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#UNMappers #UNMaps #MappingforPeace #OpenStreetMap #UNOWAS #volunteering #UNvolunteering #UNvolunteers #peacebuilding

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Join our mission to map vital areas for peacekeeping in the West African region. 🌍🇨🇲🇳🇬

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Join our mission to map vital areas for peacekeeping in the West African region. 🌍🇨🇲🇳🇬

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The Witness Who Stayed

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The Witness Who Stayed

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The Witness Who Stayed

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The Witness Who Stayed

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The Transparent Tongue

I prayed for a transparent tongue—

not one without language,
not one emptied of conviction,
not one so pale with caution
that it could no longer name the wound,

but a tongue through which
truth might pass
without becoming a weapon.

James saw it clearly:

the small bit
turning the great horse,

the little rudder
steering the ship
through a violence of wind,

the single spark
lifting its bright red shout
into the trees.

So much ruin
from so little flesh.

Inside the mouth
a forest of ash waits.

One word,
and the branches begin to burn.

One word,
and someone carries the smoke
for years.

We bless God
with the morning hymns,

then turn before noon
and curse the likeness of God
walking beside us.

Sweet water,
bitter water,

both rising
from the same hidden spring.

I prayed for a transparent tongue,

but transparency is not
saying everything.

A window is transparent,
yet broken, it becomes
sharp and dangerous.

Light passes through it
without leaving a cut.

The transparent tongue
does not confuse cruelty
with courage,

or bluntness
with honesty,

or the pleasure of being right
with the work of righteousness.

It pauses
at the gate of the teeth.

It asks:

Will this word heal?

Will this word clarify?

Will this word protect the weak
without becoming
what it condemns?

Will this word leave room
for repentance—

including mine?

I prayed for a tongue
clear enough
that anger would not stain
every syllable,

clear enough
that fear would not bend
every meaning,

clear enough
that the old need to win
would not stand
between the speaker
and the spoken.

Not invisible.

Not innocent.

Not pure.

Only transparent enough
for mercy to be seen
moving through it.

Transparent enough
for silence to enter
when silence is wiser.

Transparent enough
for lament
to remain lament
and not harden into blame.

Transparent enough
for praise to rise
without requiring
an enemy beneath it.

The tongue is not alone.

Behind it waits the heart.

Below it, the hands.

Beyond it, the feet
that must walk
where the words have pointed.

A mouth may speak of peace
while the body prepares for war.

A mouth may bless the hungry
while the hands remain closed.

A mouth may cry justice
while the feet refuse
to cross the street.

So I prayed not only
for a transparent tongue,

but for a transparent life—

a body through which
the word and the deed
recognize each other.

Let my speech become a window,

not so others may admire
the speaker,

but so they may glimpse
something gentler
standing behind me.

Let the tongue become
a small clear pane
in the house of the soul.

Let light enter.

Let light leave.

And when the spark comes—

as sparks will—

let it kindle warmth
instead of wilderness,

a lamp
instead of a pyre,

a fire around which
enemies might sit long enough
to remember one another
as human.

I prayed for a transparent tongue,

and heard no answer
except the next word
waiting to be spoken.

So I held it
for one breath longer,

turned it toward the light,

and asked whether grace
could pass through.

I love the rainbow flag. It's such a strong and magical symbol. There are (at least) two versions often confused.

I'm privileged to travel for my work doing what I love. About a week ago, I went to Cascia in Italy, to hold a workshop on sensitising young minds to the challenges of equitable inclusion and participation. It was a mixture of the 10th-anniversary Social Hackathon and Peace Village. Symbolically, we carried a 25-metre "PACE" (peace) flag. It's a rainbow flag with the white letters of the word placed on it - sometimes it's even without the word. You can see how easy it is to confuse it with the pride flag. I sent the image to all my friends and acquaintances, because I felt this was a special walk, where a common appeal to peace beyond ideologies was delivered through poetry, by the youth.

Several asked what I was doing at the parade. Some ignored my message. To me, the peace flag, which Umbria has been carrying since 1961, represents camaraderie, or at least constructive acceptance among all. We're all children of the Sun's rays, after all.

That's what the event got right - prosperity built through difference, not despite it. The Hackathon part involved 8 young teams mentored by experts to compete in delivering tech solutions to build peace and tackle other Sustainable Development Goals, and twice as many smaller junior teams building applicable solutions for local communities. The Peace Village side was subtler: mindfulness, and responsibility for building and maintaining peace. With 46 nationalities in attendance, it was an enchanting 3-day event, giving hope when, at least to me, it was very much needed.

Anyone working with youth, pay attention to Umbria's Social Hackathons and C.R.E.A. Cultura Festivals. Challenging models to replicate (you need a highly driven team), but worth stealing from.

#SHU #SHU2026 #Education #PeaceBuilding #YouthWork #Cascia #Umbria

I love the rainbow flag. It's such a strong and magical symbol. There are (at least) two versions often confused.

