Friday Flicker (December 2, 2016)
This week’s Flicker is from our Connect for Peace street happenings, with a quote from poet and one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature William Butler Yeats (1865-1939): “There are no strangers here; only friends you haven’t yet met.” Wishing you a great weekend!
How You Can Advance World Peace This Month
How You Can Advance World Peace This Month by Joumana Rizk September is a special month for all of us who are working for peace. In 1981, September 21st was declared the International Day of Peace and there are so many amazing events taking place throughout the month, we could call it the International Month of Peace. When I discuss our work at Peacelights, people often ask: What can a regular person like me do to advance world peace? Do […]
Remapping Relationships: For All to Thrive
Remapping Relationships: For All to Thrive by Joumana Rizk If you’re like me, and you’ve struggled in your relationships with your closest and dearest ones, if you’re in a work environment where you feel stifled or if you feel frustrated and let down by the politics of your country, I invite you to explore with me the process of remapping relationships for all to thrive. Relationship maps can help us strategize our business resources and leverage the people involved. On […]
Amma: A Case Study of Unbridled Feminine in Action
I have recently been invited by We, The World and The Shift Network to speak about the work that Amma and her Organizations are doing to empower women. This talk will be part of the 11 Days of Global Unity Summit from September 11-21, 2016. The theme of the summit is from Vision to Action, and I am speaking on Day 7, the Day of Women. We will send you more information about this summit in the next weeks to […]
When Patriarchy Becomes Toxic
When Patriarchy Becomes Toxic by Joumana Rizk As millions of us shake our heads in disbelief about the rise of Donald Trump as a candidate for the US Presidency, we have to ask ourselves as a culture, where is his appeal coming from. How can a country that stands for freedom and equality consider a man for a possible leader who is racist, sexist, and tyrannical? Let’s explore this through the 4th wave of Peacelights, the Wave of Relationships and […]
What’s a peacelight to do?
What’s a Peacelight to do? by Joumana Rizk I am deeply moved by the work of TalkIslam, a group of young Muslims from Australia. One of them, a poet, when faced with the horrors committed by his own people, dove into his wave of creativity. In response to the killings of innocent civilians in the name of Islam, he lit up his peacelight very brightly with the amazing video above, Nothing to do with my Prophet. When we watch the […]
Connect For Peace NYC: September 29th
What I’ve Learned From Amma
by Joumana Rizk You can look up at the sun and think, ‘I want to be like the sun!’ But you know practically that this can never happen. At least why not try to be like a firefly? We might not be able to shine that full light and warmth unto the world like the sun, but at least we can become like a tiny glow in the dark. A small beacon of light to guide someone’s way. –Amma As […]
