Peacebuilding Starts at Home

Getting Started

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For the last thirty years, I’ve mostly made my living writing books.

I’m no fool (at least on this front).

I know that fewer and fewer people read serious nonfiction books these days.

The same holds for long form journalism, which is what I’m told me blog posts resemble, often replete with their implicit footnotes.

So, I’ve decided to branch out and start making videos.

I’m never going to win en Emmy.

I may never be comfortable in front of a camera or using a teleprompter.

But, from now on, most of my posts will revolve around a video with a call to action which will masquerade as a homework assignment contained in the video and added in text form at the end.

All, too, will deal with Peacebuilding Starts at Home.

Now for your homework.

What does the phrase “peacebuilding starts at home” mean to you?

Take no more than five minutes thinking.

Then, click this link and spend no more than five minutes sending me an email with your response.

We will get back to you with some ideas about how you can join us on the Peacebuilding Starst at Home Loop, which is the topic of the next post, coming later this week.

This one will help you get started both with the movement we are launching and the book of the same name which I just published.The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Alliance for Peacebuilding or its members.

If you are interested in what you just watched, here are three suggestions.

First, of course, buy the book which is available at all major on line bookstores.

Second, even if you don’t buy the book, I’d love to talk about its ideas with you and help you find your way onto the loop. Just click here to send me an email.

Third, do take the cliché I ended the video (and the book) with. Loops are loops. You won’t mater this one if you only go around it once. So, rinse and repeat. Because mastering the peacebuilding starts at home loop is a lifetime’s jouirney.

The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Alliance for Peacebuilding or its members.