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Tag Archives: Mahatma Gandhi
Poverty: A terrible terrorist, Part 2
By guest author Charikleia Tsatsaroni Mahatma Gandhi said, “Poverty is the worst violence.” Poverty is also a terrorist. Poverty means threats of or actual loss of jobs, loss of pensions, loss of one’s home, loss of hope. It means living … Continue reading
Posted in Human rights, Understanding violence
Tagged austerity, Charikleia Tsatsaroni, Greece, health, hope, Mahatma Gandhi, poverty, social conflict, terrorism, unemployment
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Poverty: The worst violence, Part 1
By guest author Charikleia Tsatsaroni Mahatma Gandhi said it: “Poverty is the worst violence.” More and more people around the world must recognize the truth of his words. In the fall of 2008, when banks collapsed and the financial crisis … Continue reading
Posted in Human rights, Understanding violence
Tagged Charikleia Tsatsaroni, financial crisis, Greece, Mahatma Gandhi, poverty, violence
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Why not a Father’s Day for Peace?
This blog has featured a Mother’s Day for Peace, describing the roots of the current flowers-and-candy-for-Mom day in the work of Julia Ward Howe.
A nod towards initiating a Father’s Day of Peace was made … Continue reading
Posted in Champions of peace, Commemorating peace
Tagged Brave New Foundation, Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu, Elie Wiezel, Father's Day, Father's Day for Peace, Howard Zinn, Jesus Christ, Jimmy Carter, Julia Ward Howe, Kofi Annan, Lech Walesa, Liu Xiabo, Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., Mothers Day for Peace, Muhammed Yunis, Nelson Mandela, Occupy Boston, Smedley Butler, Veterans for Peace
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