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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... called keloid , and required multiple plastic surgeries to repair their skin . Today's nuclear weapons are many times more powerful than the Hiroshima bomb . A typical 150 - kiloton bomb , exploded on a major city , would cause between ...
... called the United States Army , Air Force , Navy and Marine Corps . SPACE ... the Warfighters Edge Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space . • David Korten ( Author of books on corporations and. 101 SOLUTIONS TO VIOLENCE ...
... called Winning the Oil Endgame : Innovation for Profits , Jobs , and Security , which shows how the United States could com- pletely phase out the use of oil while saving $ 70 billion a year . In the San Diego / Tijuana area , Jim Bell ...
... called it , they have defeated overwhelm- ing military might . Gandhi was a towering figure of the 20th cen- tury . He made his life the personification of his teachings , and by doing so he showed that gov- ernments cannot rule without ...
... called this concept of action satya- graha , combining the Hindu words for " truth " and " holding firmly . " Martin Luther King Jr. brought . his Christian faith to nonviolent action , compar- ing the power of nonviolence to St. Paul's ...
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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 |