Peace On Podcast by The Peace Alliance

We welcome three panelists who are on the front lines of voting access. Former State Senator Dwight Bullard, now with Florida Rising, will speak to the experiences in Florida with the limiting of voter access, especially for folks from marginalized communities, Diana Philip, Chief of Staff for Democracy Initiative, will give us all the data about where in the country needs the most help and support to ensure that all can vote in November and she will have real time ways you can get involved, and Amy Cohen, ED with the Honey W. Nashman Center for Civic Engagement and Public Service will speak to the youth vote and what is being done to increase access and enthusiasm within a coalition of colleges and universities across the country.

Carol is a dancer, choreographer, dance teacher and director living in New York City. She brought a multi-layered story of how her three C’s — Community, Connection and Center — guide her in her current teaching paths that take her in three directions. She teaches adults with special needs, she teaches professional dancers, and she teaches high-school age kids, in three different forums each week. From her own personal history in performing, as a competitive gymnast as a child to a professional dancer as an adult, she has found that being heart-driven brings her back to these three C’s with one additional C — Consistency. Listen to this story, and feel your heart open wide. Check the calendar of Events at www.peacealliance.org - join us at our next Hope Story Circle and share your emerging stories!

Do you want to work for peace within an organization of people who want to support and collaborate with you? Then listen to this recording as we describe what positions The Peace Alliance has available for volunteer action for peace.

Ari Cowan brought a multi-layered story to share, that began with his learning the practice of meditation at age 13 from his mother, who was a Yogi, and then being on a path to be an Air Force pilot at age 15. That path was not taken, and he continued in his life to be guided by meditation. A significant event was when he created the PAR model of violent behavior modification, and ran a pilot of the model at Clallam Bay Correctional facility in Washington State. He had low expectations given the circumstances under which the pilot was being run, hoping for a 2.5-5% reduction in violence. The results were an astounding 100%! Come and listen to this remarkable story, including ways to meditate for the good of all people, and the skills to execute a power swap, a key component to shifting the script of violence, which he sees as a health issue. Check the calendar of Events at www.peacealliance.org - join us at our next Hope Story Circle, and share your emerging stories!

Description: Dr. Garfield Vernon is the author of Toward Cultural Intelligence where he breaks down the importance of understanding and openness to cultural differences to build and maintain peace. 

Jerilyn Stapleton is a long-time friend and colleague in the Peace Alliance. She was on her way to Chicago for a National NOW conference, and had several challenges in traveling, not the least of which was inadvertently leaving her drivers license at home. Flying out of Burbank, CA, she easily used her SAG Film Society card as identification. Flying out of Chicago, however, she encountered obstacles. It’s a story of being seen, being recognized, and how much our society relies on these small pieces of paper to make each of us a real person. Thankfully, she was able to complete her travels, having met new friends along the way. Check the calendar of Events at www.peacealliance.org - join us at our next Hope Story Circle, and share your emerging stories!

Our July Consciousness-Raising Book Club highlights the book We Need a Department of Peace. Tonight we gathered to discuss the history, the highlights, the challenges, and the future for this transformative legislation. The midterms are coming, and it's never been more important for all of us to understand our role in making real and lasting change happen.