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The America First Committee and Bi-Partisanship

The America First Committee and Bi-Partisanship

Guest Contributor Nathan Lawrence looks at anti-militarism bi-partisanship past and present.   The year is 2013, Obama has been in office for more than 100 days, and the sequester has been in effect for several weeks now. In the midst of it all, the polarization between the...

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Peace Could be Possible in Turkey

Peace Could be Possible in Turkey

If Turkey wants to join the ranks of countries like Norway, Canada and Japan, it has some work to do. May 9, 2013 - Last month, I was invited to teach a Peace Journalism course and speak at a conference in Istanbul, Turkey which gave me an opportunity to revisit and...

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Justice With Peace: Toward a Restorative Approach

Justice With Peace: Toward a Restorative Approach

Restorative Justice is generally concerned not with collecting facts, determining fault, or laying blame but with repairing the harm done and moving beyond the victim/offender dichotomy in order to address the feelings and needs of all parties to the conflict. by Matthew...

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Peace Journalism – A New Paradigm for Reporters

Peace Journalism – A New Paradigm for Reporters

With all the hubbub about this month being the tenth anniversary of the American invasion of Iraq, we’ve heard plenty about the cost, the losses, and the problems of the ongoing violence in Iraq. There have also been a smattering of stories about how the mainstream media could...

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Make your Valentine’s Day Peaceful and Sexy

Make your Valentine’s Day Peaceful and Sexy

Peace Is Sexy wants to make sure that you’re having a peaceful and sexy Valentine’s Day. Unfortunately, a few of the things that we tend to associate with the commercialized holiday of Valentine’s Day, namely chocolate, flowers and precious metals and stones, have some...

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Move This World – Shake your booty for peace

Move This World – Shake your booty for peace

Social change through the art of movement? How does that work? Ask Move This World, an innovative non-profit which not only has that as its mission, but also has a sustainable, revenue-generating, scalable model. So, what does this look like in practice? Facilitators, known...

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Ronny Edry: How do you make peace go viral?

Ronny Edry: How do you make peace go viral?

A graphic designer talks about how a simple image he posted on Facebook started a global movement for peace. Israeli graphic designer Ronny Edry used Facebook to post samples of his work. Sometimes he’d get a few comments or a like… until he posted an image of himself and...

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After Newtown: Shifting the Structure and Culture of Violence towards Peace

After Newtown: Shifting the Structure and Culture of Violence towards Peace

A look at the structural and cultural violence underneath the Sandy Hook attack and action steps to move towards peace. by Marianne Perez de Fransius, Peace Is Sexy Founder While there is a tendency to think that the violence has stopped in Newton, CT, because Adam Lanza is...

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Bread & Yoga – Creating Excuses to Have Community

Bread & Yoga – Creating Excuses to Have Community

Marcela Xavier opened the Bread & Yoga studio in 2009 in Inwood (Northernmost Manhattan), a neighborhood with many health-conscious individuals, but few wellness-oriented business. While opening a yoga studio in a neighborhood filled with families, actors and performers made...

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How to Have Difficult Conversations with Family

How to Have Difficult Conversations with Family

With the holiday season fast approaching, some people are dreading family get-togethers in which topics such as politics, religion, current events always come up and consistently generate tense, maybe even angry, conversations.  Whether it’s anticipating the inflammatory...

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