tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83603531739471229672024-03-08T01:35:20.673-08:0012seconds for Peace12seconds for Peace is a video-arts peace project designed to raise the energy of manifestation for peace on our planet and in our hearts and minds.Steve Goochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15378566970408737941noreply@blogger.comBlogger164125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8360353173947122967.post-23304894673760851902011-10-29T06:09:00.000-07:002011-10-29T06:09:10.917-07:0012seconds for Peace - Jessica Di Placido<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><object height="480" width="585"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/80AJKgyMgME?version=3&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/80AJKgyMgME?version=3&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="585" height="480" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></div>Steve Goochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15378566970408737941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8360353173947122967.post-22354856036311496662011-10-28T08:00:00.000-07:002011-10-28T08:00:34.695-07:0012seconds for Peace - I Declare World Peace<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><object height="480" width="585"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/PggwdN1znWo?version=3&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/PggwdN1znWo?version=3&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="585" height="480" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object><br />
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You can find the 'I Declare World Peace' website here: <a href="http://ideclareworldpeace.com/">I Declare World Peace</a>.</div>Steve Goochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15378566970408737941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8360353173947122967.post-34969069924090090792011-09-11T10:45:00.000-07:002011-09-11T10:45:25.438-07:0012seconds for Peace - Pamela Leigh Richards<object width="560" height="345"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7OAyU4PgjRc?version=3&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7OAyU4PgjRc?version=3&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="560" height="345" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object>Steve Goochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15378566970408737941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8360353173947122967.post-77205938153160087532011-09-02T07:24:00.000-07:002011-09-02T07:24:48.148-07:0012seconds for Peace - Nicky Benjamin<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
<center><object height="390" width="580"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/n4AOaETqz0U?version=3&hl=en_GB"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/n4AOaETqz0U?version=3&hl=en_GB" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="580" height="390" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></center></div>Steve Goochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15378566970408737941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8360353173947122967.post-28418640936780358692011-08-13T11:03:00.000-07:002011-08-13T11:05:59.730-07:0012seconds for Peace - Bill Zygmant<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><b>Bill Zygmant</b>, the man who took the very first photograph of <b>John Lennon and Yoko Ono </b>on the Kings Road in London, along with the classic 'Instant Karma' photographs of John and Yoko taken during a recording for the BBC, agreed to make a contribution for 12seconds for Peace. In this video you can see Bill standing alongside his own photographs of the man who inspired a generation and did so much for the cause of peace around the world. Surely John (and Yoko) would applaud Bill for his stand with them in promoting the cause of peace!<br />
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You can find out more about Bill's work and see some of his classic rock-legend photographs on his website at: <a href="http://www.billzygmant.co.uk/">Bill Zygmant Iconic Imagery</a>.<br />
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Peace,<br />
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<b>12seconds for Peace.</b></div>Steve Goochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15378566970408737941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8360353173947122967.post-84830383813419875532011-07-23T10:06:00.000-07:002011-07-23T10:06:52.330-07:0012seconds for Peace Needs a Website!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Dear All,<br />
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In the year and a half that 12seconds for Peace has been running, it has grown inexorably from a little experiment in collaborative video arts, to sitting on the edge of becoming a global phenomenon within the peace movement, as well as a significant and globally important artistic statement. <br />
