The Modern Peace Movement: 'Peace is Practical' Conference Report (Includes interview and first-hand account) - Digital Journal: Your News Network

by Stephen Dohnberg

An active movement is under way in the United States to establish a cabinet level 'Department of Peace and Nonviolence'. A 3 day conference in Washington, D.C. revealed a lot about the modern peace movement and the new urgency that surrounds it.

Yoko Ono: The Stanford Lecture 2009 - Part 1/4 on Vimeo

Yoko Ono: The Stanford Lecture 2009 - Part 1/4 from Yoko Ono on Vimeo.

Part 1/4: Childhood.

Yoko Ono's lecture at Stanford University on 14 Jan 2009.
Exclusively on Vimeo courtesy of Yoko Ono, Stanford University & www.IMAGINEPEACE.com

NB Part 2/4 is the documentary 'Yoko Ono: Passages For Light' also viewable on Vimeo.

2009 Department of Peace Conference - Washington, D.C.

WPR: Is Peace A Dirty Word?

On March 24th, NPR reporter Daniel Zwerdling did a report for Weekend Edition on the backlash caused by the Fairmont, Minnesota, City Council’s decision to support the creation of a Department of Peace.

A month later, Wisconson Public Radio's Jean Feraca, host of "Here On Earth, Radio Without Borders," discusses that program and "Peace" as concept and action with Daniel Zwerdling, Morton Perlmutter and two of the Fairmont citizens who were part of Zwerdling's initial story.   The discussion looks at why some people seem to fear "peace" and asks if what happened in Fairmont might be typical of the country as a whole.

I found it to be a very informative discussion so I hope you will take some time to listen to the audio file linked at the site.