I'm privileged to travel for my work doing what I love. About a week ago, I went to Cascia in Italy, to hold a workshop on sensitising young minds to the challenges of equitable inclusion and participation. It was a mixture of the 10th-anniversary Social Hackathon and Peace Village. Symbolically, we carried a 25-metre "PACE" (peace) flag. It's a rainbow flag with the white letters of the word placed on it - sometimes it's even without the word. You can see how easy it is to confuse it with the pride flag. I sent the image to all my friends and acquaintances, because I felt this was a special walk, where a common appeal to peace beyond ideologies was delivered through poetry, by the youth.

Several asked what I was doing at the parade. Some ignored my message. To me, the peace flag, which Umbria has been carrying since 1961, represents camaraderie, or at least constructive acceptance among all. We're all children of the Sun's rays, after all.

That's what the event got right - prosperity built through difference, not despite it. The Hackathon part involved 8 young teams mentored by experts to compete in delivering tech solutions to build peace and tackle other Sustainable Development Goals, and twice as many smaller junior teams building applicable solutions for local communities. The Peace Village side was subtler: mindfulness, and responsibility for building and maintaining peace. With 46 nationalities in attendance, it was an enchanting 3-day event, giving hope when, at least to me, it was very much needed.

Anyone working with youth, pay attention to Umbria's Social Hackathons and C.R.E.A. Cultura Festivals. Challenging models to replicate (you need a highly driven team), but worth stealing from.

#SHU #SHU2026 #Education #PeaceBuilding #YouthWork #Cascia #Umbria

I love the rainbow flag. It's such a strong and magical symbol. There are (at least) two versions often confused.

I'm privileged to travel for my work doing what I love. About a week ago, I went to Cascia in Italy, to hold a workshop on sensitising young minds to the challenges of equitable inclusion and participation. It was a mixture of the 10th-anniversary Social Hackathon and Peace Village. Symbolically, we carried a 25-metre "PACE" (peace) flag. It's a rainbow flag with the white letters of the word placed on it - sometimes it's even without the word. You can see how easy it is to confuse it with the pride flag. I sent the image to all my friends and acquaintances, because I felt this was a special walk, where a common appeal to peace beyond ideologies was delivered through poetry, by the youth.

Several asked what I was doing at the parade. Some ignored my message. To me, the peace flag, which Umbria has been carrying since 1961, represents camaraderie, or at least constructive acceptance among all. We're all children of the Sun's rays, after all.

That's what the event got right - prosperity built through difference, not despite it. The Hackathon part involved 8 young teams mentored by experts to compete in delivering tech solutions to build peace and tackle other Sustainable Development Goals, and twice as many smaller junior teams building applicable solutions for local communities. The Peace Village side was subtler: mindfulness, and responsibility for building and maintaining peace. With 46 nationalities in attendance, it was an enchanting 3-day event, giving hope when, at least to me, it was very much needed.

Anyone working with youth, pay attention to Umbria's Social Hackathons and C.R.E.A. Cultura Festivals. Challenging models to replicate (you need a highly driven team), but worth stealing from.

#SHU #SHU2026 #Education #PeaceBuilding #YouthWork #Cascia #Umbria

I love the rainbow flag. It's such a strong and magical symbol. There are (at least) two versions often confused.

I'm privileged to travel for my work doing what I love. About a week ago, I went to Cascia in Italy, to hold a workshop on sensitising young minds to the challenges of equitable inclusion and participation. It was a mixture of the 10th-anniversary Social Hackathon and Peace Village. Symbolically, we carried a 25-metre "PACE" (peace) flag. It's a rainbow flag with the white letters of the word placed on it - sometimes it's even without the word. You can see how easy it is to confuse it with the pride flag. I sent the image to all my friends and acquaintances, because I felt this was a special walk, where a common appeal to peace beyond ideologies was delivered through poetry, by the youth.

Several asked what I was doing at the parade. Some ignored my message. To me, the peace flag, which Umbria has been carrying since 1961, represents camaraderie, or at least constructive acceptance among all. We're all children of the Sun's rays, after all.

That's what the event got right - prosperity built through difference, not despite it. The Hackathon part involved 8 young teams mentored by experts to compete in delivering tech solutions to build peace and tackle other Sustainable Development Goals, and twice as many smaller junior teams building applicable solutions for local communities. The Peace Village side was subtler: mindfulness, and responsibility for building and maintaining peace. With 46 nationalities in attendance, it was an enchanting 3-day event, giving hope when, at least to me, it was very much needed.

Anyone working with youth, pay attention to Umbria's Social Hackathons and C.R.E.A. Cultura Festivals. Challenging models to replicate (you need a highly driven team), but worth stealing from.

#SHU #SHU2026 #Education #PeaceBuilding #YouthWork #Cascia #Umbria

It’s in the Blood

In 1539, a fugitive former-priest-turned-Anabaptist, in his seminal work “The Foundation,” penned the following words:

“Christ is our fortress; patience our weapon of defense; the Word of God our sword. …Iron and metal spears and swords we leave to those who, alas, regard human blood and swine’s blood of well-nigh equal value.”

So said Menno Simons, principal leader of the Protestant sect which then became known as the Mennonites.

More than 500 years later, his words still resound with a mighty truth.

At the risk of sounding morbid, it has to do with blood.

While Menno specifically refers to the difference between human blood and that of an animal, his larger point is the “value” we place on the blood of another.

