Kathy Beckwith — It’s time to abandon war. There are alternatives.

Is using war as a means of resolving conflict an outdated premise? Is it time for us to move on from the battlefield? And if so, are there alternatives that actually work? Kathy Beckwith, local mediator, peer mediation trainer, and one of our UUFM community, will share with us her TEDx Talk titled: “It’s time to abandon war. There are alternatives.” She will note how hogs, frogs, mules, precious kids – and history – impact the topic — and how we can each be a part of bringing change.

With National Security Advisor John Bolton hard at work fanning the flames of a futile war with Iran, Kathy's points are even more frightening than they might otherwise be.  Moral issue aside, such a unilateral act of aggression by the United States will cost the lives of countless American soldiers who will have died in vain as well as Iranian civilians who will have died in defense of their country, accomplish nothing, foster an increase in the incidents of terrorist attacks on American targets both overseas and domestic.