Hold Hope, Wage Peace

Edited by David Krieger and Carah Ong
Foreward by Walter Cronkite
Capra Press, 2005

This compendium of inspiration and information by international peace leaders includes a foreword by eminent journalist Walter Cronkite and articles by Nuclear Age Peace Foundation President David Krieger, famed primatologist Jane Goodall, Rev. Theodore Hesburgh, Soka Gakkai International President Daisaku Ikeda, Nobel Prize Laureate Mairead Corrigan Maguire, Body Shop founder Anita Roddick, historian Howard Zinn, and many others!

There is a Zen saying that one chops wood and carries water before enlightenment; and after enlightenment one chops wood and carries water. In other words, the basics don’t change with enlightenment. The thesis of this important book is that the basics for building a more decent world are holding hope and waging peace, and that these do not change.

In his foreword, Walter Cronkite writes, “Hopelessness translates into inaction; it translates into surrender to what is feared to be the inevitable. We must all be thinking about what can be done to assure a human future on our planet.” Learn More >>

Today Is Not a Good Day for War

By David Krieger
Capra Press, 2005

Today Is Not a Good Day for War, is a remarkable collection of peace poems that spans a period of more than 35 years. Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu writes, “These poems touch a deep chord of hope in the human spirit. They inspire us to believe that peace is not an impossible dream.”

In poems such as “On Becoming Human,” “A Conspiracy of Decency,” and “You Are Not One But Many,” Krieger weaves together threads of hope and dreams for a world that is just for all. Tadatoshi Akiba, Mayor of Hiroshima, says that Today Is Not a Good Day for War “speaks in the language of peace and captures Hiroshima’s spirit of hope.” Learn More >>

Peace - 100 Ideas

by Joshua C. Chen and Dr. David Krieger
ISBN: 0-9746582-0-0
Hardcover, 224 Pages, 6" x 8"

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Hope in a Dark Time, reflections on Humanity's Future

Edited by David Krieger
Foreward by Archbishop Desmund Tutu
Capra Press, 2003

"In this book, an extraordinary group of visionaries explore their hopes for humanity's future. They are not simply optimists. They are talented dreamers and activists who daily contribute their visions and their lives to building a better world.
The authors share an understanding that humanity is endangered as never before and that the futures of our families, our communities, our nations, and the common future of humanity stand in jeopardy. They share in the belief that our times compel extraordinary efforts to achieve a more just and decent future for all." -- David Krieger Learn More >>

The Poetry of Peace

Edited by David Krieger
Foreward by Terry Tempest Williams
Capra Press, 2003

The poems in this book examine peace from many perspectives. They are filled with the wonder and magic of everyday life. They also express the sorrow and loss that war and violence bring. They speak to the fear and frustration that one may not be able to do enough to assure peace. They find peace rooted in relationships to each other, to other living things and to the earth. In these poems one finds a burning desire to do more to heal wounded spirits and our wounded earth. These poems combine the mystery of creativity with a longing for peace. Learn More >>

A Maginot Line in the Sky: International Perspective On Ballistic Missile Defense

Edited by David Krieger and Carah Ong
Foreward by, Richard Falk
Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, 2001

A Maginot Line in the Sky: International Perspectives on Ballistic Missile Defense brings together the views of eighteen contributors of different nationalities, including Americans, on the proposed US Ballistic Missile Defense plans. These perspectives should be included in any intelligent discussion of whether or not the US should proceed as it is currently planning. Learn More >>

An Unacceptable Risk: Nuclear Weapons in a Volatile World

By Douglas Roche, O.C.
Foreword by, David Krieger
Nuclear Age Peace Foundation and Project Ploughshares, 1995

An Unacceptable Risk is a clear and convincing expose of the folly of nuclear retentionist claims and strategies that also outlines the basic elements of a nuclear abolition agenda. The book argues for a resolution of the nuclear question in the context of a multi-dimensional security agenda - one that attends to economic, social and democratic development; environmental protection; and human rights; as well as disarmament. Perhaps most importantly, it recognizes the persistent threat of nuclear weapons to all that we value, and presents the abolition of nuclear weapons as no less than essential to the moral and material evolution of humanity. Learn More >>