My point is quite simple.

Killing will not end through education, conflict resolution, or disarmament, though all of these are important and can help. Killing will end only when there is a fundamental shift in the mind and heart of those who kill.

For how can you kill someone if you believe that their blood is just as valuable as your own?

Let’s call it – for lack of a better term – bloodism.

The other – their humanity, life, blood – is somehow less than I, and therefore, their humanity, life, blood, is not as valuable as my own. It becomes quite easy then to justify killing the other, ie. spilling his/her blood.

The directors of death throughout history from every nation, tribe and religion have understood and disseminated this concept quite well. A person (and those like him/her) is described as having the wrong beliefs, the wrong skin color, the wrong gender, the wrong age, the wrong station in life, the wrong land, the wrong possessions, the wrong clothing, the wrong language —- the wrong blood. These others are not as valued as you are, the leaders of the macabre scream, though they couch their speech in terms such as vigilance, freedom, history, security, and truth.

Then the killing begins.

The Nazis did it to the Jews. Israelis do it to the Palestinians. Hutus did it to the Tutsis. Shiite do it to the Sunni. Palestinians do it to the Israelis. Sunni do it to the Shiite. Muslims do it to the Christians. Christians do it to the Muslims. This country does it to that country. That neighborhood does it to this neighborhood. This race does it to that race. That religion does it to this religion.

And any one of a million other combinations.

STOP!

Do not allow your mind and heart to be filled with bloodism.

We are made in the image of God.

ALL of us.

And that divine DNA resides in the very marrow of our bones and flows through our veins.

It’s in the blood.

July 28, 2014

It’s in the Blood

In 1539, a fugitive former-priest-turned-Anabaptist, in his seminal work “The Foundation,” penned the following words:

“Christ is our fortress; patience our weapon of defense; the Word of God our sword. …Iron and metal spears and swords we leave to those who, alas, regard human blood and swine’s blood of well-nigh equal value.”

So said Menno Simons, principal leader of the Protestant sect which then became known as the Mennonites.

More than 500 years later, his words still resound with a mighty truth.

At the risk of sounding morbid, it has to do with blood.

While Menno specifically refers to the difference between human blood and that of an animal, his larger point is the “value” we place on the blood of another.

My point is quite simple.

Killing will not end through education, conflict resolution, or disarmament, though all of these are important and can help. Killing will end only when there is a fundamental shift in the mind and heart of those who kill.

For how can you kill someone if you believe that their blood is just as valuable as your own?

Let’s call it – for lack of a better term – bloodism.

The other – their humanity, life, blood – is somehow less than I, and therefore, their humanity, life, blood, is not as valuable as my own. It becomes quite easy then to justify killing the other, ie. spilling his/her blood.

The directors of death throughout history from every nation, tribe and religion have understood and disseminated this concept quite well. A person (and those like him/her) is described as having the wrong beliefs, the wrong skin color, the wrong gender, the wrong age, the wrong station in life, the wrong land, the wrong possessions, the wrong clothing, the wrong language —- the wrong blood. These others are not as valued as you are, the leaders of the macabre scream, though they couch their speech in terms such as vigilance, freedom, history, security, and truth.

Then the killing begins.

The Nazis did it to the Jews. Israelis do it to the Palestinians. Hutus did it to the Tutsis. Shiite do it to the Sunni. Palestinians do it to the Israelis. Sunni do it to the Shiite. Muslims do it to the Christians. Christians do it to the Muslims. This country does it to that country. That neighborhood does it to this neighborhood. This race does it to that race. That religion does it to this religion.

And any one of a million other combinations.

STOP!

Do not allow your mind and heart to be filled with bloodism.

We are made in the image of God.

ALL of us.

And that divine DNA resides in the very marrow of our bones and flows through our veins.

It’s in the blood.

July 28, 2014

It’s in the Blood

In 1539, a fugitive former-priest-turned-Anabaptist, in his seminal work “The Foundation,” penned the following words:

“Christ is our fortress; patience our weapon of defense; the Word of God our sword. …Iron and metal spears and swords we leave to those who, alas, regard human blood and swine’s blood of well-nigh equal value.”

So said Menno Simons, principal leader of the Protestant sect which then became known as the Mennonites.

More than 500 years later, his words still resound with a mighty truth.

At the risk of sounding morbid, it has to do with blood.

While Menno specifically refers to the difference between human blood and that of an animal, his larger point is the “value” we place on the blood of another.

My point is quite simple.

Killing will not end through education, conflict resolution, or disarmament, though all of these are important and can help. Killing will end only when there is a fundamental shift in the mind and heart of those who kill.

For how can you kill someone if you believe that their blood is just as valuable as your own?

Let’s call it – for lack of a better term – bloodism.

The other – their humanity, life, blood – is somehow less than I, and therefore, their humanity, life, blood, is not as valuable as my own. It becomes quite easy then to justify killing the other, ie. spilling his/her blood.

The directors of death throughout history from every nation, tribe and religion have understood and disseminated this concept quite well. A person (and those like him/her) is described as having the wrong beliefs, the wrong skin color, the wrong gender, the wrong age, the wrong station in life, the wrong land, the wrong possessions, the wrong clothing, the wrong language —- the wrong blood. These others are not as valued as you are, the leaders of the macabre scream, though they couch their speech in terms such as vigilance, freedom, history, security, and truth.

