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http://davidharper.info/
When it comes to peace, how would you describe yourself?
I'm just a peaceful person
What do you believe are the 'burning issues' today?
War, Hunger, Poverty, Education
What must we overcome to achieve peace?
Greed
Can we change the world?
Definitely
Promise to respect others and refrain from spamming?
Yes
 

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About Money Matters

Hi, I'm David Harper the founder of the Money Matters Network; a financial economist and a registered investment adviser that started in the financial industry 18 years ago.

We have worked with people from a wide variety of f
 inancial backgrounds, doing Estate Planning for large estates, retirement planning for a wide variety of clients, business planning and business succession planning, becoming your own banker planning and a host of other "economic" techniques with a wide range of client backgrounds. I have found that no matter what the background the overwhelming cause of financial problems is "financial illiteracy". Utilizing the science of economics which is based on safety I have tried to increase the "financial literacy" of everyone I come in contact with.

Think about the following quote, "If the majority were right, the majority would be wealthy" however, this is not true and in fact based on the statistic that out of 100 people in the same age group, at age 65 only 5 are financially solvent. If the majority were right that should be 95% not 5%, the process that the majority is following is a failed system. By utilizing economics I seek to change the thought process of everyone I meet with, and show them that there is a better way, and it does not mean you have to take crazy risk, in fact most economic concepts are based on safety.

JOIN us LIVE every Monday, 2:30 PM Mountain, 1:30 PM Pacific, 3:30 PM Central, 4:30 PM Eastern. You are invited to come and interact on the economy and why the world needs to increase its "Financial Literacy" because of the crazy happenings going on around the world.

Come and listen in and join in if you find the topics interesting on Money Matters Network show on

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, Find more videos like this on Money Matters Also tune into David Harper’s other radio show “Money Matters Network” on "630 KHOW" Denver’s Talk Station every Saturday at 7 PM Mountain and "760 KKZN" Denver's progressive talk station, every Sunday at 11 AM Mountain or check out some of my past shows in the podcast widget / some of my videos below. To your Success
David Harper


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At 11:19am on July 2, 2010, Eva said…
Hello,

iPeace will be closed shortly.. Here you can find a new home.

http://peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com/

You are cordially invited.

Warm regards, Eva
At 11:11pm on June 28, 2009, Rene Wadlow said…
Dear Friend,

.The contested election in Iran highlights the need for international election monitors, and I am pushing for a UN General Assembly resolution to study the possibility of such a service (Nothing is ever done at the UN without a first "study" phase). Diplomats are now at work on the issues that will be presented when the General Assembly starts mid-September. Thus letters proposing the idea should be sent now. I propose two short letters which would be sent with my article below which sets out in more detail what such a service should be. One letter should go to the Mission of your country.. The second letter should go to the President of the General Assembly. The President must work by consensus so that he rarely takes any public initiative. However he likes to know what is going on, what new ideas may be around. Sometimes he can help informally. The President for this year is H.E. Mr Ali Abdussalam Treki, Mission of the Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya to the United Nations, 309-315 East 48th Street, New York, NY, 10017. He should be addressed as "Your Excellency"

I put below the sample letter addressed to the US Ambassador with the US Mission address. Normally, all ambassadors are addressed as "Your Excellency" with no "Dear" However US protocol uses "Dear Ambassador and the person's name". With your help, I think that the issue can come to the attention of many governments.

Best wishes, Rene Wadlow, Representative to the UN, Geneva, Association of World Citizens

H.E. Dr Susan Rice, Permanent Representative, US Mission to the UN, 799 UN Plaza, New York, NY 10017-3505:
Dear Ambassador Rice:
The contested election results in Iran reflect the need to have international election monitors. The presence of such monitors encourages free and fair elections. The election monitors of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe have provided useful help in elections in States in transition toward democracy.
We believe that the United Nations should have a universal election-monitoring agency. A General Assembly resolution establishing a study of such an election monitoring service would be welcome. Therefore I am pleased to send you a recent article on the topic. We hope that the US will take a lead for such a resolution this fall. Sincerely yours (or Respectfully yours) XYZ




International Election Monitors:
Agents of Free Elections

Rene Wadlow*



The post-election demonstrations in Iran which have led to deaths and arrests indicate that a large number of Iranians believe that the election count has been the result of fraud. The regime had hoped to prevent a massive show of democratic stirring by a show of force and by cutting off means of communication — web sites and cellphones. However, the fact that hundreds of thousands came out on the avenues of Tehran and in less numbers in other cities indicates a failure of the repressive policies. Even if large protests do not continue, a ‘wind of change’ has blown over Iran.



