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Peace Is Here explores the deep architecture of a life unweaponed with a light-hearted touch and a scholar’s heart. Join Avis Kalfsbeek, writer of feisty fiction, for a daily curriculum of peace. We explore historic treaties, nature’s quiet wisdom, and the creative art-vision required for #TheGreatDisarmament. From deep-dive series on peace heroes to fiction stories and personal riffs, we look beneath the surface to see the peace that is already here.
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Tuesday Jan 27, 2026
Tuesday Jan 27, 2026
Peacewarts: Universal Understars 101 - JFK’s American University Speech (Class 11)
We conduct a critical analysis of JFK’s 1963 "Strategy of Peace." While acknowledging its power in humanizing the Cold War "enemy" and breaking the Red Scare spell, we challenge Kennedy’s dismissal of "universal peace" as a fantasy. We explore why Peacewarts embraces the aspirational goal of absolute peace over mere mutual tolerance.
Homework:
- Interrupt your routine to read the full text of the American University Speech. Find the "fantasies and fanatics" quote and sit with it.
- Write down one question you have after this episode or doing homework #1. If no question comes to mind, write: "no question."
- Optional:Journal about a "fantasy" you have for the world that others might call unrealistic. Why is that dream actually the most logical thing to want?
Learning topics: JFK's American University Speech, Practical vs. Universal Peace, The Strategy of Peace, Breaking the Red Scare, Humanizing the Other, The Role of the Peace Scholar.
Resources & Links:
- Follow the podcast as we launch into the first semester of this new peace school.
- Join the Community / Get the Books: www.AvisKalfsbeek.com
- Podcast Music: Javier Peke Rodriguez “I am late, madame Curie” https://open.spotify.com/artist/3QuyqfXEKzrpUl6b12I3KW
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