I' ve traversed this path - Courage to traverse the threshold

The City Upon the Hill is poised to set the standards for National and Global Peace   By Andrew Benson Greene. Maryland. USA             Delegates at the 2015 Peace Alliance Conference Washington Plaza Hotel DC Through an incredible opportunity I recently had to attend the annual Peace Alliance Conference from October 16th to 20th  in the nation's capital in Washington D.C, I became sufficiently aware of two important Bills that now lay fallow on the desk of Congress and awaiting to be ratified by the congress at the Capitol Hill so that it will sow the seeds of lasting global peace and youth empowerment. They are the Youth Promise Act and the Genocide Prevention and Atrocities Act. The importance of these two Bills cannot be overemphasized in our quest to realize national and International Peace. It is time for congress to act on these bills now much as the trust and faith put upon them by their electorates. I say this bec...

Picture me here at Fort Washington - Built to Defend a nation. One of my friends Carleen, recently rang me to share an exciting story of how she has been moved by my words and decided to make a quotation of my statement in her academic discussions to justify her point of view. She is not alone in quoting me: "Just as it takes acts of war to make war, it takes acts of peace to make peace". Every time scholars do, they bring a refreshing reminder of the importance of its meaning of taking actions to maintain peace. I have developed these words during the years of war in Sierra Leone in my inquiry to find peaceful ways to end violence and in my rigorous search for peace among stakeholders and to question the erroneous actions of having to draft children in to conflict. Carleen's excitement in quoting me during her recent scholarly discussions reminded me of how important these words were to me and still are to me and many, and how they resonate till d...

  Peace is essential in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.                      (Andrew Benson Greene)                                                    (Maxwell Adew)                                                                                 Of B-Gifted Foundation at the UN IDP in there “Quest for a Just and Sustainable Peace” On the September 21st 2015,  Andrew Benson Greene and Maxwell Adew from B-Gifted Foundation of Sierra Leone were invited to the UN , the International Day of Peace (IDP) in New York which is hosted every year on Septemb...