I want you all to think back to the most Awkward time of your life your middle
Awkward time of your life your middle
Awkward time of your life your middle school years
school years
school years think back are you there now go into
think back are you there now go into
think back are you there now go into your room and look around what
your room and look around what
your room and look around what superheroes do you see on your wall
superheroes do you see on your wall
superheroes do you see on your wall do you see Nelson Mandela
do you see Nelson Mandela
do you see Nelson Mandela do you see of Amida or do you see shimon
do you see of Amida or do you see shimon
do you see of Amida or do you see shimon peres
peres
peres no all right now fast forward a few
no all right now fast forward a few
no all right now fast forward a few years now you aren’t quite as awkward
years now you aren’t quite as awkward
years now you aren’t quite as awkward but equally confused solidly in your
but equally confused solidly in your
but equally confused solidly in your teenage years in high school go back
teenage years in high school go back
teenage years in high school go back into your room this time look in your
into your room this time look in your
into your room this time look in your closet who inspired your shoe game who
closet who inspired your shoe game who
closet who inspired your shoe game who inspired your sense of fashion when you
inspired your sense of fashion when you
inspired your sense of fashion when you sat on your bed and imagined your life
sat on your bed and imagined your life
sat on your bed and imagined your life in the future who inspired your
in the future who inspired your
in the future who inspired your daydreams
daydreams
daydreams was it Desmond Tutu was it the Dalai
was it Desmond Tutu was it the Dalai
was it Desmond Tutu was it the Dalai Lama or was it Jody Williams none of
Lama or was it Jody Williams none of
Lama or was it Jody Williams none of these people let’s try this one more
these people let’s try this one more
these people let’s try this one more time now think back to your college days
time now think back to your college days
time now think back to your college days for some of you that is right now what
for some of you that is right now what
for some of you that is right now what organizations sparked your interest was
organizations sparked your interest was
organizations sparked your interest was it the international physicians for the
it the international physicians for the
it the international physicians for the Prevention of nuclear war was it the
Prevention of nuclear war was it the
Prevention of nuclear war was it the International Campaign to Ban Landmines
International Campaign to Ban Landmines
International Campaign to Ban Landmines or was it the organization for the
or was it the organization for the
or was it the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons
prohibition of chemical weapons
prohibition of chemical weapons none of this why are these types of
none of this why are these types of
none of this why are these types of people or organizations often in the
people or organizations often in the
people or organizations often in the fringes of our personal and social
fringes of our personal and social
fringes of our personal and social cognizance why you see when we care
cognizance why you see when we care
cognizance why you see when we care about something we tell to celebrate it
about something we tell to celebrate it
about something we tell to celebrate it and place value on it for example we
and place value on it for example we
and place value on it for example we celebrate and value entertainers from
celebrate and value entertainers from
celebrate and value entertainers from sports to film
sports to film
sports to film music the television because we care
music the television because we care
music the television because we care about entertainment and we have Zyliss
about entertainment and we have Zyliss
about entertainment and we have Zyliss ly mainstreamed entertainment culture
ly mainstreamed entertainment culture
ly mainstreamed entertainment culture but I imagine we also care about peace
but I imagine we also care about peace
but I imagine we also care about peace about tolerance about social and
about tolerance about social and
about tolerance about social and economic justice for all however if we
economic justice for all however if we
economic justice for all however if we compare the mainstream levels of peace
compare the mainstream levels of peace
compare the mainstream levels of peace culture to entertainment culture we will
culture to entertainment culture we will
culture to entertainment culture we will see a significant disparity in our
see a significant disparity in our
see a significant disparity in our efforts and commitment there is a
efforts and commitment there is a
efforts and commitment there is a shortage of the kind of centralization
shortage of the kind of centralization
shortage of the kind of centralization the kind of cultivation the kind of
the kind of cultivation the kind of
the kind of cultivation the kind of celebration of proactive pay structures
celebration of proactive pay structures
celebration of proactive pay structures that we need to build stronger and more
that we need to build stronger and more
that we need to build stronger and more peaceful communities if we care about
peaceful communities if we care about
peaceful communities if we care about peace as we say we do then we must be
peace as we say we do then we must be
