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By Rebeca Fernández Societies that have been immersed in violent conflict bear an emotional mark. The sentiments of sorrow, despair, mistrust, and anger developed during the struggle are carried into peace times; accompanied by a set of conducts that help citizens both to survive and hurt others. In Guatemala, the most visible conduct stigma left by the Guerilla Wars is an ever-increasing bout of gender violence. Sixteen years have passed since the signature of a peace agreement, yet Guatemala still ranks as the 4th most violent country in Latin America, according to a 2011 World Bank Report. Most of the violence afflicts young men involved in gang activities and drug Read More »

War is shallow. War cheats humanity. And war never won us any gains. With over 7 billion hearts beating we, the world, has enough issues concerning poverty, hunger, education and human rights. Yet, we selfishly ignore these grave realities and continue to put ourselves in financial and human debt through war. We sacrifice life for power and legitimacy. We compromise morals, ethics and values of our nations to gain global strength. We destruct innocent communities and people for clout. We use hate and punishment to advance. We think we are solving problems, but in reality we are creating more. Read More »

The world is facing a crisis, a war of:  economic recession, unemployment, biased media, religious wars, and preconceptions. The root of any conflict on this planet right now is the fundamental misunderstanding of the situation as is. In international relations we have issues with neighbor countries because we lack to understand each other’s history, culture, objectives, values, religious beliefs and education standards. We are spending millions on wars for military forces and nuclear bombs Read More »