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Just stunning.. If societies are to be judged by how they treat their most vulnerable, this latest report on gun violence being the #1 cause of death for American children is more than a national embarrassment. It is an indictment on American political leadership & gun culture.

Toxic #polarization is a global threat. But what if more computer engineers designed digital platforms with the goal of increasing human dignity, emphasizing shared values, and building bridges? The time is ripe for new ideas ⬇️ humanetech.com/insights/the-p…

A really promising and long-overdue approach to building healthier, safer and more constructive social media platforms. Thank you Jonathan Stray! wired.com/story/platform…

So much focus on whether this is good for the U.S. in its competition w/ China. By all means: please compete over your respective abilities to broker peace agreements! May this rapprochement improve conflict dynamics & lives of people from Yemen to Syria. nytimes.com/2023/03/11/us/…

Non-profit mergers are too rare. This one will super-charge peacebuilding impact well beyond what our organizations could ever accomplish on our own. So excited! plc-search-merger.org

Not enough mergers between like-minded non-profits. This one will turbo-charge peacebuilding impact well beyond what either of our organizations could have done alone. So excited!!! plc-search-merger.org

"We have plenty of truces; not enough peace" - General Romeo Dallaire shares the 8 Principles for Peace Foundation w/ fellow delegates ex-Dutch FM Koenders, ex-Swedish State Secretary Söder & other peacebuilding giants. We know enough to adopt these evidence-based norms for peace processes!

Journalists, pls listen to this episode & do better: news on AI is absurdly insufficient. Fears re: the fate of the college essay & the authenticity of art are bizarre when MOST AI developers cite a 10% chance it will lead to extinction of the human race. podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6L…

4 Ps of moving $ Shamil Idriss #SummitforDemocracy: ☑️Promptness (women often have fingers on pulse of emerging crises) ☑️Preparation (readiness to ID + ↑ access to women-led CSOs) ☑️Proximity (those affected should lead) ☑️Pluralism (≠ create new competition; expand networks)

“After 60 years of war, I tell you this: guns never bring security. That can only be found at the community level and is based on trust. Introduce guns, you destroy trust.” Francisco de Roux, Chair, Commission for the Clarification of Truth, Coexistence & Non-Repetition, Colombia

Negotiations underway to chart a path to international recognition of the Taliban as the Gov’t of Afghanistan. Wondering if this is a good thing? Please add to the views you consider (I’d place it at the top of the list) the view of 70 (!) Afghan civil society organizations…

Enjoyed this conversation about the impact of tech on stability and conflict & what it will take to fuel a tech sector that brings us together rather than tears us apart. Especially appreciated sharing examples of users organizing to counter misinformation & prevent mass violence

What other countries do when their children are killed in a mass school shooting. washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/…

«Violent conflict cost the world $14.4 trillion, with 10% of global GDP spent on causing then repairing the damage caused. Preventing conflict & building peace is a bargain in comparison» Excellent op ed by Conciliation Resources‘s Jonathan Cohen on Al Jazeera World. aljazeera.com/opinions/2023/…

For ~10 yrs colleagues & partners worldwide have increasingly confronted the destabilizing impact of online harms. Now, working w/ partners in & outside the tech sector, we’re channeling the experience into a 4-part Tech & Social Cohesion initiative: socialcohesiontechnology.org

Opinion: The debate around philanthropic pluralism misses the fact that, above all, philanthropy should evaluate the effectiveness of programs based on their ability to bolster the health and resilience of American society. Shamil Idriss Rachel Kleinfeld phlnthrp.com/42KoCjR

Alarmed by the faltering state of U.S. democracy, the philanthropic world is divided between those focused on reducing polarization and those embracing adversarial advocacy. In The Chronicle of Philanthropy, Rachel Kleinfeld + Shamil Idriss offer a better way forward: philanthropy.com/article/no-one…

Impossible to pull myself away from following the stunning unfolding developments in Russia.

Beyond ?’s of what this means for Russia’s stability, control of its nuclear arsenal, & impact on the war in Ukraine, Wagner Group forces are all over Africa, influencing security & stability across several nations. How will they react & whose interests will they serve now?

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