| JULY
28, 2004 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NYC
Campaign for Department of Peace invites you
to "THE PURSUIT OF PEACE", a FREE public event
Sunday morning September 12.
Please
join the New York City chapter of the U.S. Department of Peace
campaign, and best selling author Marianne Williamson,
on Sunday, September 12, 2004 from 10am-2pm for: "The
Pursuit of Peace", the purpose of which is to
inspire and inform and to restore hope and faith in our democracy.
Join us
in proclaiming to our city, our nation, our world –
that peace is possible and in progress!
This FREE
event is located on Pier 63, the Lackawanna railroad barge
next to the Frying
Pan on the Hudson River at 23rd Street in New York City.
It will be a celebration of hope and unity, which was so evident
in the days and weeks following September 11, 2001. We hope
to build on that spirit, reclaim that global kinship and sense
of community.
The day's
activities will include music, meditation, inspirational speakers,
personal connections and a heroic opportunity for activism.
It will also be webcast live nation wide!
Framed
by the Department of Peace legislation (HR 1673), we will
educate attendees about this visionary bill as well as give
them tools to work within our democratic process. We will
also be raising funds to continue this vital work.
Scheduled
to speak, along with Marianne Williamson, is Lynn McMullen,
national campaign director for the Department of Peace as
well as U.S. Congressman Jerrold Nadler and other special
guests.
If you
live in the New York, New Jersey or Connecticut area and would
like to get directly involved please email Carol Hillson and
Kevin Fagan at peace@nyc-dop.com
or check out our website www.nyc-dop.com.
BILL
HIGHLIGHTS
The passage of this Bill is vital to the health and safety
of this nation, our world, and future generations. It offers
practical alternatives to violence at home and abroad, and
provides preventative strategies for dealing with issues before
they erupt into war.
- Create
a Cabinet-level position of Secretary of Peace
- Establish
the first US Peace Academy
- Teach
non-violence to all ages of children in our society
- Dedicate
one day a year as a National day of Peace
- Develop
new programs that relate to the societal challenges of school
violence, guns, racial or ethnic violence, violence against
gays, lesbians and other minorities, and police-community
relations disputes
- Submit
to the President recommendations for reductions in weapons
of mass destruction, and make annual reports to the President
on the sale of arms from the United States to other nations,
with analysis of the impact of such sales on the defense
of the United States and how such sales effect peace
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