Wanted to share my recent presentation on 20th Century Roots and Branches of Nonviolence Theory. Check it out here: creducation.net/cre-presenta...

If you paid taxes for 2025, you likely paid:

$124 — school lunch & nutrition programs
$49 — diplomacy to prevent wars
$19 — USPS
$19 — Federal Aviation Administration
$18 — national parks

and

$4,049 — weapons and war.

These priorities are hurting us all. We need change. #TaxDay

Friends (Quakers) have had a long history supporting their peace testimony. This interactive timeline tells some of the story and seems really relevant in our current context. leym.org/peace-testim...

Looking forward to presenting a session on Innovative Technology for Peacemaking for GPPAC on Feb 25. Details here: gppac.net/node/1895

Join GPPAC PEWG Feb. 25th 8 - 9AM EST for "Exploring Innovative Technology for Peacebuilding" — Conflict Education Consultants This presentation, hosted by the Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict’s Peace Education Working Group (PEWG), will review some of the history of technology being used to enhance con...

Looking forward to offering a session on “Exploring Innovative Technology for Peacebuilding” for GPPAC’s Peace Education Working Group. Feb 25, 8am Eastern. Details here www.conflicteducationconsultants.com/blog/2026/2/...

The Canadian Friends Service Committee developed a thoughtful Toolkit for Responding to Violent Conflicts for Quakers that may interest peace groups more generally. quakerservice.ca/news/toolkit...

Here’s the slides from my recent workshop -
Getting into Good Trouble: Theories of the Third Side from People Who’ve Been There
leym.org/wp-content/u...

Quakers at our LEYM Yearly Meeting participated in a No Kings rally and a vigil of our own on Saturday. Very inspiring.

Visualization of funding cuts by this administration theimpactproject.org/the-impact-m...

Judge Rules That Trump Administration Takeover of Institute of Peace Is Illegal

A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration’s takeover and gutting of the U.S. Institute of Peace were unlawful and a “gross usurpation of power” and ordered the reinstatement of officials ejected by the White House.

Artificial Intelligence & us: All You Need to Know Tactical Tech's Artificial Intelligence & Us package helps you and your audience understand, demystify, confront, and navigate AI through pop-up exhibitions, toolkits, workshops, and masterclasses.

Big fan of the folks at Tactical Tech project. Interesting to see them come to grips with AI in our lives. See tacticaltech.org/artificial-i...

DOGE Staff Marches Into U.S. Institute of Peace and Evicts Its Officials (Gift Article) A bubbling dispute broke into a dramatic standoff that ended with police involvement and the Department of Government Efficiency taking up residence at the independent agency.

So frustrating to see Trump and DOGE tearing down the United States Institute for Peace. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/u...

Recently I attended the annual conference hosted by the Ashland Center for Nonviolence, which had the theme “The Science of Peace” I gave a presentation entitled “Technology Assisted Dispute Resolution: History and Potential.” If you’re interested the slides are here: bit.ly/wartersacn2025