The Royal Peace Song of the Day for Sunday, August 21st is “Joy to the World”, aka “Jeremiah Was a Bullfrog”. The song was written by Hoyt Axton, and made famous by the band Three Dog Night. Continue reading “Joy To The World”: Peace Song for 8/21/2011
“What You Do With What You’ve Got” by Si Kahn is the Peace Song of the Day for August 17th, as chosen by Susanna, Duchess of Peace. You can find the lyrics in the Rise Up Singing songbook on page 244, in the “Unity” section.
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More about this song… Continue reading Share your energy and talents: Peace Song of the Day for 8/17/2011
The Bring the War $$ Home resolution passed by the US Conference of Mayors on June 20, 2011 is sparking a grassroots movement to end the wars in the Middle East and Africa and re-direct the funds to domestic priorities. The resolution uses cautious language, stating a “drawdown of troops should be done in a measured way…” and “as soon as strategically possible” from Afghanistan and Iraq. The resolution does not mention the wars in Libya, Yemen and Pakistan. Duke Augustus is working with other local peace activists to bring a similar (but stronger) resolution before his locality, and you should, too. A copy of the Conference of US Mayors resolution is reproduced at the end of this post. (You may need to refresh to see the video below.)
“The Mimetic Theory Song” is The Royal Song of the Day for Sunday, August 14th. This song was written by Sonny Meadows, for a local peace event. It is very catchy. The song is in the video below, at the 3min 55sec mark:
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSG7iNX21cQ] Continue reading Mimetic Theory: Peace Song for 8/14/2011
The Royal Song of the Day for Thursday, August 11th is “Auprès De Ma Blonde”.
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There are two reasons for choosing this song. First, it is about the joy of being near the one you love. In order to stay peaceful, it is helpful to have support, and to nurture the relationships around you. Second, singing in another language is sometimes a way to relax, and also to open up your thinking and imagination in a magic way. Continue reading Royal Song of the Day: Thursday 8/11/2011
Update 9/2011: Two more pieces on the London Riots.
Looking back after some time has passed…
Article One from 9/2/2011
Essex: Researchers say politicians partly to blame for recent riots
“People who trusted Government were less likely to break the law…The conclusion we drew was that their trust in politicians would make them less likely to engage in the illegal activity that we observed in the riots.”
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Article Two from 8/31/2011
(Specific politicians’ reactions to the riots.)
David Cameron rejects claim politicians’ behaviour was to blame for riots
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Our Original Post:
The Duke and Duchess of Peace strive for nonviolent solutions to problems. We do not in anyway condone the violence and looting happening in relation to the London riots that started in Tottenham and have spread. This is the third night of riots. We offer our empathy to the people of London, and hope that they find a nonviolent solution to this problem quickly.
For the purpose of reflection and study, we offer the following two opinion pieces, which give background and analysis concerning the situation:
The Daily Beast
London Burns as Riots Spread Continue reading Two (Plus 2) Opinion Pieces on the London Riots
This weekend marked the anniversary of the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima. Here on Long Island, South Country Peace Group and the peace community held an event in Bellport.
The Royal Song of the Day for 8/8/2011 is “I Come and Stand”, which is also sometimes known as “Dead Little Girl of Hiroshima”. The lyrics can be found in the Rise Up Singing songbook on page 160.
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