#4: Peace Week Practice – Advancing Reconciliation and Understanding in the U.S.

By: David J. Smith, September 21, 2017 Today is the International Day of Peace.   I’ve already posted today on community colleges and streaming of the Peace Channel. The most pressing challenge facing Americans today is our political and social divide. This divide was pronounce in the November elections, with Americans feeling we were moreContinueContinue reading “#4: Peace Week Practice – Advancing Reconciliation and Understanding in the U.S.”

Fostering Peace on Campus, in Communities, Community College Daily, 9/21/17

By: David J. Smith, September 21, 2017 Today is the International Day of Peace.   Many of my readers know about my work with community colleges. These institutions play a significant, but often under appreciated role in advancing peacebuilding in the U.S. Here is my tribute to their work published in Community College Daily. ClickContinueContinue reading “Fostering Peace on Campus, in Communities, Community College Daily, 9/21/17”

#1: Peace Week Practice – Learn About Unreported Conflicts and Efforts to Build Peace

By: David J. Smith, September 18, 2017 This week is Peace Week, culminating with the International Day of Peace on Thursday, September 21.   The UN General Assembly is in session this week, having officially opened last week with an emphasis on the world’s people.  Conflict and war is an ever present reality today.  ContinueContinue reading “#1: Peace Week Practice – Learn About Unreported Conflicts and Efforts to Build Peace”