It's time to abandon war; there are alternatives | Kathy Beckwith | TEDxMcMinnville
Kathy Beckwith |
TEDxMcMinnville
• January 2019
Is using war as a means of resolving conflict an outdated premise? Is it time for us to move on from the battlefield? And if so, are there alternatives that actually work? Mediator and author Kathy Beckwith shares her big idea - there are plenty of alternatives to war if only we choose to use them.
Kathy Beckwith is a mediation trainer, working with schools (K-12) and community mediation programs. She is a mediator in parent/teen, victim/offender and neighborhood mediation, and volunteers as a school mediation coach. Kathy became concerned about America’s strong reliance on war as a means of resolving international conflict. That concern led to research and study, and finally to her book "A Mighty Case Against War:
What America Missed in U.S. History Class and What We (All) Can Do Now." Kathy is also the author of the picture book "Playing War; a young adult novel dealing with sexual abuse in the lives of teens, "Critical Mass"; and two books related to problem-solving, "If You Choose Not to Hit," and "Don’t Shoot! We May Both Be on the Same Side."
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