Rita Marie Johnson is an international peacemaker and the founder of Rasur Foundation International, which has trained citizens in the United States, Costa Rica and several other countries to teach the BePeace practice she created. A BePeace course will be offered by Rita Marie Johnson to the Ames community in 2013. For further information on her work, see www.rasurinternational.org or call 817-653-7836.
Ursula Ruedenberg is KHOI’s interim volunteer project manager and Chair of the Board. She has worked in Community Radio since 2000. She is Pacifica Radio Network’s Affiliate Coordinator and works with approximately 200 rasio station in North America and Europe. Ursula grew up in Ames.
[Biographical information provided by Heather Withers.]
Ursula Ruedenberg is KHOI’s interim volunteer project manager and Chair of the Board. She has worked in Community Radio since 2000. She is Pacifica Radio Network’s Affiliate Coordinator and works with approximately 200 rasio station in North America and Europe. Ursula grew up in Ames.
[Biographical information provided by Heather Withers.]
Ursula Ruedenberg is KHOI’s interim volunteer project manager and chair of the board. She has worked in Community Radio since 2000. She is Pacifica Radio Network’s affiliate coordinator and works with approximately 200 radio stations in North America and Europe. Ursula grew up in Ames.
Linda Voit lived in Ames from Dec. 2002 to early 2012. She was one of the founding members of the team for 11 Days of Global Unity in Ames, and enjoyed working with local contributors of 11 Days articles each year. Work has taken her back to her native state of Wisconsin, but she treasures the time she had in Ames, particularly the time she spent with Third Stanza poetry group (including their 11 Days readings) and with the 11 Days Team, and she is honored to be able to contribute to the collection of articles for 2012.
Jeff Benson grew up in Ames and has raised a family in Ames. He has lived and worked in 11 different neighborhoods. As a landscape architect and planner for over 30 years, Jeff has helped improve projects, neighborhoods and communities all over Iowa. Jeff is currently a Planner and Neighborhood Liaison with the City of Ames.
[Biographical information provided by Heather Withers.]
Jeff Benson grew up in Ames and has raised a family in Ames. He has lived and worked in 11 different neighborhoods. As a landscape architect and planner for over 30 years, Jeff has helped improve projects, neighborhoods and communities all over Iowa. Jeff is currently a planner and neighborhood liaison with the City of Ames.
[Biographical information provided by Heather Withers.]
Today's article is written by Dorothy J. Maver, Ph.D., President, National Peace Academy, USA; Executive Director, River Phoenix Center for Peacebuilding; coordinator of Push4Peace.org in support of the INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE 2012: SUSTAINABLE PEACE FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE; and a founder of the Global Alliance for Ministries and Infrastructures for Peace.
[Biographical information provided by Heather Withers.]