[CitizensTruth] World March for Peace and Nonviolence

[Daniel Stafford]

Jean Hudon wrote:

> Dear Meria

>

> What a truly wonderful initiative!! Thanks a LOT for bringing this to 

> my attention. I'm sending in a separate email the endorsement form and 

> heartily support this on behalf of the Earth Rainbow Network. I'm also 

> going to network the following on this in my next compilation 

> (reaching over 3100+ subscribers worldwide - you included - and I'm 

> glad to see you are still on it Meria!) and will also send it 

> separately to the Planetary Awakening Network list as well as to the 

> Focus Group list so as to reach the maximum number of people. And I'm 

> immediately Bccing this to some individuals who may help bring more 

> attention to this most excellent and timely initiative.

>

> If there is anything else I can do, feel free to ask and please do 

> send me all future updates related to this World March for Peace and 

> Nonviolence so I may continue to keep everyone updated on this.

>

> Also if you see from time to time other material which you feel I 

> should network in my compilations, please feel free to send it to me - 

> as a separate post if you can please not through adding me to your 

> regular e-list as I'm as always swamped with far too many emails to 

> process and stuff to do than I materially have time to do. ;-)

>

> I send a big hug your way Meria ......

>

> Jean

>

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>

> A WONDERFUL PEACE INITIATIVE WE ALL NEED TO FULLY GET BEHIND!

>

> Date: 21 Mar 2009

> From: Meria (meria at globalstrategyofnonviolence.org)

> Subject: World March for Peace and Nonviolence Oct. 2, 2009 to Jan. 

> 02, 2010 - A Call for Global Unity

>

> ANNOUNCING - An incredible opportunity for world unity! 

> A new initiative was announced in December, 2008, called the WORLD 

> MARCH for Peace and Nonviolence (WM), by World Without Wars. The WM is 

> much more than a march.  It is an illustration of Global Unity and the 

> whole world is participating!  This is a request for an endorsement of 

> the WM.

>

> The WM is a three month global initiative designed to bring awareness 

> of the desire for nonviolence and to renounce war, disarm, de-nuke, 

> and stop violence.  The WM states that the people in each country will 

> exert "continuous pressure" to influence their own governments to 

> change their ways and lay down the sword.  Please see the links below.

>

> The WM is much more than just a march. The WM is:

>

> - A Movement illustrating "Unity"

> - A People Movement - A Reaching Out with the OLIVE BRANCH

> - A Method of Attaining "Critical Mass" and Creating "Political Clout."

>

> The world has an incredible opportunity.  President Obama has taken an 

> extraordinary step of diplomacy that can be utilized by the world, 

> given the right circumstances.  On January 27th, President Obama 

> announced to the Islamic countries that "Americans are not your 

> enemy."  What a beautiful reaching out with the Olive Branch. This is 

> a wonderful step, however, President Obama cannot change the world 

> alone.  He needs the people. The path the WM is paving could be 

> "extraordinary."  It will need a lot of support and a strong 

> follow-up!  This is a perfect time for "people" to stand up, speak 

> out, and reach out to others with the OLIVE BRANCH.  The key is 

> "education" and illustration of nonviolence, "For the Children."

>

> Please send me notification of your participation.  I look forward to 

> hearing from you.  Please tell your constituencies!

>

> Peace and Love,

> Meria Heller, Meria at GlobalStrategyofNonviolence.org

> meria at meria.net

> http://www.GSofNV.org

>

> "If a person with black hair sees a person with red hair, he or she 

> sees someone different, but, if a person with black hair sees a child 

> with red hair, he or she sees a child."

>

> - Adil Najam, Boston University, International Relations.

>        

> PROMO VIDEO (in Spanish with English subtitles) (*excellent)

> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qT1G7KWIOKo

>

> LAUNCH of WM VIDEO

> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vshv3K9D--0

>

> U.S. site

> http://www.worldmarchusa.net/World_March_USA/Welcome.html

>

> Canada site

> http://www.worldmarch.ca/

>

> French site

> http://www.worldmarch.info

>

> ---

>

> Note from Jean: Look at this impressive list of selected American 

> individual endorsements of the World March for Peace & Nonviolence

> http://www.worldmarchusa.net/World_March_USA/US_Endorsements.html

>

> If you and/or your organization wish to also endorse this World March, 

> please email Meria <meria at globalstrategyofnonviolence.org> or Dennis 

> Redmond <info at worldmarchusa.net> and ask for their Endorsement Form. 

> I've endorsed it on behalf of the Earth Rainbow Network.

>

> Many individuals and organizations 

> <http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=fr&q=%22World+march+for+Peace+and+Nonviolence&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8> 

> are helping to promote this vital initiative. Here is how it was 

> presented in the quarterly newsletter called "Many to Many" published 

> by Operation Peace Through Unity 

> <http://www.peacethroughunity.info/manytomany.html> and whose current 

> issue is available HERE 

> <http://www.peacethroughunity.info/downloads/2009-v107-many_to_many-web.pdf>.

