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johanna_hypatia

All-women peacekeeper forces - welcome to the 21st century

Sep 14, 2006 01:26

I got this in e-mail from PeaceXPeace, a project that coordinates mutual contact between circles of women in different countries. I'm always on the lookout for signs of continued human evolution! Check out this karma-yogaIndia, which has long been a major contributor to U.N. peacekeeping missions, is sending the first all-female peacekeeping team ( Read more... )

shakti, yoga, india, evolution, women, conflict resolution

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starrthinks September 14 2006, 13:58:48 UTC

I went to a wonderful lecture last night called Globalizing Gandhi. It was about nonviolent activism and how Gandhi blended the warrior type and the pacifist type to come up with this and how it has affected the world. It was inspiring.

I am trying hard to learn non violent communication and non violent activism. I feel that is where it's at so to speak.

johanna_hypatia September 14 2006, 15:42:41 UTC

I was in a Feri Path in SpiralHeart camp, and Peregrine goes,

"My first martial arts teacher said in the old days they told you if you wanted to be a warrior, first you had to go and learn to be a healer. And if you wanted to be a healer, first you had to go and learn to be a warrior."