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Paul Hawken Commencement Address to the Class of 2009

Commencement Address to the Class of 2009 University of Portland, May 3rd, 2009 Paul Hawken When I was invited to give this speech, I was asked if I could give a simple short talk that was “direct, naked, taut, honest, passionate, lean, shivering, startling, and graceful.” Boy… Continue

Added by Bill Scheurer on May 26, 2009 at 8:22am — No Comments

Military Families Still Pay The Price

This article appeared in Anderson Free Press on February 7, 2009 This article appeared in Political Groove on February 8, 2009 This article appeared in Common Dreams on February 8, 2009… Continue

Added by Bill Scheurer on February 7, 2009 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Beyond War At The Inauguration

Thanks to our friends in other organizations, Beyond War was able to give copies of our 28-minute DVD “Building a World Beyond War: A Roadmap for Citizens” to guests at their inaugural celebration events in Washington, DC last week. The All American Ball held at the Westin Washington DC Center on January 20, hosted 1500 guests with strong government, military and veteran connections, including former astronaut Buzz Aldrin and U.S. Congress… Continue

Added by Bill Scheurer on January 26, 2009 at 2:00pm — 2 Comments

PTSD Nation

This article appeared in Huntington News on January 20, 2009 This article appeared in OpEd News on January 20, 2009 This article appeared in Havre Daily News on January 23, 2009… Continue

Added by Bill Scheurer on January 20, 2009 at 7:00am — No Comments

Abolish Nukes: 3 Things You Can Do

With a new Administration and Congress, 2009 is a watershed year for moving toward a world free of nuclear weapons. It begins with communication -- raising the profile of this lingering threat and a vision to eradicate it. Here are three great opportunities to add our voices in support of… Continue

Added by Bill Scheurer on January 8, 2009 at 8:30am — No Comments

THE ROAD TO PEACE: A Teaching Guide on Local and Global Transitional Justice

I have not reviewed this material yet, but it does look interesting for high school students: With creative, thought-provoking, and innovative lesson plans, this comprehensive teaching guide introduces students to the concept of transitional justice through: Lessons on the root causes and costs of war and conflict Overview of human rights and different transitional justice mechanisms Mock war crimes tribunal and mock truth commission role plays In-depth country case studies Individual c… Continue

Added by Bill Scheurer on January 8, 2009 at 6:07am — No Comments

Afghanistan 2009: Try Something Different

This article appeared in Huntington News on January 5, 2009 This article appeared in OpEdNews on January 6, 2009 This article appeared in AlterNet… Continue

Added by Bill Scheurer on January 6, 2009 at 1:30pm — 2 Comments

United For Peace And Justice National Assembly Report

On December 12-14 in Chicago, I attended the 4th National Assembly of the United for Peace and Justice coalition. Beyond War is not a member of this organization, which includes thousands of peace groups around the country. However, we do have friendly relations with many of these groups. Much like the Peace & Security Initiative semiannual gathering that I attended in DC… Continue

Added by Bill Scheurer on December 18, 2008 at 3:04pm — No Comments

New Tools From Peace & Security Initiative

Last week I represented Beyond War at the semiannual meeting of the Peace and Security Initiative, a leading coalition of advocacy… Continue

Added by Bill Scheurer on December 17, 2008 at 3:30pm — 1 Comment

"Made To Stick" - Book Cites Beyond War BBs Example

http://www.madetostick.com/blog/2008/12/16/beyond-war-the-audio-version/ Beyond War: The audio version Published by Dan Heath December 16th, 2008… Continue

Added by Bill Scheurer on December 17, 2008 at 7:30am — No Comments

Celebrating Our First Year of Working Together!

As we approach completion of our first year working together it is a good time to look back and celebrate all that the Beyond War community has accomplished during this time. It is a truly impressive report. We have come very far together as a community in building and strengthening relationships of good will, following our guiding principles, applying our core practices, and making people the center of our work. We are in an excellent position to continue this growth in breadth and depth toget… Continue

Added by Bill Scheurer on July 30, 2008 at 5:01pm — No Comments

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