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- Today is the 69th Anniversary of D-Day But We Also Remember Operation Bagration
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- Abraham Path An attempt to physically bridge the chasm between Islam, Christianity and Judaism
- Art not Hate A really interesting site about creative responses to conflict, especially artistic ones
- Benny's Blog Great site from an evangelical Christian Church of England/Episcopalian vicar old friend of mine Benny who is contesting Christian condemnation of homosexuality
- Correlates of War Project Excellent source of information on all forms of armed conflict
- Creating Reciprocity Great site about the role of empathy and reciprocity in conflict
- End of Economic Growth: Richard Heinberg Great site for information on why and how economic growth may be over; with profound implications for future conflict
- Equality Trust My old contact Richard Wilkinson’s data based site on economic inequality: an often missed vertical element in conflict
- Grist Organization I like the data driven approach of this environmental site
- Jerome Slater Really interesting Middle East expert and blogger with a mind of his own
- Josh Berer Interesting site on Arabic art by someone who has lived in the Yemen
- Move Him Into the Sun A blog devoted to World War 1 war poetry with unusual selections and critical comment. Very generative
- Natasa in Malawi I am enjoying Natasa’s (from Slovenia) coming to terms with life and working for an NGO in Malawi.
- Peace Mapping A really useful site that shows visual ways to re-frame conflict
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- Right Brain Blogger A really interesting insightful blog on creativity and its blocks. Really powerful insights that will help in conflict, especially our internal conflicts
- Roger the Surf Blog on Climate Change from a Skeptics Viewpoint This blog is a monument to Confirmation Bias in the direction of Climate Change Skepticism. That said it has a lot of reference material some peer reviewed and is therefore a useful resource if you can get past the rhetoric of one of my correspondents.
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Gallipoli Campaign: Message from Kemal Ataturk (1881-1938)
In 1934, the President of Turkey Mustafa Kemal Ataturk learned that a ship carrying relatives of fallen British, French, Australian and New Zealand soldiers, who had died in the battles at Gallipoli in Turkey, during the First World in 1915, … Continue reading
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Tagged first world war, Gallipoli, Kemal Ataturk
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Mametz Wood: Conflict Poem by Owen Sheers (1974-) and Conflict Art by Christopher Williams
Long ago I worked in Cardiff Royal Infirmary as a hospital porter. There was a ward called Mametz and I was often curious about the origin of its name. I recently came across this poem about Mametz Wood, a part … Continue reading
Posted in Conflict Art, Conflict History, Conflict Poetry
Tagged conflict art, conflict poetry, first world war, Mametz Wood
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Aftermath (1919) by Siegfried Sassoon (1886-1967): Conflict Poetry
Have you forgotten yet?… For the world’s events have rumbled on since those gagged days, Like traffic checked while at the crossing of city-ways: And the haunted gap in your mind has filled with thoughts that flow Like clouds in … Continue reading
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Tagged Aftermath, conflict poetry, first world war, Siegfried Sassoon
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Conflict Art: Paul Nash: The Menin Road
British war artist Paul Nash (1889-1946) painted this ‘Menin Road’ in 1919, from sketches he drew in 1918 while visiting the Western Front during the First World War See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Nash_(artist) This is Paul:
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Tagged 1918, conflict art, first world war, Menin Road, Paul Nash, war artist
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‘It’s a Long Way to Tipperary’: Conflict Song
In this case, a great song, accompanied by footage of the march to the slaughter: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9jRdPg_ZL8 Over 27,000 Irish men died, serving in the British Army in the First World War out of a total of 886,934 total British deaths. … Continue reading
‘Oh What a Lovely War!’ Conflict Movie
With the current focus on the recent Steven Spielberg movie ‘War Horse‘, I thought it might be appropriate to recall another film about the First World War: Richard Attenborough’s ‘Oh What a Lovely War!‘ Here are some clips: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wfIhl5mn5s&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogUJ8ZnCKmI … Continue reading
Break of Day in the Trenches: First World War Poem
A lesser known First World War Poet Continue reading
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Tagged conflict poetry, first world war, isaac rosenberg, rats
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