Peace Couple’s perspective on Memorial Day
Today we mourn all the women, men, and children from all countries, who have died as victims of war, both as soldiers and as civilians. All human life is sacred. We re-dedicate ourselves to working for a day when a Memorial Day is no longer needed.
The PAXi Daily Peace Index for Sunday, May 26, 2013 was 540.
The PAXi Daily Peace Index for Memorial Day, Monday, May 27, 2013 was 534.
Peace received a lot of attention today.
The PAXi Peace Index uses many indicators to determine how much people in the United States are focused on peace each day.
The PAXi Index number for today, Thursday, March 14th, is 543. (The all-time high for PAXi was 979, which occurred with Nobel Peace Prize discussion on line.)
Today’s number represents a 348 rise since yesterday, an unusual climb. Most of the magnitude of the increase happened with the “Google News for the word ‘peace'” indicator. The top stories which impacted this Google News indicator were: Continue reading March 14, 2013: Sharp rise in PAXi Peace Index
Daniel Berrigan and Thich Nhat Hahn‘s 1975 dialogue Communities of Resistance: A Conversation is the eighteenth chapter of The Power of Nonviolence: Writings by Advocates of Peace . This dialogue leads off the Post-Vietnam to the Present (1975- ) section of the book. Hahn and Berrigan’s hopes for communities of resistance springs from their own experience with religious communities in the Buddhist and Catholic faiths, respectively, and with the experiences of their late mutual friend Thomas Merton.
We have already discussed Merton’s essay The Root of War is Fear from a previous chapter in the same book. In it, Merton defines the calling of a Christian to “work for the total abolition of war.” Merton reminds us that the place to end war is within ourselves. My comments in the post about Merton’s essay could easily be applied to Berrigan and Hahn: Continue reading Daniel Berrigan & Thich Nhat Hahn discuss Communities of Resistance
The Grammy award winning female a cappella group Sweet Honey in the Rock is touring to promote their latest album release Sweet Honey in the Rock: A Tribute-Live! Jazz at Lincoln Center. Sweet Honey in the Rock will be at the BB King Blues Club in New York City on March 5, 2013 for two shows.
***You can find tour dates and the link to purchase Sweet Honey in the Rock tickets: here.***
We have featured Sweet Honey in the Rock previously for our “Peace Song of the Day” project. Sweet Honey in the Rock is a strong voice for justice, freedom, and peace.
The Grammy award winning female a cappella group Sweet Honey in the Rock is touring to promote their latest album release Sweet Honey in the Rock: A Tribute-Live! Jazz at Lincoln Center. There are only 5 days that the women of Sweet Honey will be performing these special tribute shows that honor the songs from influential female vocalist such as Odetta, Billie Holiday, Nina Simone, Bessie Smith, and more! Continue reading Sweet Honey in the Rock in NYC on March 5th!
Our Peace Index postings are a little behind again. We just moved from North Babylon to Riverhead, and finding it hard to set up our new (old) house. Though, the stats are taken, and PAXi numbers will be posted soon for all the missing days.
Wanted to share that today, “nonviolence”, skyrocketed today on our Google News search. In looking at why, found this interesting story. Ela Gandhi comments on the potential (and limitations) of social media in supporting nonviolence:
(excerpt from) Perth Now
Ela Gandhi: education can beat violence
February 26, 2013
The granddaughter of Indian peace icon Mahatma Gandhi hopes a new institute in Sydney will help Australians re-think our approach to moral education.
Ela Gandhi told an audience at the University of New South Wales on Tuesday that existing education strategies were allowing a culture of violence to flourish.
An International Centre of Nonviolence to be opened in Sydney on Wednesday would examine education “as a way of transforming the community”, she said.
Ms Gandhi, a former South African parliamentarian who has spent her career promoting civil rights, said she feared social justice teaching was losing traction. Continue reading Lots of folks thinking about nonviolence!
The State of The Union is tonight. [was Tuesday, Feb 12, 2013]
I have seen messages in my e-mail from various groups with important lobbying messages for President Obama. Though, I don’t recall seeing anyone specifically lobbying for peace.
I will have my eyes open, and blog here with any messages or demonstrations about peace.
Please, please, comment and/or send links to groups working on a peace/anti-war message for this evening.
It will be interesting to look at the way the The Daily Peace Culture Index for the United States (aks: PAXi Peace Index) moves in the lead-up and follow-up to the State of the Union. Continue reading Who is asking Obama for peace?: Please advise
Peace Index for Thursday, February 7, 2013 is 190.
If you are following the Peace Index, apologies for the fact that we are a few weeks behind on posting.
Kimberly and Ian (aka The Duke and Duchess of Peace) have relocated from their apartment in North Babylon to a new home in Riverhead, Long Island, New York. (Ie: We moved east).
As of now, there are boxes everywhere! Though, we have still been collecting the data. And, we will fill in the Peace Index numbers for missing dates when we catch up with things. Please let us know if you are seeking numbers for a certain day.
About today’s Peace Index: Continue reading Peace Index Update for 2/7/2013
