life of Peace Pilgrim 1908-1981 -- enlightened saint, who walked 50,000 miles penniless for peace for 28 years: Rich Murray 2013.08.21
Mildred Norman Ryder
Legal Mediation Project
Because of contact with the Peace Pilgrim's message, lawyers who wished to find an alternative to the combative, adversarial legal system started mediation projects such as the one in Dallas, TX.
Through the local Bar Association, the Dallas Mediation Project trained 1000 attorneys as mediators for settling civil disputes.
They have been using Peace Pilgrim's principles since 1987, trying to find creative solutions and win-win-scenarios for their clients.
They say the difference between mediation and litigation is that in litigation, the dispute is resolved by somebody "dying", whereas in mediation, dispute is resolved by everybody finding a solution that they can all live with.
The project uses the Peace Pilgrim's "golden rule of resolution" as its primary teaching principle: Have it be your purpose to resolve the dispute rather than to gain an advantage.
In their first six months, with 1000 cases in Dallas County referred for mediation, approximately 80% of them settled voluntarily.
In July 2000, the Dalai Lama tried to sum up the impact of her life, for the documentary film, Peace Pilgrim: An American Sage.
He said, while holding a copy of her book:
Her motivation and activities are effective methods.
Her commitment to propagate peace through actions, the peace walk, without seeking money or fame, is wonderful.
We need such determined people everywhere, irrespective of culture, race, religion.
It doesn't matter.
We are all brothers and sisters.
Peace Pilgrim is a real peacemaker.
For more information, contact:
Friends of Peace Pilgrim
7350 Dorado Canyon Rd.
Somerset, CA 95684
Tel: <a href="tel:530-620-0333" value="+15306200333" target="_blank">530-620-0333
Rich Murray,
MA Boston University Graduate School 1967 psychology,
BS MIT 1964 history and physics,
254-A Donax Avenue, Imperial Beach, CA 91932-1918,
<a href="tel:505-819-7388" value="+15058197388" target="_blank">505-819-7388 cell,
<a href="tel:619-623-3468" value="+16196233468" target="_blank">619-623-3468 home,
Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College
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