The Elders Farewell Nelson Mandela
Elders in Johannesburg for Mandela’s memorial service
“The world has lost a visionary leader, a courageous voice for justice and a clear moral compass.”
As the Elders prepare to attend Nelson Mandela’s memorial service in South Africa, Kofi Annan gives a statement on behalf of The Elders honouring the life and lessons of… Continue reading
A Future Ready For Leadership Harmonising With Nature
A FUTURE READY FOR LEADERSHIP HARMONISING WITH NATURE
Leadership,
Does it list left or right?
Or find the current of the future,
Following trade winds warming globally,
To know the folly of an end game,
That has no winners.
Are we future ready?
Or ready for the future?
For we decide the future… Continue reading
Philanthropy is the Market for Love
I can relate to this talk, I get paid nothing or peanuts to teach peace education as a clown. The schools say they have no money or you have to book in a year in advance. So if you want to promote something that is good you find your own financial resources extremely limited. To… Continue reading
Is It OK to mine?
You decide.
The next blog is a poem I felt inspired to write.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ok_Tedi_environmental_disaster
The Ok Tedi Mine operates to extract copper-gold porphyry from an open pit mine in the Western Province of Papua New Guinea. The Ok Tedi environmental disaster associated with it, due to the annual discharge of millions of tons… Continue reading
Dr Kunwar Singh: On Meeting Gandhi and Politics in Australia
I am currently writing my book and going through a part of my life when I was on community radio. I am noting meaningful interviews. I have just typed the transcript of my meeting with Dr. Kunwar Singh. We actually met by chance (if there is such a thing) at Gareth Evans… Continue reading
Ghaffar Khan: The Afghan ‘Gandhi’ Nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khan_Abdul_Ghaffar_Khan
I remember my former Afghan partner Kabir telling me about the Afghan Gandhi. He accompanied Gandhi and was seen as his companion and equivalent. Kabir said he was a very humble man.
Thus, in Afghanistan there have been men dedicated to nonviolence. Imagine if bravery can be encouraged through nonviolence. … Continue reading