by Main | Dec 15, 2015 | One Family Under God, Peacebuilding
The traditional approach to problem-solving has very often been focused on mitigating the symptoms of a larger problem. We might hear the term “band-aid solutions” to connote a remedy that covers over only the visible signs of a problem. In geopolitics today, we can...
by Main | Feb 5, 2015 | Africa, Interreligious Cooperation, Vision in Action
“The threat of religious extremism cannot be resolved by political or economic solutions alone. A true and lasting resolution must be rooted in faith and expressed through practical spirituality. Faith leaders must step beyond the confines of their own sectarian or...
by Main | Jul 11, 2014 | Video, Vision in Action
“Service is about building a new cultural paradigm and breaking down the barriers, not with words, but through action. In the process of breaking down those barriers through action, we transform ourselves, our families, our neighborhoods, our nation, and eventually...
by Main | May 10, 2012 | 2010, Americas, National Transformation
In 2010, I was in Asuncion, Paraguay for the first Latin American Global Peace Leadership Conference. At the conclusion of the conference, participants issued and ratified the Asuncion Declaration. It was a historic milestone that laid the ground for continued...
by Main | Jan 12, 2012 | Global Peace Convention, Global Peace Women
At the close of the Global Peace Convention 2011 in Seoul, Korea, Dr. Hyun Jin Moon launched Global Peace Woman, an initiative to engage women as crucial participants of peacebuilding. He said, “The dream of peace cannot be achieved without the support of women...