peace as we say we do then we must be willing to move peace from the sidelines
willing to move peace from the sidelines
willing to move peace from the sidelines of our personal and social cognizant
of our personal and social cognizant
of our personal and social cognizant into the mainstream of a communal
into the mainstream of a communal
into the mainstream of a communal consciousness in the next 12 minutes I
consciousness in the next 12 minutes I
consciousness in the next 12 minutes I will attempt to make the case for why
will attempt to make the case for why
will attempt to make the case for why and how we can begin to propagate peace
and how we can begin to propagate peace
and how we can begin to propagate peace culture into mainstream culture that way
culture into mainstream culture that way
culture into mainstream culture that way we can begin to see the Dalai Lama for
we can begin to see the Dalai Lama for
we can begin to see the Dalai Lama for example in the same light we see say
example in the same light we see say
example in the same light we see say Peyton Manning exciting talented and
Peyton Manning exciting talented and
Peyton Manning exciting talented and just plain cool so we know that economic
just plain cool so we know that economic
just plain cool so we know that economic stability and peace are intimately
stability and peace are intimately
stability and peace are intimately intertwined if you lose one you are
intertwined if you lose one you are
intertwined if you lose one you are likely to lose the other there is
likely to lose the other there is
likely to lose the other there is growing body of evidence that the
growing body of evidence that the
growing body of evidence that the presence of proactively structures and
presence of proactively structures and
presence of proactively structures and systems and necessary preconditions for
systems and necessary preconditions for
systems and necessary preconditions for investment for trade for sustained
investment for trade for sustained
investment for trade for sustained economic growth and for prosperity the
economic growth and for prosperity the
economic growth and for prosperity the United States Peace Index which examines
United States Peace Index which examines
United States Peace Index which examines violent crimes homicides policing and
violent crimes homicides policing and
violent crimes homicides policing and small arms show that more peaceful
small arms show that more peaceful
small arms show that more peaceful states tend to have more economic
states tend to have more economic
states tend to have more economic opportunities better provision of basic
opportunities better provision of basic
opportunities better provision of basic Human Services and higher levels of
Human Services and higher levels of
Human Services and higher levels of educational attainment
educational attainment
educational attainment additionally social capital is
additionally social capital is
additionally social capital is correlated with more peaceful states
correlated with more peaceful states
correlated with more peaceful states which also tend to have higher levels of
which also tend to have higher levels of
which also tend to have higher levels of volunteerism and public trust
volunteerism and public trust
volunteerism and public trust these variables are components of piece
these variables are components of piece
these variables are components of piece culture therefore the continuous absence
culture therefore the continuous absence
culture therefore the continuous absence of proactive piece culture in our
of proactive piece culture in our
of proactive piece culture in our communities or peace structures in our
communities or peace structures in our
communities or peace structures in our communities can only undermine our
communities can only undermine our
communities can only undermine our efforts to grow peace culture we also
efforts to grow peace culture we also
efforts to grow peace culture we also know that peace is not the absence of
know that peace is not the absence of
know that peace is not the absence of conflict but the ability to handle
conflict but the ability to handle
conflict but the ability to handle conflict in peaceful ways the
conflict in peaceful ways the
conflict in peaceful ways the correlation and causal relationships
correlation and causal relationships
correlation and causal relationships between peace culture and peace
between peace culture and peace
between peace culture and peace processes and social and economic
processes and social and economic
processes and social and economic development are burned you see under a
development are burned you see under a
development are burned you see under a culture of peace people are inherently
culture of peace people are inherently
culture of peace people are inherently drawn to non-violence pursue
drawn to non-violence pursue
drawn to non-violence pursue collaboration of a competition work to
collaboration of a competition work to
collaboration of a competition work to reduce conflicts and manage
reduce conflicts and manage
reduce conflicts and manage relationships on the Rakata of peace the
relationships on the Rakata of peace the
relationships on the Rakata of peace the terms peace activist peace advocate
terms peace activist peace advocate
terms peace activist peace advocate peacekeeper peace builder peacemaker are
peacekeeper peace builder peacemaker are
peacekeeper peace builder peacemaker are respectable and desired identities under
respectable and desired identities under
respectable and desired identities under a culture of peace people work to build
