Paul K. Chappell, Peace Literacy director at the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, offers a path to achieving a more peaceful world by healing the root causes of rage, aggression and trauma.

Chappell will speak 8:30 am.-noon Saturday, June 8, in Bonaventure Hall at the Saint Barbara Parish in the Mission. The talk is free but reservations are suggested.

In his lecture called A New Peace Paradigm: Trauma, Technology, and Humanity’s Future, Chappell will share his vision for how people can use skills to cope with trauma and the human condition to become more at peace with themselves, help transform communities, and achieve a more peaceful world for all.

In addition, Father Larry Gosselin, OFM, will discuss the ties between peace literacy and the Franciscan philosophy.

Chappell is a graduate of West Point, a former amy captain and Iraq war veteran. He is also a survivor of racial, emotional, and physical trauma.

The Peace Literacy program draws from Chappell’s personal healing as well as the skills he learned in the military, transforming his survival skills and military training into skills for waging peace.

At the core of Peace Literacy is the idea that peace should be taught in schools with as much rigor as reading and math.

Peace Literacy offers the tools to deepen understanding of the human condition, including trauma and aggression, but also empathy, hope, belonging, purpose, and self-worth.

To make reservations for Chappell’s talk and for more information, including accessibility accommodations, contact Carol Warner, cwarner@napf.org or 805-965-3443.

Also, visit peaceliteracy.org. To learn about the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, go to wagingpeace.org.

— Sandy Jones for Nuclear Age Peace Foundation.