Comments on: The Art of Peace http://www.inspiritry.com/wordpress/2009/09/18/the-art-of-peace/ Ideas for InSpired Living Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:50:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Nonviolent Peaceforce http://www.inspiritry.com/wordpress/2009/09/18/the-art-of-peace/#comment-1092 Nonviolent Peaceforce Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:44:09 +0000 http://www.inspiritry.com/wordpress/2009/09/18/the-art-of-peace/#comment-1092 How wonderful to have found your site! Since you are in Texas and an advocate of peace, I thought you might like to know about a campaign currently underway in Texas to support unarmed civilian peacekeeping. Nonviolent Peaceforce (NP), an unarmed, professional civilian peacekeeping organization, has received a challenge grant from a supporter in Arlington. She has offered to match up to $20,000 in donations to NP from her fellow Texans for the remainder of 2009. We’re calling it the Lone Star Peacekeeping Challenge, and our goal is to fund one unarmed civilian peacekeeper in the field entirely with funds collected in Texas through this drive. Supporters of nonviolent peacekeeping can make an online donation with “LONE STAR CHALLENGE” in the memo line at http://donate.nonviolentpeaceforce.org/en/givenow.php and their donation will be matched. Can you help us spread the word about this opportunity in Texas? How wonderful to have found your site! Since you are in Texas and an advocate of peace, I thought you might like to know about a campaign currently underway in Texas to support unarmed civilian peacekeeping.

Nonviolent Peaceforce (NP), an unarmed, professional civilian peacekeeping organization, has received a challenge grant from a supporter in Arlington. She has offered to match up to $20,000 in donations to NP from her fellow Texans for the remainder of 2009. We’re calling it the Lone Star Peacekeeping Challenge, and our goal is to fund one unarmed civilian peacekeeper in the field entirely with funds collected in Texas through this drive.

Supporters of nonviolent peacekeeping can make an online donation with “LONE STAR CHALLENGE” in the memo line at http://donate.nonviolentpeaceforce.org/en/givenow.php and their donation will be matched.

Can you help us spread the word about this opportunity in Texas?

]]> By: Hilda Wales http://www.inspiritry.com/wordpress/2009/09/18/the-art-of-peace/#comment-1073 Hilda Wales Sat, 26 Sep 2009 12:35:09 +0000 http://www.inspiritry.com/wordpress/2009/09/18/the-art-of-peace/#comment-1073 As our relationships with Afghanistan and Iran are moving toward a more aggressive approach to solving problems, the quote from Jody Williams is even more pertinent. It is so great to dip into your website, Anne. As our relationships with Afghanistan and Iran are moving toward a more aggressive approach to solving problems, the quote from Jody Williams is even more pertinent. It is so great to dip into your website, Anne.

]]> By: Anne McCrady http://www.inspiritry.com/wordpress/2009/09/18/the-art-of-peace/#comment-1068 Anne McCrady Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:32:06 +0000 http://www.inspiritry.com/wordpress/2009/09/18/the-art-of-peace/#comment-1068 The Art of Peace Festival was an amazing event!! At the beautiful Cedarbrake Renewal Center in Temple, over a hundred people gathered to celebrate peace! Incredible singer songwriters offered new songs of hope, hilarious ballads of self-examination and a chance for us to raise our voices in singing inspiring folksongs that have empowered generations to believe the world can be a better place. We heard poetry that ranged from the sublime to the spiritual to the practical, and I told a ancient story whose message hold true today. To take peace home with us, there were beautiful pinwheels, a poetry-and-art anthology, T shirts, poetry books, music CDs and original art pieces. Dinner was delicious, the company was affirming, new friends were made, new collaborations were forged and our hearts were re-opened to the world. Best of all , thousands of dollars were raised for the Children's Advocacy Center of Central Texas. What a miracle! All this began with a Helen Kwiatkowski's personal dream for a peace event. She did what all of us can do- make peace more than words. She took action! My own dream is all of us are inspired to step forward and embrace "the art of living the art of peace!" The Art of Peace Festival was an amazing event!! At the beautiful Cedarbrake Renewal Center in Temple, over a hundred people gathered to celebrate peace! Incredible singer songwriters offered new songs of hope, hilarious ballads of self-examination and a chance for us to raise our voices in singing inspiring folksongs that have empowered generations to believe the world can be a better place. We heard poetry that ranged from the sublime to the spiritual to the practical, and I told a ancient story whose message hold true today. To take peace home with us, there were beautiful pinwheels, a poetry-and-art anthology, T shirts, poetry books, music CDs and original art pieces. Dinner was delicious, the company was affirming, new friends were made, new collaborations were forged and our hearts were re-opened to the world. Best of all , thousands of dollars were raised for the Children’s Advocacy Center of Central Texas. What a miracle! All this began with a Helen Kwiatkowski’s personal dream for a peace event. She did what all of us can do- make peace more than words. She took action! My own dream is all of us are inspired to step forward and embrace “the art of living the art of peace!”

]]> By: Sherry Crenshaw http://www.inspiritry.com/wordpress/2009/09/18/the-art-of-peace/#comment-1066 Sherry Crenshaw Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:53:47 +0000 http://www.inspiritry.com/wordpress/2009/09/18/the-art-of-peace/#comment-1066 I know God's hands will be entwined with yours. May you feel His blessings and know your heart is anointed. I know God’s hands will be entwined with yours. May you feel His blessings and know your heart is anointed.

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