When lightning struck twice, I took this to be good. When hail came pelting down, I felt a surge of energy. Then, when a rainbow appeared, I felt a smile. All these are signs of bravery. As wind blows and sun shines, The Warrior’s heart is touched by this magical display. Feel and be [...]
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Tahir Wadood Malik
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Name: Tahir Wadood Malik
Email: twmalik@gmail.com
Site: http://www.paktsn.webs.com/
About: Tahir lost his wife when a suicide bomber blew himself up at the UN World Food Program office in Islamabad, Pakistan in October 2009. As he sought to cope with the shock of his wife's death, Tahir - a retired Major from the Pakistani Army - began to connect and empathize with survivors of terrorist attacks at a more personal level.
In 2009 he co-founded the Global Survivors Network in Amman Jordan, which seeks to connect those who have lost loved ones in terrorist attacks globally. Tahir has become a critic of the "culture of silence" surrounding terrorism and grieving for loved ones in Pakistan; he seeks to reveal how the scourge has affected Pakistan and its people, and help survivors recover from the trauma of the loss. He is in the process of setting up the Pakistan Terrorism Survivors Network to bring together victims and survivors of violent extremism and terrorists attacks. He also participates in the Peace and Collaborative Development Network.See Authors Posts (2) ⋅ July 12, 2011
⋅ Post a commentIt took SAVE for me to understand the depth of Nelson Mandela’s words “Honesty, sincerity, simplicity, humility, pure generosity, absence of vanity, readiness to serve others – qualities which are within easy reach of every soul – are the foundations of one’s spiritual life. Development in matters of this nature is inconceivable without introspection, without knowing yourself, your weaknesses and mistakes.” (Conversations with Myself)
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Terry Hoffman-Vincevineus
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Name: Terry Hoffman-Vincevineus
Email: tvince512@hotmail.com
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About: Terry resides in SE Wisconsin with her husband Phil, a mutt named Georgia, and 3 crazy cats named Layla, Nova, and Starbrite. She graduated from Random Lake high school in 2001 and then obtained a Bachelor's degree in Sociology and Communications in 2005 from UW-Milwaukee. She owns a photography business which she runs out of her home. Her goal in life is to eventually have children, see all 50 states, step foot on every continent, and meet an American president.See Authors Posts (7) ⋅ July 10, 2011
⋅ Post a commentIt can be bittersweet to look back at a period of time and realize how far we have collectively come. Technology advances, people seem to get wiser as they get older, and new methods of madness always seem to take the reigns over the prior. The advances in medicine itself are fascinating. Sometimes, to look [...]
Subculture to me is Based on the Feelings of someone who has feelings, the same as someone else, it makes you feel apart or close to people who share the same views. It’s just a feeling of sharing views, actions, fashion, music, Art, World Views and standing up for issues… that is what Subculture means [...]
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Angela King
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Name: Angela King
Email: angelaking@lifeafterhate.org
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About: Growing up in South Florida, Angela King struggled with her identity. She became confused about the messages she received from her church and family on issues like sexual identity and racial stereotypes. Disenfranchised, Angela began acting out and felt welcomed for the first time by a group of racist Skinheads: "They were angry and hated everyone. They made me feel like part of a family." Entrenched in the racist underground, crime became an increasingly important part of Angela's life. Though the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing made Angela reconsider her beliefs, she knew that abandoning her Skinhead affiliates would result in retaliation.
Angela was arrested in 1998 and sentenced to six years in prison for her part in an armed robbery of a Jewish-owned store. Angela was released from prison three years early, in 2001, for good behavior and cooperation with the authorities. She has since graduated from the University of Central Florida with an M.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies. Angela routinely works as a keynote speaker, consultant, correspondent, and character educator in schools, communities, religious centers and elsewhere. She has been interviewed by the Southern Poverty Law Center, National Public Radio, and the National Resource Center for Racial Healing, among others, and has received several recognitions and awards for her dedication and support of Prejudice Reduction, Building Communities of Justice, as well as Holocaust education.
Some of Angela's recent activities and work include: delegate and panelist at the Google Summit Against Violent Extremism, held in Dublin, Ireland, in June 2011; panelist at a 9/11 related commemoration event sponsored by the Department of Homeland Securities' Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism program, held in Washington D.C. in September 2011; correspondent and character educator for LifeAfterHate.org, a non-profit dedicated to promoting basic human goodness via outreach, character education, and an online magazine; and is currently writing a memoir vis-á-vis her time inside and out of the racist underground.See Authors Posts (7) ⋅ July 5, 2011
⋅ 2 commentsWhen, several months ago, I was approached about attending the Summit Against Violent Extremism (S|A|V|E) in Dublin, Ireland, I cannot honestly say that I did not feel apprehensive or that I did not have a certain amount of trepidation in relation to what, if anything, would actually take place at said event. Who in their [...]
