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From: Jason West <jason-west@cox-internet.com>
To: Networking Partners for Peace <peaceinc@cox-internet.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 1:26 PM
Subject: [PEACE] Call for Youth Action / January 2003


> CALL FOR ACTION FROM YOUTH AGES 12-21 / Please distribute widely.
>
> "A time comes when silence is betrayal" -- Dr. Martin Luther King
>
> January 1, 2003 marked the beginning of another new year with yet another
> war looming in the hearts and minds of many. However, this new year is
also
> bringing hope in the form of a new and revitalized Youth Peace Movement.
> Young people are not just playing or flapping in the streets as some would
> have us believe. They are serious about their desire for peace and they
are
> taking action. Many young people worldwide, representing all  races,
> genders, colors, religions, denominations and faiths are making their
voices
> heard in favor of a peaceful outcome to the present United States
> Government's conflict with the Iraqi Government.
>
> Where Do You Stand?  How do you feel about this issue? How do your family,
> friends and classmates feel about it? If after doing your research into
this
> situation you find you are opposed to the possible United States and
Allied
> Forces invasion of Iraq, the Youth of PEACEIncorporated offer several
safe,
> effective and non-violent ways for you to become actively involved in the
> efforts to help stop the possible invasion before it starts and also bring
> awareness to the responsibility we all share in making our world safer and
> more peaceful for everyone.
>
> Make Your Voice Heard!  Are you 12 through 21 years of age? Do you know
> someone who is? Please read the international YouthPeace Resolution which
> establishes several points of unity among youth worldwide. If you agree
with
> it, please sign it. You might also consider downloading and printing our
> activism kit and get your school, or organization involved by collecting
> signatures from your friends and classmates as well. You will find both in
> the "Youth Action" section of the PEACEIncorporated website.
>
> Continue To Express Yourself:  PEACEIncorporated, has teamed up with Peace
> Tech to provide young people with a safe avenue of self expression in the
> "National Youth Dialog on Peace and Violence / Growing Peace Leaders. The
> dialog, intended for young people ages 5-18 will allow young people to
> express what they think, feel, and experience, to bring greater clarity
and
> meaning to their own lives as well as provide inspiration for action. The
> goal, as one teen put it, is to "increase peace and decrease violence in
the
> world." The next round of discussions run from January 13th through April
> 7th, 2003. For more information, please visit the PeaceBook website
located
> at: http://www.peacebook.com/national/index.html, or call Ina at:
> 1-888-455-5355
>
> Get Active:  Help bring awareness to the responsibility we all share in
> making our world safer and more peaceful for everyone by downloading,
> printing and displaying the "Increase Peace" flyers which adds faces
rather
> than bulls-eyes to the possible targets of the most powerful military
force
> on the face of the earth around your campus and community. Flyers are
> available for download in the "Youth Action" section of the
> PEACEIncorporated website.
>
> Activate Others:  Talk to your family, friends and classmates. Ask them
how
> they feel about this situation. Express your viewpoints. You might also
> consider obtaining permission to use the public address system at your
> school to make daily public service announcements. A short script is
> available in the "Youth Action" section of the PEACEIncorporated website.
> Or, you could even consider using your technological savvy, or creativity
> energy to create a pre-recorded announcement, video, or skit and put it on
> during assembly, teach-ins, walk-outs, rallies, etc.
>
> Network And Participate:  There are many activities planned in January,
such
> as teach-ins, walk-outs, rallies, demonstrations, protests, marches,
walks,
> runs, and rides. All are calling for a peaceful outcome to a very volatile
> situation between the United States Government and the Iraqi Government.
> Just like signatures on our resolution / petition, the more young people
get
> involved, the better the chances are of stopping the possible invasion
> before it starts. One of many excellent resources for event listings is
the
> United for Peace website located at: http://www.UnitedforPeace.org
>
> Time is of the essence. United States Military Troops are already on the
> ground and many more are moving into the Persian Gulf daily. A propaganda
> campaign has already begun using radio and e-mail transmissions. And,
flyers
> have been dropped on Iraqi Military Personnel by United States Military
> Aircraft. Many believe this to be a prelude to war. On January 27th, Hans
> Bilx, the Chief United Nations Weapons Inspector will make a full report
to
> the United Nation Security Council. On January 28th, President Bush will
> make his State of the Union Address. Many also believe President Bush will
> use the report to launch a final push for war.
>
> For the first time in history, your actions could help stop a United
States
> invasion before it starts. Your actions could also save the lives of many
> innocent men, women and children. So, what are you waiting for? Let's make
> history!
>
> PEACEIncorporated
>
> 902 West Maple Street
> Fayetteville, AR 72704
> (479) 313-3226
>
> peaceinc@cox-internet.com
> http://www.peaceinc.org
>
> "Word Peace is not something that is possible for any one individual or
> organization to achieve on their own.
> It is however something that is possible with many organizations working
> together with many individuals to achieve."
> Gretchen Elder - Co Founder, PEACEIncorporated (16 at the time)
>
>
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>
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