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Replace the Lies With Truth

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Gay and Lesbian issues around hate crimes and violence from a lense of nonviolence, world peace and a better world for everyone.

Added on: Jul 23rd, 2007
Country: United States
Language: English

Author: Joe Brummer
Listed in: Society Gay and Lesbian
Tags: gay news nonviolence hate crimes hate speech ex-gay issues americans for truth

Recent Posts

Thinking Green this Holiday!

Posted on Friday December 11th, 2009 at 19:09 in joe's rants

If you are looking for gifts this season either for Hanukkah, Christmas, the Winter Solstice or whatever you celebrate, I would like to request you think about the environment. Remember all that paper you wrap gifts with comes from trees and contai...
VIDEO: Frans de Waal, Author of The Age of Empathy

Posted on Tuesday December 8th, 2009 at 13:30 in nonviolent communication

I came across this video because I follow the NVC Academy blog called, “Teach Empathy” and they posted the link. It also happens to be that I am currently reading the book, The Age of Empathy. One of the concepts de Waal proposes in h...
Can We Talk About the Word “Bigot”

Posted on Monday December 7th, 2009 at 11:27 in nonviolence, joe's rants

I was reading a friend’s Facebook page and I saw they called someone who is against gay marriage a “bigot” and I immediately felt disappointed on a number of different levels. The first one being that I wish more people would begi...
FREE WORKSHOP: Communicating Compassionately in a World of Conflict

Posted on Wednesday December 2nd, 2009 at 11:32 in conflict resolution, nonviolent communication

I will be presenting a free workshop in January at the Dae Yen Sa International Buddhist Temple and Mediation Center in New Hartford, CT. I am excited to do this workshop because the setting will allow for more minds to be exposed to the concept...
Conflict Resolution Tip #9

Posted on Monday November 30th, 2009 at 21:49 in conflict resolution, conflict resolution tips

Conflict Resolution Tip #9: Assume just one thing! I know you have been taught for years not to make any assumptions. I would like to give you one exception to this rule and I would like you to make this assumption each and every time there is a co...
Be the Change…

Posted on Wednesday November 18th, 2009 at 21:44 in nonviolence, joe's rants

I was asked recently in one of my workshops what it means to “be the change…” For me, this means that whatever changes you wish existed in the world, you have to live those. For instance, if you want a world where people are patie...