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Many have contributed their time to making videos for the project, others have offered their marketing and promotional advice for free. Magazines, podcasts, websites and radio stations have offered and undertaken interviews whilst film makers and production studios have offered advice and expertise on a number of fronts. 12seconds for Peace is continuing to grow as a consequence of the faith and commitment of many people. <br />
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But 12seconds for Peace needs to move on! It is time for it to leave behind this blog which has sustained it and been it's main window on the world for the past year and a half and move over to a professional website.<br />
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We are looking for someone who would be willing to donate their time to building a dedicated website for the project. If you have the skills and would like to help this project soar, then please do get in touch! 12seconds for Peace has no funding or expertise to draw on right now to make this happen. You can email to: 12seconds4peace@gmail.com<br />
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Peace,<br />
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12seconds for Peace</div>Steve Goochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15378566970408737941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8360353173947122967.post-74086224318460002702011-07-21T14:16:00.000-07:002011-07-21T14:28:22.593-07:0012seconds for Peace - Ludwig von Mises<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><object height="390" width="580"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/S5rtEjytttQ?version=3&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/S5rtEjytttQ?version=3&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="580" height="390" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></div>Steve Goochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15378566970408737941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8360353173947122967.post-87338086438836135872011-07-20T11:24:00.000-07:002011-07-21T01:57:35.873-07:0012seconds for Peace - Nick Graalman<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
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Peace,<br />
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<b>Steve Gooch for 12seconds for Peace</b></div>Steve Goochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15378566970408737941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8360353173947122967.post-51005131902617381612011-02-15T13:25:00.000-08:002011-02-15T13:25:00.626-08:0012seconds for Peace - Jessica Gilbert/Talent Spotlight Magazine.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">It is with great pleasure that <b>12seconds for Peace</b> brings you a video from <b>Jessica Gilbert</b>; the founder and editor of <b>Talent Spotlight Magazine</b>, which featured an interview with me in the January issue, as was <a href="http://12seconds4peace.blogspot.com/2011/02/12seconds-for-peace-interview-with.html">reported here</a> on the 1st February.<br />
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It is wonderful to have <b>Jessica</b> and <b>Talent Spotlight Magazine</b> on board with <b>12seconds for Peace</b> and if you have not taken a look at the amazing arts coverage in <b>TSM</b>, then you should do so. You can find <b>Talent Spotlight Magazine</b> here: <b><a href="http://talentspotlightmagazine.com/">Talent Spotlight Magazine</a></b>.<br />
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<b>Steve Gooch for 12seconds for Peace</b>.</div>Steve Goochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15378566970408737941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8360353173947122967.post-15805143370921839632011-02-06T13:13:00.000-08:002011-02-06T22:38:15.071-08:0012seconds for Peace Links Up with the Create Peace Project<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.createpeaceproject.org/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="164" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4ePOh-ApRNk/TU7oSzRv3bI/AAAAAAAAB6E/N4AiH7DVCPc/s320/CPPlogo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><b>12seconds for Peace</b> is in the process of linking up with the<b> Create Peace Projec</b>t; an 'arts-for-peace-education non-profit organization' based in San Francisco, California. <b>CPP</b> is the brainchild of <b>Ross Holzman</b>, who is it's founder and executive director and who has asked <b>12seconds for Peace</b> to contribute to and partner with <b>CPP</b> over the 'Capture Peace' video component of their new educational resource: an arts for peace curriculum.<br />
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This is the <b>Creat Peace Project</b> mission statement:<br />
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<i>Create Peace Project is an arts-for-peace-education non-profit organization. Through our work with people of all ages, our mission is to foster self-awareness, strengthen communities, and spread peace through creativity on a global scale. We achieve this by facilitating collaborative arts workshops and promoting positive peace practices through our arts-for-peace projects.</i><br />
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It is this commitment to the arts, along with the fundamental commitment to the fostering and building of peace in the world, that makes <b>12seconds for Peace</b> and the <b>Create Peace Project</b> such ideal partners. <br />
