THE POWER OF THE PERSON

(Une version française suit en dessous) Half of humankind now has access to the internet with its capacity for rapid communication and for access to all human knowledge. This has accumulated throughout human history, but has accelerated in recent decades. Now billions of people have access to travel, communication and knowledge greater than that of … Read more

EDUCATION PROTESTS IN EUROPE

(Une version française suit en dessous) In a new CPNN article I have presented photos of the protest movement taking place now in Western Europe: If you look at the sources, the majority are from social media: one facebook, two instagram and three youtube. The reason for this is that the major commercial media, with … Read more

NO PEACE WITH THE CULTURE OF WAR

(Une version française suit en dessous) At the conclusion of my article in CPNN last month about the High Level Forum for the Culture of Peace at the United Nations, I write the following: “No mention was made during the Forum to the ongoing genocide and wars involving the United States, Israel, Russia, Ukraine and … Read more

MY ADVICE TO PEACE ACTIVISTS . . .

(Une version française suit en dessous) (Y este mes también una versión en español después) Of course, my first advice is to promote the global movement for a culture of peace. That was the advice in my blog last month. But that is not enough. We need to begin preparing for the coming global economic … Read more

THE PEACE MANIFESTO SUPPORTED AT IIPE GRANADA

(Une version française suit en dessous) (Y este mes también una versión en español después) The International Institute for Peace Education (IIPE) held its biennial conference in Granada, Spain, from July 19-26. More than 50 educators came from around the world to exchange experience, ideas and culture for peace, including multiple participation from Spain, Mexico, … Read more

WHY THE COMMERCIAL MASS MEDIA REPORTS WAR BUT NOT PEACE

(Une version française suit en dessous) (Y este mes también una versión en español después) As I write in this month’s CPNN bulletin, “the commercial mass media is filled with stories about wars and the threat of wars around the world and they are not reporting news for peace.’” Why is this? When I wrote … Read more

FUTURE LEADERSHIP FOR THE CULTURE OF PEACE

(Une version française suit en dessous) This month’s bulletin of CPNN lists many articles about those who provide leadership for a culture of peace. Which leaders can we expect to be most important in the future? We cannot depend on leaders at the level of the nation-state. The data confirm the major conclusion of my … Read more

MANUAL FOR THE CULTURE OF PEACE BY THE NEW GENERATION

(Une version française suit en dessous) As we relaunch the Peace Manifesto, I have prepared the following manual that can be used by the Activating Teams that are being recruited to post the Manifesto on social media until it becomes viral. This manual is based on my experience during the 1960’s with the movement against … Read more

WOMEN DEMAND A CULTURE OF PEACE

(Une version française suit en dessous) (Y este mes también una versión en español después) Once again this year, we see around the world on International Women’s Day that women are demanding a culture of peace. In some cases this is quite explicit. In Europe, there was protest against the American/Israeli attack on Iran and … Read more

HISTORY OF THE CULTURE OF PEACE: SINCE 2000

 (Une version française suit en dessous) (Y este mes también una versión en español después) Twenty years ago I wrote an early history of the culture of peace up until the conclusion of the International Year for the Culture of Peace in the year 2000.  At that point it seemed that the culture of peace … Read more