#peacebuilding — Public Fediverse posts

The Geometry of Breaking or Healing

Those are the two options.

To be part of the destruction of that which is precious,
even the life of the enemy.
Or a conduit for the substance that binds up wounds and the broken-hearted.

Even when flaws cause me to hurt those around me or engage in broken thoughts and so, for a time, join with the razing power,
if I am repentant, make the necessary changes, and return to the healing stream,
then the danger of losing my humanity is minimized.

And, if at the end of my life when I am weighed in the balance, and my contribution to fixing outweighs the breaking, then I will be satisfied to rest easy in the knowledge that in some small way I was an addition to the healing sum.

September 10, 2014

The Geometry of Breaking or Healing

Those are the two options.

To be part of the destruction of that which is precious,
even the life of the enemy.
Or a conduit for the substance that binds up wounds and the broken-hearted.

Even when flaws cause me to hurt those around me or engage in broken thoughts and so, for a time, join with the razing power,
if I am repentant, make the necessary changes, and return to the healing stream,
then the danger of losing my humanity is minimized.

And, if at the end of my life when I am weighed in the balance, and my contribution to fixing outweighs the breaking, then I will be satisfied to rest easy in the knowledge that in some small way I was an addition to the healing sum.

September 10, 2014

The Geometry of Breaking or Healing

Those are the two options.

To be part of the destruction of that which is precious,
even the life of the enemy.
Or a conduit for the substance that binds up wounds and the broken-hearted.

Even when flaws cause me to hurt those around me or engage in broken thoughts and so, for a time, join with the razing power,
if I am repentant, make the necessary changes, and return to the healing stream,
then the danger of losing my humanity is minimized.

And, if at the end of my life when I am weighed in the balance, and my contribution to fixing outweighs the breaking, then I will be satisfied to rest easy in the knowledge that in some small way I was an addition to the healing sum.

September 10, 2014

The Geometry of Breaking or Healing

Those are the two options.

To be part of the destruction of that which is precious,
even the life of the enemy.
Or a conduit for the substance that binds up wounds and the broken-hearted.

Even when flaws cause me to hurt those around me or engage in broken thoughts and so, for a time, join with the razing power,
if I am repentant, make the necessary changes, and return to the healing stream,
then the danger of losing my humanity is minimized.

And, if at the end of my life when I am weighed in the balance, and my contribution to fixing outweighs the breaking, then I will be satisfied to rest easy in the knowledge that in some small way I was an addition to the healing sum.

September 10, 2014

The Geometry of Breaking or Healing

Those are the two options.

To be part of the destruction of that which is precious,
even the life of the enemy.
Or a conduit for the substance that binds up wounds and the broken-hearted.

Even when flaws cause me to hurt those around me or engage in broken thoughts and so, for a time, join with the razing power,
if I am repentant, make the necessary changes, and return to the healing stream,
then the danger of losing my humanity is minimized.

And, if at the end of my life when I am weighed in the balance, and my contribution to fixing outweighs the breaking, then I will be satisfied to rest easy in the knowledge that in some small way I was an addition to the healing sum.

September 10, 2014

The Purpose of Nonviolent Communication: This is moving, beautiful, informative, and shared with love. <3

https://youtu.be/ImaehABEZaY

#NonviolentCommunication #Compassion #Empathy #EmotionalIntelligence #MindfulLiving #PeaceBuilding #HumanConnection #ConsciousCommunication #SelfAwareness #OneCommunityGlobal

Why the Nobel Peace Prize and United Nations now endanger the peace they were built to protect.
Trust fails when institutions ask for belief without proof.

Accountability is simple. Can the public verify the claim.

The world does not demand perfection from its peacekeepers. It demands proof.

Read the full analysis — https://patch.com/new-york/longisland/why-nobel-peace-prize-united-nations-now-endanger-peace-they-were-built-protect-nodx

#Leadership #GlobalGovernance #Transparency #Accountability #PeaceBuilding #InstitutionalReform #PolicyAnalysis #NobelPeacePrize #UnitedNations

🎥 Rajendra Subba hat 2025 den Vollzeitkurs für Friedens- und Konfliktarbeit an unserer Akademie für Konflikttransformation besucht.
In einem kurzen Video erzählt er, warum er sich für den Kurs entschieden hat, was er gelernt hat – und was er daraus für seine Umwelt-Friedensprojekte ("Environmental Peacebuilding") in Nepal mitnimmt.

📍 Der Kurs findet jedes Jahr in einem Seminarhaus in Königswinter bei Köln statt und dauert 10 Wochen.