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Angela KingcloseAuthor: Angela King
Name: Angela King
Email: angelaking@lifeafterhate.org
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About: Growing up in South Florida, Angela King struggled with her identity. She became confused about the messages she received from her church and family on issues like sexual identity and racial stereotypes. Disenfranchised, Angela began acting out and felt welcomed for the first time by a group of racist Skinheads: "They were angry and hated everyone. They made me feel like part of a family." Entrenched in the racist underground, crime became an increasingly important part of Angela's life. Though the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing made Angela reconsider her beliefs, she knew that abandoning her Skinhead affiliates would result in retaliation.
Angela was arrested in 1998 and sentenced to six years in prison for her part in an armed robbery of a Jewish-owned store. Angela was released from prison three years early, in 2001, for good behavior and cooperation with the authorities. She has since graduated from the University of Central Florida with an M.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies. Angela routinely works as a keynote speaker, consultant, correspondent, and character educator in schools, communities, religious centers and elsewhere. She has been interviewed by the Southern Poverty Law Center, National Public Radio, and the National Resource Center for Racial Healing, among others, and has received several recognitions and awards for her dedication and support of Prejudice Reduction, Building Communities of Justice, as well as Holocaust education.
Some of Angela's recent activities and work include: delegate and panelist at the Google Summit Against Violent Extremism, held in Dublin, Ireland, in June 2011; panelist at a 9/11 related commemoration event sponsored by the Department of Homeland Securities' Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism program, held in Washington D.C. in September 2011; correspondent and character educator for LifeAfterHate.org, a non-profit dedicated to promoting basic human goodness via outreach, character education, and an online magazine; and is currently writing a memoir vis-á-vis her time inside and out of the racist underground.See Authors Posts (7) ⋅ July 2, 2011
⋅ 2 commentsIn October of 1998 I was incarcerated and placed in the Federal Detention Center in Miami, Florida. I deserved to be there and though I did not quite realize it at the time, my incarceration was my saving grace. Not only did it save the world from me, it saved me from myself. You see, [...]
They tell me when you search for answers that there are none, But when you least expect to find one it comes, It hits you, takes you in like a breath of fresh air, Awakens you like morning’s light, Or like flicking a switch, And God turns on a light, For years I‘ve been [...]
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Tamara Westfall
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Name: Tamara Westfall
Email: LAH@candidtam.com
Site: http://www.candidtam.com
About: Graduating from the Journalism Program at Columbia College Chicago on a pile of student loans and grants, Tamara Westfall intended to be a war photographer but ended up working as a Community Affairs Producer for WCIU 26, an Investigative Researcher at the Better Government Association and is currently freelancing as an Investigative Writer/Researcher in social, political, and human interests.
In the last decade Tamara worked on Emmy Nominated Cultural Documentary, Cambio De Colores, was honored by the Tribune Internship Award for outstanding investigative research, graduated with Honors and on the Dean's List from Columbia, worked on a number of Emmy Nominated programs at WCIU 26, worked on televised coverage for the 2008 Presidential Election, and has organized, volunteered for and managed several successful high publicity productions and events.
Tamara spent her childhood in flux growing up as a military brat. She's lived through 13-years of domestic violence, is a recovering foul-mouthed misanthrope, and is the first girl in her family history to complete college. She thrives on critical thinking, problem research, and exploring intolerance. She also enjoys events coordination, volunteerism, painting, and riding her bicycle in her new home town of Los Angeles.See Authors Posts (4) ⋅ June 27, 2011
⋅ 2 commentsBryon and Julie Widner – “Explaining Hate” Interview by – Tamara Westfall June 26th, 2011 “I [then] realized that I had more in common with my “Enemy” than I did with those I called brother for years.” [...]
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Tony McAleer
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Name: Tony McAleer
Email: Tony@TheNeoCompassionist.ca
Site: http://TheNeoCompassionist.ca
About: VANCOUVER, B.C.: A former associate of the White Aryan Resistance Movement (WAR), Tony McAleer served as a skinhead recruiter, proprietor of Canadian Liberty Net (a computer operated voice messaging center),, and manager of the racist rock band, "Odin's Law." Tony was found to have contravened section 13 of the Canadian Human Rights Commission that prohibits the dissemination of messages likely to expose groups to hatred by telephone. He was later jailed for contempt when he circumvented the CHRC decision by establishing a telephone message system in Washington State, in a case that went to the Supreme Court of Canada.
His love for his children led Tony on a spiritual journey of personal
transformation. Financial hardship and the harsh realities of single
parenthood brought him to a place of compassion and forgiveness for himself and for others. Tony has spent the past six years as principal of McAleer & Associates Wealth Management and traveling as a motivational speaker.See Authors Posts (2) ⋅ June 21, 2011
⋅ 4 commentsIt started with me where I think it starts for most of us: in childhood. You may see me as different from you and my story different from yours, but what I would like you to remember, as I begin, is that we have all been searching for something and trying to find ways to [...]
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