Toward a World that Works for Everyone
Marianne Williamson dropped out of the race for President for the United States on January 10 of this year, but gave a very enthusiastically received speech at a book store in Exeter, New Hampshire, January 13th. See below. Recently, in a message to supporters, she said that she’d back the Democratic nominee, no matter who […]
Amid US-Iran tensions, UN chief Antonio Guterres says world cannot afford another war, asks all parties to exercise maximum restraint First Post, Jan. 12, 2020 https://tinyurl.com/sbhzf2j In wake of Iran-US tussle, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said he would continue active engagement to de-escalate tensions, avert full-scale war UN chief’s four-point message to world leaders, […]
Retrospective from early 2019 Séverine Autesserre: Why the way we make peace needs to change Safiya Songhai and Kate Roff, January 22, 2019, Peace News Network https://tinyurl.com/ucjmro8 In places like South Sudan, Syria and Congo failed peace pacts have devastating consequences. Now, renowned author Séverine Autesserre is writing a new book that focuses on different […]
As an historian by training, I’m aware that human history seems pretty much a history of war. Show me one century free of it. I can’t think of one. Global Warring not Natural Alongside global warming, let’s add global warring to what we need to bring a stop to. I’ll be giving a by-when date […]
A dear friend, a member of the Bellingham meet-up group, wrote this toast. I thought it was so beautiful I asked permission to share it here for all of us who consider ourselves members of the family at The Golden Age of Gaia. Let me propose a toast, as we come together in this sacred […]
www.voiceoffreedom.ca December 21st, at a Winter Solstice ceremony I attended, there was a magician doing card tricks, and when asked what I wanted for Christmas I said, “Peace on Earth.” I didn’t think much about it as it’s an ongoing theme, working with Archangel Michael and many in the higher realms, figuring out how to […]
Excerpt from: 36 Powerful Images Of Women Protesters Leading From The Front Across The World Anuj Tiwar, India Times, Dec 26, 2019 https://tinyurl.com/sag7ycc Celebrating the power and courage of all the women and girls across the world who have to taken to the streets for their beliefs in gender equality, violence and democratic values. Here […]
Remarkable synopsis from Oct. 2019. But first a note from Matthew Ward: “It is immensely heartening that most of you are seeing the positive perspective of situations that the media are reporting with bleak overtones, such as the potential economic meltdown in the ‘Eurozone’ and the global boomerang effect, upheaval in several governments creating national […]
I’ve been on my own journey, trying to understand what Archangel Michael has asked of us. At times I’ve felt like Odysseus (Ulysses) lashed to the mast, that he might listen to the siren song (the song of his own desires) without going mad and throwing himself overboard. The dissonance was high and I didn’t […]
The forces that oppose global peace, unity, and harmony fall into three types. The first type is the deep state, which chose decades ago to precipitate World War III, reduce the population to a docile 500 million slaves, and assume full-spectrum dominance over the planet. (1) The second is the authoritarian culture which enforces a […]
Only Bridging Can Heal a World of Breaking John A. Powell, Yes! Magazine, Nov. 12, 2019 https://www.yesmagazine.org/issues/building-bridges/heal-divide-break-bridging-20191112 Meaningful bridging—like real integration—must acknowledge, respect, and appreciate difference as a starting point. At a time of heightened polarization and intense inequality in the United States and around the world, social differences run the risk of being turned […]
A good summary of the Yemeni conflict. World peace is an idea whose time has come. Peace in Yemen is inevitable, but at what cost? Peace Is Possible in Yemen Out of a Moment of Crisis, a Chance for a Solution By April Longley Alley and Peter Salisbury, Foreign Affairs, November 11, 2019 https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/iran/2019-11-11/peace-possible-yemen Less […]
Life goes on. I actually am enjoying a feeling of peace. Perhaps I can comment. One of the anomalies of peace is that peace itself needs no maintenance. We may need to keep the gates of peace open within our bodies, minds, hearts, etc., to experience that peace, but peace itself – as a divine […]
International Day of Peace – September 21, 2019 httpss://nationaltoday.com/international-day-of-peace/ Sometimes it’s a challenge to find peace in our own lives, let alone in the world. But peace is one of the things to which all humans should at least aspire. Created by the United Nations, the International Day of Peace (or World Peace Day) on […]
BBC News, September 13th, 2019 httpss://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-49661135 The protesters in Hong Kong are embracing a new tune. Glory to Hong Kong, a four-verse song with Cantonese lyrics that references “tears on our land” and “democracy and liberty”, has been picked up in recent weeks by thousands of people gathering in shopping malls, football match and parks. […]
