The Kosmos Shortlist: 2015 Projects of Promise
As part of our 2015 Seed Grant Initiative, Kosmos has selected five additional projects that demonstrate special promise and align with our mission. We will follow these projects closely in the year ahead, offering editorial and other forms of support.
The Five 2015 Projects of Promise are:
Lots of Love Mobile Tool Lending Library - Detroit, MI
Lots of Love is a volunteer-powered,…
Kosmos 2015 Seed Grants – Official Announcement
Dear Friends and Seed Grant Applicants,
In January 2015 Kosmos Journal invited open submissions for two Seed Grants and soon your proposals began streaming in from all parts of the world. The passion and commitment expressed by so many, doing such vital work in so many places, took our breath away. We never dreamed we would receive more than 1700 proposals. In '750 words or less' you conveyed…
Why Now is the Time to Eliminate Nuclear Weapons
On Wednesday, March 25, 2015 Kosmos Project Director Dot Maver joined nuclear nonproliferation luminaries in a panel Webinar that included Jonathan Granoff, President of the Global Security Institute. Mr. Granoff, a 2014 nominee of the Nobel Peace Prize, recently called on US President Barack Obama to lead the way in addressing our world's most urgent priorities. He said, in part:
Who, after…
KOSMOS NEWS: Seed Grants, Edge Funders, and more
LET'S ELIMINATE NUCLEAR WEAPONS - March 25, 2015 (Full Article Here)
Join Kosmos Project Director Dot Maver, Jonathan Granoff and other nuclear nonproliferation luminaries in a panel Webinar.
KOSMOS 2015 SEED GRANT ANNOUNCEMENT - April 7
The Kosmos team has completed its review of more than 1000 grant applications received in response to our 2015 Seed Grants Initiative. The two Seed…
Transformational Education
In the course of my work with United Nations agencies and other international programs, I have observed many schools and many styles of learning the world over, and the best of them, the ones to which children run in delight and expectation, are those where learning is creation, performing, thinking across subjects, exploring ideas through images, sounds, songs, dances, and artistic expression.…
The Dynamics of Peace
Dear Readers,
As we transition here in the northeast United States from winter to spring, we contemplate the adage that what we plant now we harvest later. When we plant the seeds of war and division we already know what our future will hold. When we plant peace we harvest abundance. This edition of Kosmos Online contains some hopeful seeds of peace. We are grateful for our involvement in…
Reflections on Transformative Education: Toward Peace Learning Systems
In this article, I will highlight the presence of peace learning systems that integrate formal and informal education efforts at the community level. My hope is that this article will spark a conversation about the most effective ways to understand and support the growth of these peace learning systems and trace the linkages between local, regional, and transnational peace education efforts. I…
Why The Fuji Declaration? What It Means for Our Life and Our Future
Kosmos Co-Founder and Journal Editor, Nancy Roof and Dot Maver, Kosmos Project Director are invited signatories of the Fuji Declaration. They are heading to Kyoto in May to attend a special ceremony and participate in dialogues. Together with the other signatories and people of good will, we pray the Declaration may grow into an effective movement toward peace, solidarity and dignity for all…
VIDEO Daniel Rechtschaffen: Mindfulness & Education
Daniel Rechtschaffen discusses bringing mindfulness practices to public schools and how to teach children to focus their attention.
Mindfulness & Education
By Daniel Rechtschaffen (excerpted from the blog of Omega Institute for Holistic Studies)
Doesn’t every one of us—teachers, parents, and children—want to feel relaxed rather than stressed, happy rather than depressed,…
New Generation: Teen invents solar water purification that generates electricity
Via - A Mighty Girl
17-year-old Mighty Girl Cynthia Lam of Melbourne, Australia wants to help people living without access to clean water and electricity -- and this ingenious young inventor has developed a device that can purify water and generate electricity using only the power of the sun!
Cynthia Lam
Cynthia's H2Pro device is made up of two parts -- an upper unit for…