Opening Space for Peace

[Patricia Haines]

-If folks are considering creating Open Spaces for peace, take a look at the website for 11 days for
Global Unity as a framework. It's a world-wide initiative from We the World and Pathways for Peace
that uses the timeframe 9/11 through 9/21 (UN International Day of Peace)to catalyze engagement with
peace-making from individual to national levels. Great links, great examples - and I'd love to see
Open Spaces added to these examples for '07.

---- Original Message -----
From: Harrison Owen <hhowen at verizon.net>
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Sent:         Sun, 14 Jan 2007 10:28:15 -0500
Subject: Re: Opening Space for Peace

> I think I should add to this piece that even though there are occasions when
> we (I) find ourselves in special and critical "peace making" situations, the
> truth of the matter is that EVERY TIME space is opened peace breaks out, and
> every little bit of Peace helps. All of which is to say that "our job" (if I
> can put it that way) is to open space every where, any time, about anything
> that people care about -- and all of this contributes to Peace on the
> Planet. I think.
> 
> When people find themselves constricted (no space) they become contrary,
> cantankerous and worse. The animal psychologist tell us that that if you put
> too many rats in a cage they will kill each other. I think the same goes for
> human beings. The situation may be some corporate power play, or community
> dead end -- but the effect is "No Space" -- and the results are predictable.
> Folks will get angry, loose their cool, and be more than susceptible to the
> next demagogue who promises to knock down the neighbor's fence to make more
> room. We can and must keep the space open.
> 
> Harrison  
> 
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