“Sunshine” by Jonathan Edwards (circa 1971) is the Peace Song of the Day for March 12th. During the Vietnam War, it was sung very sad. Now, Jonathan Edwards sings it more upbeat and sweet. And, the ending has always held a burst of hope…”This old world, she’s gonna turn around / Brand new bells’ll be ringing.”
Sample lyrics and more about the song after the video…
Continue reading War, Peace and Sunshine: Peace Song for 3/12/2012
The eleventh chapter of The Power of Nonviolence: Writings by Advocates of Peace contains Albert Camus‘ 1946 essay Neither Victims nor Executioners. This week we discuss the seventh part of the essay, A New Social Contract. Camus wrote this 16-page essay as World War II had just ended, and it seemed as if the Soviet Union and the United States were dragging the planet into the horrors of a third world war. Eleven years later, he would win the Nobel Prize for Literature.
The social contract that Camus is referring to was most famously discussed by Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau. The social contract is thought to be the terms on which the people consent to be governed. This discussion profoundly influenced the US Declaration of Independence. Continue reading Camus’ Neither Victims nor Executioners: A New Social Contract
“The Fiddle and The Drum” by Joni Mitchell is the Peace Song of the Day for March 3rd.
Continue reading Can I help you find the peace and the star?: Peace Song for 3/4/2012
The eleventh chapter of The Power of Nonviolence: Writings by Advocates of Peace contains Albert Camus‘ 1946 essay Neither Victims nor Executioners. This week we discuss the sixth part of the essay, The World Speeds Up. Camus wrote this 16-page essay as World War II had just ended, and it seemed as if the Soviet Union and the United States were dragging the planet into the horrors of a third world war. Eleven years later, he would win the Nobel Prize for Literature.
As the title of this section suggests, Camus looks at how the speed of innovation is increasingly outpacing its being put into practice. He gives examples from the recent wars and political systems putting into place ideas of a generation, or century, past: Continue reading Camus’ Neither Victims nor Executioners: The World Speeds Up
Tom Paxton‘s song, Peace Will Come, is the Peace Song of the Day for February 22nd. It is a very sweet, simple song, which would be great for sing-a-longs, or a personal meditation.
Continue reading Let peace begin with me: Peace Song of the Day for 2/22
The eleventh chapter of The Power of Nonviolence: Writings by Advocates of Peace contains Albert Camus‘ 1946 essay Neither Victims nor Executioners. This week we discuss the fifth part of the essay, International Democracy and Dictatorship. Camus wrote this 16-page essay as World War II had just ended, and it seemed as if the Soviet Union and the United States were dragging the planet into the horrors of a third world war. Eleven years later, he would win the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Camus returns to the theme that the world is interconnected and the national and the personal level:
There is no suffering, no torture anywhere in the world which does not affect our everyday lives.
Continue reading Camus’ Neither Victims nor Executioners: International Democracy and Dictatorship
“Soldiers” by ABBA is the Peace Song of the Day for February 20th. Duke Augustus found this song among a huge list of antiwar songs posted at Wikipedia: here.
Continue reading Let’s not look the other way: Peace Song of the Day for 2/20