Creating a Council of Elders for the Global Village


	Creating a Council of Elders for the Global Village

LOPix

7-18-2007 5:56 PM

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peace, poverty, elders, mandela, carter, global village

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In any village, the ultimate keepers of tradition and maintainers of peace are the elders. Using the talents of these “elder statespeople” from all over the world could carry this tradition into the “global village.”

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