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Joe
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Posted: Feb. 09 2004,12:27 |
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It's true that people aren't as connected to their local communities as they should be. But, in my experience, canvassing local shoping centers or supermarkets or just going door to door in your neighborhood can be extremely successful and rewarding.
I graduated from high school 2 years ago. But, in my last couple years in town I started to get involved in local issues. I found that just standing outside the exit from Stop and Shop and handing out flyers was a great way to engage people. It only took a few hours to go through a huge stack of flyers.
Plaster your high school too. I was surprised how many students at my school, who I thought were apathetic, were, in fact, very interested in current issues. [make sure you check your school's postering policy first and get permission from the princple if need be....I learned that one the hard way!]
As far as the content, it's true that someone else has always said it better than you can. Try going to google and searching for quotes by Martin Luther King Jr., Gandhi, Thoreau, etc.
Just doing a search for 'peace quotes' in google came up with about 1,570,000 results.
There is so much inspiration and wisdom in the struggles of the past! From Jesus to Mandela, there's got to be something in there that is relevant to your situation and can show people from middle class suburbia that peace work should be a part of their lives.
I hope this has helped.
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