promoting peace 2013
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A presentation to empower students to make a positive difference in their communities and in the world. Promoting Peace is an antidote for violenceTRANSCRIPT
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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http://www.flickr.com/photos/londonslr/379528615
Will you walk by without
even looking?
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43.6%2006
Voter Turnout (percent)
Election Year
US Voter Turnout
Source: Federal Election CommissionA Presentation from Byron & Speak to Students
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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http://www.flickr.com/photos/pinkhatphotography/510047229/
Apathy for the
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Will You Ignore
NEEDSAbroad
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APATHY CAN NO LONGER
BE an OPTIONA Presentation from Byron & Speak to Students
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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http://www.flickr.com/photos/darinka/98393949/
WE CANHELP those
in NEED
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WE CANServe
A P
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nta
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Byro
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WE CANBe BIGGER acting as
ONE
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www.redroom.com/volunteer-match
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
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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 [email protected]
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