Wednesday, October 02th, 2013
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF NON-VIOLENCE
It is no coincidence that the International Day of Non-Violence, October 2, falls on the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi. Gandhi was the main leader and activist to lead India to its independence from British rule, and is best known for his strategy of non-violence. His philosophy influenced many other political activists that profoundly believe in non-violence to move forward against… [Read Full Article]Education Travel,education travel programs,education travel tours,Educational travel programs,Global Community,Global Education,Peace Works Travel,Power to the Peaceful
Monday, September 02th, 2013
The U.S.S.R. and U.S. Came Closer to Nuclear War Than We Thought
A series of war games held in 1983 triggered "the moment of maximum danger of the late Cold War."An ailing, 69-year-old Yuri Andropov was running the Soviet Union from his Moscow hospital bed in 1983 as the United States and its NATO allies conducted a massive series of war games that seemed to confirm some of his darkest fears.Two years… [Read Full Article]Education Travel,Global Community,Global Education,Live Learn Travel,Power to the Peaceful,War
Wednesday, August 28th, 2013
March on Washington organizers look back
Recollections of some of those who helped make the massive March on Washington happen 50 years ago.WASHINGTON — As they look back half a century later, five organizers of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom recall the thrill of the day — the sense that the cause of civil rights would advance.Of course they remember the stirring "I… [Read Full Article]education travel programs,Global Community,Global Education,Live Learn Travel,Peace Works Travel,Political Thoughts,Power to the Peaceful
Tuesday, August 28th, 2012
NEWS RELEASE - AKI RA WINS MANHAE GRAND PRIZE FOR PEACE
On August 12, 2012 Aki Ra was honored by the Manhae Foundation, in Inje, Republic of Korea, with the 2012 Manhae Foundation Grand Prize for Peace. It was awarded to him for his continuing efforts to free Cambodia from the ravages of nearly 35 years of warfare. The legacy of this terrible period has been the landmine, a perfect soldier, that… [Read Full Article]Cambodia Student Trips,Global Education,Peace Works Travel,Power to the Peaceful
Thursday, August 02th, 2012
Tim O'Brien wins the Dayton Literary Peace Prize
Tim O'BrienIn a world plagued by corruption, violence and the idolatry of our golden calf—cold hard cash—it’s often hard not to get discouraged by the values of those in power and the direction the world seems to be headed. Arctic drilling, the melting of the ice caps, war in Syria, corruption at the Olympics, oppression in Myanmar, the list goes… [Read Full Article]Arts and Culture,Peace Works Travel,Power to the Peaceful