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You will see the results of this link-up over the coming months as<b> 12seconds for Peace</b> contributes and develops a presence in partnering with the <b>CPP</b> over their 'Capture Peace' educational resource. For now, here are two videos that will give you a good idea of what the <b>CPP</b> are all about:<br />
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If you want to find out more about the <b>Create Peace Project</b>, you can find their website here:<b> <a href="http://www.createpeaceproject.org/">Create Peace Project</a></b>, or by clicking on the logo either in the sidebar of this blog or on the logo above.<br />
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Peace,<br />
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<b>Steve Gooch for 12seconds for Peace</b></div>Steve Goochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15378566970408737941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8360353173947122967.post-12034030273120935872011-02-01T21:40:00.000-08:002011-02-01T21:42:29.440-08:0012seconds for Peace - An Interview with Talent Spotlight Magazine, January 2011<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">It was with great pleasure and enthusiasm that I recently accepted the chance to do an interview for <b>Talent Spotlight Magazine</b> with the magazine's founder;<b> Jessica Gilbert</b>. Ranging across my work as a writer and artist and my involvement with Reiki and of course the motivations and creation of the global peace phenomenon '<b>12seconds for Peace</b>', <b>Jessica's</b> interview covers a lot of ground and I hope that you find it as interesting to read, as I did to do.<br />
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<b>Talent Spotlight Magazine</b>, launched in November 2010, is rapidly making it's mark as a beacon of progressive and dynamic arts coverage. If you are interested in the arts, then <b>TSM</b> is a great place to stay abreast of what is happening around the globe. You will find a plethora of artists covering many disciplines in this and previous issues and you can read the January issue of <b>TSM</b> by clicking the link here: <b><a href="http://talentspotlightmagazine.com/?p=1541&sms_ss=facebook&at_xt=4d4804f7f21737cf%2C1">Talent Spotlight Magazine</a>.</b><br />
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Below is the promo video for the latest - January issue of <b>TSM</b>.<br />
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Much metta,<br />
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<b>Steve Gooch for 12seconds for Peace</b></div></div>Steve Goochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15378566970408737941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8360353173947122967.post-75764625695793581272011-01-26T08:46:00.000-08:002011-01-26T08:46:17.841-08:0012seconds for Peace - Elizeth Labega - 2<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Peace is our goal - war is not the answer. So says <b>Janet Jacquier</b> in a new video from <b>Elizeth Labega</b> at the Monterey Peace Rally in California that took place on November 13th 2010. Peace is something that we all need to strive for, however we define it.<br />
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Get involved, in whatever way that you can in pushing for peace. Peace groups exist all over the world and they are all asking for the same thing: the end to violence against our fellow human beings and the establishment of peace for all. It can be done, but we need to insist on it and make it happen.<br />
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One way that you can get involved is by making your own <b>12seconds for Peace</b> video and sending to: <b>12seconds4peace@gmail.com</b><br />
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Peace<br />
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<b>Steve Gooch for 12seconds for Peace</b></div>Steve Goochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15378566970408737941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8360353173947122967.post-78488748802594675242011-01-22T11:17:00.000-08:002011-01-22T11:17:54.082-08:0012seconds for Peace - Judith Gigg<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><b>Judith Gigg</b> has been a firm supporter of <b>12seconds for Peace</b> for some time now and having had a number of technical problems over the last few months, it seemed as if we would never receive her much-promised video. But as a testament to her belief in this project and all that it is trying to do, she recently came through with her promised statement for peace video.<br />
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<b>Judith</b> has been a counsellor for the past twenty six years and is a member of the British Psychological Society and the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy. She devotes a great deal of her time to helping those in need - particularly young people.<br />
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You can find out more about her work here at: <a href="http://www.openpalm.org.uk/">Open Palm</a>.<br />
