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Imagine, millions of people creating peace through hundreds of thousands of events around the world on a shared day, September 21st, The International Day of Peace.
Visit www.internationaldayofpeace.org and start planning your community's event for September 21, 2009. More to come, stay tuned.
"In the course of human and earthly events, the magnitude of human's conquest of nature has wreaked havoc on the social, cultural, economic and environmental aspects of life so much so that the natural desire to live necessitates a complete, conscious transformation of paradigm and action for the harmonious advencement of the planetary good." Spoken word intro to "RISE: Revisited" ~ From the Synthesis Declaration of Interdependence, written by Lindsay Rose Arnold.
The following is a list of organizations that are working diligently towards a "conscious transformation of paradigm." Please browse through and become part of the movement to transform the world as we know it, to a planet where the principles of peace, love and respect are our global society's guiding principles.
International Day of Peace
www.internationaldayofpeace.org
Pathways to Peace
www.pathwaystopeace.org
Sulha
(The Middle East Reconciliation Movement) www.sulha.com
Jerusalem Peacemakers
(Peace in the Middle East through Interfaith Dialogue) www.jerusalempeacemakers.org
The United Religions Initiative
www.uri.org
The One Campaign
(Calling for an End to Global Poverty) www.one.org
The Color of Change
(In Response to Hurricane Katrina) www.colorofchange.org
Habitat for Humanity
(Building Homes for the Homeless) www.habitatforhumanity.org
Amnesty International
(Global Social Action) www.amnestyUSA.org
Water is More Precious than Gold
(Supporting Clean Water on the US's West Coast) www.purewater.org
Greenpeace
(World Environmental and Social Justice Initiative) www.greenpeace.org
The Organic Consumers Association
(Raising Awareness of the Importance of Living Organically) www.organicconsumers.com
Synthesis
(Student Youth Movement) www.synthesisriseup.org
Doctors without Borders
(International Volunteer Medical Assistance) www.doctorswithoutborders.org
American Friends Service Comittee
(The Quakers) www.asfc.org
Oceana
(Calling for Clean Oceans) www.oceana.org
The Circle of Life Foundation
(Environmenal Awareness) www.circleoflife.org
American Jewish World Service
(Jewish Volunteer Relief Organization) www.ajws.org
The National Interfaith Alliance
(Creating Dialogue between Religions) www.interfaithalliance.org
The World Peace Sanctuary
(Promoting Peace on Earth) www.worldpeace.org
Stop Global Warming
(Virtual March on Washington) www.stopglobalwarming.org
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
(Animal Rights Organization)
www.peta.com
The Envirolink Network
(Networking Various Environmental Groups) www.envirolink.org
Please send a message if you would like to add an organization to this list...thanks for getting involved!!!!!
Special thanks to visionary artist Josephine Wall for the painting (opposite), entitled Millenium Tree.
Ms. Wall writes,
"As mankind emerges from the mists of time to enter a new millennium, hope abounds that all nations will be united in friendship and love will encircle our fragile and incredibly complex world."
For the full image and to view her gallery, please visit www.josephinewall.com
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