Center for Global Peace at American University
Center for Teaching Peace, 4501
Van Ness Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20016 (202) 537-1372 (run by former
Washington Post columnist Colman McCarthy)
"Declaration for All Life on Earth" video from the Goi Peace Foundation in
Japan (This is definitely worth watching.)
text of the declaration
Local heroes
Non
profit groups in the DC area
Peace Ambassador Program at AU
Peace and
Conflict Studies (George Mason University)
inspirational:
a video of a 5 year old
blind girl who can play any song on the piano after hearing it only once
a prayer
used by the Dalai Lama
children showing
the best of human nature
The Human
Approach To World Peace by His Holiness the Dalai Lama
inspiring
quotes
the prayer
of St. Francis
the rescuing hug
misc:
Angie's
List - find recommended services and contractors
music:
Krishna Das;
"Pilgrim Heart" is phenomenal (tracks 1 and 4 especially). Krishna Das
occasionally comes to the DC area; check his website for details.
Maybe the most beautiful music you'll ever hear: "Metta" by Imee Ooi (look for
metta.mp3 on this page).
Imee Ooi's music is very
hard to find in the US, but you can order it from
alyta.com
Sadako and the
Thousand Paper Cranes, a beautiful CD sung in Japanese
and English by children. It's about a little girl named Sadako that died of
radiation exposure due to the atomic bombing of
Hiroshima.
natural health:
Garden of Life
- exceptional nutritional products: you can read about the company founder's
amazing healing in his book Patient Heal Thyself
MigraSpray®
homeopathic remedy for
migraines (they claim it usually works within a few minutes).
Sinus Buster
nasal spray for headaches,
migraines, and sinus problems.
Subtle Energy Solutions