Pointers for Peace Workers

• First; do no harm (hippocrates)
• Earth First; the earth and its creatures are a single organism.
• Practice “Right Livelihood” (Buddha): avoid vested interests,seek socially useful employment.
• Property is Theft; (Proudhon) own less, consume less, avoid debt, travel light.
• Trust the Road; hitchhike, take risks, security is an ilusion.
• Simplify, simplify;(Thoreau): live simply so others may simply live, drive less, bike more.
• Slow is Beautiful; (cf. Schumacher): speed kills, freedom is never having to be in a hurry.
• Bite less, chew more; pace yourself, treat all work as a craft.
• Question authority; read broadly, write pointed letters to the editor.
• Neither a leader nor a follower be; reduce hierarchy, no bosses here! Avoid concentrating power.
• Build Community; mend fences, don't compete, cooperate, bring others into the loop.
• Keep means and ends consistent; The personal is political: every act, every purchase is a vote.
• If you want peace, work for justice; “peace” without justice = structural violence.
• Don't lie ... or fib; lying is covert violence. ------------------- Back to Archive