Then the killing begins.

The Nazis did it to the Jews. Israelis do it to the Palestinians. Hutus did it to the Tutsis. Shiite do it to the Sunni. Palestinians do it to the Israelis. Sunni do it to the Shiite. Muslims do it to the Christians. Christians do it to the Muslims. This country does it to that country. That neighborhood does it to this neighborhood. This race does it to that race. That religion does it to this religion.

And any one of a million other combinations.

STOP!

Do not allow your mind and heart to be filled with bloodism.

We are made in the image of God.

ALL of us.

And that divine DNA resides in the very marrow of our bones and flows through our veins.

It’s in the blood.

July 28, 2014

It’s in the Blood

In 1539, a fugitive former-priest-turned-Anabaptist, in his seminal work “The Foundation,” penned the following words:

“Christ is our fortress; patience our weapon of defense; the Word of God our sword. …Iron and metal spears and swords we leave to those who, alas, regard human blood and swine’s blood of well-nigh equal value.”

So said Menno Simons, principal leader of the Protestant sect which then became known as the Mennonites.

More than 500 years later, his words still resound with a mighty truth.

At the risk of sounding morbid, it has to do with blood.

While Menno specifically refers to the difference between human blood and that of an animal, his larger point is the “value” we place on the blood of another.

My point is quite simple.

Killing will not end through education, conflict resolution, or disarmament, though all of these are important and can help. Killing will end only when there is a fundamental shift in the mind and heart of those who kill.

For how can you kill someone if you believe that their blood is just as valuable as your own?

Let’s call it – for lack of a better term – bloodism.

The other – their humanity, life, blood – is somehow less than I, and therefore, their humanity, life, blood, is not as valuable as my own. It becomes quite easy then to justify killing the other, ie. spilling his/her blood.

The directors of death throughout history from every nation, tribe and religion have understood and disseminated this concept quite well. A person (and those like him/her) is described as having the wrong beliefs, the wrong skin color, the wrong gender, the wrong age, the wrong station in life, the wrong land, the wrong possessions, the wrong clothing, the wrong language —- the wrong blood. These others are not as valued as you are, the leaders of the macabre scream, though they couch their speech in terms such as vigilance, freedom, history, security, and truth.

Then the killing begins.

The Nazis did it to the Jews. Israelis do it to the Palestinians. Hutus did it to the Tutsis. Shiite do it to the Sunni. Palestinians do it to the Israelis. Sunni do it to the Shiite. Muslims do it to the Christians. Christians do it to the Muslims. This country does it to that country. That neighborhood does it to this neighborhood. This race does it to that race. That religion does it to this religion.

And any one of a million other combinations.

STOP!

Do not allow your mind and heart to be filled with bloodism.

We are made in the image of God.

ALL of us.

And that divine DNA resides in the very marrow of our bones and flows through our veins.

It’s in the blood.

July 28, 2014

Décroissance et obligation de puissance : pourquoi la transition exige un autre imaginaire politique

La décroissance est incompatible avec l’obligation de puissance. Pour le montrer, il faut nommer le conflit, rendre visible le coût de la puissance, ouvrir un horizon de décision collective et penser l’ONU comme sas de transition, non comme souveraineté de substitution. #Degrowth #Peacebuilding #Commons #UN #Transition La formule mérite d’être prise au sérieux :…

https://homohortus31.wordpress.com/2026/07/23/decroissance-et-obligation-de-puissance-pourquoi-la-transition-exige-un-autre-imaginaire-politique/

Décroissance et obligation de puissance : pourquoi la transition exige un autre imaginaire politique

La décroissance est incompatible avec l’obligation de puissance. Pour le montrer, il faut nommer le conflit, rendre visible le coût de la puissance, ouvrir un horizon de décision collective et penser l’ONU comme sas de transition, non comme souveraineté de substitution. #Degrowth #Peacebuilding #Commons #UN #Transition La formule mérite d’être prise au sérieux :…

https://homohortus31.wordpress.com/2026/07/23/decroissance-et-obligation-de-puissance-pourquoi-la-transition-exige-un-autre-imaginaire-politique/

Décroissance et obligation de puissance : pourquoi la transition exige un autre imaginaire politique

La décroissance est incompatible avec l’obligation de puissance. Pour le montrer, il faut nommer le conflit, rendre visible le coût de la puissance, ouvrir un horizon de décision collective et penser l’ONU comme sas de transition, non comme souveraineté de substitution. #Degrowth #Peacebuilding #Commons #UN #Transition La formule mérite d’être prise au sérieux :…

https://homohortus31.wordpress.com/2026/07/23/decroissance-et-obligation-de-puissance-pourquoi-la-transition-exige-un-autre-imaginaire-politique/

Décroissance et obligation de puissance : pourquoi la transition exige un autre imaginaire politique