a culture of peace people work to build
a culture of peace people work to build systems and structures that promote
systems and structures that promote
systems and structures that promote justice and fairness and under a culture
justice and fairness and under a culture
justice and fairness and under a culture of peace conflict resolution and peace
of peace conflict resolution and peace
of peace conflict resolution and peace building are core parts of our education
building are core parts of our education
building are core parts of our education systems core parts of our business
systems core parts of our business
systems core parts of our business practices and models core part of a
practices and models core part of a
practices and models core part of a social and economic systems so how can
social and economic systems so how can
social and economic systems so how can we actively cultivate peace culture
we actively cultivate peace culture
we actively cultivate peace culture across our communities the tenant of the
across our communities the tenant of the
across our communities the tenant of the tipping point theory by author and
tipping point theory by author and
tipping point theory by author and journalist Malcolm Gladwell can be
journalist Malcolm Gladwell can be
journalist Malcolm Gladwell can be applied in our efforts to grow peace
applied in our efforts to grow peace
applied in our efforts to grow peace culture into mainstream culture the
culture into mainstream culture the
culture into mainstream culture the tipping point theory examines the
tipping point theory examines the
tipping point theory examines the processes by which things become popular
processes by which things become popular
processes by which things become popular or mainstream you see Gladwell presents
or mainstream you see Gladwell presents
or mainstream you see Gladwell presents three key factors that each play a role
three key factors that each play a role
three key factors that each play a role in determining whether or not a
in determining whether or not a
in determining whether or not a particular trend will tape into yto
particular trend will tape into yto
particular trend will tape into yto popularity the law of the few a
popularity the law of the few a
popularity the law of the few a stickiness factor and the path context
stickiness factor and the path context
stickiness factor and the path context and this tenants are relevant to Peace
and this tenants are relevant to Peace
and this tenants are relevant to Peace seekers because ultimately we want peace
seekers because ultimately we want peace
seekers because ultimately we want peace culture to tip into exponential success
culture to tip into exponential success
culture to tip into exponential success but first the law of the few this
but first the law of the few this
but first the law of the few this principle contends that before whack
principle contends that before whack
principle contends that before whack skill popularity can be attained a few
skill popularity can be attained a few
skill popularity can be attained a few key types
key types
key types people must champion an idea product or
people must champion an idea product or
people must champion an idea product or concept before there is a tipping point
concept before there is a tipping point
concept before there is a tipping point in regard to peace theory these key
in regard to peace theory these key
in regard to peace theory these key types would be our teachers Community
types would be our teachers Community
types would be our teachers Community Leaders our religious leaders our
Leaders our religious leaders our
Leaders our religious leaders our company CEOs our public officials and
company CEOs our public officials and
company CEOs our public officials and they all have to champion peace and
they all have to champion peace and
they all have to champion peace and peace culture as part of their agenda
Gladwell describes the ski tabs as
Gladwell describes the ski tabs as Mavin’s connectors and salesmen if we
Mavin’s connectors and salesmen if we
Mavin’s connectors and salesmen if we are willing to tip piece culture on to
are willing to tip piece culture on to
are willing to tip piece culture on to Westgate popularly we have to become
Westgate popularly we have to become
Westgate popularly we have to become salesmen of peace
salesmen of peace
salesmen of peace each and every one of us in whatever
each and every one of us in whatever
each and every one of us in whatever capacity we occupy if we actively
capacity we occupy if we actively
capacity we occupy if we actively endorsed peace culture it is more likely
endorsed peace culture it is more likely
endorsed peace culture it is more likely that it will tip into white skill
that it will tip into white skill
that it will tip into white skill popularity the second criteria is the
popularity the second criteria is the
popularity the second criteria is the stickiness factor according to Gladwell
stickiness factor according to Gladwell
stickiness factor according to Gladwell this is the quality that compels people
this is the quality that compels people
this is the quality that compels people to pay close sustained attention to a
to pay close sustained attention to a
to pay close sustained attention to a product a concept or an idea to get
product a concept or an idea to get
product a concept or an idea to get peace culture to stick to make peace
peace culture to stick to make peace
peace culture to stick to make peace culture appealing we must begin to
culture appealing we must begin to
