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Peacemakers
Peacework Organizations & Websites
Poverty, Education, Conflict Resolution, Service, Philanthropy, Environment,
Justice, Women, Children, Economic Development, Families, Prosperity
- ACLU - American Civil Liberties Union, defending America's freedoms
- ACORN - supporting American community organizations for reform
- Alliance for the New Humanity - global community of peacemakers
- Americorp - network of American community service programs
- Annie E. Casey Foundation - serving children and families
- Appleseed Network - top minds focused on social justice solutions
- Amnesty International - monitors political crimes around the world
- Ashoka - innovators for the public good, promoting social entreprenuerism
- BetterWorld Project - together we can create a better world
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation - global innovations in health & learning
- Boys and Girls Club of America - giving low income children support and care
- Boys to Men - supporting intentional fatherhood
- Bread for the World - seeking justice, ending hunger
- CARE - serving the poor around the world
- Carnegie Endowment for International Peace - at work in the world since 1910
- Center for Social Initiative and Management - promoting social entrepreneurship
- Center on Philanthropy - academic center for understanding philanthropy
- Ceres - investors and NGOs working for sustainable prosperity
- Change.org - social network for social activism
- Covenant House - giving homeless young people a place to sleep and more
- Compassionate Listening Project - teaching peacemaking skills
- Cool People Care - because there is no such thing as not enough time
- Co-op America - economic action for a just planet
- Creativity for Peace Camp - brings Arab and Israeli girls together
- Doctors Without Borders - international medical aid
- Engineers Without Borders - building better futures
- Food First - eliminating the injustices that cause hunger
- Gardens of the Righteous Worldwide - remembering heroes amid genocide
- Feminist Majority Foundation - women's political, economic & social equality
- Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation - education, arts & the environment
- Give - Better Business Bureau's wise giving alliance
- Girls, Inc. - inspiring all girls to be strong, smart and bold
- Giving Matters - connecting generosity with need
- Global Oneness Project - showcase of wisdom based on One World
- Grameen Bank - microlending pioneer started by Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus
- Greater Good South Africa - supporting innovative non-profit orgs in South Africa
- Greater Good Parenting - Greater Good Science Center's family page
- Habitat for Humanity - partners with families to build new homes
- Healing Story Alliance - resource for peace and wisdom stories
- Heifer International - ending hunger, caring for the earth
- Human Rights First - supporting human rights and rule of law
- Human Rights Watch - insuring international accountability
- Independent Sector - coalition of charitable groups and individuals
- International Peace Academy - policy development to end armed conflict
- Kiva - facilitating personal micro-lending internationally
- Madre - international efforts for women and families
- More Than We Know - information, inspiration & support for women entrepreneurs
- Network for Good - give to your favorite charities all in one place
- Network for Peace through Dialogue - conversation as a way to peace
- ONE Campaign - Bono's call for 1% of GDP to eliminate worldwide poverty
- Oxfam - interntional NGOs united to fight poverty and injustice
- Peace X Peace - connecting women for peace
- Peace People - promoting a nonviolent future
- PeaceAction - practical, positive alternatives for peace
- Peacemakers Inc. - historic women's peace organization in Texas
- Plowshares Project - a Christian college peace studies collaborative
- Plan - supporting children and their families in poor communities worldwide
- Red Cross - premier NGO responding to international crises
- Save Darfur Coalition - a global alliance of NGOs working for peace in Darfur
- Save the Children - creating lasting change for children
- Search for Common Ground - Understand differences, Act on Commonalities
- Service for Peace - service learning with a global perspective
- Shuttleworth Foundation - social development for South Africa
- Skoll Foundation - investing in and celebrating social entrepreneurs
- Social Edge - by social entrepreneurs, for social entrepreneurs
- Texans for Peace - Texas ambassadors for peace and justice
- Texas Freedom Network - religious freedom and individual liberties
- The Berkana Institute - a network of resources for global transformation
- The Carter Center - works around the world for political freedom
- The Clinton Global Initiative - supporting philanthropic connections worldwide
