Before you speak imagine there are three gates in front of your mouth
The first gate IS IT TRUE If it is true proceed to the second gate
The second gate IS IT NECESSARY If it is true and necessary then proceed to the third gate
The third gate IS IT KIND If it is true, necessary, and kind
Then go ahead and speak
A Sufi Metaphor
Peace to You and Yours with Love
Jerry
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Friday, September 16, 2011
MICHIGAN PREMIER OF “GLOBALIZED SOUL” AT ONE PEACE EVENT
The Michigan premier of the film, “Globalized Soul” will be featured at the fourth annual ONE PEACE event celebrating the United Nations International Day of Peace
in the Livonia Civic Center Library auditorium, Wednesday, September 21st from 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Filmed world-wide, “Globalized Soul” explores the oneness at the center of the colorful diversity among the world's religions. It shows spiritual leaders and activists coming together in search of unity in addressing the crises facing humanity and the earth.
Onscreen commentaries include the Dalai Lama, Rabbi Michael Lerner, Rev. James Trapp, Sister Joan Chittister, and other notable religious leaders.
The cornerstone of the film is its coverage of one of the largest interfaith gatherings in history, "The Parliament of the World's Religions" held in Melbourne, Australia in December, 2009. The film follows two participants back to their homeland. Asha Mehta returns to India where she and her husband provide free prosthesis and therapy for people who can’t walk. Sheikh Abdul Aziz Bukhari, cofounder of The Jerusalem Peacemakers, returns to Israel. His beautiful spirit is at the heart of the film.
In addition, an exhibition of children’s peace art from sixty three different countries will be displayed in the library atrium. The art is provided by Peace Pals International. There will also be tables from peace organizations: Citizens for Peace, the United Nations Association of Detroit, Michigan Peace Network, the Michigan Peace Team, Moveable Peace, and the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom. The Citizens for Peace is a sponsor of the ONE PEACE event. www.OnePeace.us. (734) 425-0079. Livonia Civic Center Library, 32777 Five Mile Rd.
The Michigan premier of the film, “Globalized Soul” will be featured at the fourth annual ONE PEACE event celebrating the United Nations International Day of Peace
in the Livonia Civic Center Library auditorium, Wednesday, September 21st from 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Filmed world-wide, “Globalized Soul” explores the oneness at the center of the colorful diversity among the world's religions. It shows spiritual leaders and activists coming together in search of unity in addressing the crises facing humanity and the earth.
Onscreen commentaries include the Dalai Lama, Rabbi Michael Lerner, Rev. James Trapp, Sister Joan Chittister, and other notable religious leaders.
The cornerstone of the film is its coverage of one of the largest interfaith gatherings in history, "The Parliament of the World's Religions" held in Melbourne, Australia in December, 2009. The film follows two participants back to their homeland. Asha Mehta returns to India where she and her husband provide free prosthesis and therapy for people who can’t walk. Sheikh Abdul Aziz Bukhari, cofounder of The Jerusalem Peacemakers, returns to Israel. His beautiful spirit is at the heart of the film.
In addition, an exhibition of children’s peace art from sixty three different countries will be displayed in the library atrium. The art is provided by Peace Pals International. There will also be tables from peace organizations: Citizens for Peace, the United Nations Association of Detroit, Michigan Peace Network, the Michigan Peace Team, Moveable Peace, and the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom. The Citizens for Peace is a sponsor of the ONE PEACE event. www.OnePeace.us. (734) 425-0079. Livonia Civic Center Library, 32777 Five Mile Rd.
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Tuesday, September 06, 2011
Mark Your Calendar for these September Peace Activities!
Sept 8th: 7 pm.: Colleen gives the talk at World Prayer Day at Unity of Livonia
Sept 13th 7 pm.: Citizens for Peace Meeting at Unity of Livonia. Members will share their book reports of selections of the Peace Collection. (www.citizensforpeace11.blogspot.com.)
Sept 15th 10 am – 2 pm.: Citizens for Peace table at Schoolcraft School DAZE. Volunteers needed.
Sept. 16th 7:00 and 9:30 p.m., Sept.17th 7:00 and 9:30 pm, Sept.18th 2:00 p.m.:
The Interrupters is an epic documentary exploring violence in our cities at the DIA.
Sept. 17th 3: 30 pm.: Colleen will talk on the Body Mind Spirit Radio about the ONE PEACE event ant the Michigan premier of the film Globalized Soul.
(Go to www.bodymindspiritradio.com and listen online. Sign up as a fan!)
