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An Invitation to Visit the New IPCR Website Discussion Forum

The website of The Interfaith Peacebuilding and Community Revitalization (IPCR) Initiative now has a Discussion Forum.  The IPCR Discussion Forum can be accessed from any IPCR website page at www.ipcri.net  and also at http://ipcrdiscussionforum.proboards.com/index.cgi . The Discussion Forum is from ProBoards (at www.proboards.com ).  The Discussion Forum…See More
Sep 19, 2011
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Stefan Pasti posted a blog post

Draft: IPCR Critical Challenges Assessment 2011—Section #3 “The End of 'Cheap Energy' (Peak Oil)"

In a previous post titled “Draft ‘IPCR Critical Challenges Assessment 2011’—Sharing Table of Contents, Seeking Input (July 6, 2011, at the Interfaith Peacebuilding and Community Revitalization (IPCR) Initiative website, and other sites), I provided some information about my current project (“IPCR Critical Challenges Assessment 2011”).  While there is still much work left to do to realize the potential of this project, one section is close enough to completion to share (Section 3 “The End of the…See More
Sep 5, 2011
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Stefan Pasti posted a blog post

Draft “Ten Point Assessment of the Most Difficult Challenges of Our Times”—Sharing “Table of Contents”, Seeking Input

The Five Sections in This Post: IntroductionTwo Similar “Big Picture” AssessmentsPrevious IPCR Initiative Assessment Documents—and What is Different NowWays to Maximize Citizen Participation and Solution-Oriented ActivityDraft “Table of Contents” for “A Ten Point Assessment of the Most Difficult Challenges of Our Times”  Introduction This writer [founder and outreach coordinator of The Interfaith Peacebuilding and Community Revitalization (IPCR) Initiative] is currently in the process of…See More
Jul 7, 2011
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Stefan Pasti posted a blog post

The IPCR Initiative and Community Visioning Initiatives: How to Grow Consensus for a Community Narrative—“Organically”

Introduction—How Comprehensive Can Peacebuilding Efforts Be? There is much that can be done to generate goodwill and promote peace that has not yet been done.  Having this conviction—and seeing the potential for much compassion and much solution-oriented activity in many spiritual traditions and many fields of activity relating to peacebuilding, community revitalization, and ecological sustainability—has led this writer to explore ways of actualizing such potential.  The result of those…See More
Jul 3, 2011
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Jun 19, 2011
Stefan Pasti posted a blog post

IPCR Outreach 2011

Beginning in February, 2011, The Interfaith Peacebuilding and Community Revitalization (IPCR) Initiative has been sending outreach messages by postmail to many people, in many related fields of activity.  Believing there is an urgent need to build bridges between diverse communities of people, this writer (founder and outreach coordinator, Stefan Pasti) has been sending out summary information about The IPCR Initiative (“A Four Page Summary of The IPCR Initiative”), and encouraging people to…See More
Jun 12, 2011
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Stefan Pasti commented on Stefan Pasti's blog post 'Ready to Relocate, Seeking Trade: Workshops for Room and Board'
"Greetings, Through the above blog post, I have shared many of the resources I have as a result of many years of building The Interfaith Peacebuilding and Community Revitalization (IPCR) Initiative—and other resources which arose out of my…"
Jun 4, 2011
Stefan Pasti commented on Stefan Pasti's blog post 'Ready to Relocate, Seeking Trade: Workshops for Room and Board'
"Hi Steve,   Thanks for the positive feedback.    I am currently living in Leesburg, VA—one hour west of Washington D.C.  I’ve lived in many parts of the US, and visited in Canada, Ireland and India.  It’s…"
Jun 1, 2011
steve stapleton commented on Stefan Pasti's blog post 'Ready to Relocate, Seeking Trade: Workshops for Room and Board'
"Thanks for sharing these resources Stefan.  I appreciate your approach.  Where are you located now?  Do you have any preferred places you would like to go?"
May 31, 2011
Stefan Pasti posted a blog post

Ready to Relocate, Seeking Trade: Workshops for Room and Board

Having finished a cycle of writing projects as part of building The Interfaith Peacebuilding and Community Revitalization (IPCR) Initiative, and having also created a website for my “Collected Writings”—this writer feels he has sufficient resources to trade with, and is seeking to re-locate to any place where there are people who can make good use of the resources he has to offer. Recommended resources include: 1)  “A Four Page Summary of The IPCR Initiative”  (see “IPCR Outreach 2011” section…See More
May 28, 2011
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Stefan Pasti posted a blog post

A Call to Women's Organizations Associated with Peacebuilding and Philanthropy

The following 9 page article is a late addition to The IPCR Journal/Newsletter (Winter 2010-2011 issue) (58 pages)—which is accessible for free at the website of The IPCR Initiative (at www.ipcri.net ). The goal of this particular section of the Winter 2010-2011 issue of The IPCR Journal/Newsletter is to suggest that it would be a most visible and beneficial expression of women’s capacity for compassion and reconciliation if a coalition of women’s…See More
Mar 5, 2011
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Stefan Pasti posted a blog post

Never before has a generation of human beings had such opportunities (draft)