- The Commonwealth - fifty-three nations working for democracy and development
- The GAVI Alliance - public and private sector collaboration for child health
- The Green Belt Movement - women planting trees worldwide
- The Lance Armstrong Foundation - premier athlete fighting back against cancer
- The Opportunity Agenda - building a national will to expand opportunity in America
- The Peace Corps - American agency that pioneered international in-country service
- The Dallas Peace Center - Sponsors many local peace initiatives
- UN - the United Nations, our only globally inclusive body
- UNFPA - the United Nations global populations fund, because everyone counts
- UNICEF - serving children around the world through the United Nations
- UNIFEM - the United Nations fund for women's iniatives
- United Nations - our best hope for international collaboration
- Vital Voices Global Partnership - empowering women's roles in the world
- Wallace Foundation - education, leadership, lifelong learning
- Women Together - Russian peace center
- Women Waging Peace - strong women with strong ideas
- World Centers of Compassion for Children International (WCCCI)
- World Health Organization - United Nations efforts for global health
- World Peace Emerging - news about people daring to save the world
- World Peace Prayer Society - spreading the prayer, May Peace Prevail on Earth
- World Vision International - Christian relief for poverty and injustice
Peacework Events
Positive Publications
Magazines, Journals & Periodicals
Books
- A Human Being Died That Night by Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela - South Africa
- A Passion for Excellence by Tom Peters - classic management wisdom
- After Empire by Sharon Welch - the art and ethose of enduring peace
- An Open Heart by the Dalai Lama - an introduction to Buddhism
- Aging Well by George Vaillant - guideposts to a happy second half of life
- Are the Rich Neccesary? by Hunter Lewis
- Banker to the Poor by Muhammad Yunus - the founding of microlending
- Blessed Unrest by Paul Hawken - a look at the recent rise in NGOs
- Bound Together by Nayan Chandra - a look at traders, preachers and warriors
- Bowling Alone by Robert D. Putnam - America's lost social networks
- Building the Interfaith Youth Movement by Eboo Patel - the organization's story
- Capitalism: As If the World Matters by Jonathon Porritt - a whole new model
- Capitalism at the Crossroads by Stuart Hart - business of global problem-solving
- Chicken Soup for a Better World ed. Canfield, et.al. - heartwarming stories
- Compassion by Henri Nouwen - a reflection on the Christian life
- Consumed by Benjamin Barker - how consumerism has corrupted the world
- Consilience by Edward O. Wilson - the unity of knowledge as science
- Creative Philanthropy by Helmut Anheier - a new look at the nonprofit economy
- Crones Don't Whine by Jean Shinoda Bolen - a woman's way to peace
- Development and Faith by Katherin Marshall - how mind, heart & soul collaborate
- Doing the Right Thing by Aaron Haas - cultivating moral intelligence
- Don't Retire; Rewire by Jeri Sedlar/Rick Miners - late life inspiration
- Early Childhood Development by Mary Eming Young - taking action for children
- Earth in the Balance by Al Gore - ecology and the human spirit
- Encore by Marc Freedman - finding lat life work that matters
- Escaping Poverty's Grasp by David Reed - the environment and poverty
- Ethics Into Action by Peter Singer - strategies for actually making a difference
- Every Eye Beholds You ed. Thomas J. Craughwell - world treasury of prayer
- Everyday Greatness Stephen Covey/David K. Hatch - profiles of meaningful lives
- Farewell to Alms by Gregory Clark - an economic history of the world
- Field Notes on the Compassionate Life by Marc Ian Barasch - kindness considered
- Giving by Bill Clinton - modern philanthropy for everyone
- Good People in an Evil Time by Svetlana Broz - portraits of courage in Bosnia
- Heart at Work by Jack Canfield - stories for reawakening soul in the workplace
- How to Change the World by David Bornstein - social entrepreneurs and new ideas
- Inconvenient Truth by Al Gore - the book that led to the movie and the movement
- Inspiration by Wayne Dyer - model for living an inspired life
- Inspired Philanthropy by Tracy Gary - creating a giving plan
- Killing Giants/Pulling Thorns by Chuck Swindoll - Biblical look at personal challenge
- Knowledge and the Wealth of Nations by David Warsh -
- Leaving Microsoft to Change the World by John Wood - founding of Room to Read
- Living Buddha, Living Christ by Thich Nhat Hanh - insights into spiritual living
- Living in Balance by the Dalai Lama - creating harmony in a chaotic world
- Making Globalization Work by Joseph Stiglitz -
- Me to We by Craig and Marc Kielberger- finding meaning in a material world
- Microtrends by Mark J. Penn - how small forces make big changes
- Moving Out of Poverty by Deepa Narayan & Patti Petesch - economic mobility
- Pathologies of Power by Paul Farmer - health, human rights and the poor