La décroissance est incompatible avec l’obligation de puissance. Pour le montrer, il faut nommer le conflit, rendre visible le coût de la puissance, ouvrir un horizon de décision collective et penser l’ONU comme sas de transition, non comme souveraineté de substitution. #Degrowth #Peacebuilding #Commons #UN #Transition La formule mérite d’être prise au sérieux :…

https://homohortus31.wordpress.com/2026/07/23/decroissance-et-obligation-de-puissance-pourquoi-la-transition-exige-un-autre-imaginaire-politique/

Décroissance et obligation de puissance : pourquoi la transition exige un autre imaginaire politique

La décroissance est incompatible avec l’obligation de puissance. Pour le montrer, il faut nommer le conflit, rendre visible le coût de la puissance, ouvrir un horizon de décision collective et penser l’ONU comme sas de transition, non comme souveraineté de substitution. #Degrowth #Peacebuilding #Commons #UN #Transition La formule mérite d’être prise au sérieux :…

https://homohortus31.wordpress.com/2026/07/23/decroissance-et-obligation-de-puissance-pourquoi-la-transition-exige-un-autre-imaginaire-politique/

Renoncer à la puissance : la condition d’une sortie durable de la crise biocidaire

Une solution durable paraît difficilement compatible avec le maintien des logiques de puissance militarisée, extractive et hégémonique. Le corpus converge ici : la crise est structurelle, la puissance aggrave les risques existentiels, et la rupture doit être politique autant que matérielle. #ClimateJustice #Degrowth #Disarmament #Commons #Peacebuilding L’idée centrale est simple : il…

https://homohortus31.wordpress.com/2026/07/23/renoncer-a-la-puissance-la-condition-dune-sortie-durable-de-la-crise-biocidaire/

Renoncer à la puissance : la condition d’une sortie durable de la crise biocidaire

Une solution durable paraît difficilement compatible avec le maintien des logiques de puissance militarisée, extractive et hégémonique. Le corpus converge ici : la crise est structurelle, la puissance aggrave les risques existentiels, et la rupture doit être politique autant que matérielle. #ClimateJustice #Degrowth #Disarmament #Commons #Peacebuilding L’idée centrale est simple : il…

https://homohortus31.wordpress.com/2026/07/23/renoncer-a-la-puissance-la-condition-dune-sortie-durable-de-la-crise-biocidaire/

Renoncer à la puissance : la condition d’une sortie durable de la crise biocidaire

Une solution durable paraît difficilement compatible avec le maintien des logiques de puissance militarisée, extractive et hégémonique. Le corpus converge ici : la crise est structurelle, la puissance aggrave les risques existentiels, et la rupture doit être politique autant que matérielle. #ClimateJustice #Degrowth #Disarmament #Commons #Peacebuilding L’idée centrale est simple : il…

https://homohortus31.wordpress.com/2026/07/23/renoncer-a-la-puissance-la-condition-dune-sortie-durable-de-la-crise-biocidaire/

Renoncer à la puissance : la condition d’une sortie durable de la crise biocidaire

Une solution durable paraît difficilement compatible avec le maintien des logiques de puissance militarisée, extractive et hégémonique. Le corpus converge ici : la crise est structurelle, la puissance aggrave les risques existentiels, et la rupture doit être politique autant que matérielle. #ClimateJustice #Degrowth #Disarmament #Commons #Peacebuilding L’idée centrale est simple : il…

https://homohortus31.wordpress.com/2026/07/23/renoncer-a-la-puissance-la-condition-dune-sortie-durable-de-la-crise-biocidaire/

Renoncer à la puissance : la condition d’une sortie durable de la crise biocidaire

Une solution durable paraît difficilement compatible avec le maintien des logiques de puissance militarisée, extractive et hégémonique. Le corpus converge ici : la crise est structurelle, la puissance aggrave les risques existentiels, et la rupture doit être politique autant que matérielle. #ClimateJustice #Degrowth #Disarmament #Commons #Peacebuilding L’idée centrale est simple : il…

https://homohortus31.wordpress.com/2026/07/23/renoncer-a-la-puissance-la-condition-dune-sortie-durable-de-la-crise-biocidaire/

Sortir de l’autonomisation : quand une tutelle ne vaut que si elle prépare sa propre disparition

La sortie d’une tutelle ne peut jamais être imposée de l’extérieur : elle appartient aux peuples sous tutelle. Pour qu’elle devienne possible, il faut des conditions de sécurité, d’autonomie matérielle, de réallocation vers les communs et surtout une rupture réelle avec la logique de puissance. #Peacebuilding #Commons #Degrowth #Autonomy #Transition L’étape de…

https://homohortus31.wordpress.com/2026/07/23/sortir-de-lautonomisation-quand-une-tutelle-ne-vaut-que-si-elle-prepare-sa-propre-disparition/

Sortir de l’autonomisation : quand une tutelle ne vaut que si elle prépare sa propre disparition

La sortie d’une tutelle ne peut jamais être imposée de l’extérieur : elle appartient aux peuples sous tutelle. Pour qu’elle devienne possible, il faut des conditions de sécurité, d’autonomie matérielle, de réallocation vers les communs et surtout une rupture réelle avec la logique de puissance. #Peacebuilding #Commons #Degrowth #Autonomy #Transition L’étape de…

https://homohortus31.wordpress.com/2026/07/23/sortir-de-lautonomisation-quand-une-tutelle-ne-vaut-que-si-elle-prepare-sa-propre-disparition/