>

> *World march for Peace and Nonviolence - 2 October 2009 to 2 January 2010*

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>

> The World March for Peace and Nonviolence will journey through 

> countries and territories of the Oceania and East Asia, Continental 

> Asia, Europe, Africa, America, and Antarctica. The March will be 

> officially launched in Wellington, New Zealand, on the 2nd of October 

> 2009, the anniversary of Gandhi's birthday, which was declared by the 

> UN as "The International Day of Non-Violence".* From there it will be 

> traveling for three month, passing through 'all climates and seasons, 

> from the hot summer of the tropics and the deserts, to the winter of 

> Siberia', and conclude in the Andes on the 2nd of January 2010 - the 

> last year of the decade, dedicated to a Culture of Peace and 

> Non-violence for the Children of the World.

>

> The March was initiated by the international organization "World 

> Without War", which explains that eliminating wars and violence will 

> mean "leaving human pre-history behind and taking a giant step forward 

> in the evolution of our species". The World March will be created and 

> shaped by every participant, and  is open to any person, organization, 

> collective group, political party, business etc. that share the same 

> vision and aspiration.

>

> Every city that the March visits will be preparing forums, meetings, 

> festivals, conferences and events, and in New Zealand different towns 

> and townships outside Wellington are already planning and preparing 

> their particular contributions to the international launch, which will 

> also be their response to the World Without War's clarion call: "Join 

> a multitude of others in sending a clear signal, and your voice will 

> have to be heard!"

> For further details and information on how you can participate see 

> http://www.marchamundial.org/

>

> * The International Day of Non-Violence was established in accordance 

> with GA resolution A/RES/61/271, 15 June 2007, as an occasion to 

> 'disseminate the message of non-violence, including through education 

> and public awareness'. The resolution reaffirms 'the universal 

> relevance of the principle of non-violence' and the desire 'to secure 

> a culture of peace, tolerance, understanding and non-violence'. 

> http://www.un.org/events/nonviolence/2008/

>

> ---

>

> Related initiatives:

>

> Global 

> Zero                                                                                                                                      

>

>

> The Global Zero initiative, launched in Paris in December 2008 by 100 

> political, military, business, faith and civic leaders from across 

> political lines, is in the process of developing a step by step policy 

> plan to reach the aim of zero nuclear weapons. Among the key steps in 

> this policy are:

>

> - deep reductions to Russian-U.S arsenals, which comprise 96 per cent 

> of the world's 27,000 nuclear weapons;

>

> - Russia and the United States, joined by other nuclear weapons 

> states, cutting arsenals to zero is phased and verified reductions;

>

> - Establishing verification systems and international management of 

> the fuel cycle to prevent future development of nuclear weapons.

>

> Global Zero is preparing for a World Summit in early 2010 through a 

> series of meetings and events, and is also inviting citizens and 

> leaders around the world, who are endorsing the goal of Global Zero, 

> to sign a Declaration with the following text:

>

> "WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, believe that to protect our children, our 

> grandchildren and our civilization from the threat of nuclear 

> catastrophe, we must eliminate all nuclear weapons globally. We 

> therefore commit to working for a legally binding verifiable 

> agreement, including all nations, to eliminate nuclear weapons by a 

> date certain."

>

> Please sign this declaration at 

> http://www.globalzero.org/en/sign-declaration

>

> ---

>

> The Asia-Pacific Freeze Campaign

>

> A Call for a Safer, Greener Future

>

> The aim of this campaign is to freeze and then reduce the military 

> spending of the United States, Japan, China, Russia, South Korea, and 

> North Korea. Accounting for more than 65 per cent of the global 

> military spending, these countries are also contributing to the 

> escalation in global military spending, which has increased by 45 per 

> cent over the last decade. The world's precious resources are being 

> wasted in preparing for war as the world is facing unprecedented 

> social, economic and climate crises. But without public pressure 

> governments are not likely to change their ways. The Asia-Pacific 

> Freeze would not only play an essential role in defusing tensions on 

> the Korean peninsula; by cooperating on reducing military spending, 

> these six countries could help turn Northeast Asia into a model of 

> peace and sustainable development.

>

> The campaign, coordinated by the Institute for Policy Studies (founded 

> in Washington 1963) on behalf of peace activists and scholars in the 

> above mentioned countries, is calling on people and groups to sign 

> their Call to Action, saying that "As individual countries and as an 

> international community, we have a choice. We can continue on a 

> dangerous path seeking ever-elusive "security" through military might. 

> Or we can choose to address the pressing problems facing us all - 

> global economic crisis, climate change, nuclear proliferation - by no 

> longer wasting our precious resources on preparations for war".

>

> The Call to Action and further information can be read at: 

> http://www.fpif.org/fpiftxt/5852

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