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Can Compassion Be Cool?

by Britt Bravo at 2:41pm Wed, 2 Jan 2008 under Social change, Non-profits & NGOs, peace, book, activism
"[T]hat quality of reverence, that is really the gateway through which we can begin to rediscover our capacity to do good." -- Interview with Van Jones, President, Ella Baker Center for Human Rights. "Only by establishing peace in yourself can you be helpful in contributing to peace . . . being peace is the basis for doing peace, making peace." -- Thich Nhat Hanh quoted in Great Peacemakers

Connecting Sister Circles: Peace X Peace Global Network

"The Power of the World always works in circles, and everything tries to be round." --Black Elk, Oglala Sioux Last month, the ePhilanthropy Foundation named Peace x Peace the 2007 Best Community Building/Volunteerism and/or Activism Campaign as part of its 2007 International ePhilanthropy Awards.

Peace Primary by the Ploughshares Fund

The Plougshares Fund is celebrating its 25th anniversary by sponsoring the Peace Primary. 12 organizations are in the running to win $100,000 to amplify their message during the 2008 election. You can vote for your favorite organization by making a donation to them through the Peace Primary site.

We Are The Travelers - Videoblogging Part 4

Travel to me is like the Twilight Zone, it is both internal and external experience. There are miles between a thought and the surface of the skin. In this last selection of videos before the conference I want to introduce you to fellow travelers who, like Robert Frost, intend to take the road less traveled, sometimes in plain sight.