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Peace,<br />
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<b>Steve Gooch for 12seconds for Peace</b></div>Steve Goochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15378566970408737941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8360353173947122967.post-23683083202023536642011-01-19T11:02:00.000-08:002011-01-19T11:02:04.843-08:0012seconds for Peace - ViΩLeT ft. Deniz SujanaSomething of an advertisement this may be, but it is with pleasure that we bring you a video clip from the Turkish funkrock band <b>ViΩLeT</b> featuring <b>Deniz Sujana</b>. Writing their own songs and using mostly Turkish lyrics,<b>ViΩLeT</b> have been heavily involved in the peace movement for some time, and in 2008 performed their song Peacin' that appears on this video as a part of the <b>Global Peace Rally</b>.<br />
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You can get a free download of the track Peacin' with <b>Deniz Sujana's</b> beautiful vocal by going to the following link: <a href="http://www.reverbnation.com/play_now/song_1971982">Peacin'</a>. Or if you want to connect up with <b>ViΩLeT</b>, then you can find their Facebook fan page here: <a href="http://bit.ly/ViOLeT_Fanpage">http://bit.ly/ViOLeT_Fanpage</a> and <b>Deniz Sujana's</b> Fanpage is here: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/deniz.sujana">Deniz Sujana</a>. If you are interested in what the <b>Global Peace Rally</b> are all about, and to catch up with what they are doing, then you can also find them on Facebook here: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=24414515733">Global Peace Rally</a>.<br />
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Peace<br />
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<b>Steve Gooch for 12seconds for Peace</b>Steve Goochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15378566970408737941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8360353173947122967.post-5681656607123588552011-01-16T10:15:00.000-08:002011-01-16T10:15:40.983-08:0012seconds for Peace - Clare Brumby/Clare Makes FilmsHere is a wonderful little video from <b>Clare Brumby</b> and the crew of <b>Clare Makes Films</b> originally called 'Peace Process'. Clare noted<i> </i><br />
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<i>"'Peace Process' is a stop-motion animation that shows the construction on an origami peace crane which illustrates that peace is a never-ending process.The short was made by the crew at clare makes films and in its original format it was used as a trailer for our 'Peace Talks' chat show that took place on November 1st 2010 at the 'Bed-in at the Bluecoat,' a 60-day bed-in style protest commemorating the famous bed-in's by John Lennon and Yoko Ono in 1969. Our non-violent peace protest championed the cause of dialogue in avoiding and resolving conflict through our chat show 'Peace Talks.'"</i><br />
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<b>'Clare Makes Films'</b> is an independent media production company based in Merseyside in the UK which has built up a track record of productions for most of the UK main broadcasters including Channel 4, the BBC and Granada. <b>Clare Makes Films</b> have also been involved in work for Merseyside Refugee & Asylum Seekers Support Group (MRANG), Libra Television, Real Life Media Ltd, CSV Media Training North, Ministry of Defence.<br />
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You can find out more about <b>Clare Makes Films</b> here: <a href="http://www.claremakesfilms.co.uk/">Clare Makes Films</a>.<br />
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12seconds for Peace</b> would like to offer its thanks to <b>Clare</b> and the crew at <b>Clare Makes Films</b> for their fantastic video!<br />
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Peace <br />
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<b>Steve Gooch for 12seconds for Peace.</b>Steve Goochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15378566970408737941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8360353173947122967.post-80098832091707320762010-12-29T09:45:00.000-08:002010-12-29T09:45:43.027-08:0012seconds for Peace - Elizeth LabegaA beautiful video from <b>Elizeth Labega</b> with footage from a rally held by The Peace Coalition of Monterey County, California in the USA on 13th November this year - just in. Thank you <b>Elizeth</b>! <br />
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<b>Elizeth</b> commented that the rally was held to push for an<i> "...end to American involvement in war and more effectively use the resources currently being consumed by war. The rally united people from a wide variety of walks of life and political affiliations."</i><br />
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Peace can be achieved if we all come together and stand as one voice and insist on it. If you find yourself at a peace rally anywhere in the world, why not make a <b>12seconds for Peace</b> video while you are there and send it in? Once your rally is over, its message can live on through this project. Send your videos in to: <b>12seconds4peace@gmail.com</b><br />
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Peace<br />
