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The Global Citizen: Peace
Early this morning, Sudan has endorsed the African Union's "peace road map" to avoid an all-out war with South Sudan. This came after South Sudan had endorsed the AU's plan themselves. The AU's plan includes seven specific steps, including a deadline of this Tuesday to restart negotiations and a three-month grace period after that to agree upon a more concrete solution.
Just yesterday, the United Nations Security Council unanimously approved a resolution that would take "appropriate measures," including nonmilitary sanctions, if Sudan and South Sudan did not resolve all outstanding issues, namely border disputes, uneven divisions of oil revenues, and the citizenship of Sudanese and South Sudan peoples. As previously mentioned, tensions have flared between the two nations just a few months after South Sudan's July 2011 independence, which followed a peace treaty signed in 2005.
This year as we celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King’s 83rd birthday, I’m struck by the vast difference between his beliefs and today’s “peace candidate”, Representative Ron Paul. In New Hampshire, Paul received 47 percent of the under 30 vote compared to 25 percent for Mitt Romney. It’s easy to understand Paul’s youth appeal. He would avoid “long and expensive land wars,” would immediately withdraw from Afghanistan, has railed against the draft and supports legalizing marijuana.
But let’s be clear: Ron Paul is no Martin Luther King. While Dr. King most likely would have supported Paul’s call for bringing troops home from Afghanistan, King’s understanding of what peace means is almost the opposite of Paul’s.
Looking for your first paid step into the world of peace and security organizations? The Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship is still accepting applications for the Fall 2012 semester!
Fall fellows will begin between July 15 and October 1, 2012 and work for six to nine months. Candidates must have a bachelor's degree by the time the fellowship begins; those with graduate degrees may also apply. All U.S. citizens, as well as non-U.S. citizens living in the U.S. who have an appropriate work permit, are eligible to apply; foreign nationals living outside the U.S. are not. The deadline for receipt of all materials is January 17th, so click here to apply today!
Looking for your first paid step into the world of peace and security organizations? The Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship is now accepting applications for the spring 2012 semester.
Spring fellows will begin between January 15 and April 1, 2012 and work for six to nine months. Candidates must have a bachelor's degree by the time the fellowship begins; those with graduate degrees may also apply. All U.S. citizens, as well as non-U.S. citizens living in the U.S. who have an appropriate work permit, are eligible to apply; foreign nationals living outside the U.S. are not. The deadline for receipt of all materials has been extended to October 10, 2011 at 5:00 PM Eastern Time/21:00 UTC.
To some ten years may not be a long time, but for me it marks almost half of my life. In remembering the tenth anniversary of September of 11th I am compelled to think about how my own worldview has changed during that time. As a 7th grader in a pre- September 11th World, I assumed that everyone had the same innocent moral codes, values, and drive for peace and prosperity that I did. Ten years later, as a young adult in a nation that has been at war for the last decade, I have realized that this is not necessarily the case. My generation, those who have experienced this same development into adulthood in the past ten years, don't know what it would be like to live in a world without the "War on Terror." As a result, many seem to think that peace is a thing of the past, a hopelessly idealist notion that cannot be achieved. Greg Jaffe writes in The Washington Post that this change can be seen socially, such as in popular video games where c
I just published this oped on the Huffington Post:
Our nation is blessed with a conscience that demands an end to unjust wars. During the wars in Vietnam and Iraq, tens of thousands of protesters chanted in the streets, crashed the phone system of Congress, and creatively made their collective shout of "No More War" heard.
On February 20, 2010 Linda Grover, 76, who devoted more than 10 years to establishing January 1 as a worldwide day of peace, died Feb. 20 of uterine and ovarian cancer at the Washington Home and Community Hospices.
Last October, Citizens for Global Solutions joined Linda in her crusade to celebrate Global Family Day worldwide. Global Family Day is a practical tool for peace and sharing that the US Congress and the UN General Assembly have both adopted. Linda understood that what binds us together as true citizens for global solutions is our strong belief that we are all, everywhere in the world, connected as members of the Global Family.
On Saturday November 14th, 2009 the Mansfield, Connecticut Chapter of Citizens for Global Solutions hosted a symposium regarding the conversion to a peace economy. The speakers included: Chris Hellman, Director of Research, National Priorities Project, Northampton, MA; Heidi Garrett-Peltier, Research Fellow, Political Economy Research Institute, UMass, Amherst; Marie Lausch, President, Local 222, United Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers of America; National Executive Board Member, UE; and Bill Stillinger, President and General Manager, PV Squared (Pioneer Valley Phot
Congratulations, President Obama!
This morning's announcement of the Nobel Peace Prize is an honor and well-deserved.
Robert McNamara has passed away today at the age of 93. He was most well known for being the eighth secretary of defense. He served under both President Kennedy and President Johnson from 1961-1968. He then went on to become the President of the World Bank. Even after retiring McNamara was very active in politics and organizations which promote peace.
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