Pioneering Spiritual Activism

You are about to experience the guidance of an inspired and practical visionary. Nina Meyerhof is one of those people who does so much good – so much effective peace building and leadership development – that it is impossible to measure her impact. Her legacy is in her work and in the countless emerging young leaders she has guided.   What you will find in this handbook is…

Tom DiDonna

Hello! I am registered nurse earning my degree from Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, California and a master's degree in nursing science with a focus on education from Walden University. I completed a doctorate degree in health sciences with a focus on global health from A.T. Still University.  I am a veteran having served as a Medical Corpsman in the United States Navy. I currently…

Empowering Public Wisdom: An Excerpt

The following is the first installment of Empowering Public Wisdom: A Practical Vision of Citizen-Led Politics, available from EVOLVER EDITIONS/North Atlantic Books.  You can visit the Empowering Public Wisdom homepage here.    Part ONE: A Wiser Democracy — Taking It Seriously  CHAPTER 1:  Democracy Is about Power — and the People…

The Arab Spring: A Mythological Journey or a Myth?

The celebration of Ramadan in the Arab World in 2011 has been unlike any other Ramadan in recent memory. For the proceeding five years every night during this holy month of fasting the Arab street was glued to their TV’s watching a drama series called Bab El Hara, which loosely translates to ‘The Neighborhood Gate.’ The show is about local heroes in Damascus defending their…

Cultivating Peace: An Excerpt

Redefining the Peace Movement  An Excerpt from Cultivating Peace, by James O’Dea  We are witnessing a tidal shift in consciousness. Some see it as a great planetary awakening of awareness accompanied by an extended capacity for empathy and collaboration. The burgeoning networks of people who share these new values, along with the accelerating global communications environment,…

When Will Ordinary People Rise Up? How a United Voice of the Public Could Transform the World

SUMMARY Public uprisings and mass occupations have become a significant force for change on the world stage since 2011, as evidenced in the Middle East revolutions and Occupy protests across North America and Europe. This essay explores the nature of this new social actor, which can be seen as the latest expression of the ‘people’s voice’ – a phenomenon also witnessed in…

Wealth Beyond Nations

The global economic crisis may not be resolvable by governments or industry—no matter the tools they use. The challenges are so immense, and so compound, that neither any single government nor coalition of governments can rekindle and sustain an economy for global consumers. This thesis explores why the powers and tools of government can only be reactive to the crisis, rather than…

10 Steps to Becoming a Global Citizen

10 Steps to Becoming a Global Citizen  (from our partner—The Global Citizens Initiative)  There is an emerging world community to which we all belong. The growing interconnectedness among people, countries, and economies means that there is a global dimension to who we are. The most positive way of responding to this is by pursuing a path of global citizenship. Global citizens see ourselves…

Time for Democracy 2.0? The Launch of the Manifesto for a Global Democracy

Time for Democracy 2.0? The Launch of the Manifesto For A Global Democracy   Kym Beeston - 5th July 2012 – Global Policy  To read the Manifesto, please click here. After decades of democratization across Eastern Europe and Latin America and now the democratic elections taking place in countries like Egypt and Libya in the wake of the Arab Spring revolutions—one…