For over a dozen years, Applied Ethics, Inc. (AE) has been active in Afghanistan through our Pax Populi people-to-people peacebuilding program. Never have we seen anything so dire as what has unfolded since the Taliban takeover in August. Fearing that our work in Afghanistan could put our partners, friends, and Read more…
Applied Ethics was founded in response to the reality of numerous major problems facing contemporary society, including war and systematic violence, global warming, extreme poverty, and the suffering cause by widespread and severe diseases and infirmities. While many people might look at these and see problems of engineering or economics, Read more…
Applied Ethics, Inc. was created as an organization dedicated to respond to the significant problems of contemporary society in ways that were ethically sound and practically applicable. Among the many major social issues, none struck us as more important than the dangers posed by conflict and war, and the need Read more…
As 2011 draws to an end, this is a good time to reflect on some of Applied Ethics’ accomplishments during the year. We are very proud of Shogofa, the Afghan student brought to study in the US by Applied Ethics/Pax Populi, who has just completed her third semester at Salem Read more…
During the spring of 2011, Applied Ethics’ Pax Populi program made some significant strides. Here is a quick review. On April 30, 2011 a major Pax Populi event took place in Marblehead, MA, called, “Surviving the Taliban and Finding a New Way Forward,†featuring Pulitzer Prize winning New York Times Read more…
Pax Populi remains the heart of Applied Ethics’ work and it continues to progress at a good pace. We believe that 2011 will be an important year in this program. The most notable accomplishment has been the success in bringing our first Afghan student to study in the USA through Read more…
On September 3rd, Shogofa, the first Afghan student in Applied Ethics’ Pax Populi Educational Outreach program, walked through the gates at Boston’s Logan International Airport and into the warm welcome of her host parents, Paul and Claire, and the executive director of Applied Ethics, Inc., Bob McNulty. On a deeper Read more…
Three days ago Shogofa was given her visa to come to America to advance her education. We encountered many challenges and some setbacks, but in the end, our Pax Populi Educational Outreach succeeded in crossing an important milestone. Shogofa should be coming to America during the first week of September; Read more…
The goal of Applied Ethics’ Pax Populi Educational Outreach (PEO) program is to create opportunities for some young adults living in conflict zones — Afghanistan in particular — to advance their education through studies in the United States. We believe that one important way to help Afghans to bring peace Read more…