Sortir de l’autonomisation : quand une tutelle ne vaut que si elle prépare sa propre disparition

La sortie d’une tutelle ne peut jamais être imposée de l’extérieur : elle appartient aux peuples sous tutelle. Pour qu’elle devienne possible, il faut des conditions de sécurité, d’autonomie matérielle, de réallocation vers les communs et surtout une rupture réelle avec la logique de puissance. #Peacebuilding #Commons #Degrowth #Autonomy #Transition L’étape de…

https://homohortus31.wordpress.com/2026/07/23/sortir-de-lautonomisation-quand-une-tutelle-ne-vaut-que-si-elle-prepare-sa-propre-disparition/

Entrer dans l’étape du gel : la condition politique d’une sortie de la logique de guerre

Avant le désarmement, il faut rendre possible le gel : cessez-le-feu, sécurisation, désescalade, neutralisation des moteurs de guerre et réallocation vers les communs. Le vrai enjeu n’est pas seulement d’arrêter les armes, mais de sortir de l’obligation de puissance. #Degrowth #Disarmament #Peacebuilding #Commons #Transition Entrer dans l’étape du gel, c’est déjà rompre avec l’idée…

https://homohortus31.wordpress.com/2026/07/23/entrer-dans-letape-du-gel-la-condition-politique-dune-sortie-de-la-logique-de-guerre/

Entrer dans l’étape du gel : la condition politique d’une sortie de la logique de guerre

Avant le désarmement, il faut rendre possible le gel : cessez-le-feu, sécurisation, désescalade, neutralisation des moteurs de guerre et réallocation vers les communs. Le vrai enjeu n’est pas seulement d’arrêter les armes, mais de sortir de l’obligation de puissance. #Degrowth #Disarmament #Peacebuilding #Commons #Transition Entrer dans l’étape du gel, c’est déjà rompre avec l’idée…

https://homohortus31.wordpress.com/2026/07/23/entrer-dans-letape-du-gel-la-condition-politique-dune-sortie-de-la-logique-de-guerre/

Entrer dans l’étape du gel : la condition politique d’une sortie de la logique de guerre

Avant le désarmement, il faut rendre possible le gel : cessez-le-feu, sécurisation, désescalade, neutralisation des moteurs de guerre et réallocation vers les communs. Le vrai enjeu n’est pas seulement d’arrêter les armes, mais de sortir de l’obligation de puissance. #Degrowth #Disarmament #Peacebuilding #Commons #Transition Entrer dans l’étape du gel, c’est déjà rompre avec l’idée…

https://homohortus31.wordpress.com/2026/07/23/entrer-dans-letape-du-gel-la-condition-politique-dune-sortie-de-la-logique-de-guerre/

Tutelle ONU, désarmement et décroissance : organiser la sortie de la dépendance militaro-capitaliste

La tutelle ONU n’a de sens que comme sas de transition : geler la guerre, alléger l’appareil militaire, réallouer les moyens vers les communs et décroître hors de la logique de puissance. L’enjeu n’est pas de mieux gérer la violence, mais de s’en déconnecter. #Degrowth #Disarmament #Commons #UN #Transition #Peacebuilding Du principe aux étapes Si l’on veut rendre…

https://homohortus31.wordpress.com/2026/07/21/tutelle-onu-desarmement-et-decroissance-organiser-la-sortie-de-la-dependance-militaro-capitaliste/

Tutelle ONU, désarmement et décroissance : organiser la sortie de la dépendance militaro-capitaliste

La tutelle ONU n’a de sens que comme sas de transition : geler la guerre, alléger l’appareil militaire, réallouer les moyens vers les communs et décroître hors de la logique de puissance. L’enjeu n’est pas de mieux gérer la violence, mais de s’en déconnecter. #Degrowth #Disarmament #Commons #UN #Transition #Peacebuilding Du principe aux étapes Si l’on veut rendre…

https://homohortus31.wordpress.com/2026/07/21/tutelle-onu-desarmement-et-decroissance-organiser-la-sortie-de-la-dependance-militaro-capitaliste/

Tutelle ONU, désarmement et décroissance : organiser la sortie de la dépendance militaro-capitaliste

La tutelle ONU n’a de sens que comme sas de transition : geler la guerre, alléger l’appareil militaire, réallouer les moyens vers les communs et décroître hors de la logique de puissance. L’enjeu n’est pas de mieux gérer la violence, mais de s’en déconnecter. #Degrowth #Disarmament #Commons #UN #Transition #Peacebuilding Du principe aux étapes Si l’on veut rendre…

https://homohortus31.wordpress.com/2026/07/21/tutelle-onu-desarmement-et-decroissance-organiser-la-sortie-de-la-dependance-militaro-capitaliste/

Tutelle ONU, désarmement et décroissance : organiser la sortie de la dépendance militaro-capitaliste

