This week on Love (and Revolution) Radio, we talk with Paul K. Chappell about the intersections of heart, spirit, strategy and action, exploring his unique vantage point on conflict studies that comes from spending years in both the US military and in the peace movement.
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About Our Guest:
Paul K. Chappell (http://paulkchappell.com/) is one of the most powerful voices for peace of our day. He was born to a Korean mother and an American father who was half black and half white. His father served in the military for thirty years, and completed combat missions in Korea and Vietnam. Following in his father´s military footsteps, Chappell graduated from West Point in 2002 and served as a captain in Iraq.
While on active duty, Chappell wrote two books, Will War Ever End?: A Soldier’s Vision of Peace for the 21st Century and The End of War: How Waging Peace Can Save Humanity, Our Planet, and Our Future. He is now the author of five books, including Peaceful Revolution: How We Can Create the Future Needed for Humanity’s Survival; The Art of Waging Peace, and; The Cosmic Ocean.
After leaving active duty in November 2009, Paul began serving as the Peace Leadership Director for the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation in Santa Barbara, CA. He now speaks and teaches peace leadership skills all over the world. His books offer compelling insights on how we might end war, reconnect with our basic humanity, and live more compassionate lives. Based on his personal experience, military training, and research into human nature and the myths that perpetuate war, Chappell avoids blaming any particular political group; his ideas have found traction with liberals, conservatives, veterans, and civilians. On this week's show, Paul shares with Love (and revolution) Radio his views on bringing about a peaceful revolution of the heart.
Know Your Nonviolent History: The 6 Principles of Nonviolence from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. You can learn more about these principles on the King Center website www.the kingcenter.org http://www.thekingcenter.org/king-philosophy#sub2
Books and Resources Mentioned:
The Cosmic Ocean - the Road to Peace Series http://paulkchappell.com/the-cosmic-ocean/
The Interest Convergence Theory by Derrick Bell, Civil Rights Scholar http://professorderrickbell.com/scholarship/
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow%27s_hierarchy_of_needs
Music By:
"Love and Revolution" by Diane Patterson and Spirit Radio www.dianepatterson.org
"Chanterelle" by the band Crowfoot on their album "As the Crow Flies". You can find it at www.crowfoot.org and if you like that, you might also enjoy Jaige Trudel and Adam Broome's new band, Maivish at www.maivish.com
About Your Co-hosts:
Sherri Mitchell (Penobscot) is an Indigenous rights attorney, writer and activist who melds traditional life-way teachings into spirit-based movements. Follow her at Sherri Mitchell – Wena’gamu’gwasit: https://www.facebook.com/sacredinstructions/timeline
Rivera Sun is a novelist and nonviolent mischief-maker. She is the author of The Dandelion Insurrection, Billionaire Buddha, and Steam Drills, Treadmills, and Shooting Stars. She is also the social media coordinator and nonviolence trainer for Campaign Nonviolence and Pace e Bene. Her essays on social justice movements are syndicated on by PeaceVoice, and appear in Truthout and Popular Resistance. http://www.riverasun.com/
