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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... Speak Out . Join With Others ..54 3. Turn Up the Volume . 4. Break Down Stereotypes - Meet the Other ............ 5. Speak for the Voiceless 6. Resist War Propaganda ............... 56 ........ 58 ..... 60 ..62 3. What Is at Stake ...
... Speak Out .............. ... 96 47. Support Journalism for Change ............. 144 . 48. Learn and Teach Peace Journalism .146 24. Organize Student Action .............. .98 49. Counter Hate Propaganda .148 25. Grab the Media ...
... speak , and I hope that the result of your efforts and mine will be an expanding series of ripples from our different communities , bringing us closer to the world we want . - Mary - Wynne Ashford February 23 , 2006 Acknowledgments ...
... speaking ; they began taking on leadership roles in NGOs ; and they encouraged girl children to work toward careers in sciences , law , and medicine . Women were early users of computer communications and have built international ...
... speak in 1987 at the Moscow Forum for a Nuclear - Free World for the Survival of Mankind , he said that no country should be able to hold another by force and that the USSR would have to get out of Afghanistan . The audience found 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 |