promoting peace in our uncivil world

A Guide for

PromotiPromoting ng

PeacePeace

in OUR

Uncivil World

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 greatest tragedy?tragedy?

We all We all have have

our our BADBAD DaysDays

AccidentsHappen

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help her help her LOSE LOSE

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BAD ADVICEBAD ADVICE

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TragedyTragedyAbroadAbroad

TragedyTragedyAbroadAbroad

DISASTERSDISASTERS Natural Natural ANDAND Man MadeMan Made

DISASTERSDISASTERS Natural Natural ANDAND Man MadeMan Made

Columbine made

us

rethink

schools and

school safety

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USUS rethink rethink

EVERYTHIEVERYTHINGNG

99//1111 made made

USUS rethink rethink

EVERYTHIEVERYTHINGNG

in this period of social transition

Learning to deal with life’s tragedies

allows Us to

achieve GREAT SUCCE

SS

From the thrill of OUR beginnings

through thrills and challenges along OUR way

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We should

NEVER forget to

have some

FUN

Through Good Times Good TimesThrough Good Times Good Times

Through Tough Times

Through Tough Times

NOT the

glaring noisiness of the

so called

bad people

The greatest tragedy is

Childhood Bullies don’t go away…Childhood Bullies don’t go away…

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… they just change… they just change

Small Time

CrimeSmall Time

Crime

BIG Time CRIMINALSBIG 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

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Will you walk by without

even looking?

Will you walk by without

even looking?

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Apathy at Home

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ApathyApathy for the World

ApathyApathy for the World

American Knowledge of the World

Source: National Geographic - Roper Surveys and reported in the AP 2005

30% knew the location of

countriesin the news

Source: National Geographic - Roper Surveys and reported in the AP 2005

47% couldn’t find

Indiaon the map

Source: National Geographic - Roper Surveys and reported in the AP 2005

60% didn’t know the most

fortifiedborder in the world is

locatedbetween North and South

KoreaSource: National Geographic - Roper Surveys and reported in the AP 2005

30% thought the most fortified

border in the world is between

Mexico and United StatesSource: 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

DOing?

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WE CANHelp at Home

WE CANHelp at Home

WE CANWE CAN Do Amazing Do Amazing

ThingsThings

WE CANWE CAN Do Amazing Do Amazing

ThingsThings

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WE WE CANCANVolunteerVolunteer

WE WE CANCANVolunteerVolunteer

WE CAN WE CAN Be Be

ResponsibleResponsible

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WE CANBe BIGGERBIGGER acting as

ONEONE

WE CANBe BIGGERBIGGER acting as

ONEONE

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WE CANbenefit OUR OUR community

WE CANbenefit OUR OUR community

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WE CANWE CANHELP HELP those those

inin NEED NEED

WE CANWE CANHELP HELP those those

inin NEED NEED

WE CANWE CANServeServe

WE CANWE CANServeServe

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WE CAN connect to OUROUR

world

WE CAN connect to OUROUR

world

WE WE ALLALL CAN CAN and MUST MUSTPay Attention, Participate Pay Attention, Participate

and VOTEVOTE

Knowing is not enough; we must

apply. Willing is not

enough; we must do.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

We MUST start

TODAY

We MUST start

TODAY

A Guide for

Knowing & Doing Better

Promoting Promoting PeacePeace

Byron Wolt

byron@speaktostudents.com

Byron Wolt

byron@speaktostudents.com

Promoting Peacecan be scheduled as a

Keynote,Workshop, or

Seminar