Waging Peace II: Vision and Hope for the 21st Century

Edited by David Krieger and Frank Kelly
Nobel Press, 1992

An anthology of essays by, The XIVth Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Linus Pauling, Jan Tinbergen, Jacques-Yves Cousteau and others who speak out on peace in the Nineties and beyond. Among the subjects explored in this probing collection are the power of individual citizens to effect change, the continued threat of ongoing arms development, the need to revitalize the United Nations to make it more effective in preserving international harmony, and the debilitating effects of war on the human spirit. Learn More >>

Waging Peace In the Nuclear Age: Ideas for Action

Edited by David Krieger and Frank Kelly
Capra Press, 1998

Excitement and progress fills this book. In these pages you will find an American admiral describing the limits of military power in our age; a noted businessman, Ted Turner, declaring that "the arms race is bad business"; a psychologist, Diana Hull, demanding "informed consent" for national policies' a Nobel prize-winner, Jan Tinbergen, offering ways to revitalize the United Nations; a former speech-writer for President Truman calling for a new method of finding and nominating Presidents; a brilliant economist, Seymour Melman, outlining what must be done to move from a war economy to a peace economy with a high level of jobs and prosperity. The final section provides twenty specific steps for your participation in moving the world toward peace. Learn More >>

Globalization: Values, Responsibility and Global Justice

By Jakob von Uexküll
6th Annual Frank K. Kelly Lecture on Humanity’s Future
A Project of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, 2007

The lecture presented in this booklet is the sixth Frank K. Kelly Lecture on Humanity's Future. It was delivered by Jakob von Uexkull at the University of California at Santa Barbara in February 2007.

“We cannot rely on “those up there” to act on our behalf, for rarely have the powerful been so confused and divided.” – Jakob von Uexküll

America and the Human Future: Surviving Vietnam, 9/11 and Iraq

By Robert Jay Lifton
4th Annual Frank K. Kelly Lecture on Humanity's Future
A Project of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, 2005

The lecture presented in this booklet is the fourth Frank K. Kelly Lecture on Humanity's Future. It was delivered by Robert Jay Lifton at the University of California at Santa Barbara in February 2005.

Back to Basics: Reviving Nuclear Disarmament in the Non-Proliferation Regime

By David Krieger and Carah Ong
Briefing to the 2005 Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference
A Project of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, 2005

"The nuclear weapons states must realize that they can no longer view nuclear weapons as a source of power and prestige in today’s world when they pose such incredible danger to the very people they portend to protect. While to some countries, moving toward eliminating nuclear arsenals may appear to be a sacrifice, it is undoubtedly a sacrifice that will have tangible security benefits for themselves and for the world." --Excerpt from the Foundation's 2005 NPT Briefing

A Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Waste
A Guide to the Demilitarization of America’s Youth and Students

A Project of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, 2004

 The Demil Guide includes articles on military recruiting in high schools, universities of mass destruction, how to struggle against militarism, organizing tools and success stories.  This collaborative project was made possible by generous grants from the Sunshine Project, the Ben & Jerry’s Foundation and the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, as well as the “advertisers” that appear in the guide. Contributors to the guide include the American Friends Service Committee, National Youth and Student Peace Coalition, the Sunshine Project, and Tri-Valley CAREs, among others.  The Foundation designed and published A Mind is a Terrible Thing to Waste.

Kindness as a Key to Humanity's Future

By Anita Roddick
3rd Annual Frank K. Kelly Lecture on Humanity's Future
A Project of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, 2004

The lecture presented in this booklet is the third Frank K. Kelly Lecture on Humanity's Future. It was delivered by Anita Roddick at the University of California at Santa Barbara in February 2004.

