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Three Tenets of the Peacemaker Institute
- Not Knowing – letting go of fixed ideas about ourselves, others and the world
- Bearing Witness – the practice of bearing witness to things as they are, all the joy and suffering in our world
- Loving Action – effective, compassionate and sustainable action, bringing healing and transformation to a troubled world
Bearing Witness Retreats
Our Bearing Witness Retreats, including Street Retreats, the Auschwitz-Birkenau Retreat, Bearing Witness Greece (Refugee situation)and the upcoming Rwanda Retreat are designed to address and transform the roots of violence in our societies – from family violence, to urban crime, to genocide and war. A guiding principle for these Bearing Witness programs, along with the Three Tenets above, is to "Include All the Voices." We seek to include all the voices in any conflict and promote awareness of and space for honoring voices not present. We seek to shift shame and fear-based core beliefs and values to shared values grounded in the recognition of the the oneness of life and the innate goodness of all beings. We seek to shift individuals, communities and institutions from scarcity to abundance thinking and from win/lose to win/win and partnership paradigms.
Peacemaker Institute Street Retreats raised money that was donated to Denver and Austin, Texas homeless services providers.
2006: $7,500
2007; $4,500
2008: $4,500
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