I've been very fortunate to have had the opportunity to do a diverse multitude of things in my life. I'm a life long musician, play 7 instruments, [half/ass] Orchestrator of 9 instruments, music teacher, writer, composer and artistic expressionist. Founder of 2 International Organizations and 1 National Organization in the search of progress and development in the human fields. Learning freak and reader/writer. Semi-retired, open minded, compassionate, passionate advocate/activist for 'all' life on planet earth. Love BBQs, pool parties with friends and family. Boating, skiing, trips both local and abroad. Love the smell of a campfire but hate setting up tents...etc. Not into "roughing" it anymore but love seeing nature. 35 years in Human Behavior [Psychology] bio-chemistry, Brain. Looking for unconditional friends!
BIO:
Current country of residence: USA
Current job or Organization:
Founder, Chief Executive Director of Eyes Wide Open International
Personal or organizational website:
http://eyeswideopenint.spaces.live.com/
http://ewoi.spaces.live.com/
Favorite websites in the field?
http://ewointl.spaces.live.com/
http://www.thepeacealliance.org/
http://www.amnesty.org/
Primary sectoral areas of expertise:
Civil Society, Development, Diplomacy, Education, Health, Information and Communication Technology, Humanitarian Relief, Organizational Development, Psychosocial
Primary skills areas:
Advocacy, Communication, Evaluation, Information Technology, Program Administration, Program Implementation, Research, Training
Areas of research:
Government Policies, Social Development, Research, Health, Education, Law,
Quotes:
"Remember that now, as it has been at every point in our nation's history, if it were not for the dedication of the few, the vast majority of us would not enjoy the rights and freedoms we do"
"I care not much for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it." ~Abraham Lincoln
"For as long as man continues to be the ruthless destroyer of lower living beings, he will never know health or peace. For as long as men massacre animals, they will kill each other. Indeed he who sows the seeds of murder and pain cannot reap joy and love." Pythagoras
(circa 582-507 BC)
Oxy-Moron
Today, many people see the violence and torture done for their palates as absolutely acceptable: Human and Animal exploitation is the norm, despite the contradictions inherent in it. Given how overwhelmingly strong the societal currents run against treating Humans/Animals as anything more than commodities and property, the kind of change we need will require more than violence, more than property destruction, and certainly more than a re-creation of the exploitative dynamics that got us here to begin with. If we are to ever win or advance, we must do so by changing the social relations that are at the heart of the problems we face. If we re-create those damaging social relations by relying on the dominance and oppression of violence, we are essentially doing nothing but deepening the problems that exist, and more often than not, claiming to be the fighters of "life" .
In short, we can’t force people to make decisions about morality while they’re staring down the barrel of a gun (or on the receiving end of a bomb). We have to do the hard and often inglorious work of creating a broad-based social movement that will call into question the Humanitarian/Speciesist dynamics that underlie our social and cultural norms or traditions. Bombs or guns or violence or completely shameless attention whoring cannot achieve this, ever. To attempt to control behavior through force, whether it be singular or societal, has never worked and never will.
Ron Goodman, Founder-Chief Executive Director, Eyes Wide Open International
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