Galtung-Institut

Robert Thömmes

Juergen Becker posted an update in the group General Discussion 2 years, 2 months ago

Questions to whom it may concern in the Galtung-Institute.

Is the institute still active?

Will you provide a certificate for the participants of the Master Class “The Art of Peace” that finished earlier this year?

Do you honor book orders that were fully paid in February and still awaiting delivery?
- Eugenio Mendoza replied 2 years ago
  
  Hello Jurgen,
  Receive my best wishes for your happiness.
  How are things going in the belly of the declining Beast of Empire?
  That’s a good question about the certificate. Today these documents are similar to noble titles….
  They are certainly important. But when the ship is sinking I wonder what really is important.
  I was thinking of opening a…[Read more]
  - Juergen Becker replied 2 years ago
    
    Hi Eugenio
    Great to read from you.
    
    I am trying to get a / any response from the Galtung Institute as it seems disintegrated after our class. Maybe the “war in Europe” shifted their priorities as the former “super predator” is preoccupied with their internal political-economical-social circus.
    
    I paid for books that I never received and I know so…[Read more]
    - Eugenio Mendoza replied 2 years ago
      
      It is always good to dialogue with you. Thank you for your nice wishes.
      “Live your life in peace with yourself, your family, your neighbors and with nature”.
      May yours be a holistic positive peace too. The truth is hard, the absence of direct violence is not enough, it is elementary to transform conflicts. And we live in a planet with a…[Read more]
      
      Juergen Becker replied 2 years ago
      
      Hi Eugenio
      
      You can reach Johan on Twitter https://twitter.com/johangaltung
      He is actually very responsive to direct messages (DM) and in threads.
      
      I would stick with this social medium.
      
      I was wondering if Malihe could „reload“ or WhatsApp group with her comments on Iran. Her view seemed to conflict with mainstream media reports.
      
      Human dev…[Read more]
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- Eugenio Mendoza replied 3 years, 1 month ago
  
  I am a bit surprised that the discussion about the fall of the Empire anticipated 10 years ago by JG has so little discussion in the IG. It’s as if the Titanic is about to sink and we musicians (the intellectuals) are still playing in the middle of the chaos. As if its uncontainable waters will never come. Is it perhaps a stoic reaction to the inevitable?
  - Juergen Becker replied 3 years ago
    
    What options did the musicians have on the Titanic?
    What options do citizens have in a sinking state?
    - Eugenio Mendoza replied 3 years ago
      
      The Titanic was doomed to sink. Surely the musicians had nothing better to do than to continue playing until the end. To wait for the unavoidable. Of course, they could stop playing and try to save their lives. They knew they wouldn’t have a boat but there was always the alternative to stop playing and be creative. I now see that this is a bad…[Read more]
      
      Eugenio Mendoza replied 3 years ago
      
      I think that whatever we are, we have to be creative. Apply the tools available and fight for survival in the best possible way we can.
      It never stops amazing me how Johan Galtun has been able to develop his intuition to anticipate what happened to the Soviet Union and what is happening in the USA.It’s like seeing, in that metaphor of the…[Read more]
    - Eugenio Mendoza replied 3 years ago
      
      I found this RT interview. Here Johan suggests in its last part some do´s as USA contradictions get harder. May be the life saver in the sinking state, may be (at least some do´s) for other sinking states as well.
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- Eugenio Mendoza replied 3 years, 1 month ago
  
  I am a bit surprised that the discussion about the fall of the Empire anticipated 10 years ago by JG has so little discussion in the IG. It’s as if the Titanic is about to sink and we musicians (the intellectuals) are still playing in the middle of the chaos. As if its uncontainable waters will never come. Is it perhaps a stoic reaction to the inevitable?
Werner Meyer posted an update in the group Permaculture for Peace? 3 years, 9 months ago

We have a garden now and try diversity of vegetables, fruits, flowers (also for bees)
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Federica Riccadonna posted an update in the group Permaculture for Peace? 6 years, 10 months ago

In a fragile eco-system as Himalayan environment (Nepal), trying to develop a project of Sustainable Agriculture is a priority and a challenge. Might be Permaculture the response? Would be great to hear from the group…
Keeping in mind some crucial points: -after the 2015 earthquake, reconstruction is at a very slow pace so cheaper and…[Read more]
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Sebastian Eck antwortete zum Thema Permaculture in New Zealand in a Village (Community Permaculture) im Forum Permaculture for Peace? 6 years, 10 months ago

And here you find a short article about the Atamai Village and the specifics of the project there:

https://www.permaculture.co.uk/articles/permaculture-ecovillage

Enjoy as well!
Sebastian Eck hat das Thema Permaculture in New Zealand in a Village (Community Permaculture) im Forum Permaculture for Peace? eröffnet 6 years, 10 months ago

Dear Reader,

meet the lovely Joanna Santa Barbara (TRANSCEND member) from New Zealand who presents her project site. She lives in a village that is managed with the principles of Permaculture and has successfully done so for many years.

In this 2-part interview, you will get to know:
-the current ecological situation in New Zealand, the…[Read more]
Sebastian Eck hat das Thema Interview: Permaculture Network in Africa & Ghana im Forum Permaculture for Peace? eröffnet 6 years, 11 months ago

Dear Reader,

today there is another interview we did. This time with a representative of a German NGO called SONED (Southern Networks for Environment and Development):
Jan “Kipper” Fischer is a Permaculture-Practitioner who has over 20 years experience of development work in Africa.

He presents what is already taken place in Africa and Ghana…[Read more]
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Eugenio Mendoza replied 3 years, 1 month ago

I am a bit surprised that the discussion about the fall of the Empire anticipated 10 years ago by JG has so little discussion in the IG. It’s as if the Titanic is about to sink and we musicians (the intellectuals) are still playing in the middle of the chaos. As if its uncontainable waters will never come. Is it perhaps a stoic reaction to the inevitable?
- Juergen Becker replied 3 years ago
  
  What options did the musicians have on the Titanic?
  What options do citizens have in a sinking state?
  - Eugenio Mendoza replied 3 years ago
    
    The Titanic was doomed to sink. Surely the musicians had nothing better to do than to continue playing until the end. To wait for the unavoidable. Of course, they could stop playing and try to save their lives. They knew they wouldn’t have a boat but there was always the alternative to stop playing and be creative. I now see that this is a bad…[Read more]
    - Eugenio Mendoza replied 3 years ago
      
      I think that whatever we are, we have to be creative. Apply the tools available and fight for survival in the best possible way we can.
      It never stops amazing me how Johan Galtun has been able to develop his intuition to anticipate what happened to the Soviet Union and what is happening in the USA.It’s like seeing, in that metaphor of the…[Read more]
  - Eugenio Mendoza replied 3 years ago
    
    I found this RT interview. Here Johan suggests in its last part some do´s as USA contradictions get harder. May be the life saver in the sinking state, may be (at least some do´s) for other sinking states as well.

Eugenio Mendoza replied 3 years, 1 month ago

I am a bit surprised that the discussion about the fall of the Empire anticipated 10 years ago by JG has so little discussion in the IG. It’s as if the Titanic is about to sink and we musicians (the intellectuals) are still playing in the middle of the chaos. As if its uncontainable waters will never come. Is it perhaps a stoic reaction to the inevitable?

Robert Thömmes

@feniks