by G. Scott Brown | Nov 14, 2023 | Active Peace Blog, Activism, Peacemaking
I said to my heart, show me the way now. Help me to know what is mine to do amidst the great catastrophe — the death, suffering and ignorance that’s so much bigger than the latest war. Give me clarity and courage. Help me to see love and beauty amidst the destruction...
by G. Scott Brown | Feb 13, 2022 | Active Peace, Active Peace Blog, Nonviolence, Peacemaking, Restorative Practices
You may have already offered your own farewell to Thich Nhat Hanh and Desmond Tutu, and, if you’re a student of Nonviolent Communication perhaps Robert Gonzalez as well. I recently caught myself too caught up in myself to pay proper tribute to these great peacemakers....
by G. Scott Brown | Jan 12, 2020 | Active Peace Blog, Activism, Peacemaking
Active Peace is about the foundations of personal and collective healing, bridging inner and outer, and becoming ever more conscious and free. I’ve recently gained a new appreciation that forgiveness is part of the deep work of active peacemaking, as a way to lessen...
by G. Scott Brown, MA | Nov 25, 2019 | Peacemaking, Podcasts, Restorative Justice, Restorative Practices
Welcome to Restoration Dialogues, where ideas and the felt experience of being human to come together to support personal and collective healing – the restoration of ourselves and our society; with your hosts John Ehrhart and Scott Brown....
by G. Scott Brown, MA | May 22, 2019 | Active Peace Blog, Peacemaking, Restorative Justice, Restorative Practices
Strengthening Relationships/Healing DivisionsAnd Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.”A child dies in detention. A young, unarmed black man is killed by a white police officer, another is racially profiled and comes dangerously close to...
by G. Scott Brown, MA | Jan 2, 2019 | Active Peace Blog, Activism, Peacemaking
I don’t know when it was the Dalai Lama said, “Compassion is the radicalism of our time.” It was long enough ago that when I first heard it it did feel truly radical. Now it’s a bumper sticker. Not only does the Dalai Lama’s message resonate more than ever...
