Peace On Podcast by The Peace Alliance

Hope Story Circle with Jim Natal - June 24, 2023

Jim Natal joined us today to share two poems from his many published collections. A multi-year Pushcart Prize nominee in poetry and a long-time literary presenter, he is co-founder of indie publisher Conflux Press. His poems sparked conversations about how artistic expression reflects society, and how each of us responds to art in different ways. The stories told in his poems are beautiful, and took us on a journey that opened our hearts. Check the calendar of events at www.peacealliance.org/calendar, join us at our next Hope Story Circle and share your emerging stories!

 

6/21/23 DoP Campaign Monthly Third Wednesday Call

Peace Education: An International Perspective with the Education Committee members of the Global Alliance for Ministries & Infrastructures for Peace (GAMIP). If you would like a copy of the Presentations, email Nancy@peacealliance.org.

 

Hope Story Circle with Crystel Patterson - June 10, 2023

Crystel Patterson has reinvented herself, becoming an author of a series of children’s books. It was truly a plot twist, as she had a fulfilling career in technology consulting, never considered herself a writer, nor had a passion for writing.  The occasions that planted this seed had to do with her two young boys. Her 8-year old, after George Floyd’s murder, asked the question: Why do police keep killing black people? Those were his words, and they stuck with Crystel. She didn’t know how to respond. Her younger, 3-year old son had memorized a book and recited it as it was read to him. She realized that these simple books had the power to change thought, and to plant seeds. She set out to write a series of children’s books with positive messaging for young children of color, with inspiration based on real people. This inspiration crosses over to children of every color and ethnicity, and even adults whose children are touched by these books have said that they wished books like this existed when they were children. Writing is now Crystel’s passion, and it answers the question for her: What are you doing for others? Check the calendar of events at www.peacealliance/calendar, join us at our next Hope Story Circle and share your emerging stories!

5/17/23 DoP Campaign Monthly Third Wednesday Call – Manifestation Meditation for a U.S. Dept. of Peacebuilding, gifted by Tami Briggs and Tez Gabriel of Pathways to Peace

Hope Story Circle with RJ Jennings - May 27, 2023

RJ Jennings shared a story of his personal journey, as a black male growing up in the South side of Chicago and then moving to live with other family in a different state, and how his life changed. It’s a story about early perceptions planting strong and negative ideas, and how kind mentorship shifted his thinking. Finding people who set better examples, and demonstrated possible paths forward that might redirect his thinking, changed his life completely. His is a heartfelt and tender story, that inspired people in the break-out rooms deeply. We invite you to listen, and hold the importance of mentorship, setting examples, and showing love to the young people in your life. Check the calendar of events at www.peacealliance.org/calendar, join us at our next Hope Story Circle and share your emerging stories!

Hope Story Circle with Steffani Salter - May 13, 2023

Steffani Salter shared a story about an experiment with trust. In the past, she has experienced the pain and frustration that resulted from broken trust, promises made and broken, and the up and down pattern of creating trust and then having it broken. Who can you trust? She began an experiment to only trust herself. The story and the reactions from the breakout rooms were compelling and inspiring. Who are you able to trust, and how deeply are you able to trust yourself?  Check the calendar of events at www.peacealliance.org/calendar, join us at our next Hope Story Circle and share your emerging stories!

National Monthly Peacebuilders Podcast

The Peace Alliance welcomes folks from The King Center as we honor the birthday of Mrs. Coretta Scott King during our National Monthly Peacebuilders Podcast.

 

The King Center has graciously partnered with The Peace Alliance for a cohort to participate in the Nonviolence 365 training in beloved community. We celebrate this partnership as well as learn more about The King Center with our special guests Dr. Elizabeth Rosner and Dr. Tori Dudley.

Hope Story Circle with Sequan Prude - April 22, 2023

Sequan Prude’s life gave him many challenges. His beginnings were a little rough, from a broken home and parents that both had their own demons, he went to 8 elementary schools, 6 junior high schools and 7 high schools. This rough start led him to make some choices that resulted in his incarceration for more than fourteen years. During that time, he had a few awakenings, and gained a college education, the achievement of which was successful in a personal goal to make his grandmother proud, as valedictorian at the top of his class. On a path of forgiveness, the last part was to learn to forgive himself as part of healing, realizing that although he had made some really bad choices in his life and had done things that he needed to pay for, that he could give himself some sort of grace that it took a lot to make the changes that he has made. The inquiry was about balancing accountability individually, with the collective responsibility to we owe as society — and how to balance those things. Check the calendar of events at www.peacealliance.org/calendar, join us at our next Hope Story Circle and share your emerging stories!

4/19/23 DoP Campaign Monthly Third Wednesday Call – Communicating with Congress: Why We Work for Peacebuilding

Hope Story Circle with General McArthur Hambrick - April 8, 2023

General grew up with music and then moved into dance. He has danced in many dance companies, danced and sang on the Broadway stage in CATS, toured with Phantom of the Opera, Miss Saigon and other shows. He has always leaned in on the arts, and took opportunities that were presented to express himself artistically. At one point, the opportunity came to teach dance, and that has continued. He now is an associate professor of dance at West Virginia University. The break-out rooms explored the question of how to find joy in the arts, as a healer, a teacher or a creator. General has lived his life to express the joy he feels in expressing himself artistically, and we all have joy in what we came here to do. Check the calendar of events at www.peacealliance.org/calendar, join us at our next Hope Story Circle and share your emerging stories!