La tutelle ONU n’a de sens que comme sas de transition : geler la guerre, alléger l’appareil militaire, réallouer les moyens vers les communs et décroître hors de la logique de puissance. L’enjeu n’est pas de mieux gérer la violence, mais de s’en déconnecter. #Degrowth #Disarmament #Commons #UN #Transition #Peacebuilding Du principe aux étapes Si l’on veut rendre…

https://homohortus31.wordpress.com/2026/07/21/tutelle-onu-desarmement-et-decroissance-organiser-la-sortie-de-la-dependance-militaro-capitaliste/

Tutelle ONU, désarmement et décroissance : organiser la sortie de la dépendance militaro-capitaliste

La tutelle ONU n’a de sens que comme sas de transition : geler la guerre, alléger l’appareil militaire, réallouer les moyens vers les communs et décroître hors de la logique de puissance. L’enjeu n’est pas de mieux gérer la violence, mais de s’en déconnecter. #Degrowth #Disarmament #Commons #UN #Transition #Peacebuilding Du principe aux étapes Si l’on veut rendre…

https://homohortus31.wordpress.com/2026/07/21/tutelle-onu-desarmement-et-decroissance-organiser-la-sortie-de-la-dependance-militaro-capitaliste/

https://www.europesays.com/africa/339955/ IGAD launches initiative to advance women’s role in peace-building in Somalia #Advance #IGAD #in #initiative #Launches #Peacebuilding #Role #Somalia #to #Women’s

NEW Song! Words Kill

Continuing with James’ challenge regarding the tongue (see yesterday’s sermon post), the following is an excerpt of a recently created song based on lyrics from several biblical translations. The Message, in particular, has a pretty blunt rendition of Proverbs 18:21:

“Words kill, words give life;
they’re either poison or fruit—you choose.”

Christ have mercy on our tongue-lashing tongues.

https://www.europesays.com/africa/331496/ Federation President encourages women to occupy central role in building peace #AddisAbaba #EthioNegari #Ethiopia #IWPG #Korea #Peacebuilding

Builder

For Nelson (May 16, 1944-July 13, 2005)

If I would have my life to live over again,
I would find an old stone wall in disrepair
and I would spend my days seeking the tumbled
down stones hidden in the grass.

By day I would rebuild the wall. At night I
would lie in its lee. I would not be afraid
of the snakes and rodents disturbed from
their dark places in the cracks between the
stones where they sleep.

And when my life came to an end and the wall
was as yet unfinished, I would not moan. I
would lay myself down against the rocks and
let my body fade away into a place of rest in
the cracks between the stones.

March 11, 2005

(Reposted on the anniversary of my dear friend’s passing)

Builder

For Nelson (May 16, 1944-July 13, 2005)

If I would have my life to live over again,
I would find an old stone wall in disrepair
and I would spend my days seeking the tumbled
down stones hidden in the grass.

By day I would rebuild the wall. At night I
would lie in its lee. I would not be afraid
of the snakes and rodents disturbed from
their dark places in the cracks between the
stones where they sleep.

And when my life came to an end and the wall
was as yet unfinished, I would not moan. I
would lay myself down against the rocks and
let my body fade away into a place of rest in
the cracks between the stones.

March 11, 2005

(Reposted on the anniversary of my dear friend’s passing)

Builder

For Nelson (May 16, 1944-July 13, 2005)

If I would have my life to live over again,
I would find an old stone wall in disrepair
and I would spend my days seeking the tumbled
down stones hidden in the grass.

By day I would rebuild the wall. At night I
would lie in its lee. I would not be afraid
of the snakes and rodents disturbed from
their dark places in the cracks between the
stones where they sleep.

And when my life came to an end and the wall
was as yet unfinished, I would not moan. I
would lay myself down against the rocks and
let my body fade away into a place of rest in
the cracks between the stones.

March 11, 2005

(Reposted on the anniversary of my dear friend’s passing)

Builder

For Nelson (May 16, 1944-July 13, 2005)

If I would have my life to live over again,
I would find an old stone wall in disrepair
and I would spend my days seeking the tumbled
down stones hidden in the grass.

By day I would rebuild the wall. At night I
would lie in its lee. I would not be afraid
of the snakes and rodents disturbed from
their dark places in the cracks between the
stones where they sleep.

And when my life came to an end and the wall
was as yet unfinished, I would not moan. I
would lay myself down against the rocks and
let my body fade away into a place of rest in
the cracks between the stones.

March 11, 2005

(Reposted on the anniversary of my dear friend’s passing)

Builder

For Nelson (May 16, 1944-July 13, 2005)

If I would have my life to live over again,
I would find an old stone wall in disrepair
and I would spend my days seeking the tumbled
down stones hidden in the grass.

By day I would rebuild the wall. At night I
would lie in its lee. I would not be afraid
of the snakes and rodents disturbed from
their dark places in the cracks between the
stones where they sleep.

And when my life came to an end and the wall
was as yet unfinished, I would not moan. I
would lay myself down against the rocks and
let my body fade away into a place of rest in
the cracks between the stones.

March 11, 2005

(Reposted on the anniversary of my dear friend’s passing)

https://www.europesays.com/iran/192892/ Historical Commissions Are Crucial for Syria #AtrocityPrevention/atrocitiesPrevention #BasharAlAssad #CivilWar #CivilianHarm #MiddleEast #peacebuilding #Syria #TransitionalJustice

We spent the week working through our vision for #AI in #peacebuilding, good governance of these tools, the policies we want to hold ourselves to, and what it means to be a peacemaker in a digital environment often stacked against the trust, connection, and dialogue we want to build ...

