SEILLA ELWORTHY

Me siento mal cuando veo que se usan niños en vídeos pornográficos, cuando veo a soldados asesinar a civiles, a niñas con los genitales mutilados por sus abuelas, a políticos y altos ejecutivos adjudicarse enormes aumentos de sueldo... Me siento mal ante estos abusos de poder, y entonces siento rabia. Y sin embargo, yo tambien abuso del poder: he provocado sufrimiento y me he encogido de hombros, he ignorado las lagrimas de mi hijo, he manipulado a los demas para conseguir lo que quiero, he abandonado a hombres que me amaban... Tengo el poder de herir a los demas y lo ejerzo. Tambien siento impotencia, como cuando me enfrento con el hambre que hay en Africa, o con la intratabilidad de los generales en Serbia y Bosnia, o con la muerte de peces en rios y mares contaminados, o cuando el hombre al que amo se va con otra mujer... Entonces me siento sobrepasada y no se que hacer. Es por ello que quiero aprender a ser poderosa para dar respuesta efectiva a todo esto que presencio. Pero quiero ser poderosa de un modo que no sea abusivo. Quiero ser capaz de alzarme ante el abusador sin actuar del mismo modo que el. De ello trata este libro. Scilla Elworthy ¿Se puede ejercer el poder con integridad y responsabilidad? ¿Existe el poder benigno? ¿Es posible oponerse a la dominacion y al poder sin utilizar la fuerza, sin intensificar el conflicto? Nuestro mundo vive momentos de gran confusion, con abusos de poder por todas partes, y nosotros mismos nos sentimos impotentes para resolver esta situacion. PODER Y SEXO muestra precisamente como hacerlo: como reemplazar la distorsionada nocion masculina de poder y de dominacion por un nuevo poder interno, desarrollado firmemente a traves del cuerpo, la mente y el espiritu. Este poder esta al alcance tanto de los hombres como de las mujeres. Esta enraizado en la fuerza que da la union y equilibra las partes masculina y femenina de nuestro ser. Y ofrece a todo hombre y a toda mujer la oportunidad de experimentar el sexo y la sensualidad co

Three-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee Dr. Scilla Elworthy, a realist with 40 years experience at the sharp end of politics and conflict, presents a bold but realistic vision for the future in Pioneering the Possible. Human beings worldwide are anxious, afraid for their childrens futures, dissatisfied by their lives, but unsure what to do. Our global ecosystems and supply chains are under threat and our leaders appear to have failed us. Pioneering the Possible addresses these anxieties head-on by envisioning a future that could work for everyone, rich and poor, demonstrating with real-life examples how that future is already emerging. Pioneering the Possible tackles the deeply embedded 20th-century values that get in the way of addressing global problems, and shows how these destructive values can beand are beingreversed. We know the world is in crisis: we are spoiling our planet at such a rate that soon it may be unable to sustain human life. This crisis is in fact a vast opportunity, because a secure and satisfying future for all of humanity is perfectly possible if we make the right choices. But building such a future will require the leap in consciousness that Einstein indicated when he said, "No problem can be solved from the consciousness that created it."Pioneering the Possible investigates what this new consciousness is and takes us to meet the leaders who have learned to apply it. With profiles of individuals who exemplify transformative leadership such as Dr. Desmond Tutu and Aung San Suu Kyi, Dr. Elworthy demonstrates how anyone can develop the magnificent inner power to build their own personal contribution to the future and become a 21st-century pioneer of whats possible. The book then contrasts the value systems that underpin our current decisions with the kind of values that would enable us to make better choicesthose that could get us out of the mess were in. To envision the kind of future that is possiblea lift-off into life as it could beElworthy calls on some experienced specialists to look through their telescopes into the future, then brings in the pragmatists who know what to do in their fields, because theyve done it, tested it, and made it work. Pioneering the Possible ultimately helps you find your unique way to be useful; as Dr. Elworthy says, "to discover your mission and put it into actioninstead of worrying on the sidelinesis to find peace of mind and a heart full of love."

Ever since 9/11 its been clear we need a new approach to terrorism. In this timely and important book the authors show:* The root causes of terrorism* The links between trauma and fundamentalism* Why people become suicide bombers* Why peace processes collapse* Whether non-violence is a useful response* What can be doneClear, radical and extremely persuasive, Making Terrorism History shows why political violence is now such a major force in our world. At the same time it gives a range of practical actions that can be taken to combat it, not only by our governments but also on the ground in Iraq, Israel and Palestine, and more widely. In addition there are many simple but effective steps that we, too, can take within our local communities to make peace - not war - on terror.