100 projects for peace

“Medium Cool” – Zappa’s Mothers of Invention’s “Who needs the Peace Corps?”

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:00:30 +0000

Film-clip from “Medium Cool”, by Haxell Wexler, USA, 1968. The sequence includes the first two tracks off Frank Zappa’s Mothers of Invention album, “We’re Only In It For The Money”: “Are you hung up?” and “Who needs the Peace Corps?”. The film itself is a semi-fictional document of Chicago in 1968, culminating in the action around the Democratic National Convention. Extra detail (thanks rastamanusa): “This is probably the only footage of the inside of The Electric Theatre/Kinetic Playground 4812 N Clark St in Chicago, which featured some of the best Rock band’s on earth at the time! It opened on April 5, 1968, the day after the assassination of Martin Luther King. Because of the civil unrest in the wake of the death of Rev. King the city was under a curfew but attendance was still strong on opening night.”

“Medium Cool” – Zappa’s Mothers of Invention’s “Who needs the Peace Corps?”

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:00:06 +0000

MUSEUM of World Religions (USA)

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:06:17 +0000

Monks Without Borders is a nonprofit interfaith organization and growing international association of monks, nuns, priests, rabbis, swamis, imams, ministers, friends, and peace-makers, from all around the world. We are improving spiritual literacy and interfaith cooperation by establishing a museum of world religions, with an interfaith monastery and experts on site. We are promoting non-violence and inspiring a new generation of peace makers by publishing compelling multimedia content including a free, online, peace studies course for young adults. We are serving the public benefit in communities around the world, by establishing chapters engaged in community service projects, interfaith cooperation, and regional peace building efforts. Equipped with the intention to embody unconditional love, and with the resolve to teach peace by demonstrating it, we contribute whatever we can, wherever we happen to be, ever committed to a world that works for everyone.

“Medium Cool” – Zappa’s Mothers of Invention’s “Who needs the Peace Corps?”

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:00:34 +0000

“Impact – 40 Years Later” (Peace Corps Tanzania)

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 04:01:34 +0000

A Peace Corps Story from 2006

Clean Water Project Started by a Public Health Education Peace Corps Volunteer in Moldova

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 04:01:47 +0000

Public Health Education Peace Corps Volunteer Sarah Myers conducts a secondary project involving stream water clean-up in her Moldovan community. Learn more about Public Health Peace Corps Volunteers at www.peacecorps.gov

Paul Rogers: Climate change & security – Part 1

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 04:02:55 +0000

Crisis Forum: Climate Change and Violence Workshop Series. Workshop 1: Climate Catastrophe, where are we heading? Friday 14 November 2008 University of Southampton Climate Change and Security Paul Rogers (Peace Studies, University of Bradford)

Teaching Peace in a Time of War

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 04:01:00 +0000

National Film Board of Canada Production A decade of civil war cost the lives of more than 250 000 people in the former Yugoslavia. The children of this region have been irrevocably afflicted by the violence. Can Hetty van Gurp help teach the language of peace to a generation of kids who have only known war? Teaching Peace in a Time of War introduces us to the students and teachers of Vasa Pelagic School in Belgrade, Serbia. The students include Nenad, whose father is institutionalized for killing his mother, Emil who is terrorised for being Muslim, and Alexandra whose father admits that he enjoyed the war, relates that peace means nothing to me, because I dont have any peace. www.peacefulschoolsinternational.org

A Peace Corps for the 21st Century?

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 04:01:00 +0000

As a young federal lawyer in 1960, Bill Josephson co-authored The Towering Task, a bold paper that became the blueprint for the creation of The Peace Corps in 1961. Josephson held a number of key positions with the Peace Corps during the 1960s and has remained a close colleague and friend of Sargent Shriver throughout their illustrious public service careers. A nationally known expert on nonprofit law, Josephson is also a leading expert on the Electoral College, making this November event an especially timely opportunity to hear from him. In this presentation, Mr. Josephson draws upon his deep involvement in the Peace Corps’ founding to challenge us, and a new Peace Corps Director, with ideas for the 21st Century Peace Corps. This event was held at UMBC on 11/13/08 as part of the Shriver Peaceworker Fellows Program.

Rewrite the Future: Mairead Maguire on education and peace

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:00:47 +0000

Mairead Maguire is one of over 30 Nobel Peace Prize winners, who released a joint letter on 20 November 2008 calling for urgent action to implement quality education for children affected by conflict. The letter was initiated by Save the Children, as part of their Rewrite the Future campaign, focused on ensuring children affected by conflict enjoy their right to education.