International Cities of Peace
Public Group active 3 days, 5 hours agoA network of villages, towns and cities that are self-defining themselves as Cities of Peace. International Cities of Peace (ICP) is a practical way to Act Local, Connect Global, so we hope you’ll add your energy! Location: Nine countries. This sub-group is part of the Summer of Peace 2012.
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International Cities of Peace
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Global Healing Circle of Radiant Hearts
Starter: David Warner
Posted to group: International Cities of Peace
Freshness: 4 days, 10 hours
Total Posts: 1
What would be a good measure for a City of Peace?
Latest reply: christian vogel
Starter: Fred Arment
Posted to group: International Cities of Peace
Freshness: 1 month, 1 week
Total Posts: 15
Peace Education
Starter: Ambika Talwar
Posted to group: International Cities of Peace
Freshness: 3 months
Total Posts: 1
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David Warner started the new forum topic Global Healing Circle of Radiant Hearts in the group International Cities of Peace: 4 days, 10 hours ago · View Calling All Evolutionary Cocreators and Healers Global Healing Circle of Radiant Hearts 15 Minute Collective Global Healing Meditation Daily Resonance at 8:00 a.m. Pacific Time Beginning on the Annular Eclipse of the Sun Sunday, May 20, 2012 Click here to find the time in your area! Join our daily gatherings by clicking here! [...]
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christian vogel replied to the forum topic What would be a good measure for a City of Peace? in the group International Cities of Peace: 1 month, 1 week ago · View yes fred, i agree. the diversity of all the movements should be maintained. but what can we make and how long will it take if we don’t focus one goal on a certain day. what can be a realistic minimum goal we can consolidate all efforts and budgets and communication and that will be supported by [...]
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Ambika Talwar started the new forum topic Peace Education in the group International Cities of Peace: 3 months ago · View NB- This is a work in progress… Redefining Purpose of Education Teaching Peace in Schools/Colleges & Developing Learning Communities ~ Taoli-Ambika Talwar “No leader is going to give us peace, no government, no army, no country. What will bring peace is inward transformation, which will lead to outward action. Inward transformation is not isolation, is not a withdrawal from outward [...]
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Fred Arment replied to the forum topic What would be a good measure for a City of Peace? in the group International Cities of Peace: 5 months, 1 week ago · View Yes, Christian, I agree we’re all moving together toward the same goal. I like the idea of a conference. Collaboration and exchange of ideas is essential to keep the movement strong and vibrant. In addition to your comment about the need for uniting in order to have impact, I would add a corollary. The proliferation [...]
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christian vogel replied to the forum topic What would be a good measure for a City of Peace? in the group International Cities of Peace: 5 months, 1 week ago · View thank you fred, even though i agree, there’s one point left: if – people driven – organisations, movements or platforms, like the shift community, global spirituality, global oneness project, world peace festival, the global challenge network, the melton foundation….. are not uniting to ONE, how will people do. ? logically – the networks must fuse to consolidate [...]
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Fred Arment replied to the forum topic What would be a good measure for a City of Peace? in the group International Cities of Peace: 5 months, 1 week ago · View Thank you, Christain. I agree, at least while we’re evolving, that structured thinking is pretty good to have! I do, indeed, know about the Berlin peace festival and heard that it was not very well attended even though there was a stellar group of speakers. The message I took away from that, as well as [...]
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christian vogel replied to the forum topic What would be a good measure for a City of Peace? in the group International Cities of Peace: 5 months, 2 weeks ago · View welcome fred, i love that “structured” thinking.
do you already know the worldpeacefestival.org, which was a big festival-plan in berlin, but did not perform like it was planned. i’m not sure really sure why, but i think that it would be helpful to have a vision and a presentation which shows the benefit a “cop”-status [...] -
Fred Arment replied to the forum topic What would be a good measure for a City of Peace? in the group International Cities of Peace: 5 months, 2 weeks ago · View This is great, Christian. It has three very important facets of a peaceful city: operation, celebration, and education! Thanks for posting. If anyone wants to start a city of peace initiative in their community, please contact me. We’re adding four this week — two in the U.S., one in India, and one in Pakistan. Great [...]