culture appealing we must begin to celebrate and recognize peace agent and
celebrate and recognize peace agent and
celebrate and recognize peace agent and peace activists and peacekeepers and
peace activists and peacekeepers and
peace activists and peacekeepers and peacemakers who are making extraordinary
peacemakers who are making extraordinary
peacemakers who are making extraordinary contributions in our community from
contributions in our community from
contributions in our community from police officers to community organizers
police officers to community organizers
police officers to community organizers we must begin to celebrate their stories
we must begin to celebrate their stories
we must begin to celebrate their stories and effort winners of Peace Award should
and effort winners of Peace Award should
and effort winners of Peace Award should begin to grace our billboards and our TV
begin to grace our billboards and our TV
begin to grace our billboards and our TV screens and our magazine covers and our
screens and our magazine covers and our
screens and our magazine covers and our cereal boxes because what we see is what
cereal boxes because what we see is what
cereal boxes because what we see is what we become what we value is what we
we become what we value is what we
we become what we value is what we desire and what we celebrate is what we
desire and what we celebrate is what we
desire and what we celebrate is what we try to emulate if organizations and
try to emulate if organizations and
try to emulate if organizations and companies and schools and institutions
companies and schools and institutions
companies and schools and institutions begin to recognize peace agents whether
begin to recognize peace agents whether
begin to recognize peace agents whether through grants scholarships tax breaks
through grants scholarships tax breaks
through grants scholarships tax breaks endorsements and other brand ways we are
endorsements and other brand ways we are
endorsements and other brand ways we are more likely to grow and sustain peace
more likely to grow and sustain peace
more likely to grow and sustain peace culture and third is the power of
culture and third is the power of
culture and third is the power of context this inverse that ideas concepts
context this inverse that ideas concepts
context this inverse that ideas concepts and products like epidemics are
and products like epidemics are
and products like epidemics are sensitive to the conditions and
sensitive to the conditions and
sensitive to the conditions and circumstances of the times and places in
circumstances of the times and places in
circumstances of the times and places in which they are called to build or
which they are called to build or
which they are called to build or cultivate an environment that allows
cultivate an environment that allows
cultivate an environment that allows peace culture to thrive
peace culture to thrive
peace culture to thrive we have to invite every sector every
we have to invite every sector every
we have to invite every sector every member of the culture machine to endorse
member of the culture machine to endorse
member of the culture machine to endorse and sponsor an effort toward peace
and sponsor an effort toward peace
and sponsor an effort toward peace building that means we get our schools
building that means we get our schools
building that means we get our schools our organizations and our institutions
our organizations and our institutions
our organizations and our institutions to integrate a peace building dynamic to
to integrate a peace building dynamic to
to integrate a peace building dynamic to their brand there are business models
their brand there are business models
their brand there are business models and their marketing campaigns
and their marketing campaigns
and their marketing campaigns additionally a culture of peace will
additionally a culture of peace will
additionally a culture of peace will thrive if we invest in centers for peace
thrive if we invest in centers for peace
thrive if we invest in centers for peace and conflict resolution where people
and conflict resolution where people
and conflict resolution where people separated by values beliefs and
separated by values beliefs and
separated by values beliefs and interests can share a simple moment of
interests can share a simple moment of
interests can share a simple moment of interaction a place that connects people
interaction a place that connects people
interaction a place that connects people who are otherwise not exposed to each
who are otherwise not exposed to each
who are otherwise not exposed to each other on a daily basis so how can we
other on a daily basis so how can we
other on a daily basis so how can we build a culture of peace how can we
build a culture of peace how can we
build a culture of peace how can we foster cultural diplomacy how can we
foster cultural diplomacy how can we
foster cultural diplomacy how can we cultivate or propagate peace culture
cultivate or propagate peace culture
cultivate or propagate peace culture into mainstream culture we can begin by
into mainstream culture we can begin by
into mainstream culture we can begin by taking the following steps one embrace
taking the following steps one embrace
taking the following steps one embrace the peace agent identity embrace the
the peace agent identity embrace the
the peace agent identity embrace the peace agent identity and become a
peace agent identity and become a
peace agent identity and become a champion for peace and conflict
champion for peace and conflict
