROLIFERATION CENTER FOR GENDER & REFUGEE STUDIES (CGRS) CENTRAL ASIA INSTITUTE CENTRE FOR HUMANITARIAN DIALOGUE COALITION FOR THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT CONFLICT RESOLUTION INFORMATION SOURCE (Great Resource Site)
Religious
leaders of many faiths support "Words Not War" FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION FRIENDSHIP FORCE INTERNATIONAL GANDHI, KING, IKEDA: A Legacy of Building Peace GLOBAL ARTICLE 9 CAMPAIGN (abolish war) GLOBAL NETWORK AGAINST WEAPONS AND NUCLEAR POWER IN SPACE GLOBAL ONENESS PROJECT (What would it look like?) GLOBAL PEACE FILM FESTIVAL, Orlando Florida GLOBALSCHOOLNET.ORG, linking kids around the world (Teacher Resource) THE GOLDEN RULE IN DIFFERENT RELIGIONS
HEIDELBERG INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT RESEARCH H-PEACE DISCUSSION NETWORK
HUMANKIND MEDIA media for the global citizen HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION ASSOCIATES (HREA) I CARE RULES, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AGES INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS & RESPONSIBILITIES THE INTER-AGENCY NETWORK FOR EDUCATION IN EMERGENCIES (INEE) INTERFAITH ENCOUNTER ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL ACTION NETWORK ON SMALL ARMS INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO BAN LANDMINES INTERNATIONAL CENTER ON NONVIOLENT CONFLICT INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE ON PEACE
EDUCATION (IIPE) INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PEACE THROUGH TOURISM INTERNATIONAL NETWORK OF MUSEUMS FOR PEACE INTERNATIONAL
PEACE BUREAU
INTERNATIONAL PEACE MUSEUM INTERNATIONAL PEACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS CENTER JAGDISH GANDHI has been building bridges of peace across the globe for nearly sixty years. JEWISH-ARAB CENTER, Haifa University LANGUAGES - expand your
world, you are a global citizen. LIFE-LINK
FRIENDSHIP-SCHOOLS, (Teacher Resource) LIONS INTERNATIONAL PEACE POSTER CONTEST THE LION AND LAMB PEACE ARTS CENTER, BLUFFTON UNIVERSITY
MANCHESTER COLLEGE PEACE STUDIES INSTITUTE THE MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. Research Institute at Stanford University |
MISSING PEACE ART SPACE, the Art of Peace M.K. GANDHI INSTITUTE FOR NONVIOLENCE MOSAIC PROJECT, Peacing it together NEVE SHALOM/WAHAT AL-SALAM (NS/WAS) which means "Oasis of Peace" in Hebrew and Arabic NOBEL PEACE PRIZE Looking back at the women who have won the Nobel Peace Prize. BBC audio NOBEL PEACE PRIZE EDUCATIONAL PEACE VIDEO GAMES PAIXLAND, declare your independence from violence. PEACE & COLLABORATIVE DEVELOPMENT NETWORK PEACE EDUCATION ONLINE COMMUNITIES PEACEFUL SOCIETIES (great site about societies that don't use war to solve their problems) PEACE & JUSTICE SUPPORT NETWORK of the Mennonite Church, USA PEACE &
JUSTICE STUDIES ASSOCIATION PEACE LEARNING CENTER, Indianapolis, IN PEACE MEMORIALS (map of peace memorial/monuments around the world) PEACE MONUMENTS AROUND THE WORLD PEACE PARTNERSHIP INTERNATIONAL creating a peace registry PEACE PILGRIM From 1953 to 1981 a silver haired woman calling herself only "Peace Pilgrim" walked more than 25,000 miles on a personal pilgrimage for peace. PEACE STORY "ONE DAY IN PEACE" online in 21 languages for children. PEACE VOICE (Free Peace Think Tank)
PEOPLE TO
PEOPLE INTERNATIONAL PHYSICIANS FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY PLANETA.COM, global journal of practical ecotourism PLOWSHARES COLLABORATIVE and virtual peace libraryThe Plowshares Collaborative was formed in 2002 by Earlham College, Goshen College and Manchester College to develop the strongest, most distinctive undergraduate program in peace studies in the United States. PROTEST RECORDS, Music for Peace (free downloadable mp3s) ROTARY INTERNATIONAL PEACE EDUCATION SCIENTIST FOR GLOBAL RESPONSIBILITY THE SHIFT MOVIE a change is happening. SHRI RAM CHANDRA MISSION
(Heart Centered Meditation) SOKA GAKKAI INTERNATIONAL (SGI)-USA STOCKHOLM INTERNATIONAL PEACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE SUSTAINABLE TRAVEL INTERNATIONAL TAKING IT GLOBAL (excellent youth oriented peace action web site)
THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA TIKKUN, to heal, repair, and transform the world.
U.N. CYBERSCHOOLBUS United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) UNITED STATES CONGRESSIONAL CONTACTS UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE, (Teacher Resource) THE UNITED STATES FEDERATION FOR MIDDLE EAST PEACE (USFMEP) VIOLENCE IN DATING, What to watch for and additional links VIRTUAL LIBRARY OF THE INTER-AMERICAN PEACE INITIATIVES VISION OF HUMANITY home of the Global Peace Index. VOICES OF CREATIVE NONVIOLENCE
WILLIE NELSON PEACE RESEARCH
INSTITUTE "WILL WAR EVER
END", Capt. Paul K. Chappell graduated from West Point in 2002. He
has served in the army for seven years and was deployed to Baghdad, and
he will be leaving active duty in November 2009 as a Captain. He is the
author of Will War Ever End?: A Soldier’s Vision of Peace for the
21st Century and The End of War: New Ideas for Achieving World
Peace (April 2010), and he is working on his third book,
Peaceful Revolution. He lives in Santa Barbara, CA, where he is
serving as the Peace Leadership Director for the
Nuclear Age Peace Foundation (www.wagingpeace.org) WILMINGTON COLLEGE PEACE RESOURCE CENTER WOMEN'S INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE FOR PEACE & FREEDOM THE WORLD HOUSE PROJECT (Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.) ENVIRONMENTAL PEACE GLOBAL WARMING: EARLY WARNING SIGNS NUCLEAR INFORMATION & RESOURCE SERVICE A World that doesn't fight over
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