I do like this interpretation of peace being an active, positive force rather than a neutral lack. I feel that most times "keeping the peace" means to not advocate for oneself or, in the case of police response to protests, is actively violent.

I looked up Gorbachev and found a few sources that relate to this topic. 1. Interestingly enough, Gorbachev himself gave a Nobel Peace Prize speech. So, for my first source, I'd like to briefly mention Gorbachev's Nobel Peace Prize Lecture from 1990. In his speech he looks back on his reforms and focusing on how perestroika and glasnost were very much rooted in democratic pluralism. He also talked about the rule of law and the opportunity for negotiation instead of coercion. I believe this speech is important to include because I feel like it gives us a good insight into Gorbachev's intentions aside from the writing. He also pretty directly rejected any idea of returning to repression and heavily pushed his idea of necessary reformed change. 2. For my second source I wanted to find something that is a little more recent and not directly from Gorbachev himself. I came across an article from 2011 that discusses a documentary about the lives of five students who grew up during the Soviet era and during Gorbachev's reforms. I like this article because if you do not have time to watch an entire documentary, which is called "My Perestroika" you can read the article for a good summary. The article discusses the lives of these ordinary people experiencing the reforms firsthand. I found this interesting in comparison to the political elites discussing the reforms. This article provides a deeper personal and cultural look at how Gorbachev's reforms changed people's daily lives. It also restated Illarionov's idea of non-violent revolutions.

Can we call this the Dharma Peace Corps?

16:08 During the war, the USA moved 50% of the nations production to WAR. It woudl take a simple political decison to move 50% of the nations production to peace if peace is as profitable as war

14:22 The government spends money into existence

for question - What is peace? - it is rediscovering our background of awareness - we lose it when we get lost in the content of experience

• for: conflict resolution - Palestinian-Israeli conflict, Toda Peace Institute, Lisa Schirch, 5 point peace plan

• title: 5-Point Peace Plan to Protect Civilians, Address Trauma, Invest in Democracy, and Dismantle Hamas and the Israeli Occupation

• author: Lisa Schirch

• date: Nov 2023

• Abstract

  • There is no military solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
  • A just political solution is essential.
  • This article expands the narratives of what is necessary at this moment when too many simply say “there is no other way” or “ceasefire” which both leave many questions unanswered.
  • This 5-point peace plan identifies a range of strategic principles and bridgebuilding processes to protect the safety and ensure the democratic freedoms of both Israelis and Palestinians.
  • It emphasises the shared humanity and traumas of both Palestinians and Jewish Israelis.
  • A sustainable peace will require that journalists and political leaders use their power to focus on
    • protecting civilians,
    • dismantling Hamas,
    • ending occupation,
    • addressing trauma, and
    • investing in democracy.

Ausstieg Deutschlands aus dem UN-Migrationspakt

besser: ausstieg aus der UN

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7D_SnySls0<br /> Coin Bureau – Who Controls The World?

7:02 die UN wird kontrolliert von den veto-mächten (frankreich, russland, china, USA, england)<br /> also deutschland ist nur eine kolonie der USA<br /> (dabei sollte deutschland eine kolonie von russland sein, weil russland ist viel näher…)

23:31 countries that have imposed sanctions on russia: USA, canada, germany, UK, australia, japan, …

• for: conflict resolution, peace in the middle east, Israel & Gaza

• title: Israel & Gaza, a call to nuance

• author: Jeremy Courtney
• organization: https://www.humanite.org/
• reference: https://peacemakers.beehiiv.com/p/israel-gaza
• summary
• A nice perspective piece that transcends the typical Israel vs Palestine dualism and looks deeper to see what it is that the majority of people want on BOTH sides.
  • It casts the true enemy not as Palestinian or Israeli, but as those on BOTH sides who are trapped in seeing violence as the only way out.
  • Unfortunately, those who currently dictate the narrative are those (usually male) figures who advocate for violent solutions. They are the minority who subdue the majority through aggression and military might. Somehow, we must find a way around this asymmetry.
  • It's not an exclusive OR condition, either Palestinians are the enemy or Israel is the enemy. It's an AND condition, and only applies to the warmongering subset of the population

Part of literature is the Great Conversation, which often turns on the ability for writers to be understood and appreciated, often in translation. Gary Saul Morson takes P&V to task for their Russian translations which often focus on the incredibly specific nuances of direct translation, but which simultaneously lose the beauty and sense of literature. He says, "[...] readers typically turn to translations not to hear about culinary ephemera but to read literature."

ACIM begins by stating some of it's concepts that are most difficult to grasp and so they will remain unknown to you for quite awhile. Don't push it, don't try to squeeze the meaning from it but allow it to surprise you and to reveal itself for you instead.

The guiding rope for you to navigate this section is understanding: miracles are not some magic tricks. Behind the word a "miracle" hides mental process of shifting your perception and the tool to make it happen is forgiveness, although the way this book is looking at "for giving" is not what you may think of it right now.

In swapping "miracles" -- "forgiveness" confusion goes away. An act of genuine forgiveness is meant to be applied to every thing that blows your peace, from major accidents to seeming little things like unwashed dishes or just cold outside.

