Category: PEACE WITH ONE’S BEING

Psycho-social transformation

PBSL LAUNCHES ‘SOUTH PEACE EQUIPPING’ — A MENTORSHIP PROGRAM FOR SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS

PeaceBuilders School of Leadership (PBSL) started its new SouthPeace Equipping program focusing on developing individuals and groups who are ready to be trained as social entrepreneurs. The two-year program consists of Entrepreneurial Introspection & Ideation; Introduction to Inclusive Development; Basic Social Entrepreneurial Skills; and, Proposal Writing for Social Business. These skills are imparted to the participants along with a set of ethical values we call Peace and Reconciliation (PAR) Principles and Practices.

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Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2018/11/20/pbsl-launches-south-peace-equipping-a-mentorship-program-for-social-entrepreneurs/

EVANGELICAL CHRISTIANS AND THE U.S. MIDTERM ELECTION

My heart and mind reject the American use of the term ‘evangelical’ to describe a segment of U.S. population whose behavior and voice demonstrate racism and bigotry — against those whose skin color are not white; against those outside the Christian religion; and, against those outside the imagined boundaries of a stolen Turtle Island now referred to by the colonizers as the United States of America.

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Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2018/10/31/evangelical-christians-and-the-u-s-midterm-election/

FROM GEOPOLITICAL THINKING TO BIOSPHERE CONSCIOUSNESS: A NEW CONTEXT FOR PAR

Our younger leaders are pushing me to help prepare them to carry Peace and Reconciliation (PAR) Principles, our contextual application of a peace theology, into the emerging realities of the 21st century. So, I’m exploring the ideas of Jeremy Rifkin who challenges humanity to “enter into a new world of biosphere politics, with new forms of governance emerging to accompany our new biosphere awareness.”

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Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2018/10/19/from-geopolitical-thinking-to-biosphere-consciousness-a-new-context-for-par/

MENNONITE CHURCH CANADA’S W. METZGER AND J. MARTIN VISIT OUR PAR FIELDS

We have been blessed by the visit of two executives of Mennonite Church Canada. Willard Metzger (Executive Director) and Jason Martin (International Witness Director) immersed themselves for a week in the PAR Fields where we serve as International Witness Partnership Workers.

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Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2018/10/09/mennonite-church-canadas-w-metzger-and-j-martin-visit-our-par-fields/

JOJI REPRESENTS CFP IN A NATIONAL TV CONVERSATION ON THE BANGSAMORO

The Bangsamoro and Beyond: A National Conversation is a televised discussion between representative members of various sections of society pertaining to the Bangsamoro transition. Joji was chosen to represent the new Christian migrant in Mindanao as a woman engaged in building peace with the Bangsamoro through social enterprise and inclusive development.

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Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2018/09/29/joji-represents-cfp-in-a-national-tv-conversation-on-the-bangsamoro/

NEW COMMUNITY OF COFFEE FARMERS REQUESTS PBCI-CFP TRAINING

A new group of farmers from around the Mount Apo area have requested our Inclusive Development Consulting Team to conduct a series of hands-on workshop on post-harvest coffee processing.

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Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2018/09/13/new-community-of-coffee-farmers-requests-pbci-cfp-training/

WE’RE ENJOYING ZYLIE ESTRELLA—OUR MINDANAO-BASED GRANDCHILD

Baby Zylie Estrella Velasco Pantoja was born last 30 July 2018 at 1531 PHT at the Davao Doctor’s Hospital. She’s born to Mandy Velasco, a fashion designer in Davao City, and Daniel Byron — our son. Zylie is our youngest and 7th grandchild.

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Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2018/08/31/were-enjoying-zylie-estrella-our-mindanao-based-grandchild/

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

Honours and distinctions we received for excellence and impact