I’d like to take this time to point out that there will never be peace without freedom & justice for all. Freedom and justice are prerequisites of peace. There will never be peace so long as innocent children starve, so long as hard working people are poor, and so long as people are judged, not by the content of their character, but by arbitrary means. The below is a bulletin I just recieved on MySpace, from my friends Lucy and tat tvam asi :
It is the obligation of thinking people on this planet to weigh the implications of a future without co-existence, to ponder the underlying causes of today’s conflicts, to encourage efforts aimed at addressing these complexities and to promote similar thoughtful consideration by others.
Humanity arrives together at the beginning of this new millennium in an age where the knowledge of weapons of mass destruction is but a click away. And we live in a world where terrorism is viewed by some as a legitimate response to the perceived economic and cultural assaults they face.
Everyone… every women, every man… all people of all faiths and all races must find a way to embrace each other’s differences, and search for compromise and a way to co-exist. The alternative is an unthinkable future for our children.
With problems so complex and entwined, what can be done? The solution depends on us all, and it starts with you.
Peace.org intends to create a resource for people interested in contemplating, participating in, and contributing to sustainable peace and co-existence.
