Enough Blood Shed: 101 Solutions to Violence, Terror and WarNew Society Publishers, 2006 M05 1 - 288 pages Enough Blood Shed confronts the reality of a world awash in weapons and the belief that war is inevitable, with people powerless to change the system. It provides an alternative perspective based on solutions known to be successful because they have been used already. The first part of the book describes the culture of violence that has led the world to this precipice of hopelessness, and then points to signs of hope that a different future is possible. It outlines the steps being made to build a culture of peace, including the phenomenal power of civil society: the second superpower - or the conscience of society. Part Two then focuses on the solutions that are possible for all sectors of society:
Focusing on the power of ordinary people to make a difference and packed with effective nonviolent success stories - often in a setting of hate and provocation - the book provides guidance, inspiration, hope and empowerment that peace is not only possible, but can be fun along the way. |
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... Responsibility to Protect .... 246 99. Remember Your Humanity .................... 248 100. Establish a Global Emergency Response Force One Solution for All of Us 101. Join the Second Superpower Notes ........... Index ......... About ...
... Responsibility / USA reports that 32,000 people are killed by guns annually , including ten children each day . The United States has 190 to 250 million handguns . Conventional Weapons Precision bombing supposedly spares civilians , but ...
... responsibility falls to the outside world . Armed intervention may be authorized under the UN ( see Solution 98 ) . Post - conflict reconstruction of societies must include recon- ciliation and restoration of justice between the groups ...
... responsibility , in which compa- nies voluntarily commit to do good works and refrain from evil . Second , there is a growing activism , exemplified by the Rainforest Action Network , which is successfully shaming large cor- porations ...
... responsibility to the community . Corporations extend this assumption to mean that their rights trump the rights of communi- ties that want environmental protection and social responsibility . When prisoners from Iraq and Afghanistan ...
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Enough Blood Shed: 101 Solutions to Violence, Terror and War Mary-Wynne Ashford,Guy Dauncey Limited preview - 2006 |
Enough Blood Shed: 101 Solutions to Violence, Terror and War Mary-Wynne Ashford,Guy Dauncey No preview available - 2006 |