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<b>Steve Gooch for 12seconds for Peace</b><i><br />
</i>Steve Goochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15378566970408737941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8360353173947122967.post-16108078935246657512010-12-10T22:23:00.000-08:002010-12-10T22:23:30.050-08:0012seconds for Peace - Rohani RazakAnother great video in from <b>Rohani Razak</b> from Singapore - peace is the only way to go, as <b>Rohani</b> makes clear. But how can we achieve peace? How can we let those in power know that this is what we want? How can we make them realise that the majority of people on this planet have had enough of the war-mongering, the hate, the excuses to justify violence against our fellow citizens? One way is to contribute to this project. If enough people engage with <b>12seconds for Peace</b> - if enough people stand together and let those in power know that peace is our wish, our right, our demand, then perhaps we stand a chance of achieving it.<br />
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Send your <b>12seconds for Peace</b> video in to: <b>12seconds4peace@gmail.com</b><br />
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Peace,<br />
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<b>Steve Gooch for 12seconds for Peace</b>Steve Goochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15378566970408737941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8360353173947122967.post-39531277504385648242010-12-07T10:00:00.000-08:002010-12-07T10:01:35.985-08:0012seconds for Peace - Zententions - 2Another great video in this time from <b>Jen</b> and<b> Billie</b> at <b>'Zententions'</b>. Their message,<i> 'We are free to be change makers'</i> is really the dawning in all of us that we are the ones that decide whether there is peace in the world or not. Peace is not an abstract concept or a theoretical construct; it is the state of reality, once we realise that we can in fact, through the force of our own intentions, change the way that the world is.It is entirely up to us.<br />
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The photographs used in this video are by Zen photographer <b>Stephen Chard</b>.<br />
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Peace,<br />
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S<b>teve Gooch for 12seconds for Peace</b>Steve Goochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15378566970408737941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8360353173947122967.post-17848464000013839862010-12-03T02:47:00.000-08:002010-12-03T02:47:50.860-08:0012seconds for Peace - Litana Somoano - 4Another great video in from <b>Litana Somoano</b> - something of a regular contributor to this project! <b>Litana</b> is now represented across all three of our compilations: <b>'12seconds for Peace - The First Ten Minutes'</b>,<b> '12seconds for Peace - Ten Minutes Later'</b> and of course with this video, on the next compilation: <b>'12seconds for Peace - Revolution!'</b>.<br />
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If you would like to add your voice to this growing project, then you can send your video in to: <b>12seconds4peace@gmail.com</b><br />
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Peace,<br />
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<b>Steve Gooch for 12seconds for Peace</b>Steve Goochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15378566970408737941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8360353173947122967.post-14039118105928714142010-11-16T14:03:00.000-08:002010-11-16T15:02:45.799-08:0012seconds for Peace - In the Classroom<b>'12seconds for Peace - The First Ten Minutes'</b> and<b> '12seconds for Peace - Ten Minutes Later'</b> are, as I type this, wending their way, via Skype to a classroom at Vilnius University in Lithuania.<br />
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4ePOh-ApRNk/TOL9nYsfFvI/AAAAAAAAB48/Zi3yEA-JQ48/s1600/45790_1253962407858_1793494622_484099_1099303_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4ePOh-ApRNk/TOL9nYsfFvI/AAAAAAAAB48/Zi3yEA-JQ48/s200/45790_1253962407858_1793494622_484099_1099303_n.jpg" width="150" /></a><b>Akvilė Naikauskaitė</b>, a law student at Vilnius University, seen here in the photograph, contacted me and asked if she could use the <b>12seconds for Peace</b> videos as a part of a presentation that she is giving on Legal English terminology; her subject being war and peace.<b> 12seconds for Peace</b> of course, fits perfectly into this context, giving as it does, a whole plethora of views and expressions on the subject of peace. We can't help much with the war aspect, but peace - we've got it covered!<br />
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If you have somehow missed these two ground-breaking videos that will soon be screened to the Vilnius University law students, then this is the perfect opportunity to bring them both to your attention. Here is<b> '12seconds for Peace - The First Ten Minutes'</b> and<b> '12seconds for Peace - Ten Minutes Later'</b>:<br />
