Peace On Podcast by The Peace Alliance

Hope Story Circle with Rob Graydon - January 23, 2021

Rob Graydon, filmmaker, joined us today to tell a powerful story about a piece of a painting that he discovered when visiting with Arun Gandhi, the grandson of Mahatma Gandhi. This discovery has led to a journey of his lifetime, to create a film about putting these pieces together, with the artist Franz Trenk. More is yet to come on this journey. The inquiry for everyone present was this: what piece of the picture do you carry? The strategic and tactical peacebuilding that is being done every day around the world isn’t clearly seen by many. How will each of us work to re-brand peace into something that people will understand, and that will excite people? Check the calendar of Events at www.peacealliance.org - join us at our next Hope Story Circle and share your emerging stories!

January 2021 Peace Alliance Monthly Action Call

The chasms we experience, from family disconnections to workplace conflicts to political divides, may seem un-bridgable.  While each of us must choose for ourselves which bridges need building, we offer the possibility of grounded inspiration, and tools for your journey.

Join us tonight and connect with Jo Berry - the founder of "Building Bridges for Peace."  16 years after Jo's father was killed by an IRA bomb, she met with the man responsible - Pat Magee.  Their hundreds of conversations since then are at the core of an international movement for healing and understanding.

Hope Story Circle with Judy and Joel Kimmel - January 9, 2021

Judy Kimmel, Board Chair of the Peace Alliance, joined her husband of 50 years to share her part of the story that Joel had shared in previous Hope Story Circles. Having been married only 7 months, Joel had a very serious skiing accident. In a dream, Judy experienced a vision that provided deep confirmation that he would recover. She didn’t know what form it would take, or how - but she knew that he would survive and be okay. The lessons they both took from the long experience of healing related to surrendering, holding vision and intention, and out of this came the perception of the distinction between doing and being. We are all familiar with 'to-do' lists on the doing side. On the being side, they shared the tool of writing 'have happened' statements. ‘Have happened’ statements state the vision, and the purpose it serves — and then they are released, and we allow them to become. Check the calendar of Events at www.peacealliance.org - join us at our next Hope Story Circle and share your emerging stories!

Hope Story Circle with Dee Shanti - December 19th, 2020

Dee Shanti, the new Managing Director of the Peace Alliance joined us to share her very personal journey of understanding racism. As a descendant of prominent Confederate leaders, her understanding grew more specific and current with the 2015 massacre at Mother Emanuel Church in her town of Charleston, SC. She shared her reckoning of the truth of what black people in this country have lived in, every day, and how she has taken on the awakening for racial inequity as a white person. There isn’t an end, no certificate of completion - it’s a journey. She shared a poem written after the murder of George Floyd earlier this year. The inquiry was for people to remember moment that caused a shift in understanding about race in the United States, and what that meant. Check the calendar of Events at www.peacealliance.org - join us at our next Hope Story Circle and share your emerging stories!

 

DoP Campaign 3rd Wed. Call 12-16-20

DoP Campaign 3^rd Wed. Call 12-16-20 Far Out (3-year) Planning Continued

Hope Story Circle with Mike Robbins - December 12th, 2020

Mike Robbins joined us once again, telling the story of how he was directed to write his most recent book, We’re All In This Together. He had published his fourth book in 2018, and was simply not interested in writing another book. His family wanted him to take a break, and he had no intention of embarking on writing another book at that time. His download was relentless, and he finally gave in — even having to fight for the title with his publisher. He dug in and wrote the book in 2019, and it was released in the spring of 2020 just as the pandemic  — and all that it brought  — was taking hold. The title became all the more important at this tender and fragile time. The inquiry is about understanding the wisdom that is flowing through you, and determining whether those messages are yours or are coming from external forces. How do we each hear the wisdom, and how do we distinguish what is important to act upon? Check the calendar of Events at www.peacealliance.org - join us at the next Hope Story Circle and share your emerging stories!

Hope Story Circle with James Baraz - December 5th, 2020

James Baraz came to visit the Hope Story Circle once again, this time celebrating Jelena’s birthday! He told a story of receiving a big piece of cheesecake while on a three-month retreat, and how he took so much pleasure in sharing the cheesecake with others. The inquiry is about giving and receiving, and feeling the love and kindness going in both directions. Once you get the hang of it, James says, you become a meta-recycling machine, being an agent of the flow of giving and receiving. James is beginning a 5-month Awakening Joy course in January - you’re invited to attend. Check the calendar of Events at www.peacealliance.org - join us at the next Hope Story Circle and share your emerging stories!

The Peace Alliance Donor Appreciation Party - Nov 30, 2020 07:22 PM Eastern Time

Join the party as we celebrate our Peace Partners whose generosity is vital to the cultivation of a more peaceful society. Learn about the work of the Peace Alliance, and become a part of this community of peacebuilders.

 

Many of us have been touched by financial hardship, political uncertainty, racial discrimination, and health challenges beyond anything we imagined. While this is deeply unsettling, it has also been an affirmation of the important work the Peace Alliance is doing in collaboration with you. Our initiatives provide vision and energy for what lies ahead, and reimagines what steps we take to truly build a more peaceful nation!

Hope Story Circle with Susan Cantor - November 21, 2020

Susie Cantor shared a very personal story of a series of medical challenges that she had to overcome over decades, with extraordinary positivity and the ability to always look forward. The inquiry focused on what lucky breaks we all may have experienced. What perceived tragedies turned out to have been very positive? The outcome was a collective feeling of gratitude - the perfect mood to take us into the Thanksgiving Holiday season. Please forgive the opening meditation being so quiet - we had some technical issues. There will not be a Hope Story Circle November 28, as we will take the holiday weekend off, and return December 5th! Check the calendar of Events at www.peacealliance.org - join us at the next Hope Story Circle and share your emerging stories!

DoP Campaign 3rd Wednesday Call 11-18-20 Far Out (3 year) Planning (recap, continued and next steps)