A Guide for Promoting Peace in OUR Uncivil World

“ It may be that the GREATEST TRAGEDY in this period of social transition is NOT the glaring noisiness of the so called BAD PEOPLE , but the appalling silence of the so called GOOD PEOPLE ” MLK

what is your greatest tragedy?

We all have our BAD Days Accidents Happen

Alabama Girl New Face of Meth Addiction A friend told her meth would help her LOSE WEIGHT BAD ADVICE

Tragedy at Home

Tragedy Abroad

DISASTERS Natural AND Man Made

Columbine made us rethink schools and school safety

9 / 11 made US rethink EVERYTHING

in this period of social transition

Learning to deal with life’s tragedies

allows Us to achieve GREAT SUCCESS

From the thrill of OUR beginnings

through thrills and challenges along OUR way

Source - http://www.flickr.com/photos/tatianacardeal/36956189 We should NEVER forget to have some FUN

Through Good Times

Through Tough Times

NOT the glaring noisiness of the so called bad people The greatest tragedy is

Childhood Bullies don’t go away…

iStock_000001624654XSmall.jpg … they just change

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Small Time Crime

BIG Time CRIMINALS

appalling silence of the so called good people The REAL greatest tragedy is the

43.6% 2006 Voter Turnout (percent) Election Year US Voter Turnout Source: Federal Election Commission

http://www.flickr.com/photos/visschman/1862581604

http://www.flickr.com/photos/londonslr/379528615 Will you walk by without even looking?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/amanky/1456106068 Apathy at Home

http://www.flickr.com/photos/pinkhatphotography/510047229/ Apathy for the World

American Knowledge of the World Source: National Geographic - Roper Surveys and reported in the AP 2005

30 % knew the location of countries in the news Source: National Geographic - Roper Surveys and reported in the AP 2005

47 % couldn’t find India on the map Source: National Geographic - Roper Surveys and reported in the AP 2005

60 % didn’t know the most fortified border in the world is located between North and South Korea Source: National Geographic - Roper Surveys and reported in the AP 2005

30 % thought the most fortified border in the world is between Mexico and United States Source: National Geographic - Roper Surveys and reported in the AP 2005

60 % still could NOT locate IRAQ 0n the map 3 Years, Many Deaths and Billions of Dollars later Source: National Geographic - Roper Surveys and reported in the AP 2005

11 % couldn’t locate the UNITED STATES 0n the map!!! Source: National Geographic - Roper Surveys and reported in the AP 2005

What can WE the so called GOOD PEOPLE be DO ing ?

http://mommypoppins.com/ny-kids/categories/small-space-living WE CAN Help at Home

WE CAN Do Amazing Things

By Capt Kodak on Flickr WE CAN Volunteer

WE CAN Be Responsible

http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandejackson/218750711 WE CAN Be BIGGER acting as ONE

http://www.ohiou.edu/news/months/MARCH2000/135.HTML WE CAN benefit OUR community

http://www.flickr.com/photos/darinka/98393949/ WE CAN HELP those in NEED

WE CAN Serve

www.redroom.com/volunteer-match twoglobalcitizens.wordpress.com/2006/06 WE CAN connect to OUR world

WE ALL CAN and MUST Pay Attention, Participate and VOTE

Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

We MUST start TODAY

A Guide for Knowing & Doing Better Promoting Peace Byron Wolt [email_address] Promoting Peace can be scheduled as a Keynote, Workshop, or Seminar