Activists: How passion will change our world - impact of terrorism: keynote. Consumers speaker

http://www.globalchange.com Radical political forces, activism, terrorism and single issues. Impact on lifestyles, customers, consumers - speaker. Carbon trading? Global warming? Motivation of consumers, voters. Environment? Discrimination and social justice? Politics, political, campaigns, campaigning on single issues and causes. People movements and Democracy keynote. what kind of system is best? Are other systems of government more appropriate in some emerging economies? Different systems of democracy. How democracy could work for a global government based loosely around the UN / United Nations. Should the majority global population have power to alter how the global village is run on single issues? Expect stronger joint action by India, China and other BRICS nations. Expect religious issues to grow in influence in countries like Nigeria, India, Pakistan. Expect growing wealth inequalities within and between nations to fuel growth of new protest / terrorist. Need to understand different religious cultures more deeply. What makes someone want to become a suicide bomber? Need to understand motivation of protestors and activists and deep passion for a better world even if you may disagree with their methods and goals. Ways to reduce risk of global and regional conflict and stopping new wars. Overstated risks of terror attacks, failure to understand risks. Why terrorism rules by fear and what to do about it. Lecture by physician and futurist keynote conference speaker Patrick Dixon for 2008 Stein Am Rhein leadership summit - facilitated by Professor Prabhu Guptara. Patrick Dixon has given keynote presentations on a wide range of issues in Central America, Latin America, Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Baltic States, Middle East, Africa, Central Asia and South East Asia. Countries include Barbados, Belarus, Brazil, Burundi, China, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Estonia, Fiji, Estonia, Hungary, India, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Nigeria, Panama, Poland, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, Uganda, United Arab Emirates and Zimbabwe.

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Education

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• Politics
• single issues
• activism
• protest movements
• terrorism
• democracy
• government
• human
• rights
• nonprofit
• community
• charity
• africa
• middle east
• religion
• local

[pjvdixon]

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[Lrevolutionaryvoices]

... that they need to listen. They need to hear what these passionate people are trying to say by doing this. Then, and only then, will we ever be able to have peace in this world. If we look at these cultures & religions through our "Western glasses" with RESPECT & UNDERSTANDING. If the other half of this lecture is available I would love to see it. I think you make some very good points.

[Lrevolutionaryvoices]

... because we do not live in a "western world" or a "western society". We live in a global society. One with views and perspectives different than our own. We live in a world where people are so passionate about their way of life, their religion, and their culture that they are willing to die for it. I don't believe that killing yourself and others is the right thing to do, but those who do it are trying to say something very powerful. And perhaps we should be teaching our children that

[Lrevolutionaryvoices]

You are an incredible speaker, and the words you speak are so very powerful and true.  I am a senior in college and will be graduating with degrees in International Studies & Political Science, with minors in Biology and French. The America we have grown up with teaches us that democracy is always the right way to go about Politics. In the West we have such a narrow-minded view of things. It is time for us to start teaching our children about International Relations & Politics in schools

[Harbec]

Dont be a muslim, be Mohammed-like / don't be Christian, be Jesus-like, etc. .. Jesus never said himself, yes please make a religion and defend it in God's name. He's real intention was much deeper than that, unconditional love and forgiveness. It is something that our Ego, who thinks we are seperate from everything else, blocks us from thinking. Change your thoughts with abundance, change your life. Don't associate with social HUMAN groups for your own spirituality.