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Building a World Beyond War & The Power of Forgiveness |
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Simi Valley Community First Friday Forums
Co-sponsored by The Fellowship of Reconciliation - Ventura County
present
Building a World Beyond War
and a screening of the film
The Power of Forgiveness
Friday, November 6, 2009, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Simi Valley UCC, 370 Royal Ave., Simi Valley
Dr. Dodge, Board Member of Beyond War, will introduce the short video, “Building
a World Beyond War: A Roadmap for Citizens”
which presents a dynamic overview of Beyond War's transformational
ideas. It inspires us to look more deeply at shared assumptions that
must shift in order for us to accept differences and adopt practical,
non-violent alternatives to war.
A
screening of “The
Power of Forgiveness”
will follow. “The Power of Forgiveness” exemplifies one of the
guiding principles of Beyond War: The means are the ends in the
making. The film explores recent research into the psychological and
physical effects of forgiveness on individuals and within
relationships under a wide variety of conditions. This includes
feature stories on the Amish, the 9/11 tragedy and peace-building in
Northern Ireland, along with interviews with renowned Buddhist
teacher Thich Nhat Hanh, Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel, best-selling
authors Thomas Moore and Marianne Williamson and others. Through
character-driven stories the film shows the role forgiveness can play
in alleviating anger and grief and the physical, mental and spiritual
benefits that come with it.
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