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Now, exciting news is unfolding! The Peace Room is launching in Boulder, Colorado to empower local action teams to have a global impact.  This room is a template to see what works, and can be duplicated in new Peace Rooms. Teams are forming around each of the 15 major conflict areas as well as the Long Term Solution (GPT Global Peace Treaty). If you've always wanted to be part of an influential dream team making a BIG impact: send us an email to be contacted when these teams form. PeaceTeams@P5Y.org

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I am standing by his pale body on a white paper bed in the emergency room. In the room is my brother, two friends, Nathan, with various hospital staff.  His shoulder shifts.  Signs of life.
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The New York Times published an Op-ed.  Leymah Gbowee had a dream one night in 2003. In the dream a voice urged her to organize the women in her church to pray for peace. pray for peace

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At eleven I had this sorta empathetic realization when I switched schools and almost got ‘beat up‘ by ten other kids. I got to feel every moment I had harassed other kids and what that felt like. That’s when things changed.    more >>

Hello Friend,

This PDF is what happens when Borders Books and our new LiveScribe Pen Joe Polish recommended ALL come together.

For YOU who are sending emails to Contribute to the Peace In Five Years launch this Feb 14th.  This is a schedule of coming events.  If you want to contribute to this historic occasion send ME an email and tell me if you would:    more >>

This is the ‘new year’ and you may be thinking about making a ‘change’ somewhere in your life.   Sometimes to accomplish a goal it may seem easy to do a new tactic like ‘I’ll only eat 1000 calories a day to lose weight’.  Yet, many times the solution comes out of taking a step back to reflect on your ‘Whole Life System’ and ask ‘What needs to change holistically?’.    more >>

There are people from around the world expressing views  similar to P:5Y , even in some of the least likely places. Though I don’t agree that America or Europe are necessarily better examples of war (killing human beings), I do appreciate that war is being spoken of as ‘primitive, old-fashion and counterproductive’.    more >>

- Serve everyone on the planet -

If you can imagine connecting to every person on the planet through a pledge for peace and won’t be the last one to sign on… If you want to be in driver’s seat of the destiny of the world.
If you no longer want to feel dominated waiting for government… and failure is not an option for you, or for the world…

Then put a stake in the ground for the highest achievement possible in 5 years!

Host a P:5Y launch Party on February 14th, 2009 to start the countdown clock in your city.    more >>

Here is a way a way to Supercharge your next five years and possibly the rest of your life. Have you been wondering what your purpose is that is worthy of your skills, passion, time and attention? Do you feel like a global citizen and want to connect to all of humanity? We invite you to take this pledge with us to collaborate for world peace.

This is about The Pledge Nathan and I took to create world peace in five years.  Various friends and business people have already taken this pledge for themselves.  This is adapted from our book Give Peace A Deadline.    more >>

One impetus of P:5Y came from asking What is the truth that I’m stepping over in my own life? What am I spending a lot of energy repressing or making excuses for?

These are Very useful questions if you want to start discovering your purpose and take the next step in it.

I was in a year long course called Power & Contribution with 140 people who flew in from 40 different countries. For six weekends in San Francisco for a year we explored one question: “What is the contribution I was uniquely born with, to give for all people?”    more >>