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There’ll BePeace in Texas

Apr. 7th 2010

Rita Marie Johnson is arguably one of the most successful peace advocates in the world. But you won’t see her marching in the street in protest of the war in Afghanistan or picketing outside a military base...



 

BePeace Comes to Fairfax

Apr. 7th 2010

With participants from all over the U.S., Rita Marie Johnson, the founder of the Rasur Foundation, taught the BePeace Foundations Course for the first time on the East Coast...



 

Rita Marie on Near & Far

Apr. 6th 2010

View Rita Marie's appearance on Near and Far with Richard Kemp at the Center for Media and Democracy.



 

The Happiest People

Jan. 6th 2010

Hmmm. You think it’s a coincidence? Costa Rica is one of the very few countries to have abolished its army, and it’s also arguably the happiest nation on earth...



 

Why is Costa Rica Smiling?

Dec. 15th 2009

Central to Costa Rica’s promotion of peace is the Rasur Foundation, which organized the summit and lobbied for the creation of the Ministry of Justice and Peace...




 

Costa Rica Creates Dept. of Peace

Sept. 22nd 2009

On Monday, September 14, the Costa Rican legislature passed a law [establishing a Ministry of Peace], making the department the first of its kind in Latin America and only the third in the world...



 

Peace Summit Starts Thursday

Sept. 16th 2009

“For our country, the highest accomplishment for this summit will be the adoption of peace, its internalization and its accompaniment in our daily lives.”...