When you maintain that there must be an order of difficulty in miracles, all you mean is that there are some things you would withhold from truth. T-17.1.3

And yet mistakes, regardless of their form, can be corrected. Sin is but error in a special form the ego venerates. It would preserve all errors and make them sins. T-22-3.4

It is not easier to forgive one sin than to forgive all of them. The illusion of orders of difficulty is an obstacle the teacher of God must learn to pass by and leave behind. M-14.3

The miracle forgives; the ego damns. Neither need be defined except by this. C-2.10

Forgiveness is the key to happiness. W-121

Lithuania abandons Russian Gas

Kernwapenvrije wereld, te beginnen in Europa

Press release. Doomsday clock changed to 90 seconds to mid-night. Largely due to Russia's invasion to Ukraine.

Doomsday Clock Statement

Stop Wapenhandel bericht 04. December

How to setup peace / equalizerAPO

Peace letter to Olaf Scholz

Hugh of St. Victor wrote Didascalicon, a text about what topics should be learned and why. In it, he outlined seven mechanical arts (or technologies) in analogy with the seven liberal arts (trivium and quadrivium) as ways to repair the weaknesses inherit in humanity.

These seven mechanical arts he defines are: - fabric making - armament - commerce - agriculture - hunting - medicine - theatrics

Hugh of St. Victor's description of the mechanical art of commerce here is fascinating. He says "reconciles nations, calms wars, strengthens peace, and turns the private good of individuals into a benefit for all" (doublcheck the original quotation, context, and source). This sounds eerily familiar to the common statement in the United States about trade and commerce.

Link this to the quote from Albie Duncan in The West Wing (season 5?) about trade.

Other places where this sentiment occurs?

Is Hugh of St. Victor the first in history to state this sentiment?

Os conceitos de «Paz» contemporânea (existência de entendimentos) e a antiga (ausência de guerra, reconhecendo a iminência de conflitos)

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/29/world/europe/bloody-sunday-ireland.html

This story of find and replace has chilling future potential. What if a dictatorial government doesn't like your content. It can be all to easy to remove the digital versions and replace them whole hog for "approved" ones.

Where does democracy live in such a world? Consider similar instances when the Trump administration forced the disappearance of government websites and data.

Well, someone needs to educate these people

This is interesting because Montgomery essentially sacrificed a part of his community and his heritage in the name of peace and compromise without being certain of the results. This makes me consider the present day political climate, particular, the way that neither side is willing to make concessions (especially the people power).

WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region. (2020, June 23). Webinar: COVID-19 pandemic – an opportunity or barrier to health as a bridge for peace?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNurBUky8s0

Horton, Richard. ‘Offline: COVID-19 and the Dangers of Sinophobia’. The Lancet 396, no. 10245 (18 July 2020): 154. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31600-7.

A most wide-spread interpretation of "peace, not light."

documentation as a universal pacifical unificator for humanity

peace

The Mackenzie River is a major river system in northwestern North America. It is exceeded only in basin size by the Mississippi-Missouri system. The entire Mackenzie River system is 2,635 miles long and passes through many lakes before emptying into the Beaufort Sea of the Arctic Ocean. The Mackenzie River alone is 1,025 miles long when measured from Great Slave Lake. It begins at Great Slave Lake where the elevation is 512 feet above sea level. Great Slave Lake can be as deep as 2,000 feet in certain places. It is filled with clear water on the eastern side and shallow, murky water on the western side. The headwaters of the Mackenzie River include numerous large rivers. The drainage basins of the Mackenzie River include the Liard River, Peace River, and Athabasca River. The ice that forms on the Mackenzie River over the winter months begins the break up in early to mid-May in the southern sections. Ice covering some portions of the Mackenzie River can break up as late as the end of May. The Mackenzie River basin is home to a very small and sparse population despite the natural resources available in this area. This area is home to muskrat, marten, beaver, lynx, and fox. Pulpwood and other small conifer trees can be found here. Petroleum and natural gas are usually the underlying reason larger settlements have formed in this area (Robinson 1999). 

References

Robinson, J. Lewis. 1999. Mackenzie River. July 26. Accessed May 2017, 2017. https://www.britannica.com/place/Mackenzie-River#ref466063.

If you work in international development? If you are interested in learning more about the history and evolution of the thinking driving international cooperation. This is a site for you.

The site offers the pre-print version of an IDRC publication entitled International Development: Ideas, Experience, and Prospects, edited by Bruce Currie-Alder, Ravi Kanbur, David M. Malone, and Rohinton Medhora.

This is an interesting book brings together the voices of over ninety authors, which include international development practitioners, experts and policy makers.

The site contains a study guide comprised by eight sections of the book, each with a number of chapters. Ideal to use for beginner or advanced courses in universities and as reference for day to day work in the field.

My DC https://twitter.com/TheGanjini/status/742733856994787328

"You remained present with me, Listening for the next words, the next “Knowing’s,” whenever they might occur. This is where your Peace lies, Paul—in that willingness to be present in the now with your calm attention where the Knowing is experienced. You literally have no other place to be, nor is there any need to be anywhere else, truly."

Peace comes from a willingness to be present with attention where the Knowing is experienced!

The importance of practice in every day life and Raj suggests that this is what builds "the integrity, the congruence, the Peace of your Being which is fulfilling, and will constitute an experience of Self."

This is a great definition of what will bring peace.

Useful info

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let's create world peace one.