Growing a Local Peace Economy Daily #89

"Does there have to be so much cruelty and violence, so much injustice and suffering? Is it inevitable, as we are often told, just “human nature”? Or are there alternatives?" 
-Raine Ensler

Daily Practice: With Brussels, Ankara and Istanbul our hearts feel the pain of the random acts of violence. Our systems of domination, authority and the war economy are breading grounds for violence. Alternatively, in systems of partnership and equality, peace becomes possible. The systems need to change. Witness patterns of authority and domination today, how could you affect those moments to be partnership instead? You have the power to change the system with your choices.