champion for peace and conflict resolution in your community recipes
resolution in your community recipes
resolution in your community recipes building issues hold peace conferences
building issues hold peace conferences
building issues hold peace conferences and dialogues to reconcile adversaries
and dialogues to reconcile adversaries
and dialogues to reconcile adversaries and differences too let’s recognize and
and differences too let’s recognize and
and differences too let’s recognize and celebrate peace agent in our community
celebrate peace agent in our community
celebrate peace agent in our community whether they are intervening in a
whether they are intervening in a
whether they are intervening in a bullying incident in their fifth grade
bullying incident in their fifth grade
bullying incident in their fifth grade class whether they are hoping to deflect
class whether they are hoping to deflect
class whether they are hoping to deflect teens from drugs gangs and violence or
teens from drugs gangs and violence or
teens from drugs gangs and violence or whether they are helping restore
whether they are helping restore
whether they are helping restore civility and peace in war torn countries
civility and peace in war torn countries
civility and peace in war torn countries abroad and third let us support peace
abroad and third let us support peace
abroad and third let us support peace education programs and curriculums from
education programs and curriculums from
education programs and curriculums from K through 12 and upward to proceed peace
K through 12 and upward to proceed peace
K through 12 and upward to proceed peace as a pivotal part of our intellectual
as a pivotal part of our intellectual
as a pivotal part of our intellectual culture and let’s invest incentives for
culture and let’s invest incentives for
culture and let’s invest incentives for peace and conflict resolution in our
peace and conflict resolution in our
peace and conflict resolution in our schools in a neighborhood in a community
schools in a neighborhood in a community
schools in a neighborhood in a community so that we can empower people to partake
so that we can empower people to partake
so that we can empower people to partake in peace processes when we asked what
in peace processes when we asked what
in peace processes when we asked what can we do to expand people’s capacity to
can we do to expand people’s capacity to
can we do to expand people’s capacity to pursue peace to transcend horrid
pursue peace to transcend horrid
pursue peace to transcend horrid experiences to heal to reconcile to
experiences to heal to reconcile to
experiences to heal to reconcile to forgive and to coexist part of the
forgive and to coexist part of the
forgive and to coexist part of the answer is we have to build a culture of
answer is we have to build a culture of
answer is we have to build a culture of peace
peace
peace that empowers people to be peace makers
that empowers people to be peace makers
that empowers people to be peace makers as well as peacekeepers if we care about
as well as peacekeepers if we care about
as well as peacekeepers if we care about peace as we say we do then we must be
peace as we say we do then we must be
peace as we say we do then we must be willing to move peace from the sidelines
willing to move peace from the sidelines
willing to move peace from the sidelines of our personal and social cognizance
of our personal and social cognizance
of our personal and social cognizance into the mainstream of our communal
into the mainstream of our communal
into the mainstream of our communal consciousness this way peace is visible
consciousness this way peace is visible
consciousness this way peace is visible this way peace is a part of a function
this way peace is a part of a function
this way peace is a part of a function this way peace is the part of a personal
this way peace is the part of a personal
this way peace is the part of a personal and social identity now when you go back
and social identity now when you go back
and social identity now when you go back to your community and look around what
to your community and look around what
to your community and look around what would you like to see unfortunately you
would you like to see unfortunately you
would you like to see unfortunately you will see division you will see
will see division you will see
will see division you will see antagonism you will see violence and
antagonism you will see violence and
antagonism you will see violence and even apathy but if we embrace the peace
even apathy but if we embrace the peace
even apathy but if we embrace the peace agents identity identity if we invest in
agents identity identity if we invest in
agents identity identity if we invest in centers for peace and conflict
centers for peace and conflict
centers for peace and conflict resolution if we support and promote
resolution if we support and promote
resolution if we support and promote peace agents and peace organizations we
peace agents and peace organizations we
peace agents and peace organizations we are most like more likely to change all
are most like more likely to change all
are most like more likely to change all of this what we see is what we become
of this what we see is what we become
of this what we see is what we become what we value is what we desire and what
what we value is what we desire and what
what we value is what we desire and what we celebrate is what we try to emulate
we celebrate is what we try to emulate
we celebrate is what we try to emulate thank you
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