"Rhythm, beauty and heroism in conflict, forgiveness in the face of atrocity, and kindness practiced tenaciously - to me these are the curios and heart-stopping acts that have the power to change the world." -- Anita Roddick

Disarmament: The Missing Link to an Effective Non-Proliferation Regime

By David Krieger and Carah Ong
Briefing to the 2004 Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Preparatory Committee
A Project of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, 2004

"The 2004 NPT Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) meeting to the 2005 Review Conference provides a critical opportunity to respond to the growing dangers of nuclear weapons proliferation and use. These dangers include proliferation to states and non-state groups that currently do not possess nuclear weapons, as well as the increased efforts by existing nuclear weapons states to upgrade and improve their nuclear arsenals, despite obligations to pursue nuclear disarmament. The PrepCom also provides an opportunity to consider proposals within the context of the NPT goals that promote both short-term and long-term security for the world. The mission of the delegates to the 2004 NPT PrepCom is critical in re-affirming and building upon existing NPT obligations and engaging all members of the international community in multilateral and universal non-proliferation and disarmament efforts, so as to make these obligations effective." --Excerpt from the Foundation's 2004 NPT Briefing

Teaching Peace - A guide for the Classroom and Everyday Life

By Leah C. Wells
Sponsored by the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, 2003

This book is an opportunity to learn more about liberation education and to
participate in the vision of how American education is an integral part of a global revolution to
create balance and harmony between people, nature, technology, religion, economics and many
other disciplines.
Peace education is fundamentally not only about seeing the end result, but honoring the process
as well. In looking at the final product, this curriculum, I am so appreciative of every person

International Law and the Quest for Security

Edited by Richard Falk and David Krieger
A Project of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, 2003

A political and moral urgency pertains to our concerns about issues of peace and security for this nation and for the peoples of the world. This volume contains some excellent presentations that address difficult facets of this fundamental challenge, considering a wide range of problems that we as citizens need to devote our energies to resolving in the best possible ways.

American Civil Liberties & human Rights under Siege

By Richard Falk
2nd Annual Frank K. Kelly Lecture on Humanity's Future
A Project of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, 2003

The lecture presented in this booklet is the second Frank K. Kelly Lecture on Humanity's Future. It was delivered by Professor Richard Falk at the University of California at Santa Barbara in February 2003.

"We need to purge our own political culture of the violence that finds security in an arsenal of weapons, whether stockpiled at home or collectively expressed by the deployment of weapons of mass destruction around the world. I am convinced that if we are able to disseminate this nonviolent pedagogy, that good things will begin to happen in ways we cannot now anticipate." -- Richard Falk

The Iraq Crisis and International Law

Edited by Richard Falk and David Krieger
Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, 2003

This briefing booklet considers the legal, moral, and strategic arguments related to President George W. Bush’s threats to initiate a preemptive war against Iraq, with or without an eventual authorization by the UN, as well as the US Government approach to nuclear weapons policy.

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A briefing book on the status of nuclear disarmament

By David Krieger and Carah Ong
Creative Resource Group, 2002

Based on the Appeal to End the Nuclear Weapons Threat to Humanity and All Life, this Briefing Book highlights the progress that has been made then and thereafter. Delegates to the 2002 NPT PrepCom, and the leaders of the countries they represent were urged to join together in acting for all life, present and future, in setting forth a practical plan to bring nuclear weapons under strict and effective international control and to begin negotiations for a Nuclear Weapons Convention in order to fulfill the Non-Proliferation Treaty promise of eliminating these weapons completely.

Frank K. Kelly Annual Lecture On Humanity's Future
Glorious Beings: What we Are and what we may become

A Project of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, 2001
The Inaugural Lecture was given by Frank K. Kelly

The future beckons and threatens all of us. The horizon that stretches before us in our swiftly changing world is higher and wider than any we have ever glimpsed before. The future pulls us, shapes our dreams, opens many paths before us. We try to plan for it, to take hold of it, to control it, while we are carried into new dimensions; we are explorers, traveling far and fast. Our imaginations carry new promises and perils. Let us welcome the future with great expectations; let us dance forward into it, celebrating life with everlasting hope." -- Frank K. Kelly

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