We spent the week working through our vision for #AI in #peacebuilding, good governance of these tools, the policies we want to hold ourselves to, and what it means to be a peacemaker in a digital environment often stacked against the trust, connection, and dialogue we want to build ...

We spent the week working through our vision for #AI in #peacebuilding, good governance of these tools, the policies we want to hold ourselves to, and what it means to be a peacemaker in a digital environment often stacked against the trust, connection, and dialogue we want to build ...

Storm Surge

In the end,
will you be faithful?
That is question.

When the storm has come and gone,
when what you thought was precious has been stripped away,
when you sleep in darkness wondering if the lights will ever come back on,
when your life in the flash of lightning reverts back to the everyday of your sisters and brothers in the warzone,
when your plane to those destinations is grounded by the thunder’s roar?

Will you awake to new resolve for justice?
Will you spend less time before the screen and more time present to loved ones and those in need of it?
Will you leave the ground to alight among the troubled?
Will you listen to them?

Will the power that comes on be in you,
through you,
glowing out through your eyes,
electrifying,
filling you with a compassion so compelling
you become a wire
among many
channeling
love and peace
to the world?

June 2, 2015

Storm Surge

In the end,
will you be faithful?
That is question.

When the storm has come and gone,
when what you thought was precious has been stripped away,
when you sleep in darkness wondering if the lights will ever come back on,
when your life in the flash of lightning reverts back to the everyday of your sisters and brothers in the warzone,
when your plane to those destinations is grounded by the thunder’s roar?

Will you awake to new resolve for justice?
Will you spend less time before the screen and more time present to loved ones and those in need of it?
Will you leave the ground to alight among the troubled?
Will you listen to them?

Will the power that comes on be in you,
through you,
glowing out through your eyes,
electrifying,
filling you with a compassion so compelling
you become a wire
among many
channeling
love and peace
to the world?

June 2, 2015

Storm Surge

In the end,
will you be faithful?
That is question.

When the storm has come and gone,
when what you thought was precious has been stripped away,
when you sleep in darkness wondering if the lights will ever come back on,
when your life in the flash of lightning reverts back to the everyday of your sisters and brothers in the warzone,
when your plane to those destinations is grounded by the thunder’s roar?

Will you awake to new resolve for justice?
Will you spend less time before the screen and more time present to loved ones and those in need of it?
Will you leave the ground to alight among the troubled?
Will you listen to them?

Will the power that comes on be in you,
through you,
glowing out through your eyes,
electrifying,
filling you with a compassion so compelling
you become a wire
among many
channeling
love and peace
to the world?

June 2, 2015

Storm Surge

In the end,
will you be faithful?
That is question.

When the storm has come and gone,
when what you thought was precious has been stripped away,
when you sleep in darkness wondering if the lights will ever come back on,
when your life in the flash of lightning reverts back to the everyday of your sisters and brothers in the warzone,
when your plane to those destinations is grounded by the thunder’s roar?

Will you awake to new resolve for justice?
Will you spend less time before the screen and more time present to loved ones and those in need of it?
Will you leave the ground to alight among the troubled?
Will you listen to them?

Will the power that comes on be in you,
through you,
glowing out through your eyes,
electrifying,
filling you with a compassion so compelling
you become a wire
among many
channeling
love and peace
to the world?

June 2, 2015

Storm Surge

In the end,
will you be faithful?
That is question.

When the storm has come and gone,
when what you thought was precious has been stripped away,
when you sleep in darkness wondering if the lights will ever come back on,
when your life in the flash of lightning reverts back to the everyday of your sisters and brothers in the warzone,
when your plane to those destinations is grounded by the thunder’s roar?

Will you awake to new resolve for justice?
Will you spend less time before the screen and more time present to loved ones and those in need of it?
Will you leave the ground to alight among the troubled?
Will you listen to them?

Will the power that comes on be in you,
through you,
glowing out through your eyes,
electrifying,
filling you with a compassion so compelling
you become a wire
among many
channeling
love and peace
to the world?

June 2, 2015

https://www.europesays.com/africa/304540/ Communities in Napak, Nabilatuk Demand Tougher Measures Against Cattle Theft #CattleRustling #CattleTheft #Karamoja #LivestockSecurity #MajGenWilberforceSserunkuma #Nabilatuk #Napak #PeaceBuilding #Security #Uganda #UPDF

https://www.europesays.com/africa/299831/ DR Congo and Rwanda Renew Commitment to Refugee Returns #DemocraticRepublicOfTheCongo #Ethiopia #GreatLakesRegion #HumanitarianAssistance #Peacebuilding #RefugeeReturns #Refugees #RegionalStability #Rwanda #UNHCR #VoluntaryRepatriation

Well, yes ... #peace is when a critical mass of socially empowered people have enough and do not desire more. Not feeling we have enough and desiring more is when we impact the climate >>

Integrating #climate adaptation and #peacebuilding capacity development in climate and conflict-affected communities - ScienceDirect

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959378026000403