Sept. 18th 1 pm. – 4 pm.: 6th Annual PEACE (Promoting Ethnic And Cultural Equality) DAY, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm. on the University of Michigan Diag .(920 N UNIVERSITY AVE). Kevin Szawala plans a very exciting peace event!! (www.michiganpeacenetwork)
Sept 21st 6:30 pm. – 9 pm:. ONE PEACE event at the Livonia Civic Center Library auditorium & atrium. Come see the Michigan premier of Globalized Soul and celebrate the UN International Day of Peace! (www.onepeace.us.) Volunteers needed.
Sept 8th: 7 pm.: Colleen gives the talk at World Prayer Day at Unity of Livonia
Sept 13th 7 pm.: Citizens for Peace Meeting at Unity of Livonia. Members will share their book reports of selections of the Peace Collection. (www.citizensforpeace11.blogspot.com.)
Sept 15th 10 am – 2 pm.: Citizens for Peace table at Schoolcraft School DAZE. Volunteers needed.
Sept. 16th 7:00 and 9:30 p.m., Sept.17th 7:00 and 9:30 pm, Sept.18th 2:00 p.m.:
The Interrupters is an epic documentary exploring violence in our cities at the DIA.
Sept. 17th 3: 30 pm.: Colleen will talk on the Body Mind Spirit Radio about the ONE PEACE event ant the Michigan premier of the film Globalized Soul.
(Go to www.bodymindspiritradio.com and listen online. Sign up as a fan!)
Sept. 18th 1 pm. – 4 pm.: 6th Annual PEACE (Promoting Ethnic And Cultural Equality) DAY, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm. on the University of Michigan Diag .(920 N UNIVERSITY AVE). Kevin Szawala plans a very exciting peace event!! (www.michiganpeacenetwork)
Sept 21st 6:30 pm. – 9 pm:. ONE PEACE event at the Livonia Civic Center Library auditorium & atrium. Come see the Michigan premier of Globalized Soul and celebrate the UN International Day of Peace! (www.onepeace.us.) Volunteers needed.
Saturday, September 03, 2011
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Citizens for Peace September 13th Meeting
The Reports on the Nonviolent Peace Collection will be the theme of our September meeting. This is the second year we will be sharing some of the wonderful books we have donated to the Library System. It is fun hearing the variety of books that are available to the public thanks to our gift of peace!
The Reports on the Nonviolent Peace Collection will be the theme of our September meeting. This is the second year we will be sharing some of the wonderful books we have donated to the Library System. It is fun hearing the variety of books that are available to the public thanks to our gift of peace!
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Saturday, August 20, 2011
“Limitations live only in our minds. But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless.”
Jamie Paolinetti
Peace to You and Yours with Love
Jerry
Jamie Paolinetti
Peace to You and Yours with Love
Jerry
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Friday, August 05, 2011
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Peace advocates ‘walk the walk’
By SUE SUCHYTA
Sunday Times Newspapers
HEIGHTS – While most activists “talk the talk,” few can claim they also “walk the walk.”
Kim Redigan of Dearborn Heights, however, is not one to sit on the sidelines when she strongly believes in a cause.
That’s why, as the 2011 Moveable Peace Walk chairperson for Catholic peace movement Pax Christi of Michigan, she hopes to raise awareness about peace initiatives and inspire others to speak and act by putting their souls and soles into their cause.
From July 30 to Aug. 9, three Peace Walks will begin toward Lansing.
The peace walks are part of Moveable Peace 2011, which came together after the U.S. Social Forum, a self-described “movement-building process” last year in mid-June 2010 in Detroit.
“People from Michigan came together committed to peace,” Redigan said. “We came together and the deal was, what (can) we do to make Michigan a more peaceful place, how do we move toward an economy… that’s more sustainable, that’s more just, ‘how do we shift our spending so that human needs are met?’”
Redigan said the Catholic Saint Francis inspired her to suggest that they “take to the road” and listen to people’s suggestions for peace.
“My inspiration for the walk was that people need to be listened to,” Redigan said. “People are really angry, people are polarized, but people are not being listened to. So that was kind of the embryonic idea. From there it morphed into this big thing called Moveable Peace.”
The group has been meeting for almost a year and are now asking Michigan’s governor and the legislature to be the first state to set up a commission for peace and justice.
“Michigan has about 200 state commissions,” Redigan said. “There’s a commission on beets I think, but there’s nothing on peace and justice.”
She said that their group has been gathering signatures on petitions across the state to support the request.
Moveable Peace Walk groups plan to leave from Detroit, Grand Rapids and Saginaw on Saturday on the way to Lansing.
