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Alternatives To War - Audio Cd
COMPILED BY DAVID FREUDBERG Alternatives to War. Antiwar voices describe why they oppose using military force -- how nonviolence can be successful in promoting justice and even overthrowing dictators. An eye-opening proposal for truly "global education" is advanced by former UN Assistant Secretary General Robert Muller who emphasizes the many branches of our international human family. Lastly a look at decision-making among Quakers who do not follow "majority rules" but who try to reach consensus after reflecting deeply on spirit.
Human Media 2003 1 HOUR Audio
$8.50 (in stock)
What War Really Means - Audio Cd
BY DAVID FREUDBERG Is warfare a necessary evil -- or is it total madness? The true human costs of war are described by patients in a veterans hospital, the author of a history of bombing, a NY Times war correspondent and others Also The Quaker conscience: the social and political witness offered by members of the Society of Friends. Here Friends discuss pacifism and social equality and lastly Viktor Frankl, the late author of "Man's Search for Meaning" who recognized that only by clinging to a higher life purpose could he survive such an atrocity.
Audio Cd
BY DAVID FREUDBERG Originally heard on NPR, this moving one-hour audio documentary was designed as an introduction to Quakerism. It presents the voices of modern Friends as well as dramatized readings from Fox, Penn and Woolman. The program explores the practice of silent worship and gives historical perspective on the Quaker social conscience. Interviews with Douglas and Dorothy Steere, Daisy Newman, Andrew and Merille Towl, Nora Dunning and many others. This recording is ideal for group listening and as an orientation for newcomers.
Human Media 1981 60 MINUTES Audio
$15.00 (in stock)
BY DAVID FREUDBERG Swimming in a sea of violent imagery from popular culture, where do today's children receive reinforcement for the skills of peacefully resolving conflict? This popular NPR documentary takes listeners to a toy store where Nancy Carlson-Paige, peace education professor at Leslie University, analyzes war toys. Then we attend an inner city Boston elementary school which has adopted Peacegames, a curriculum based on non-competitive play and community service. Also, we visit a public high school outside Washington where author Colman McCarthy teaches a daily Peace Studies class.
HumanMedia 2005 1 HOUR Audio
A Living Silence
Beyond War (part 2)
Beyond War (part 1)
Teaching Nonviolence
