"What vision of heartbreaking misery, what manner of dire poverty, what degradation of the human spirit must we all see before we stand up and actually commit to doing something about it?" (Suvanjieff & Engle, 2008)
Like if it were destiny, on December 31st I was at a bookstore checking out stuff. My surprise was big when I saw the book: "PEACEJAM: A Billion Simple Acts of Peace". I didn't have to read much to realize I had to buy it. Then I checked the website http://www.peacejam.org/ and was atonished at what this organization has accomplished.
One of my New Year Resolutions is to make a better world, and even though there are millions of ways to achieve this, sometimes we don't know what to do. Have you ever felt this way? Well, here's something that can encourage us incredibly to join or create different projects around the world.
One of my New Year Resolutions is to make a better world, and even though there are millions of ways to achieve this, sometimes we don't know what to do. Have you ever felt this way? Well, here's something that can encourage us incredibly to join or create different projects around the world.
PEACEJAM's Global Call to Action is a movement bringing young people together with Nobel Laureates to tackle the toughest issues facing our planet:
* Equal Access to Water and Other Natural Resources
* Ending Racism and Hate
* Halting the Spread of Global Disease
* Eliminating Expreme Poverty
* Social Justice and Human Rights for All
* Rights for Women and Children, and Their Role as Leaders
* Restoring Earth's Environment
* Controlling the Proliferation of Weapons
* Investing in Human Security
* Breaking the Cycle of Violence
The Nobel Laureates are: The Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Aung San Suu Kyi, Oscar Arias Sánchez, Rigoberta Menchú Tum, Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, Jody Williams, Máiread Corrigan Maguire, Betty Williams, Shirin Ebadi and José Ramos-Horta.
Check out the website, buy the book and remember:
"One person really can make a difference" :)
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