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To reach peace,
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May
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Welcome!
We focus on education to help make our world a better place. Monthly we provide you with over 10 hours of eye-opening education that enables you to either view a range of timely subjects in a few minutes or benefit from comprehensive coverage.
Mother's
Day for
Peace
On Mother's Day, May 10th, we have an
opportunity to recognize both the mothers in our lives and the mothers who
created the day as Mother's Day of Peace.
For most people, Mother's Day is simply a day to say thank you to mothers with a
pampering gift. Few of us realize that while different countries celebrate
Mother's Day for different reasons and on different days of the year, in the
United States Mother’s Day was created in 1870 by Julia Ward Howe as a
day to teach peace.
On
May 9, 1914, President Woodrow
Wilson declared Mother’s Day a national holiday. Unfortunately, he
changed the intent of Mother’s Day from opposing war to supporting war. He
perverted Mother's Day for Peace by declaring Mother’s Day as
a day for citizens to show the flag
in honor of those mothers whose sons had died in war. Had he reinforced the
original purpose of Mother’s Day as a peace education day, many mothers would
have had the greater gift of a son not killed in war.
The commercial
dimension of Mother’s Day has made it the most popular day of the year for the
restaurant industry and a top day for jewelry, flower, and greeting card
purchases.
We can reclaim
Mother’s Day for Peace by educating family and friends about its intended
purpose and give gifts that support work to teach peace.
 For a donation of $25, the
Teach Peace Foundation will send a "Happy Mother's Day for Peace" email or
letter to your mother. To see a sample gift letter,
click here.
To donate $25 and have us send a gift
letter,
click here.
To learn about other Mother's Day for Peace gift options,
click here.
For additional information about Mother's Day for Peace,
click here.
Accountability
for
Torture
 The documentary Accountability for Torture explains how acceptance of torture is reinforced by the corporate media using television
shows such as Jack Bower's 24. This thoughtful documentary reveals why in the real world torture is bad for national security.
Click here
to view this
documentary
to
understand
why the myth
that torture
is needed
for national
security is
horribly
wrong.
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Featured Teach Peace Moments & Videos
Click on the below images to access the videos.
Firewall: The Defense of the Nation is a documentary that explains
the financial crisis and what is likely to happen next.
 Tough
Guise: Violence, Media and the Crisis in Masculinity is a documentary
about how boys are taught to be violent and enlightens viewers to evaluate
their own participation in a culture of violence.
 Robert
Fisk, the seven-time winner of the British International Journalist of the
Year award, teaches peace in Age
of the Warrior.
For an eye
opening
presentation by
Hans Rosling on
debunking
third-world
myths,
click here.
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Member
Submitted
Articles
Click here
to access
news and
articles on
important
developments
around the
world.
Try
reviewing
just the
article
titles for
the last 30
days and you
will likely
find several
articles you
will be
happy that
you did not
miss.
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Free Membership & Paid Membership
We offer free membership so that there is no economic barrier to benefiting from our online services. At the same time, we do have "supporting" members who volunteer to pay an annual membership fee. We receive no funding from the government or via grants so member support literally makes our work possible. If you currently do not pay for membership, the process is convenient and starts by
clicking here.
Meet & Greet
The monthly meeting is on May 25, 2009 from 7 - 8:30 pm. Please join us by dialing 1-218-486-1600 up to five minutes before the meeting. The bridge code is 308952.
 For members in northern California, join us at a "Meet & Greet" on May 15th from 4 - 7 pm at the Yogurt Shack in Davis.
The location is 113 E Street in Davis, CA. The owner is donating half of the 4 to 7 pm profits to the Teach Peace Foundation. This will be a fun opportunity to catch up with friends and make new ones.
Peace be with you,
The Teach Peace Foundation Team
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