🕊️ 🎓 Er richtet sich an Menschen, die im Bereich der zivilen Konfliktbearbeitung, der Friedensarbeit oder der konfliktsensiblen Entwicklungszusammenarbeit und humanitären Arbeit tätig sind oder in dieses Berufsfeld einsteigen möchten und bereits über relevante Berufserfahrung verfügen.

#Peacebuilding #Akademie #Konflikttransformation #Friedensarbeit

🚨 Season 6 of The Comfortable Spot is coming soon! 🚨

First up: Sanam Naraghi-Anderlini MBE—a global leader in peacebuilding & women’s rights.

Stay tuned! 🎙️

Catch past episodes 👉 thecomfortablespotpodcast.com

#Podcast #TheComfortableSpot #Peacebuilding #WomenInLeadership #WomensRights

🚨 Season 6 of The Comfortable Spot is coming soon! 🚨

First up: Sanam Naraghi-Anderlini MBE—a global leader in peacebuilding & women’s rights.

Stay tuned! 🎙️

Catch past episodes 👉 thecomfortablespotpodcast.com

#Podcast #TheComfortableSpot #Peacebuilding #WomenInLeadership

🚨 Season 6 of The Comfortable Spot is coming soon! 🚨

First up: Sanam Naraghi-Anderlini MBE—a global leader in peacebuilding & women’s rights.

Stay tuned! 🎙️

Catch past episodes 👉 thecomfortablespotpodcast.com

#Podcast #TheComfortableSpot #Peacebuilding #WomenInLeadership

🚨 Season 6 of The Comfortable Spot is coming soon! 🚨

Kicking off with Sanam Naraghi-Anderlini MBE, a global leader in peacebuilding & women’s rights. We’ll dive into conflict, diplomacy & the power of women in shaping a better world.

Stay tuned! 🎙️

Past episodes 👉 https://thecomfortablespotpodcast.com/

#Podcast #TheComfortableSpot #Peacebuilding #WomenInLeadership

🚨 Season 6 of The Comfortable Spot is coming soon! 🚨

Kicking off with Sanam Naraghi-Anderlini MBE, a global leader in peacebuilding & women’s rights. We’ll dive into conflict, diplomacy & the power of women in shaping a better world.

Stay tuned! 🎙️

Past episodes 👉 https://thecomfortablespotpodcast.com/

#Podcast #TheComfortableSpot #Peacebuilding #WomenInLeadership

How Government #FusionCenters Violate Americans’ Rights — and How to Stop It

The Biden administration and Congress must impose oversight and accountability on the state-run centers.

by Mike German
December 15, 2022

"A federal jury awarded $300,000 this month to a #MaineStatePolice trooper who was demoted after blowing the whistle on privacy violations at the state’s intelligence #FusionCenter. The federal government spurred the development of fusion centers after 9/11 as a means for sharing counterterrorism intelligence among state and local governments, as well as select private entities. The facts revealed during this trial adds to a mountain of evidence that fusion centers require greater regulation and oversight.

"The trooper alleged that the Maine Intelligence and Analysis Center, 1 in a network of 80 fusion centers operating across the country, was illegally collecting and sharing information about Maine residents who weren’t suspected of criminal activity. They included gun purchasers, people #protesting the construction of a new power transmission line, the employees of a #peacebuilding #SummerCamp for teenagers, and even people who travelled to New York City frequently. The whistleblower also claimed that fusion center supervisors pressured him to illegally share sensitive FBI information he had access to because of his position on the Joint Terrorism Task Force.

[...]

"Shortly after the Maine trooper filed his lawsuit in May 2020, a hack of a fusion center contractor exposed 296 gigabytes of intelligence records from more than 200 law enforcement agencies, including the FBI and DHS. The records substantiated the trooper’s complaints about privacy and #CivilRights violations at the #Maine fusion center and showed similar abuse occurring throughout the network, particularly in tracking #BlackLivesMatter #protests. The documents also showed that fusion centers had regularly spread misinformation sourced from dubious social media posts, including false reports alleging that #antifascists were starting wildfires or planning acts of violence. These specious reports distracted law enforcement during public safety emergencies."

Read more:
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/how-government-fusion-centers-violate-americans-rights-and-how-stop-it

#FTPFriday #ACAB #SLAPPs #Fascism #CivilLiberties #ClimateActivists #QuebecHydro #CMP #CMPCorridor #ForestDefenders #WaterProtectors #CorporateColonialism