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Peace Dollars ... "In our city there are virtually no men, women or children so poor they could not afford to buy one Peace Dollar per year to help build a safer and more inclusive community." Educating Children with Images of the Earth ... "globes and posters in conjunction with self-discovery based curriculum and interactive learning tools" Montana Musician Sings about Peace and Justice for a Global Audience ... "Internet is increasingly providing a way for musicians to bypass the corporate blockade and come into direct contact with listeners" The People Speak Forum ... "universities, religious organizations, community groups, editorial writers, think-tanks, concerned citizens and local citizens participate in a public discourse on US foreign policy" Annual Meeting of NGOs at United Nations: Development But Not Peace ... "The grassroots approach was strongest from Brazil and the new administration of President Lula." Beslan: How do peacemakers keep going? ... "The attack on School Number One in Beslan, Russia killed more than 330 people, more than half of them children." Vote for Change Tour ... The artists include Dave Matthews Band, REM, Pearl Jam, Jurassic 5, The Dixie Chicks, Bonnie Raitt, John Mellencamp, James Taylor, and most importantly Bruce Springsteen. Culture of Peace and the Evolution of Consciousness ... "Participants were asked to consider a culture of peace as "the externalization of the most sacred, most honored and most universally compassionate way of life that you can imagine" Unions demand trooops come home from Iraq ... "CWA and APWU join the Service Employees International Union, the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees and the California and Maryland/D.C. federations of labor, all of which have passed resolutions" Did You Celebrate Women's Equality Day, August 26? ... Here are some excellent resources to use in celebrating the day. Remembering Hiroshima and Preventing Use of Nuclear Weapons ... "We need more discussion and education of the public on these issues. Our Committee will make literature available" Child Gun Safety: Baby Steps in a 1000-Mile Journey ... "Guns often kept for protection in private homes are 22 times more likely to be fired at a family member than at an intruder." Peace Rally in Helena, Montana ... "Just imagine the millions standing with us across the nation. With them, we are strong." 1000 Points of Hope ... "ensure that our children will see a world that is different than the one we live in today." Billboards for Peace ... "Wake Up America! Vote For a Change" A Weekend of Peaceful Protests ... "There were people there of every race, creed, age, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, and any other affiliation you can think of." International Jazz Festival Promotes Peace ... "famous American jazz musicians at the forefront of the international movement for a culture of peace and non-violence." Marching Past the Republican Convention ... "everyone had a message to send." Europe to Monitor the US Election ... "To show how important they can be, election observers played an important role in the recent elections in Venezuela." Working for Pax 2100 ... "We have come to the consensus that the major religions have so much more in common than ways in which they differ." The Parliament of the World's Religions (Barcelona, Spain) ... "We gathered to address 'Overcoming Religiously Motivated Violence'" The World's Homeless Children: The Invisible Poor ... "We have not inherited this world from our forefathers, we have borrowed it from our children." Creating Harmony in the World: Working through Our Faiths in Dialogue ... "panels of religious leaders from the various Faiths, including Christian, Islamic, Jewish, Bahai and Buddhist" Media That Matters ... "pick up a camera, vote, take action, and collaborate for media reform." Olympic Opening Ceremonies ... "Is America Hated in Europe?" A Peace Vigil on the Town Green ... "young men in a pickup gave us the thumbs up and yelled out 'I'd go to Canada before I'd go to Iraq!'" Using Technology for Peace ... "refugees from Africa, Afghanistan, Iraq and other countries could see, through producing their stories, that they were not alone with their problems." |
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