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Newsletter #10 |
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#10 - Economics and Social Transformation (Oct 2008)The theme of this newsletter is ECONOMICS
"We seem always ready to pay the price for war. Almost gladly we give our time and our treasure-our limbs and even our lives-for war. But yet we expect to get peace for nothing." - Peace Pilgrim One of AFWW's 9 cornerstones is SHIFT OUR ECONOMIES. An essential of any campaign to abolish war is that we shift from economies based on war (or at a minimum, ones that greatly facilitate wars) to economies that will serve to abolish war. The logic underlying this cornerstone is that we can't seriously propose to create a just, sustainable, and peaceful (or non-warring) future if we continue to tolerate war because:
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Seeking Books on the HOW of Economic Transformation Do you know of a good book on how to shift our economic systems? These can be on any aspect of economics, but we're looking NOT for books that explain why we need to shift, or what the problem is-there are plenty of those books. We need ideas about how to produce the desired economic shift. Please send titles to us and notate them with "Recommended economic book for AFWW". AFWW would like to make a good reading list available on the website. ![]() Global Forum
Case Western's Global Forum 2009 - Call for Papers. 500 word abstracts due Nov 1, 2008 The Case Western "Center for Business as an Agent For World Benefit" is pleased to invite you to join in another landmark event to be hosted at Case Western Reserve University's Weatherhead School of Management June 3rd-6th, 2009. The Forum will bring together leading executives, designers, management scholars, civil society leaders, government policy makers, and visionary students to identify and leverage new solutions with the potential to change 21st-century society for the better. The format and content will encircle the globe and include both face-to-face and virtual venues. The first Global Forum-building on the convening capacity of the Academy of Management and UN Global Compact - included well over one thousand leaders and scholars from 57 countries; that number is expected to increase. Learn more ![]() Waste of War
Outrageous Financial Waste of War Cost examples:
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"You can never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete" - Buckminster Fuller A Good Book Three Cups of Tea An awesome read. Pakistan. Afghanistan. 9/11. Humans at their very human best. Read to be informed, uplifted, and inspired to serve or provide support to those who do. A Good Flick Pray the Devil Back to Hell Winner of the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival. A documentary on the Liberian Women's Peace Movement. "The women held the men hostage until they made peace." To be released in November 2008. A Future Without War Believe in it. Envision it. Work for it. And we will achieve it. QuickLinks How Long Ending War Would Take Why Women Are the Key to Security The Nine Cornerstones AFWW Newsletter Archives The AFWW Cornerstones |