Bridging Bias and Building Unity
Many leaders of communities of wisdom say that we are entering a difficult and dangerous time. At PTU we want to encourage communities of wisdom to work on both social cohesion and equity. This is the time to bring our deepest wisdoms, the gifts of divine inspiration, human compassion, contemplation, and our best selves to meet the challenges we are facing. I believe we must both bridge bias and build unity because all human beings are human and worthy of respect, no matter our differences.
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In Your Face
Last week we learned that a person on Whidbey Island was threatening to disrupt the first Pride Parade in Anacortes. He made other veiled threats. He was arrested before the event, thankfully. I know many of the people who were organizing the event. I could tell that their legitimate concern for the the safety of…
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A Leap Into Hope
If we sit around and wait for our feelings to change, for our despair to ebb and hope to arise, we will never leave our comfortable, lonely, and hopeless place. What is required in this moment is something like what Soren Kierkegaard called, “A leap into faith.” That is, a leap into trust, into risk, into making an attempt. A leap into hope.
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The Next Wave
We have a vision. We have a vision to respond to the loss of trust, sense of fear, and the hardening divisions we are experiencing: In every town, city, and neighborhood, people of all faith traditions, cultures, and ethnicities are coming together regularly to Eat, play, and share stories – Discovering the wisdom of each…
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Introducing Kids4Peace, our new program partners
[author] [author_image timthumb=’on’]https://www.seedsofpeace.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Hannah.jpg[/author_image] [author_info]Hannah Hochkeppel, Kids 4 Peace Program Director[/author_info] [/author] Hi, my name is Hannah Hochkeppel. I’m the Program Director at Kids4Peace . I wanted to introduce myself and K4P to the PTU community because our two organizations are launching into a new collaboration! We’re combining our expertise in multi-faith dialogue with youth and…
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Spring 2022 Newsletter
Click HERE to read our Spring 2022 print newsletter. WHAT’S INSIDE: Executive Director Terry Kyllo introduces PTU’s new state-wide strategy for community-based peacemaking How your community of wisdom can get involved with PTU this year New youth program in partnership with Kids4Peace Financial Report Please consider making a contribution to our spring fund drive. Donors…
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In Every Community
Imagine how good it would feel for communities of wisdom to find a meaningful mission, a manageable and powerful strategy that addresses the peril we all feel. They will be drawn further into their own tradition and further into relationship with their diverse neighbors. This will not just lead to a renewal of our neighborhoods, but a renewal of each community of wisdom.
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A Simple Strategy
Those of us in more rural areas and small cities know how to put a potluck together. We know how to do service projects. We know how to make t-shirts and show up to a parade. We know it is fun and life-giving to do all of these!
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Gathering Wisdom
I started working on a farm when I was in the sixth grade. The farmers taught me many skills: driving all kinds of vehicles, maintaining equipment, pulling weeds, and how to take on a big job one hour at a time. I can drive a tractor, run a back hoe (not well!), operate a combine,…
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