US Solider Testifying to Murder and Issues of Violence and Problem Solving
This testimonial is very courageous and outlines a former marine John Michael Turner statement on his acts of terror in the war in Iraq. Terrorism in my view is when a person or group inflict terror on any other person or group. It is using terror to control others and win battles. In… Continue reading
All Conflicts Can Be Resolved When We All Take Responsibility
This came into my inbox. I concur with it. I feel peace is not only a personal journey it is about collective responsibility.
Dear friends,
As we marked World Refugee Day last week – and as I write this newsletter – more than 45 million people worldwide have been forcibly displaced from… Continue reading
A Peacemaker Perspective of Peace in the Middle East
If I was asked as a peacemaker to solve the Middle East crisis, what would I say? I would say that I cannot re-solve the Middle East crisis, only the leaders and people can resolve their own inner conflicts when they choose peace.
The background setting to real peace is that both parties… Continue reading
Repression: Autonomous Collective, Dictatorship or Self Realisation?
I awoke this morning with the word ‘repression’ in my mind. It was the answer to a long standing question I had experienced during a conflict with management. I had asked why I had been treated the way I had by using the silent treatment (stonewalling) rather than seeking pathways to resolve the conflict, which… Continue reading
Human Rights Watch: Somalia’s Child Soldiers
The children of the world are our children. Each child deserves happiness and the innocence of childhood. When adults use children to further their own needs they destroy the future through the next generation. Children need love, security and peaceful families in order for them to create a stable society and peaceful… Continue reading
Human Rights Watch: Child Soldiers and Child Abuse in Syria
When is the moment when the world understands it has a responsibility to protect all children? How long do people have to wait for the conscience of humanity to decide that violence destroys lives. Each life is equal each have families, each have dreams.
I am waiting for a World fit for children.… Continue reading