When it comes to peace, how would you describe yourself?
I feel the pain in the world
What do you believe are the 'burning issues' today?
Human Rights
What must we overcome to achieve peace?
Economic disparities
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All of the obstacles are so interconnected and it is hard to tell which comes first. Having said that, it seems that economic disparities help to create poverty, fear, greed, prejudice and hate. I'm not sure all that would dissipate if wealth were spread more evenly across the planet and amongst the people everywhere, I but I think it would have a dramatic effect.
Can we change the world?
Definitely
More about me
I'm an elementary school teacher who decided about three years ago, after hearing Stephen Lewis speak, that I needed to do more to be teaching for peace, social justice and human rights across the curriculum. I left my job as coordinator of a rather prestigious program for highly gifted students to return to the classroom. Since then I have been seconded to SFU where I facilitate graduate programs for teachers as they learn to teach with technology (TLITE) and/or for global perspectives (Teaching and Learning for Global Perspectives).
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Yes
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Aloha Betty
great to be on line with you!
I am also involved with Children
bringing a new game of Synchronicity
a game for cooperation
I Invite you to join in a Spiral of Cooperation with the Galactic GrandMothers Council honoring Water
Hope to play more with you!
In Lak'ech i Am Another Yourself
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At 12:14am on December 23, 2008, Heimo Grimm said…
Hello Betty! A warm welcome to the community of IPeace and thank you for the friend add. I am very pleased to be your friend! It´s nice to see you among my friends from all over the world. I wish you all the love, peace and light you can imagine. May the sun always shine brightly in your heart and may our common dream of worldwide peace become true. I am sure you will soon have many like minded friends here and hope you will enjoy sharing with all these wonderful people. Blessings, all good wishes and a welcome hug coming to you to Canada with this little dove as an ambassador of peace from your Austrian friend Heimo
hi betty. so glad to meet you here. i read some of your thoughts on education and the language of peace. may it be put into action now!
i hope we will keep in touch, and thank you for creating peace in our world.
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great to be on line with you!
I am also involved with Children
bringing a new game of Synchronicity
a game for cooperation
I Invite you to join in a Spiral of Cooperation with the Galactic GrandMothers Council honoring Water
Hope to play more with you!
In Lak'ech i Am Another Yourself
O'Douce
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i hope we will keep in touch, and thank you for creating peace in our world.
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