The Iranian government had declined the offers of international monitoring of the elections, and thus the world community is left with only the word of the Iranian government that the election process was free and fair. The wide victory of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad — 62.6 percent against some 34 percent for his main challenger, Mir Hussein Moussavi, goes against earlier opinion polls and an increasing popularity of Moussavi in the late stages of the election campaign. Mir Hussein Moussavi had been Prime Minister during the long and costly-in-life war with Iraq (1980-1988).



After four years of President Ahmadinejad’s weak economic policies as well as his confrontation with many other countries, many Iranians were looking for a change. For the elections, President Ahmadinejad tried to build his support in the rural areas with last moment rural development efforts which his opponents saw as transparent ‘bribes’. He had lost much support among educated Middle Class urban voters who wanted a better standard of living, employment opportunities for the young, and greater personal freedoms.



Thus, the election could have been close even if Ahmadinejad had won fairly, having the resources of the State at his control. Now, there is great scepticism concerning the outcome both in Iran and in the world community. The scepticism is so great that a promise by the Guide of the Iranian regime, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been made concerning a recount in certain contested areas. However, electoral fraud is rarely at the counting stage. One can recount a stuffed ballot box and come up with the same number of votes. This is why the whole electoral process needs to be monitored by independent election agents.



Citizens of the World have often called for international, basically UN supervision, of elections. The organization of elections remains a prerogative of the national – administrative sub-divisions of the State, and local governments. However, in cases where the election campaign can be tense and prone to violence as was the presidential election of Zimbabwe, or when there has been a past history of fraud, international, independent monitors are important agents of fair elections and help to protect human rights, to strengthen the rule of law and to ensure pluralistic democracy.



Election observation work is an important activity for the 56 member States of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and its Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights housed in Warsaw, Poland. The Office for Democratic Institutions, originally called the Office for Free Elections, first played an important role in the democratic transition in post-communist countries. While its observation of elections is its most visible task, the Office also conducts a number of other useful election-related activities: reviewing electoral legislation, training observers, and publishing guidelines and handbooks about electoral issues.



The Office for Democratic Institutions is concerned with a wholistic approach to election monitoring including the following:

- Respect for basic fundamental freedoms such as the freedom of assembly, of association, and expression;

- Respect for the civil and political rights of the candidates and voters;

- Compilation of accurate voter lists;

- Equal opportunities to campaign in a free environment;

- Equitable access to the media;

- Impartial election administrative bodies;

- Unhindered access for international and domestic election observers;

- Effective representation and participation of women:

- Effective representation of national minorities;

- Access for disabled voters;

- Honest and transparent counting and tabulation of the votes;

- Effective complaints and appeals process with an independent judiciary.



The United Nations has no comparable permanent election monitoring office, but on an ad hoc basis the UN played an important monitoring role in the first multi-racial elections in South Africa, and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has provided election aid and monitoring in countries such as Nepal as that country was coming out of a decade of armed violence.



The Iranian government would have been wise to request international monitoring for its presidential elections. Now it is too late. It is unlikely that a new election will be held to replace the contested one. The Iranian elections have indicated a wide current of support for change. The hesitations of the ruling circle concerning post-election manifestations have highlighted division of views within this ruling circle. The demonstrations have also indicated to the world community as a whole the need for independent election monitoring. Steps should be taken quickly for the UN to provide such services drawing on the rich experience of the OSCE.



*Rene Wadlow, Representative to the UN, Geneva, Association of World Citizens
At 12:30pm on March 8, 2009, Aaditya Shakya said…
Hi
I'm Aaditya from India
I am a film student

I have made a video on world peace
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Plz watch it and comment and rate it!!!

please add this video to your blog/website/myspace/facebook account


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At 8:18am on March 2, 2009, Gordon J Millar ~ The Global We said…
Hi David,

We have received a number of complaints from other members about your page. This is a network for sharing peace, not for you to increase 'financial literacy'. Please clear your page of all the financial links,

Thank you for your co-operation,

Gordon
iPeace Co-Creator
At 10:11pm on December 18, 2008, Neal Varrette said…
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At 12:47am on December 15, 2008, Stephanie said…

Hi David maybe you would enjoy this artistic photo
good night from Italy
Stephanie
At 6:05pm on December 14, 2008, David Gould said…
An Open Hand

Here is my open hand
please take my only gift,
I have nothing to give
but my loyalty and love.

I am poor and simple
I have no gold to give
but here is my heart
within this open hand.

Clasp my hand please
and share friendship now,
we will be so much stronger
helping each other together.

By David Gould © 18th August 2008
At 2:54pm on December 12, 2008, Ana Biavatti said…
hello mr David Friedman :)!
thats such an interesting profile, im looking at your links. would love to connect and hear more about your ideas !
have a great weekend!!!! baciooooo!
At 7:19pm on December 5, 2008, Lars ROSENBLUM SORGENFREI said…
hi David. may i ask what yr interest in Peace is? is there something here on yr page that i have overlooked? lovelars
 
 
 

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