September 1, 2014 on democracynow.org Interview with Henry Siegman, the former executive director of the American Jewish Congress, long described as one of the nation’s "big three" Jewish organizations along with the American Jewish Committee and the Anti-Defamation League. Henry Siegman was born in 1930 in Frankfurt, Germany. Three years later, [...]

Annually, the World Development Report, emphasizes the fact that one of the biggest drivers of poverty in the developing world is violent conflict. There is a conflict trap – a vicious circle whereby poverty stokes conflict, and conflict in turn increases poverty. For Rotarians working to eliminate war in the world, [...]

By Lynda McCullough for Foodtank, on The Christian Science Monitor 29 August 2014 Although Mike Devlin was trained as a lawyer, his love for gardening led him down an unexpected career path. Devlin lives and works in Camden City, New Jersey, an impoverished city with a lack of fresh food and [...]

Featured on Peace One Day Peace One Day’s focus between 2014 and 2016 is a major campaign in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the Great Lakes region of Africa (focusing on Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania), made possible by the Howard G. Buffett Foundation. The campaign seeks to engage with all sectors ohjkhf society in [...]

Featured by Douglas P Fry for Peace News August 2014 | Issue 2572-2573 Powerful findings from several decades of Peace Anthropology Anthropology holds some treasures for peace activists and scholars including documentation that non-warring peace systems exist, descriptions of how peaceful societies successfully keep the peace, and solid evidence – [...]

By Rob Harbison for The Ecologist on Nonviolent Conflict July 28, 2014 Since the 1980s, Cambodia has lost 84 percent of its primary forests and the remote Cardamom mountains are the country's last great treasure. Indigenous people and eco-activists are now protesting a grandiose dam project proposed by the government. [...]