Along the Moveable Peace walk routes they also plan to temporarily create a “moveable commons” showcasing programs and ideas that support peace, justice and sustainability.
A blessing and send-off is scheduled for 9 a.m. Saturday at Central Methodist Church, 23 E. Adams in Detroit.
She said the walk also is designed to help break down political barriers between conservatives and liberals.
“We need to change people’s consciousness,” Redigan said. “This is not about politics; we are so beyond that right now. We’re not going to go anywhere if we don’t break through this left-right paradigm.”
Walkers hope to follow Grand River to Lansing, traveling about 10 miles per day. Along the way she said they plan to stop overnight on the west side of Detroit, in Farmington, New Hudson, Brighton and Howell. After Howell , they will stop in Hartland, Fowlerville, Williamsburg, and East Lansing before converging with the other Moveable Peace walkers in Lansing.
“We want to hear where people are at,” Redigan said. “We want to hear from workers who are unemployed, employed, (or) under-employed. What solutions do people have? There is always better wisdom in a group.”
Area walkers also include Annette Thomas of Clarkston, Jusif Barakat of Pinckney, Gretchen Smith of Lansing, Sharon O’Hare Bruce of Lake Orion and Rudy Wood of Ferndale. Rita Carey of Westland will serve as a driver and will manage logistics.
“The young people – this appeals to them because it’s out there, it’s active, (and) it’s moving. It’s not sitting around a table at a meeting like old people do,” Redigan said.
Colleen Mills, president of Livonia-based nonprofit Citizens for Peace, said in addition to engaging with people along the route of the Moveable Peace walk and listening to their concerns, they hope to collect petition signatures calling for a Michigan commission for peace and justice.
“We have to engage the young people,” Mills said, “and get them to feel that they’re part of creating their future, which is what this is all about.”
Mills said when she heard the concept of having a Michigan Commission for Peace and Justice it “spoke to (her) spirit.”
“I said ‘we have to do this,’” Mills said. “My belief is we have to have, in the structure of government, places for people to have input– the grassroots groups, the non-profit groups, which are huge employers in state, and make this group in this state feel they are part of the decision making.”
Mills added that Citizens for Peace realizes the need to appeal to and include everyone in their message of peace.
“Regardless of what they may think on certain issues, we are all humans and we’ve got to focus on the human beings in this state,” Mills said. “That’s why the idea of having a Michigan commission for peace and justice really appealed to me.”
The group is also planning a presence at the Mackinac Bridge Walk held during Labor Day weekend.
For more information about Moveable Peace, go to www.MoveablePeace.org, its Facebook page, or www.MichiganPeaceNetwork.org.
By SUE SUCHYTA
Sunday Times Newspapers
HEIGHTS – While most activists “talk the talk,” few can claim they also “walk the walk.”
Kim Redigan of Dearborn Heights, however, is not one to sit on the sidelines when she strongly believes in a cause.
That’s why, as the 2011 Moveable Peace Walk chairperson for Catholic peace movement Pax Christi of Michigan, she hopes to raise awareness about peace initiatives and inspire others to speak and act by putting their souls and soles into their cause.
From July 30 to Aug. 9, three Peace Walks will begin toward Lansing.
The peace walks are part of Moveable Peace 2011, which came together after the U.S. Social Forum, a self-described “movement-building process” last year in mid-June 2010 in Detroit.
“People from Michigan came together committed to peace,” Redigan said. “We came together and the deal was, what (can) we do to make Michigan a more peaceful place, how do we move toward an economy… that’s more sustainable, that’s more just, ‘how do we shift our spending so that human needs are met?’”
Redigan said the Catholic Saint Francis inspired her to suggest that they “take to the road” and listen to people’s suggestions for peace.
“My inspiration for the walk was that people need to be listened to,” Redigan said. “People are really angry, people are polarized, but people are not being listened to. So that was kind of the embryonic idea. From there it morphed into this big thing called Moveable Peace.”
The group has been meeting for almost a year and are now asking Michigan’s governor and the legislature to be the first state to set up a commission for peace and justice.
“Michigan has about 200 state commissions,” Redigan said. “There’s a commission on beets I think, but there’s nothing on peace and justice.”
She said that their group has been gathering signatures on petitions across the state to support the request.
Moveable Peace Walk groups plan to leave from Detroit, Grand Rapids and Saginaw on Saturday on the way to Lansing.
Along the Moveable Peace walk routes they also plan to temporarily create a “moveable commons” showcasing programs and ideas that support peace, justice and sustainability.
