In October 2002, Margaret Woolf joined 500 women from 60 countries gathered in Geneva, Switzerland to join forces at The Global Peace Initiative of Women Religious and Spiritual Leaders. Read her compelling account of that event On The Eve of War.

Economic Laws Clash With the Planets was the last article Dana Meadows had a chance to write in February of this year before she passed away after a brief, totally unexpected illness. As with so much of her writing, it is an unremitting challenge and invitation to us to come into alignment and balance with our planet.

Master storyteller David LaChapelle offers us Leadership and Presence and Helen's Hand speaks of the deeper qualities of leadership with a story about Helen Keller. There's a new piece from David -- Destiny and the Challenge of these Times , written for reflection after the attacks in the United States in September, 2001.

Finally, Akilu Habte, former Chancellor of the University of Addis Abada in Ethiopia, 1995 offers a short compelling challenge about the impact of Western educational norms in Africa.