Peace, Nonviolence & Conflict Resolution
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Does war really achieve anything? It is worth the pain, the loss of life, the legacy of hate and fear? Or does it just bolster narrow, short-term interests at the expense of everybody's wellbeing and sustainability?

War is often portrayed as ‘defence’, but is it true? Has out-of-control military spending become the greatest national security concern? Is the ever-hungry military-industrial complex scaring us into becoming our own worst enemy? Has the so-called ‘War on Terror’ become an even greater terror?

In the age of climate disruption, floods, droughts and food shortages, we must not let violence overtake us. Can we learn how to resolve conflict without making false excuses and pretexts for war? For our children's sake, if not our own?

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What you can do

Peace does not mean inaction, simply avoiding conflict. Let's work together to build peace in our homes, our communities, world...

• Propaganda & fake news — Immunize yourself as best you can. Not unlike some of the worst dictators in history, today's corporations and governments don't hesitate using propaganda to manipulate us. Learn to see through it — immunize yourself. Guardian | Wikipedia (more) | Google | Critical thinking (more) | Information literacy (more)
• Conflict resolution — Brush up on your conflict resolution skills. Peace starts at home, at your workplace, in your community. Google | Wikipedia (more) | Peacemaking | Peacebuilding | Peace | Search for courses near you.
• Nonviolence — Peace is not just the absence of war. We need to use the power we have, but in peaceful ways. Learn and practice nonviolence.
• Live frugally and sustainably — Don't fall for fairytales of greed, craving, endless economic growth. Sustainable living (more) Simple living
• Peace Groups — It's hard to work for peace alone. Join and participate in peace groups and organizations, listed in the next section. Your membership and support is vital.
• Peace & Conflict Studies — Want to dig deeper? Go back to school for Peace & Conflict Studies. Part-time or full-time. It probably won't make you a million, but it may just save the world. Peace studies programmes in Canada
• More: Top ten things you can do to promote peace: Google search

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Peace Groups & Organizations in Canada

Don't want to repeat the horrors of wars, past and present? Please join and support the peace groups and organizations of your choosing:

• Canadian Network to Abolish Nuclear Weapons — CNANW
• Pugwash Canada — Canadian Pugwash Group
• Peace Magazine — Peacemagazine.org

• Science for Peace — Scienceforpeace.org
• World Beyond War Canada — Worldbeyondwar.org/canada/

• Project Ploughshares — Ploughshares.ca
• Coalition to Oppose the Arms Trade — Coat.ncf.ca

• Voice of Women for Peace — Vowpeace.org

• Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East — CJPME.org
• Independent Jewish Voices Canada — IJVcanada.org

• Canadian Peace Congress — CanadianPeaceCongress.ca
• Canadian Peace Initiative — CanadianPeaceInitiative.ca

• More: Peace organizations based in Canada | Wikipedia category: Peace | Google Search | Curlie.org

• United Nations – Sustainable Development Goal/SDG 16: Peace and Justice | @UN

• Peace and Conflict Studies — Canada | University of Waterloo | University of Manitoba | Google | Wikipedia | Canadian Journal of Peace and Conflict Studies

• Anti-nuclear groups & organizations: Anti-nuclear movement in Canada | Anti-nuclear organizations | Dissenting opinion: Nuclear peace | Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War – Canada

• Environmental impact of war: Wikipedia | Google

• Veterans for Peace “Exposing the true costs of militarism and war, since 1985” (USA) — VeteransforPeace.org

• United Nations — Peace and Security | Office for Disarmament Affairs

Films, Videos, Books

• Addicted to War, by Joel Andreas — on Amazon, AddictedToWar.com and Veterans for Peace.
• Anti-War Films, Videos, Documentaries | More | More

Learn more

• Peace (more) (search)
• Pacifism (more)
• Violence (more) (search)
• War | List of US wars | Canada wars | Military-industrial complex
• The "War on Terror" | Criticism of the "War on Terror"

Interpersonal aggression, violence, bullying

• Aggression & Violence — Ending Violence BC | ISRA | Workplace | Wikipedia (2)
• Conflict Resolution — Canadian Institute for Conflict Resolution | More | Wikipedia (2)
• Violence Against Women — Stop VAW | Canadian Women's Foundation | Womens Shelters | Learning Network | Wikipedia (2)
• Bullying — Stop a Bully | Bullying Canada | PrevNet | More | Wiki (2)
  • Bowling for Columbine and other films about school violence

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Michael Franti #genocide #ecocide  

 

Is it possible we're being manipulated by our fears, even our ignorance? It feels great to be on what seems to be the "winning" team. But will it come back to haunt us? What is the real 'enemy'? Fear itself? Arms industry profiteering? In our shrinking world, is war obsolete?
So many US wars | Addicted to War | Patriotism | Colonialism | Peace

 

If we choose perpetual war, how does that respect either the living or the dead? True leadership takes a very different direction.

 

Peace is not inaction. 

 

#Greed and #ignorance vs. #peace #humility #sustainableliving

 

Rather than blaming others, can we change our own lives, our own choices?

 

War or civilization, which will it be?

 

“First they came for the Communists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Communist

Then they came for the Socialists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Socialist

Then they came for the trade unionists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a trade unionist

Then they came for the Jews
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Jew

Then they came for me
And there was no one left
To speak out for me

- German Lutheran pastor Martin Niemöller, 1946 

#elbowsup