Message of Susan
Department of Peace Initiative
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Give Peace a Chance!
Stand Up!
We are living historical moment
at this point on Earth.
We have 2 winds blowing and these opposing
forces
are causing much conflict.
The side in current power causes much pain
and
destruction that is only seen
on international screens or via alternative
media
sources.
It is the time of making a choice - no sitting
on the fence here - and the time is now.
We who want to create peace must choose for it
consciously and with determination!
For to do otherwise is to sit back
and just watch destruction unfold.
Television can make war so sterile
but in reality it is painful and disheartening.
We see no reality TV coming out of Iraq, do we?
And which TV station would dare to put it
on air in the U.S.?
Do you think that if we were watching
this boy who had his whole family
bombed
to death in the middle
of the night and he who now has no hands,
we
would, any of us,
actually support this war?
We must state out loud that we want peace,
to ourselves, to our family, friends and neighbors,
as well as to our politicians. We must in
essence,
stand up for peace. By doing so, we take back
our power
and stand up for the light.
There is such a situation as divine
intervention
but there needs to be a definite decision
to support peace so that the divine can know
that it is supported in this effort
Why
should God stand up for us if we cannot even state
that we want peace or to even pray for this
choice.
We can make a choice for peace by stating it
and praying for it.
We can go to demonstrations for peace,
write
our politicians,
let the press know what we want to see
or not see on TV. It is only a telephone call,
or letter or Email away.
We can
seek out alternative sources of news,
via the
internet,
Public
radio, non-mainstream magazines
and the new satellite TV stations
such as Free Speech TV,
World
Link or Oasis TV.
And there are tons of internet sources
of alternative news articles.
Also take notice when certain journalist
are either fired, beaten or
thrown out of reporting the news.
Why should this happen if there is
supposed to be a free press.
Also be aware that some press is being
harassed, threatened or bribed.
When "reporters" ask questions with
the intension of
making a
person infavour of peace into a villain
then a little red flag should go up and
we should question the integrity of the
reporting.
Remember the old saying, "Question
Authority",
well
that should also
include, "Question the integrity of the
Press"
Also notice when a question is not answered
or skirted around and avoided by people of
authority.
This is not a person of integrity if
they are in a position of power, especially
power
over the armed forces or over the press or
other people.
We need to take back our power.
Become informed and really think about what you
want
to
support in this life. Because, if it is war against
a people who have not attacked us then it is
the creator
and your own conscious that you will have to
answer to.
Think
about the message you are sending
to the children of this world. Do you just want
them
to
attack others who they think will attack them?
When we were kids ourselves,
weren't these kind of people called bullies?
Here below is a
very important text!
This is a good
idea for all countries!
Join the Campaign to create a Department of
Peace
in the United States government!
At this critical time in US history,
righteous action is the
antidote to despair. Please participate in
lobbying
to create a U.S. Department of Peace,
sponsored in the House ofRepresentatives
by
Congressman Dennis Kucinich.
This
bill establishes
non-violence as an organizing principle of
American society,
cultivating
an array of peace-building policies and procedures.
On April
8th, this historic legislation will
be introduced for a second time; whether or
not it becomes law is dependent on whether we,
the
people of the United States, take the time
to make phone calls, lobby our Congress people,
and in other ways create the political will to
make it happen.
WHAT IT IS:
The Department of Peace focuses on individual
and group responsibilities for establishing
non-violence
as an
organizing principle in society. The Department would focus
on
non-military peaceful conflict resolutions,
prevent violence and promote justice
and democratic principles to expand human
rights.
Domestically, the Department would be
responsible
for developing policies which address issues
such as domestic violence, child abuse,
mistreatment of the elderly,
and other issues of cultural violence.
Internationally, the Department would gather
research,
analyse
foreign policy and make recommendations
to the President on how to address the root
causes of war
and
intervene before violence begins,
while improving national security,
including the protection of human rights
and the prevention and de-escalation of
unarmed and armed international conflict.
You can read the latest draft of the proposed
legislation at
www.dopcampaign.org
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
PEACE LEGISLATION
-Hold peace as an organizing principle in our
society;
-Endeavour to promote justice and democratic
principles
to expand human rights;
-Strengthen non-military means of peacemaking;
-Work to create peace, prevent violence,
divert
from armed conflict, use
field-tested programs, and develop new
structures
in non-violent intervention, mediation,
peaceful resolution of conflict, and structured
mediation of conflict;
-Address matters both domestic
and international in scope;
-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 defence of the
United States
and how
such sales effect peace;
-Encourage the development of initiatives
from local communities,
religious groups, and nongovernmental
organizations;
-Facilitate the development of peace summits
at which parties to a conflict may gather
under carefully prepared conditions to promote
non-violent communication and mutually
beneficial solutions;
-Develop new programs that relate to the
societal
challenges of school violence, guns,
racial or ethnic violence, violence against
gays and
lesbians, and police-community relations
disputes;
-Sponsor country and regional conflict
prevention
and
dispute resolution initiatives, create
special task forces, and draw on local,
regional,
and national expertise to develop plans and
programs
for addressing the root sources of conflict in
troubled areas;
-Provide for the training of all United States
personnel
who
administer post conflict reconstruction
and demobilization in war-torn societies;
-Sponsor country and regional conflict
prevention
and dispute resolution initiatives, create
special task forces,
and draw
on local, regional,
and national expertise to develop plans and
programs
for addressing the root sources of conflict in
troubled areas;
The USA initiative:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Peace
The Kucinich Legislation:
http://kucinich.house.gov/Issues/Issue/?IssueID=1564
The Canadian initiative:
http://www.departmentofpeace.ca/
The British initiative:
http://www.ministryforpeace.org/
The original idea comes from George Orwell
in his book 1984:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Peace
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Updated July 25, 2011
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