Almost a year ago, Wim Laven, Editor in Chief of the Peace Chronicle, and I discussed the theme for the summer 2022 issue, for which […]
Be courageous to acknowledge courage. What is Courage? Is it being strong? Is it being firm? It is nothing except acknowledgement of change! My baby […]
What do we think of when we hear the story of “David Vs. Goliath”? It is the story of the victory of good over evil, […]
I got married in February of 2020, and a few weeks later when I rolled over, panting beside my husband, I knew we had conceived. […]
Peacebuilding through reconciliation is an approach to conflict resolution taken by the parties to a conflict after a settlement. Years of antagonism and hatred may […]
Courageous attempt to halt nuclear testing in 1958 inspires contemporary activism Legacy! Driven by a perceived need for military superiority and global dominance immediately after […]
James Scott, one of my favorite social science authors, arrived in an unfamiliar town in Germany late one night. Embedded in a small crowd of […]
On 2 June 2022, the Martin Ennals Awards 2022 were given in Geneva Switzerland to four courageous persons from different parts of the world. They […]
“God, grant me the grace to accept with serenity the things I cannot change, Courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know […]
Courageous compassion among conflict actors? This seems like an incongruous juxtaposition of moral emotions (1). Courage tends to be clustered with fearlessness, bravery, and feelings […]
I was in 6th grade when my mom, Namnyak, got sick. We did not have enough money for her treatment. She was referred to Mount […]
For many years, I considered myself a coward. When my good friend from high-school, L., was raped, I should have done something to the rapists […]
Courage is an active word, with a focus on the strength to “do something” that is intimidating or fear inducing. It also takes great courage […]
In the early 1970s when I was a young girl growing up in Jacksonville, Florida, my brothers and I were delighted when one autumn afternoon […]
If you had asked me five years ago “What is your relationship with conflict?” I would have told you that I’m conflict averse. I avoided […]
Here is the poem “Autobiography In Five Chapters” by Portia Nelson, taken from “The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying” by Sogyal Rinpoche. I walk […]
Although it existed prior to police officer Derek Chauvin’s murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement gained significant […]
Throughout history, education has had two great goals: to help people become smart and to help them become good (Lickona, 1991). However, in today’s society, […]
Approaching this theme initially left me paralyzed for a few days before I could finally write. There have been so many recent global events impacting […]
Courage is committing to something and doing it despite the fear you feel. This is the first time that I am sharing my story publicly […]