A blessing and send-off is scheduled for 9 a.m. Saturday at Central Methodist Church, 23 E. Adams in Detroit.
She said the walk also is designed to help break down political barriers between conservatives and liberals.
“We need to change people’s consciousness,” Redigan said. “This is not about politics; we are so beyond that right now. We’re not going to go anywhere if we don’t break through this left-right paradigm.”
Walkers hope to follow Grand River to Lansing, traveling about 10 miles per day. Along the way she said they plan to stop overnight on the west side of Detroit, in Farmington, New Hudson, Brighton and Howell. After Howell , they will stop in Hartland, Fowlerville, Williamsburg, and East Lansing before converging with the other Moveable Peace walkers in Lansing.
“We want to hear where people are at,” Redigan said. “We want to hear from workers who are unemployed, employed, (or) under-employed. What solutions do people have? There is always better wisdom in a group.”
Area walkers also include Annette Thomas of Clarkston, Jusif Barakat of Pinckney, Gretchen Smith of Lansing, Sharon O’Hare Bruce of Lake Orion and Rudy Wood of Ferndale. Rita Carey of Westland will serve as a driver and will manage logistics.
“The young people – this appeals to them because it’s out there, it’s active, (and) it’s moving. It’s not sitting around a table at a meeting like old people do,” Redigan said.
Colleen Mills, president of Livonia-based nonprofit Citizens for Peace, said in addition to engaging with people along the route of the Moveable Peace walk and listening to their concerns, they hope to collect petition signatures calling for a Michigan commission for peace and justice.
“We have to engage the young people,” Mills said, “and get them to feel that they’re part of creating their future, which is what this is all about.”
Mills said when she heard the concept of having a Michigan Commission for Peace and Justice it “spoke to (her) spirit.”
“I said ‘we have to do this,’” Mills said. “My belief is we have to have, in the structure of government, places for people to have input– the grassroots groups, the non-profit groups, which are huge employers in state, and make this group in this state feel they are part of the decision making.”
Mills added that Citizens for Peace realizes the need to appeal to and include everyone in their message of peace.
“Regardless of what they may think on certain issues, we are all humans and we’ve got to focus on the human beings in this state,” Mills said. “That’s why the idea of having a Michigan commission for peace and justice really appealed to me.”
The group is also planning a presence at the Mackinac Bridge Walk held during Labor Day weekend.
For more information about Moveable Peace, go to www.MoveablePeace.org, its Facebook page, or www.MichiganPeaceNetwork.org.
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Citizens for Peace Third Annual Veggie Potluck
The Citizens for Peace will hold their third annual Veggie Potluck at their August 9th meeting at 6:30pm at Unity of Livonia. The meeting is open to the public. Attendees are encouraged to bring a vegetarian dish to share or a donation of $5.00. After sharing dinner, the short film, “A Life Connected”, by Nonviolence United, will be shown and discussed. One of the messages in the film is that we have the ability to “feed ourselves and every hungry person on the planet” by using one powerful tool: our fork. Find out how our food choices affect everyone around the world, including the 40,000 people who starve to death daily. Join the discussion on how to expand our circle of compassion, live our values, and change the world. For more information call Colleen at 734-425-0079.
The Citizens for Peace will hold their third annual Veggie Potluck at their August 9th meeting at 6:30pm at Unity of Livonia. The meeting is open to the public. Attendees are encouraged to bring a vegetarian dish to share or a donation of $5.00. After sharing dinner, the short film, “A Life Connected”, by Nonviolence United, will be shown and discussed. One of the messages in the film is that we have the ability to “feed ourselves and every hungry person on the planet” by using one powerful tool: our fork. Find out how our food choices affect everyone around the world, including the 40,000 people who starve to death daily. Join the discussion on how to expand our circle of compassion, live our values, and change the world. For more information call Colleen at 734-425-0079.
Friday, July 22, 2011
The Budget Priorities Road Show at the Ann Arbor Art Fair
Kevin "Mr Peace" Szawala took his Budget Priorities Road Show to the Ann Arbor Art Fair. Despite the heat,he kept a smile & continued to engage people in conversations about how we should spend our tax dollars.
George & Colleen volunteered at the table and encouraged people to sign the petition calling for a Michigan Commission for Peace & Justice. They picked the day when the record temperature was 100 degrees!
Saturday, July 16, 2011
(A Passage from the book A HIDDEN WHOLENESS)
The soul is generous: it takes in the needs of the world. The soul is wise: it suffers without shutting down. The soul is hopeful: it engages the world in ways that keep opening our hearts. The soul is creative: it finds a path between realities that might defeat us and fantasies that are mere escapes. All we need to do is to bring down the wall that separates us from our own souls and deprives the world of the soul’s regenerative powers.
