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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... doctors have reported widespread cancer and birth deformities around Basra , where DU muni- tions were used . Where DU contaminates soil • Global Security Institute : www.gsinstitute.org • International Physicians for the Prevention of ...
... Doctors in India are very active in the antinu- clear movement . They report that Indian medical students are almost unanimously in favor of nuclear weapons until they learn about the med- ical consequences of a nuclear explosion and ...
... doctors and nurses were killed , and the hospitals were destroyed . The few doctors who survived were overwhelmed by the scale of the disaster . They described themselves as acting like automatons , cleaning and swabbing burns , even ...
... Doctors Without Borders at Kismayu Hospital in Somalia , 1992 . Etiology ( causes ) Doctors look at the causes of a disease at several levels . For example , if we are studying tuberculo- sis , we know that the disease is caused by a ...
... doctor on Greenpeace's Rainbow Warrior in the middle of the Pacific Ocean , I knew that the age of world citizens had ... doctors who had seen vic- tims dying in emergency were killed , but others were saved because fax machines made it ...
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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 |