by Main | Aug 16, 2012 | 2012, Asia, Speeches
The following is an abridged expert from the address given to Ambassador for Peace on August, 11, 2012 in Seoul, Korea. The 2012 Olympics have recently come to a close. There, the Korean people showed their true character to the world. Although this is a nation of...
by Main | Aug 13, 2012 | 2012, Asia
Korea United brings new approaches to Korean unification. Up to now the discussion for unification has been among leaders. Mainly political and military representatives sat at the negotiating table. Korea United is opening the discussion to every citizen. Up to now...
by Main | Aug 9, 2012 | 2012, Africa, Peacebuilding, Youth Leadership
Molo is a town in Kenya’s Rift Valley. In 2007, it experienced the brunt of the ethnic violence that followed the presidential election. Thousands were killed and hundreds of thousands displaced. Today in Molo grass grows over the remains of a school that was burnt to...
by Main | Aug 7, 2012 | 2012, Asia, Youth Leadership
The current grandparents and parents of Korea saw their nation torn apart by war. Their generation invested their sweat and blood to build up the nation from its ashes, and shed many tears over the 38th Parallel that carved their families and homeland in half. The...
by Main | Jul 31, 2012 | 2012, Americas, Global Peace Youth Corps, Learning from Nature, Youth Leadership
I was reminded of why I go into the mountains when I read about the mountain challenges of the youth leaders from the Global Peace Youth Corps in Mt. Kilimanjaro and the mountains of Montana. Before any major undertaking I go into the mountains to align my...
by Main | Jul 26, 2012 | 2012, One Family Under God, Service and Volunteerism, Vision in Action
A report was recently published by Global Poomashi –Indonesia. Particularly moving was their service projects. This program was not just an international cross cultural exchange, it was a joint service venture that broke down national and socioeconomic barriers. Even...