Hi,
I think the latest broadcast message about how iPeace invitation rounds turned into Spam arrests should be a deep warning sign, where we need to step back, breathe out, breathe in, and let intuition flow.
With the heavy promotional frenzy of this community, it carries a risk to go the other way around - that it actually only becomes a head-count focus.
Remember that signing up and participating is two things. Commitment in terms of active participation is usually a factor 1:100, meaning, the active participants are 1% of the signed up users. Don't fool ourselves!
So - for the small community who actually want PRACTICAL solutions towards PEACE, not just the Gandhi-Lennon-MLK quotation fluff (honour to my spirtual step-farthers, as true inspiration sources they can be!!! but...), and digest the heavily complex issues that surrounds this issue, I would encourage everyone to actually BLOG about PEACE, and embed the message on iPeace in the posting (even just in a PS!) - and reach a Qualitative audience, not just a Quantitative. Otherwise, it will only lead to a pledge Avaaz style on shaking hands for Tibet, and not go to the deep root causes beyond that, in the need for a sphere on the net to see things from a different angle, with new insights, sharing experiences you never could think of, and find the innovative and creative edge, where the Security Council in the UN turns out to be a big fat diplomatic joke, when we have been out there to create peace - for REAL!
So - define yourself - are you a Peace-Blogger?
Yes, I am.
And I blog away about a bridge towards lasting peace in our time. Sustainopreneurship.
What's your topic?
Peace,
Anders
PS.
Practice of Peace - recommended! DS.