Archive for July, 2005

Violence begets violence

Friday, July 22nd, 2005

I don’t know who first said that, but a Google search immediately brings up dozens of pages based on that saying. The reason is that it’s true. We will not stop violence on our city streets or on the streets of Baghdad or London through a greater show of violent force. We only escalate the […]

The Vision of Safe Place Network

Sunday, July 17th, 2005

I am inspired by a vision of a world made safe for everyone. The reality, tragically, is far removed from that vision. The gap between the vision and the reality is so wide and deep it seems it can never be bridged. But the impossible has happened before. I cannot let go of the vision.
The […]