[Note:  This post is a draft of an outreach letter which would be included with a cover letter in an IPCR outreach package.  Each cover letter will be specially written for the person it will be directed to.  The outreach effort may start going out in a few weeks.  If there are readers who would be willing to make comments, suggestions, recommendations, etc. on the content of this letter, so I could make improvements, I would very much appreciate the assistance.] Beginning of Outreach Letter…See More
Feb 16, 2011
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Stefan Pasti posted a blog post

IPCR Journal/Newsletter (Winter 2010-2011) features “Multiplier Effect” paper and new PRORI concept

There is a new resource available from The IPCR Initiative--The IPCR Journal/Newsletter (Winter 2010-2011 issue).   This 58 page issue features a most comprehensive introduction to The IPCR Initiative (a 11 page paper titled “The IPCR Initiative:  Creating a Multiplier Effect of a Positive Nature”), and parts of a work-in-progress on a concept called “Peace Returned on Resources Invested” (PRORI).  A free pdf file is accessible at the website of The Interfaith Peacebuilding and Community…See More
Jan 17, 2011
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What organizations are you associated with?
The Interfaith Peacebuilding and Community Revitalization (IPCR) Initiative
Affiliated Web sites
www.ipcri.net
Brief bio--What are you passionate about?
I have been actively involved in peacebuilding and community revitalization work for over 25 years—as a writer (in a variety of genres, including short novel and short story); an editor (newsletters, quotation collections); an advocate of ecologically sustainable communities; a practitioner of voluntary simplicity; and, since 2001, as founder and outreach coordinator for The Interfaith Peacebuilding and Community Revitalization (IPCR) Initiative (www.ipcri.net)

A central focus of The IPCR Initiative is its advocacy for a combination Community Visioning Initiatives, "Community Teaching and Learning Centers" with ongoing workshops, and "sister community" relationships as a way of generating an exponential increase in our collective capacity to overcome the challenges of our times. A combination of Community Visioning Initiatives, “Community Teaching and Learning Centers” and “sister community” relationships can bring to light the many truly inspiring contributions of genuine goodwill in your community and region, and contribute much to the building of “close-knit” communities of people… communities with a healthy appreciation for each others strengths, communities with a well-developed capacity to resolve even the most difficult challenges— and communities which demonstrate a high level of compassion for their fellow human beings.

A very important feature of the Community Visioning Initiatives the IPCR Initiative proposes is the job fairs which come at the end of the Community Visioning Initiative process. Such job fairs provide opportunities for all key stakeholders in the community (businesses, organizations, institutions, government, etc.) to demonstrate their upgraded awareness—and their interest in the welfare of the community—by offering and facilitating new employment opportunities… and thus assisting with a just transition from patterns of investment which in only limited ways represent solutions to prioritized challenges to patterns of investment which in many ways represent solutions to prioritized challenges.

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An Invitation to Visit the New IPCR Website Discussion Forum

Posted on September 19, 2011 at 11:06am 0 Comments



The website of The Interfaith Peacebuilding and Community Revitalization (IPCR) Initiative now has a Discussion Forum.  The IPCR Discussion Forum can be accessed from any IPCR website page at www.ipcri.net  and also at http://ipcrdiscussionforum.proboards.com/index.cgi . The Discussion Forum is from ProBoards (at www.proboards.com ).  The…

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Draft: IPCR Critical Challenges Assessment 2011—Section #3 “The End of 'Cheap Energy' (Peak Oil)"

Posted on September 5, 2011 at 3:00pm 0 Comments



In a previous post titled “Draft ‘IPCR Critical Challenges Assessment 2011’—Sharing Table of Contents, Seeking Input (July 6, 2011, at the Interfaith Peacebuilding and Community Revitalization (IPCR) Initiative website, and other sites), I provided some information about my current project (“IPCR Critical Challenges Assessment 2011”).  While there is still much work left to do to realize the potential of this project, one section is close enough to completion to share (Section 3 “The…

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Draft “Ten Point Assessment of the Most Difficult Challenges of Our Times”—Sharing “Table of Contents”, Seeking Input

Posted on July 7, 2011 at 4:51pm 0 Comments



The Five Sections in This Post:

 

Introduction

Two Similar “Big Picture” Assessments

Previous IPCR Initiative Assessment Documents—and What is Different Now

Ways to Maximize Citizen Participation and Solution-Oriented Activity

Draft “Table of Contents” for “A Ten Point Assessment of the Most Difficult Challenges of Our Times”

 

 

Introduction

 

This writer [founder and outreach coordinator of The…

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The IPCR Initiative and Community Visioning Initiatives: How to Grow Consensus for a Community Narrative—“Organically”

Posted on July 3, 2011 at 12:02pm 0 Comments



Introduction—How Comprehensive Can Peacebuilding Efforts Be?

 

There is much that can be done to generate goodwill and promote peace that has not yet been done.  Having this conviction—and seeing the potential for much compassion and much solution-oriented activity in many spiritual traditions and many fields of activity relating to peacebuilding, community revitalization, and ecological sustainability—has led this writer to explore ways of actualizing such potential. …

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At 3:56pm on January 31, 2011, steve stapleton said…

Hi Stefan,

Welcome to the Community Learning Exchange network site. We are pleased you have joined.  

Make sure you take a moment to look around at the other resources we have available, and add your voice to any of the discussion. I particularly recommend listening to a few of the pod casts located in the Media tab under CLEonair!

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