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It is a real pleasure to be able to offer this project out in this way - to help educate others, to bring the message of peace that you have all helped to create to a wider audience and of course to promote this project further. <b>Akvilė</b>, I am sure will also be encouraging her fellow students to contribute to the project. <b>12seconds for Peace</b> has already made some headway in Lithuania over the last few months and it would be wonderful to receive more videos from the country that is right at the heart of the European Union. Peace must, after all, begin in the heart. <br />
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We wish you much success with your presentation and your continued studies <b>Akvilė</b>, and thank you for taking <b>12seconds for Peace</b> into the classroom!<br />
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Peace <br />
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<b>Steve Gooch for 12seconds for Peace </b>Steve Goochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15378566970408737941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8360353173947122967.post-20596743110839652662010-11-14T04:32:00.000-08:002010-11-14T04:36:15.973-08:0012seconds for Peace - Rohani Razak & SonIt's always a great feeling in the morning when checking emails, to find a message that there is a <b>12seconds for Peace</b> video just arrived at Tokbox. This delivery by the cyber-postman this morning contained two wonderful videos from <b>Rohani Razak </b>and her son, and the first of them is presented here. This is our first contribution from Singapore and the fact that it has arrived, is testament to the fact that <b>12seconds for Peace</b> is, inexorably spreading across the planet. Slowly but surely, people are finding this project and contributing. Ordinary people, who may not have the time or inclination to go on a rally, to sign a petition, to demonstrate at the gates, or throw themselves under tanks, are finding the time to sit down in front of their webcams for a minute or so and make a video for peace. <br />
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The Tokbox facility on the <b>12seconds for Peace</b> blog is there for you to use. It takes less than a minute to record your video. If you haven't made one yet, why not give it a go now? It's simple: hit record, say your piece (be careful to time yourself to 12 seconds) and then hit send. How easy does it need to be? <b>12seconds for Peace</b> is looking forward to receiving your video too. <b>Rohani's</b> video will now be included in the <b>'12seconds for Peace - Revolution'</b> compilation that is now gathering momentum. Why not join her and add your voice to the project? And of course, watch out for her second video, coming up soon!<br />
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<b>Steve Gooch for 12seconds for Peace</b>Steve Goochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15378566970408737941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8360353173947122967.post-19004596259248888862010-11-12T05:58:00.000-08:002010-11-12T05:58:34.805-08:0012seconds for Peace - Alex D-STNo words, no sounds....just the abstracted beauty of the shifting of sand and light....a zen moment of sublime peaceful reflection from <b>Alex D-ST</b> on <b>12seconds for Peace</b> this time. <br />
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It is lovely to see so many experimental visions of peace appearing on this project. If you want to do something a little 'out-there' for your contribution to <b>12seconds for Peace</b>, then feel free to do so!! Please keep your videos coming in to: <b>12seconds4peace@gmail.com</b><br />
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<b>Steve Gooch for 12seconds for Peace</b>Steve Goochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15378566970408737941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8360353173947122967.post-2723084179209178902010-11-09T12:32:00.000-08:002010-11-09T12:36:29.168-08:0012seconds for Peace - Figen Bico 2<b>12seconds for Peace</b> just keeps on rolling along! And here we are with the very first video from <b>Figen Bico</b>, that will open our next video compilation <b>'12seconds for Peace - Revolution'</b>.<br />
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This is a great little video from <b>Figen</b> - her second contribution to the project, and with a very important message: that peace is in fact liberation from suffering. Suffering is something that all of us are subject to at various times in our lives. It is something that often we go through quietly, on our own, resigned to seeing it through and hoping to come out the other end. There is no suffering in peace. Peace requires the elimination of suffering. Together and individually, suffering can be reduced, and many times eliminated. If we want peace, we must work on liberating ourselves and others from the cycle of suffering. When there is no suffering, then there will be peace! Thank you for your wonderful video <b>Figen!</b><br />
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Peace,<br />
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<b>Steve Gooch for 12seconds for Peace</b>Steve Goochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15378566970408737941noreply@blogger.com0