Parker Palmer
Peace to You and Yours with Love
Jerry
The soul is generous: it takes in the needs of the world. The soul is wise: it suffers without shutting down. The soul is hopeful: it engages the world in ways that keep opening our hearts. The soul is creative: it finds a path between realities that might defeat us and fantasies that are mere escapes. All we need to do is to bring down the wall that separates us from our own souls and deprives the world of the soul’s regenerative powers.
Parker Palmer
Peace to You and Yours with Love
Jerry
Saturday, July 09, 2011
Saturday, July 02, 2011
Saturday, June 25, 2011
SOLITUDE AND COMMUNITY
(A Passage from the book A HIDDEN WHOLENESS)
We have much to learn from within, but it is easy to get lost in the labyrinth of the inner life. We have much to learn from others, but it is easy to get lost in the confusion of the crowd. So we need solitude and community simultaneously: what we learn in one mode can check and balance what we learn in the other. Together, they make us whole, like breathing in and breathing out.
But exactly how solitude and community go together turns out to be trickier than breathing. When we say we are in solitude, we often bring other people with us: think of how often our solitude is interrupted by an interior conversation with someone who is not there! When we say we are in community, we often lose track of true self: think of how easily we can forget who we are when we get entangled in group dynamics.
If we are to hold solitude and community together as a true paradox, we need to deepen our understanding of both poles. Solitude does not necessarily mean living apart from others; rather, it means never living apart from one’s self. It is not about the absence of other people; it is about being fully present to ourselves, whether or not we are with others. Community does not necessarily mean living face–to–face with others: rather, it means never losing the awareness that we are connected to each other. It is not about the presence of other people; it is about being fully open to the reality of relationship, whether or not we are alone. When we understand solitude and community in these ways, we also understand what it means to create a circle of trust; a space between us that is hospitable to the soul, a community of solitude where we can be alone together.
Parker Palmer
Peace to You and Yours with Love
Jerry
(A Passage from the book A HIDDEN WHOLENESS)
We have much to learn from within, but it is easy to get lost in the labyrinth of the inner life. We have much to learn from others, but it is easy to get lost in the confusion of the crowd. So we need solitude and community simultaneously: what we learn in one mode can check and balance what we learn in the other. Together, they make us whole, like breathing in and breathing out.
But exactly how solitude and community go together turns out to be trickier than breathing. When we say we are in solitude, we often bring other people with us: think of how often our solitude is interrupted by an interior conversation with someone who is not there! When we say we are in community, we often lose track of true self: think of how easily we can forget who we are when we get entangled in group dynamics.
If we are to hold solitude and community together as a true paradox, we need to deepen our understanding of both poles. Solitude does not necessarily mean living apart from others; rather, it means never living apart from one’s self. It is not about the absence of other people; it is about being fully present to ourselves, whether or not we are with others. Community does not necessarily mean living face–to–face with others: rather, it means never losing the awareness that we are connected to each other. It is not about the presence of other people; it is about being fully open to the reality of relationship, whether or not we are alone. When we understand solitude and community in these ways, we also understand what it means to create a circle of trust; a space between us that is hospitable to the soul, a community of solitude where we can be alone together.
Parker Palmer
Peace to You and Yours with Love
Jerry
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Monday, June 13, 2011
PLAY FOR PEACE GAMES NIGHT FUNDRAISER FOR MOVEABLE PEACE WILL BE TUESDAY, JULY 12th AT UNITY OF LIVONIA!
Come to a fun evening of peace games and support Moveable Peace! The Citizens for Peace is sponsoring a games night with easy to learn games, refreshments and prizes.
Admission is $10. to help with the Budget Priorities Road Show that will be traveling around Michigan with a Penny Poll, video camera to tape residents sharing their ideas, and the petition calling for a Michigan Commission for Peace & Justice.
This is your opportunity to contribute to this peace effort while having a lot of fun!
For more information, call Colleen at 734-425-0079.
PEACE!!
Come to a fun evening of peace games and support Moveable Peace! The Citizens for Peace is sponsoring a games night with easy to learn games, refreshments and prizes.
Admission is $10. to help with the Budget Priorities Road Show that will be traveling around Michigan with a Penny Poll, video camera to tape residents sharing their ideas, and the petition calling for a Michigan Commission for Peace & Justice.
This is your opportunity to contribute to this peace effort while having a lot of fun!
For more information, call Colleen at 734-425-0079.
PEACE!!
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