Common Security is a term that describes the fact that individually, a nation, or for that matter any individual or group, cannot be secure without all other nations, groups, or individuals enjoying security at the same time. An opponent who is unable to attack you may make you somewhat secure, but an opponent who does… read more
Posts by Metta Center
Tibetan activists ready for week of protests against Chinese rule
http://www.insidebayarea.com/dailyreview/localnews/ci_5373355 By James Woodard, CORRESPONDENT Inside Bay Area Article Last Updated:03/07/2007 02:38:33 AM PSTBERKELEY Advocates for Tibet will bring their cause to the attention of Bay Area residents this week in a series of protests and events in Berkeley and San Francisco, culminating with a rally at the Chinese Consulate in San Francisco and a… read more
Encampent to Stop the War
As the violence in Iraq continues, next week becomes a crucial moment for antiwar activists as Congress votes on a bill which will either increase or cut off funding for this war. The antiwar movement will be present in Washington in full force as many camp out in front of the White House to demand… read more
A lesson in stifling violent extremism
Crimea’s Tatars have created a promising model to lessen ethnoreligious conflict. By Waleed Ziad and Laryssa Chomiak WASHINGTON, February 20, 2007 THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR The effort to help Muslim moderates and democratic reformers, President Bush insists, is a primary bulwark against ethnoreligious conflict and the terrorism it breeds. Yet, five years into the war… read more
Tip of the Week – Rehumanization
TRY THIS: Practice REHUMANIZATION. Imagine someone you oppose or with whom you disagree. Picture their facial features and expressions. Moving your focus wider, picture the details of their entire body. Look closely at their clothes, shape, movements. Now imagine them transforming, returning to how they looked as a young child, full of innocence, vulnerability, playfulness… read more
Peace March for a Free Tibet
Sent by Email[Friday, March 02, 2007 13:45] Press Release: Organizing Committee Peace March for a Free Tibet Over 150 monks from mostly Sera Monastery of Bylakuppe Tibetan Settlement in Periyapatna Taluk will be undertaking a Peace March from Mysore to Bangalore city from 3rd March to 10th March to commemorate the 48th Tibetan National Uprising… read more
Give Department of Peace a Chance
by US Rep. Jim McDermott Published on Monday, February 26, 2007 by the Seattle Times (Washington) In a world torn by conflict, I can’t think of a better time, or a greater need, for America to act as a force for good at home and around the world. A bill recently was reintroduced in Congress… read more
“Guantanamo North” Prisoners’ Hunger Strike
While the nation’s attention has lately been drawn to the injustice and illegality of detention in military prisons like Guantanamo Bay, much less has been said about attempts by prisoners in such institutions to take their threatened rights into their own hands. Mohammad Mahjoub, Mahmoud Jaballah, and Hassan Almrei, prisoners in the Immigration Holding Centre… read more
Future Prime Minister Gordon Brown and the Healing Power of Nonviolence
One of the many ways that nonviolence works on a deep level is to heal the relationship between oppressor and oppressed. In the Richard Attenborough film, Mahatma Gandhi famously remarked that he did not just want the British to leave, he wanted them to leave “as friends.” Which is precisely what happened, and the friendship… read more
Kofi Annan’s Message to Israel and Palestine
As UN Secretary General Kofi Annan stepped down, he left the Security Council and a world of listeners with an important valedictory message. The following are his heartfelt and poignant remarks to Israelis, Palestinians, and those who wish to see both living in just and stable peace. -Alix Johnson Posted by the Foundation for Middle… read more