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christian vogel replied to the forum topic What would be a good measure for a City of Peace? in the group International Cities of Peace: 5 months, 2 weeks ago · View referring to the administration and the council of any city: to connect with cities of peace while designating a responsible person in politics or administration, perhaps someone who is responsible for cultural affairs. to support a global peace day, perhaps the 09/21 of the uno, with an official event to support and promote actively the cities of piece [...]
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Fred Arment replied to the forum topic Case Studies: Cities of Peace in the group International Cities of Peace: 5 months, 3 weeks ago · View Wonderful, Sophia. I like the Quadruplet! I’m looking forward to knowing more about your work in Crestone. The Letter of Intent is fairly straightforward and flexible (you can access in the HOW TO section of our website http://www.internationalcitiesofpeace.org or contact me directly). Hope to hear from you soon. Happy Thanksgiving! With respect for your peaceful [...]
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Sophia Tiers replied to the forum topic Case Studies: Cities of Peace in the group International Cities of Peace: 5 months, 4 weeks ago · View Will definitely contact you to get a letter of intent. I wrote an article for the Dec. issue of The Crestone Eagle, a monthly in the community. It begins with “What does Peace mean to you?” I say what it means to me and hope it sparks some dialog. I was given a song about [...]
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Fred Arment replied to the forum topic Case Studies: Cities of Peace in the group International Cities of Peace: 6 months ago · View Thanks, Sophia. We are an association of cities of peace. The real victories in this movement are the community initiative that are endeavoring to self-define their village or city as valuing and working toward a culture of peace. Check on our website or contact me directly to get a Letter of Intent, which is the [...]
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Sophia Tiers replied to the forum topic Case Studies: Cities of Peace in the group International Cities of Peace: 6 months ago · View Dear Fred, I’ve been meaning to get in touch with you. I moved to Crestone, CO in April. Am studying Peace Ambassador program with James O’Dea; NVC with a local man and 13 students, and meeting lots of people. I’m aware how much undercurrent there is here and of violence done to the land, so I’m praying [...]
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Fred Arment started the new forum topic Case Studies: Cities of Peace in the group International Cities of Peace: 6 months ago · View We’ve revised the website (www.internationalcitiesofpeace.org) and now have CASE STUDIES of how people are working in their communities for peace. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD YOUR COMMUNITY, please post here or contact Fred Arment at [email protected] We’ve got cities around the world in countries as diverse as Mexico, Great Britain, Congo, Nepal, and more. How are [...]
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Fred Arment started the new forum topic Are Connections the new Moore's Law? in the group International Cities of Peace: 6 months, 3 weeks ago · View It is amazing how social networking sites like Facebook and other iterations have already contributed to social change. According to the famous Moore’s Law, the number of transistors that an be put on a computer chip doubles every two years. That has caused GREAT change. Can the Connections of people though social networking be considered [...]
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Michael Barrette replied to the forum topic Celebrating Collaboration! in the group International Cities of Peace: 7 months ago · View Yes beautiful vision Paula ~ “all 7107 islands of the Philippines on the Peace map too… connect them, and magnify the little sparks of light.” So powerful this shift that is coming in and that we are each co-creating. On Shift Movement, we’ll be adding map functionality here to the groups as well in the near future too so you’ll [...]
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Fred Arment started the new forum topic Two Peace Cities in D.R. Congo! in the group International Cities of Peace: 7 months ago · View We just receive a Letter of Intent to create an International City of Peace in Fizi, D.R. Congo. Mabwe Lucien and his colleagues have formed an organization and laid out an amazing plan for bring peace to that troubled region. Two weeks ago, Bukavu, D.R. Congo formed an organization under Samuel Muderhwa, also with an [...]