From the Founders
A Soldier’s Request (in honor of Veteran’s/Remembrance Day)
Each year at this time (Veterans Day in the U.S. and Remembrance Day in Canada) we share this poem by 10 Million Clicks For Peace co-founder Rick Beneteau’s daughter, written when she was in the 7th grade. A Soldier’s Request won the November 11th Canadian Legion Remembrance Day poetry contest. Julian Kalmar and Rick Beneteau want to...
In Honor of The International Day of Peace September 21
The United Nations International Day of Peace was established by the UN in 1981 and will be celebrated this year on Friday, September 21. In honor, we feature Our World at Peace, a video created by 10 Million Clicks For Peace co-founder, Rick Beneteau who created the storyboard, and member extraordinaire, Paul Sutherland who crafted the video. Read More →
More From the Founders >Inspirationally Speaking
How to disagree productively and find common ground
From the TED.com YouTube channel: Some days, it feels like the only thing we can agree on is that we can’t agree — on anything. Drawing on her background as a world debate champion, Julia Dhar offers three techniques to reshape the way we talk to each other so we can start disagreeing productively and finding common ground — over...
Steve Goodier Wisdom: The Real You
In this inspirational article, master storyteller, Steve Goodier, shares a key piece of life wisdom . Enjoy! One woman describes herself as “Five feet, three inches tall and pleasingly plump.” After she had a minor accident, her mother accompanied her to the hospital emergency room. The admitting nurse asked for her height and weight, and...
More Inspirationally Speaking >Contributions from Members
Butterflies All Along (member story)
Once upon a timeless moment, there was a caterpillar named Humana. She didn’t know why, but she was covering herself in a cocoon. She felt trapped by the suffocating atmosphere, she felt like she was dying. This self-made cocoon was engulfing her and it didn’t feel very good at all. She was very confused and she did not know why this was all happening. She...
Christmas Story: A True Story of a Holiday Miracle
This post first appeared in our blog here. Long, long ago, in a small, tropical village in a country far, far away, a little boy lived with his parents in a two room house. He could not have been more than four or five years old and his entire experience of life was limited to the fishing and farming village, his neighbors and friends. It wasn’t...
More Contributions >Must-See Media
Surveillance Capitalism (educational video)
From the ideacity YouTube channel: Wade Davis, Anthropologist, Writer, Photographer & Filmmaker, speaks at ideacity’s 20th anniversary conference on surveillance in a session called “Democracy & Freedom of Speech vs. Disinformation in the Age of Surveillance.” He looks at how the new digital age has changed the world from...
Heartbeat - A Celebration of International Farm Workers (educational video)
This video created by the Canadian Horticultural Council tells a compelling story of the international workers who contribute so much to the economy in Canada while lifting their families out of poverty in countries like Mexico, Jamaica and Guatemala. Read More →
More Must-See Media >Inspirational Quotes on Peace
Those who can’t change their minds… (inspirational quotation)
Here is today’s inspirational quote on peace: Those who can’t change their minds, can’t change anything. ~George Bernard Shaw Read More →
Wisdom is the reward you get… (inspirational quotation)
Here is today’s inspirational quote on peace: Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening, when you rather would have talked. ~Mark Twain Read More →
More Inspirational Quotes on Peace... >Empowerment
Your Spiritual Quotation for Nov 26/2020
Enjoy this week’s spiritual quote: Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment. ~Lao Tzu Read More →
Chris Widener - Success and Leadership Quote for Nov 23/20
When you face your fear, most of the time you will discover that it was not really such a big threat after all. ~Les Brown Chris Widener’s Action Point: Read More →
More Empowerment >Environmental Peace
Fight For You
From the TED.com YouTube channel: Folk singer-songwriter Raye Zaragoza performs “Fight For You,” a song she wrote during the Water Protectors movement at Standing Rock, and dedicates it to all who stand up for the environment and care for the Earth. Read More →
If you adults won’t save the world, we will
From the TED.com YouTube channel: In a deeply moving letter to her grandmother, Xiye Bastida reflects on what led her to become a leading voice for global climate activism — from mobilizing school climate strikes to speaking at the United Nations Climate Summit alongside Greta Thunberg — and traces her resolve, resilience and profound love...
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11 Days of Global Unity starts Friday (peace news)
We are excited and inspired to let you know about this years 11 Days of Global Unity Summit – produced by We, The World. We’re inviting you to join in and listen to the incredible array of visionary leaders and attend the live and streamed events on each of the 11 Themes of Change. 11 Days of Global Unity starts on September 11 (as it was founded...
Morena Baccarin Speaks On Her Work With The International Rescue Committee
From the BUILD Series YouTube channel: Inspired by her mother’s work as an activist for women’s rights in Brazil, Morena Baccarin is a strong advocate for the protection and empowerment of women and girls. As an International Rescue Committee (IRC) Voice, she has visited the emergency response supporting Venezuelan refugees in Colombia and our...
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