So I'm currently taking a Peace and Conflict Studies course titled "Roots of Conflict, Violence, and Peace" by distance education and learning all sorts of interesting information. The materials for the current module I'm working on include a link to this site: The Albert Einstein Institution which is "a nonprofit organization advancing the study and use of strategic nonviolent action in conflicts throughout the world." I haven't looked around it too much yet, aside from the publications tab where you can download for free various books and information on the subject of nonviolence.
Today I was reading through last weekend's local newspaper and came across this article about Gene Sharp, the founder of this organization. He wrote a book, 85 pages long, titled From Dictatorship to Peace (I'm linking to the English version, not the Farsi version mentioned in the article) and it seems this book is a very hot title in Iran these days. I downloaded it tonight, although I'm not sure when I'm going to find the time to read it. I hope it helps change things over there. Apparently it helped them in Eastern Europe not so long ago.
Don't you just love synchronicity?
Monday, June 29, 2009
Friday, June 26, 2009
It's about time
Hello everyone! It's been over a year since I last posted. It's rather ironic - I went back to school part-time to pursue a degree in Peace and Conflict Studies, and somehow lost all motivation to continue posting here. Finally, the motivation has returned, and I hope to build some momentum here.
I was doing some reiki work tonight, and decided to send some of the energy in the direction of North Korea. There is so much happening in the world, as I suppose there always seems to be. Anyone reading this who is a healer, I invite you to join me in sending healing energy to any and all who need it, particularly in areas such as North Korea, Iran, Iraq, Myanmar, Afghanistan, Sudan, the list goes on.
I'll be back with more posts, and I promise it won't take me months this time. There is too much work to be done. Time to get the ripples flowing.
I was doing some reiki work tonight, and decided to send some of the energy in the direction of North Korea. There is so much happening in the world, as I suppose there always seems to be. Anyone reading this who is a healer, I invite you to join me in sending healing energy to any and all who need it, particularly in areas such as North Korea, Iran, Iraq, Myanmar, Afghanistan, Sudan, the list goes on.
I'll be back with more posts, and I promise it won't take me months this time. There is too much work to be done. Time to get the ripples flowing.
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