John Woolman College of Active Peace
[Teaching the Triad of Active Peace: Peacemaking, Peacekeeping, Peacebuilding]
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- Hebron
- Palestinian Territory, Occupied
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- Relationship Status:
- Single
- What town or city, state, and country do you live in?
- Hebron, Palestine
- Date of Birth:
- June 14, 1984
- About Me (please use blog for resumes, CVs, or longer sketches):
- http://www.mepeace.org/profile/Hiba
- Avocational Interests: Music, Arts, Hobbies, Sports, Family, Etc.
- Interactions with people all over the world for the purpose of a better world.
- I was invited to this John Woolman College site by:
- John Wilmerding
- Other Reason (Status) for Joining the Site:
- Other Scholar/Student/Teacher, Observer
- Relevant Affiliation(s): Center, Institute, School, Religious, Etc. (longer answer is OK):
- http://www.mepeace.org/profile/Hiba
- Is this (see above) your place of paid employment?
- No
- I believe Active Peace and its component parts -- peacemaking, peacekeeping, and peacebuilding -- constitute a discrete discipline (Y/N):
- Yes
- I believe Active Peace, and its three component fields, can be taught (Y/N):
- Yes
- It is my own personal calling or vocation to teach Active Peace -- peacemaking, peacekeeping, and/or peacebuilding:
- Yes
- I am resolved to teach Active Peace at every possible opportunity in my life:
- Yes
- I endorse John Woolman College, and intend to contribute to its mission in any way(s) I can (money donations NOT required):
- Yes
- Email Address (optional, but recommended):
- hibbo84@hotmail.com
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- skype: hibahamze
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Cindy Sparrow
How clear is the vision!
How it sends waves of Peace throughout the world. riding on the smoke of incense and the sound of bells!
How warm and free it makes you feel inside.
You are standing in a beautiful place, thinking thoughts of Peace.
Reach out your left hand and join hands with another Peace Seeker.
Reach out with your right hand, you will find another Seeker.
These Peace Seekers on your left and right also join hands with others, and they with others still.
On and on, we join hands and send thoughts of peace, compassion and oneness.
As the circle grows around the world, we see that the Peace
Seekers are women, men and children of many different races and religions. They come from a multitude of countries and wear clothing traditional to their heritage.
Our thoughts travel to Earth and her children, healing their wounds. Our thoughts travel through the universe, creating the most beautiful music ever heard. Hold each others hands gently, breathe deeply, and radiate the Peace and Joy that well up from deep within you.
Rene Wadlow*
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelan (LTTE) face military defeat on the last few square miles of territory they still hold. There are still civilians trapped between the LTTE and the advancing Sri Lankan army. Large numbers of displaced persons from the fighting are living in harsh conditions in temporary camps.
Thus the major issue today is no longer calling for negotiations between the Government of Sri Lanka and the LTTE but rather to encourage all parties to look toward the future in a spirit of reconciliation.
The armed conflict, which began in 1983, has taken an estimated 70,000 lives with many wounded and lives broken. The psychological wounds are deep, and the healing of individual traumas with psycho-spiritual techniques is a real priority.
There is a need to develop governmental structures in which all citizens will feel that they belong and that their interests are safeguarded. Citizens of the World have often proposed federal structures as a way of respecting differences in a pluralistic society while providing the possibilities of joint action.
Such federal forms of government were agreed to in 1987 with the India-Sri Lanka accord leading to the 13th Amendment to the Sri Lanka Constitution. The Amendment provides for the establishment of provincial councils. Unfortunately, these councils have never become functional.
The suffering of the war may sow the seeds of future unrest and a desire for revenge unless steps are taken quickly to develop flexible structures which provide real regional autonomy.
We hope that you will join with other Citizens of the World in this call for creative responses in Sri Lanka
* Rene Wadlow, Representative to the United Nations, Geneva, Association of World Citizens