promoting peace in our uncivil world
DESCRIPTION
This presentation came about as request from teachers to talk to their students about respect. The Dr. King quote provided me with an ephinay and serves as the theme of my presentation. I have given this talk to thousands of high school students since 2000, but the presentation you see here is MUCH better than the text heavy ppt I was using thanks to the creative genius of Tou Lee Yang!TRANSCRIPT
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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A friend A friend told her told her
meth meth would would
help her help her LOSE LOSE
WEIGHTWEIGHT
BAD ADVICEBAD ADVICE
TragedyTragedyat Homeat Home
TragedyTragedyAbroadAbroad
TragedyTragedyAbroadAbroad
DISASTERSDISASTERS Natural Natural ANDAND Man MadeMan Made
DISASTERSDISASTERS Natural Natural ANDAND Man MadeMan Made
Columbine made
us
rethink
schools and
school safety
99//1111 made made
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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99
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
http://www.flickr.com/photos/visschman/1862581604
http://www.flickr.com/photos/londonslr/379528615
Will you walk by without
even looking?
Will you walk by without
even looking?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/amanky/1456106068
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
http://www.ohiou.edu/news/months/MARCH2000/135.HTML
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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twoglobalcitizens.wordpress.com/2006/06
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 Wolt
Promoting Peacecan be scheduled as a
Keynote,Workshop, or
Seminar