Entries by dickbernard

#1079 – Dr. Joseph Schwartzberg; Ehtasham Anwar: Videos and Papers presented at the Workable World Conference October 9&10, 2015 in Minneapolis; and Ehtasham Anwars Video Interviews of Minnesota Peacemakers, May – June 2014.

November 5, 2015 /0 Comments/in , , /by

PRENOTE from Dick Bernard: This post contains links to talks by 11 speakers at a recent conference on the United Nations system at 70; and to two videos which summarize thoughts of ten peace and justice advocates on their experiences in the United States. (Content for these is accessible in the section labeled “THE VIDEOS”, […]

#1078 – Dick Bernard: North Dakota and South Dakota in 1912. A school textbook freezes a year in time.

November 1, 2015 /0 Comments/in , , , , /by

Today, November 1, 2015, is the 365th day of North and South Dakota’s 125th anniversary as states of the U.S. Tomorrow they’re 126 – that’s a bit like having been 21, and now you’re 22. It seems a good day to remember a bit more of that good year, the 125th…. (click to enlarge all […]

#1076 – Ehtasham Anwar: Seeking an answer to a disconnect: Americans as Peaceful People; and America's International Image as Warmonger.

October 26, 2015 /0 Comments/in , , /by

PRE-NOTE to this post from Dick Bernard at end of this post. The two 25 minute videos referred to by Mr. Anwar in his last paragraph can be accessed at his Facebook page, here. See Dreamworld section. Personally, this is the most important project I feel I have ever been involved in. My hope is […]

#1075 – Dick Bernard: A Prairie Home Companion comes back home to Anoka.

October 23, 2015 /0 Comments/in , , , /by

POSTNOTE Oct. 25, 6 a.m.: Here’s last nights program at the Anoka High School Fieldhouse: Prairie Home Anoka001. You can listen to the program here. It was a phenomenal evening. More comments later today. (click to enlarge photo) * Tomorrow, tickets in hand, we’re off to see the Prairie Home Companion (PHC) – I’ve had […]

#1073 – Dick Bernard: Concert Today in St. Paul, 1 PM: "From Darkness to Light: A Journey Toward Peace & Reconciliation"

October 18, 2015 /0 Comments/in , /by

Peace is possible. Just take a look at St. Paul, Minnesota, and its Sister City, Nagasaki, Japan. (click to enlarge photo. pdf here: Civic Symphony Oct 18 15002) By chance I was at St. Paul’s Landmark Center yesterday, at the same time as the St. Paul Civic Symphony was doing its final rehearsal for this […]

#1072 – Dick Bernard: September's Song, "When the days dwindle down, to a precious few…." Don and Stan and Ted and Jessica and all of us.

October 17, 2015 /0 Comments/in , , /by

It was quite a week, including Thursday at the Minnesota Orchestra where our 87 year old friend, Don, and I, watched 92 year old Stanislaw Skrowaczewski conduct Schumanns Concerto in A Minor for Cello and Orchestra, Opus 129, and Bruckners Symphony No. 7 in E major. MN Orch Oct 15 105002. I go to concerts […]

#1071 – Dick Bernard: Getting perspective on the UN System at 70.

October 12, 2015 /0 Comments/in , , , , /by

Click to enlarge any photos. First things first: it is impossible to summarize the Workable World Conference I attended on Friday and Saturday, October 9&10, at the University of Minnesota. Here is the program booklet: Workable World Speakers Oct 9-10 2015. The entire conference, every speaker, was videotaped for later use, and later there will […]