promoting peace 2013

A Guide for

Promoting

Peacein OUR

Uncivil

WorldA Presentation from Byron & Speak to Students

“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

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OUR

greatest tragedies

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We all

have BAD Days

Accidents

Happen

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Alabama Girl New Face of Meth Addiction

A friend told her

meth would

help her LOSE

WEIGHT

Bad Advice, Poor Decisions

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Suffering from

DISASTERS Natural AND Man Made

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Columbine made us

RETHINK schools

& school safety

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9/11 made US

RETHINKEVERYTHING

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…… & we

are still thinking

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Regardless of what WE think about the issues

WE ALL Live Together in this period of

social transition

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Learning to deal with life’s tragediesA Presentation from Byron & Speak to Students

is a life skill that helps keeps US SAFE

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& allows US to

REACHOUR

Potential

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& Achieve GREAT Success

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celebrating OUR beginnings

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marking milestones along OUR way

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Transitions in Good Times

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Transitions in Tough Times

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in Winning & Losing

Political

Transitions

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and Supporting Our Troops in

Military Transitions

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Transitioning through

OUR UPS

& OUR Downs

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We should

NEVER forget to

have some

FUN

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• Bad People• Bad Things• Bonus

Extra Bad Stuff

Today’s News

Headlines

BAD NEWS IS OVERWHELMING

NOT the

glaring noisiness of the

so called

bad people

but our greatest tragedy is

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Childhood Bullies don’t go away…

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… they just change

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Small Time

Crime

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BIG Time CRIMINALS

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appalling silence of the so

called

good people(you & me)

OUR REAL greatest tragedy is the

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Will you walk by without

even looking?

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43.6%2006

Voter Turnout (percent)

Election Year

US Voter Turnout

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Will YOU refuse to

participate in OUR Political Process

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Apathy at Home

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Will You IgnoreNEEDS in OUR LocalCommunities

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Apathy for the

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Will You Ignore

NEEDSAbroad

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APATHY CAN NO LONGER

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But What Can WE

DO to Make OUR

World a Better Place?

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http://mommypoppins.com/ny-kids/categories/small-space-living

WE CANHelp at Home

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WE CAN Do Amazing

Things

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WE CANVolunteer

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WE CAN Be

Responsible

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http://www.ohiou.edu/news/months/MARCH2000/135.HTML

WE CANbenefit OUR community

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WE CANHELP those

in NEED

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WE CANBe BIGGER acting as

ONE

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twoglobalcitizens.wordpress.com/2006/06

WE CAN connect to

OUR world

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WE ALL CAN and MUSTPay Attention, Participate

and VOTE

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Knowing is not enough; we must

apply. Willing is not

enough; we must do.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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We MUST start

TODAY

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A Guide for

Knowing & Doing Better

Promoting Peace

Promoting Peacecan be scheduled in

your school as a Keynote,

Workshop, orSeminarByron

Woltbyron@speaktostudents.com

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Many years ago, after so many reports of school violence and news stories of what seemed like a string of school shootings, I was being asked by teachers to talk to students about a bullying &

school violence. I was resistant. After many years working with youth in a variety of settings including with ‘at risk’ youth and

behavior contracts, I just wanted to be a motivational speaker; I just wanted to speak to students about positive topics like goal

setting and life choices.

Then I came across the quote from Dr. King featured in this presentation.

That quote inspired an epiphany for me to address school violence and bullying AND be motivational and inspirational. I learned it was

NOT either / or it was both.

In that one quote I realized the solution to violence is for good people to no longer remain silent and passive.

Students of ALL AGES CAN & MUST DO GOOD EVERYDAY to make a positive difference in their life,

their community and in their world.

This is my presentation Promoting PeaceLet me know what YOU think.byron@speaktostudents.com

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