ONE WORDSMITH





Writing to simply change the world...

We all feel it. You know we do. It's that low grade melancholy that is humming in the background of our days... like a radio accident...

Sometimes Compassion Must Be Fierce: Revolution, Renewal and Angela Davis  They predicted it would be standing room only, so I   came...

Or: How do Humans Heal a World? Heartbreak is a Necessary Beginning To an observer, the world can look extremely dysfunctional. Humankind...

Singer-Songwriter Aliza Hava and Scholar and Operations Manager for the Dominican University School of the Arts and Humanities, Keiko Ehret...

A new way of being in the world: Cooperation, not competition, survival not of the fittest, but of the kindest. Jon Ramer is the CEO of th...

I have had a secret for all these years that I finally admitted-- I have an unnamed hero. It's been held in the quiet recesses of a h...

The conversation about Climate Change is existential. Decisions that are made right now will determine whether human life will continue ...

It turns out that  not only are we, the collective, journeying through the stages of grief about what is happening to our planet— whether we...

In the International Health and Human Rights class I'm taking at Stanford, I'm having to confront some very uncomfortable issues. I...

A couple of years ago Eve Ensler (Vagina Monologues) quietly started a movement. It's not quiet anymore. One billion people joined the m...

This is the fourth year that Voices has compiled a new edition of  Words and Violence   The emphasis in this edition is on Mother Earth...

We are working on the 4th edition of the Words and Violence Project at Voices Education (dot) org, a humanitarian organization and pedagogic...

Author and Scholar Karen Armstrong asked the question: "If we were truly compassionate with self, others and the planet, what would t...

On Mother's Day, mothers were recognized for their care, love and sacrifices while raising their children. Some have done it with part...

It was Mother's Day and mothers everywhere were celebrated.  "Mother" is supposed to be synonymous with "nurturer,...

The 3rd edition of Words and Violence  an internationally recognized (140 countries)pedagogical resource on bullying in all its incarnat...

Do you often wonder whatever happened to honor and integrity? Altruism? Compassion? Are you just plain tired? Some days, dog tired? We...

Four years before the shooting in the Sikh Temple, it was my own faith that was under attack. In 2008, a man who sharpened his anger on th...

Jeremy Rifkin says we are hard wired for compassion. I want to believe him. I think it's one of those things like buying a red sports ...

The Power of Words: Our weekly Unitarian Universalist Fellowship ("UU church") service ends with these words: “Let us carry ...

Call for Peace Drum and Dance Company Dance is a communicator, it tells "story;" dance builds community. This brand new 3rd...

 We (individually at Voices Education Project) and collectively as a culture, have done a good job of pointing the finger at bullies and bul...

Well, I am now duly impressed. This is encouraging: the Huffington Post now has a section: "Tabloid Journalism." Whoa. I once wr...

When did mainstream media become "medialoid" and when did social media become "mean-stream?" One of the initiatives ...

Man Behind the Myth from Walking Moon Studios on Vimeo .

Words can, and often are, used as weapons. We have seen what happens when there is a call to arms, an incitement to war, a rousing speech ...

It seems Wisconsin has become ground zero for a new movement that is a push to bring true democracy back with a few new amendments: Integri...

There are words and phrases in every language that convey the intention of violence. In colloquialisms, slang and everyday speech we find vi...

Working on the "Words and Violence" Curriculum for the last year has made me acutely aware of the power and impact of words.  Th...

How many times do we receive an offer to change the world? To make it a better place? To reach the hearts and hands of people across the g...