This presentation came about as request from teachers to talk to their students about respect. The Dr. King quote provided me with an ephinay and serves as the theme of my presentation. I have given this talk to thousands of high school students since 2000, but the presentation you see here is MUCH better than the text heavy ppt I was using thanks to the creative genius of Tou Lee Yang!

1. A Guide for Promoting Peace in OUR Uncivil World

2. “ It may be that the GREATEST TRAGEDY in this period of social transition is NOT the glaring noisiness of the so called BAD PEOPLE , but the appalling silence of the so called GOOD PEOPLE ” MLK

3. what is your greatest tragedy?

4. We all have our BAD Days Accidents Happen

5. Alabama Girl New Face of Meth Addiction A friend told her meth would help her LOSE WEIGHT BAD ADVICE

6. Tragedy at Home

7. Tragedy Abroad

8. DISASTERS Natural AND Man Made

9. Columbine made us rethink schools and school safety

10. 9 / 11 made US rethink EVERYTHING

11. in this period of social transition

12. Learning to deal with life’s tragedies

13. allows Us to achieve GREAT SUCCESS

14. From the thrill of OUR beginnings

15. through thrills and challenges along OUR way

16. Source - http://www.flickr.com/photos/tatianacardeal/36956189 We should NEVER forget to have some FUN

17. Through Good Times

18. Through Tough Times

21. NOT the glaring noisiness of the so called bad people The greatest tragedy is

22. Childhood Bullies don’t go away…

24. Small Time Crime

25. BIG Time CRIMINALS

27. appalling silence of the so called good people The REAL greatest tragedy is the

29. 43.6% 2006 Voter Turnout (percent) Election Year US Voter Turnout Source: Federal Election Commission

30. http://www.flickr.com/photos/visschman/1862581604

31. http://www.flickr.com/photos/londonslr/379528615 Will you walk by without even looking?

32. http://www.flickr.com/photos/amanky/1456106068 Apathy at Home

33. http://www.flickr.com/photos/pinkhatphotography/510047229/ Apathy for the World

34. American Knowledge of the World Source: National Geographic - Roper Surveys and reported in the AP 2005

35. 30 % knew the location of countries in the news Source: National Geographic - Roper Surveys and reported in the AP 2005

36. 47 % couldn’t find India on the map Source: National Geographic - Roper Surveys and reported in the AP 2005

37. 60 % didn’t know the most fortified border in the world is located between North and South Korea Source: National Geographic - Roper Surveys and reported in the AP 2005

38. 30 % thought the most fortified border in the world is between Mexico and United States Source: National Geographic - Roper Surveys and reported in the AP 2005

39. 60 % still could NOT locate IRAQ 0n the map 3 Years, Many Deaths and Billions of Dollars later Source: National Geographic - Roper Surveys and reported in the AP 2005

40. 11 % couldn’t locate the UNITED STATES 0n the map!!! Source: National Geographic - Roper Surveys and reported in the AP 2005

41. What can WE the so called GOOD PEOPLE be DO ing ?

42. http://mommypoppins.com/ny-kids/categories/small-space-living WE CAN Help at Home

43. WE CAN Do Amazing Things

44. By Capt Kodak on Flickr WE CAN Volunteer

45. WE CAN Be Responsible

46. http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandejackson/218750711 WE CAN Be BIGGER acting as ONE

47. http://www.ohiou.edu/news/months/MARCH2000/135.HTML WE CAN benefit OUR community

48. http://www.flickr.com/photos/darinka/98393949/ WE CAN HELP those in NEED

49. WE CAN Serve

50. www.redroom.com/volunteer-match twoglobalcitizens.wordpress.com/2006/06 WE CAN connect to OUR world

51. WE ALL CAN and MUST Pay Attention, Participate and VOTE

52. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

53. We MUST start TODAY

54. A Guide for Knowing & Doing Better Promoting Peace Byron Wolt [email_address] Promoting Peace can be scheduled as a Keynote, Workshop, or Seminar