- Peace Is the Way by Deepak Chopra - peace as a way of life
- Peace of Mind by Amy E. Dean - daily meditations for easing stress
- Raising Resilient Children by Robert Brooks - fostering inner strength
- Real Peace/Real Security by Sharon Welch - the challenges of global citizenship
- Reclaiming Nature by James Boyce - environmental justice & ecological restoration
- Reframe Your Life by Stephen Arterburn - how to escape your personal prisons
- Rocks & Hard Places by Roger Moody - consequences of large scale mining
- Shadow Cities by Robert Nevwith - living conditions of the very poor
- Speak Peace in a World of Conflict by Marshall B. Rosenberg - language as a tool
- Starfish and Spider by Ori Brafman & Rod Beckstrom - leaderless organizations
- Storytelling for Grant Seekers by Cheryl A. Clarke - creative use of story for good
- SuperCapitalism by Robert Reich - positive reinvention of capitalism
- The Art and Ethos of Enduring Peace by Sharon Welch -
- The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron - a classic guide to living with an open heart
- The Bible - Christianity's sacred text
- The Great Good Place by Ray Oldenburg - how communities need gathering places
- The Lexus and the Olive Tree by Thomas L. Friedman - globalization examined
- The Master by Kevin Edwards - wisdom parables for enlightenment
- The Middle Path by Eric Lambin - avoiding environmental catastrophe
- The Myths of Innovation by Scott Berkum - the chaotic path of change
- The Power of Apology by Beverly Engel - the healing power of apology
- The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren - Christian guide to personal mission
- The Quran - Islam's Sacred Text
- The Ring in the Rubble by Gary Bradt - finding opportunity in change
- The Roots of Evil by Ervin Staub - a study of genocide and group violence
- The Sacred Art of Lovingkindness by Rabbi Rami Shapiro - Judaism and peace
- The Search for a Nonviolent Future by Michael N. Nagler - personal nonviolence
- The Upside of Down by Thomas Homer-Dixon - catastrophe, creativity and renewal
- The Winds of Change by Eugene Linden - climate, weather and civilization
- The World is Flat by Thomas L. Friedman - 21st century history of globalization
- Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson & David Oliver Relin - one man's mission
- Timeshifting by Dr. Stephan Rechtschaffen - creating more time to enjoy life
- Too Poor for Peace by Lael Brainard & Derek Chollet - poverty, conflict and security
- Unbowed by Wangari Maathai - Nobel Laureate recounts her extraordinary life
- What's the Big Idea? by Thomas Davenport & Lawrence Prusak - creative thinking
- When All You Ever Wanted Isn't Enough by Harold Kushner - finding meaning
- Why Is God Laughing? by Deepak Chopra - the path to joy & spiritual optimism
- Winners Without Losers by Edward Lincoln - a new way to solve problems
- Works of Love by Soren Kierkegaard - classic Christian examination of God's love
Progressive Politics, News & Media
Science, Innovation & Sustainability
Storytellers
- Willy Claflin - with or without his moose, he's awesome
- Donald Davis - a retired minister, a gifted writer and a beloved storyteller
- Elizabeth Ellis - the founding mother of storytelling in Texas
- James Ford - Houston teller extraordinaire
- Gene & Peggy Helmick-Richardson - soul mates who tell Twice Upon a Time
- Beth Horner - fun and fabulous entertainer
- Donna Ingham - an award-winning Texas liar
- Jim May - ever a farm boy with a gentle story to tell
- Dorothy McMahon - a lover of words and education and stories
- Doc Moore - a Texas teller with ghost stories and more
- Jay O'Callahan - A New Englander whose tellings are pure magic
- Sheila Phillips - A true Texan with Texas tales
- Toni Simmons - a gifted Dallas teller with unequalled drama
- Jay Stailey - Houston area educator, writer, teller
- Tim Tingle - a Texas Choctaw teller whose heart is always open
- Dave Titus- an Oklahoman who has traveled with world with string stories
Storytelling Organizations
Storytelling Events
Literary & Poetry Organizations
Literary & Poetry Events
Literary & Poetry Publications
Literary & Poetry Resources
eZines
Independent Bookstores
Publishers & Producers
Poets
- Scott Cairns - exquisitely crafted, intriguing explorations of faith
- Billy Collins - U.S. Poet Laureate, a wry smile in every poem
- Barbara Crooker - widely published, inspired by everyday miracles
- Donald Hall - current U.S. Poet Laureate
- Jusef Komunyakaa- Pulitzer prize-winning poet at Princeton
- Ted Kooser - U.S. Poet Laureate
- Denise Low - Kansas Poet Laureate
- Naomi Shihab Nye - a Texas, national & international treasure
- Dee Rimbaud - a force for good in Scotland
- Wole Soyinka - Africa's revered Nobel Laureate
- Larry Thomas - 2008 Texas Poet Laureate, crystal images
- Ko Un - Korea's most prolific living writer
Writers
Artists
Other Organizations
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