Moral Imagination...moving beyond the politics of fear

Moral Imagination requires 1)the capacity to imagine ourselves in an inclusive and expandable web of relationships (including those who might wish to harm us or those we fear or feel ambivalence from) and 2)The ability to sustain a problem solving curiosity that embraces complexity without reliance on dualistic polarity---either/or decision making.

New pocket mantra: Reach out to those you fear/Touch the heart of complexity/Imagine beyond what is seen/Risk vulnerability one step at a time.
J. P. Lederach

"Do you begin to see then, what kind of world we are creating? It is the exact opposite of the stupid hedonistic Utopias that the old reformers imagined. A world of fear and treachery and torment, a world of trampling and being trampled upon, a world which will grow not less but more merciless as it refines itself" George Orwell, 1984.

The Solution: A reinvigorated humanistic vision. Where people and communities at local,national, regional and global levels are not trapped in a paralyzing present and strive to realise justice, peace, compassion and truth in their personal social and political relationships. The expectation is that "hope and history will rhyme" on the far side of fear and revenge.

I've been researching peace movements, from local to global, on the internet during the last 2 weeks and I just wanted to share this with you, there is so much out there...