capture the world’s attention – the people and the media.
peace? Women are conducting initiatives to change the world peacefully and nonviolently. Some initiatives are small grassroot operations. Some initiatives encompass the whole world. Look at these profound names: • Global Peace Initiative of Women • Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom
• Women’s Actions for New Directions (WAND) • Global Women’s Strike Who knows about the women’s peace movement or these groups? There are thousands more of these groups and thousands of initiatives for peace organized by Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) such as peace organizations, religious groups, spiritual groups, and the United Nations. Who knows about them? Many people don’t know of the work that is done in the peace movement, unless they work in the peace movement, are following politics, or get an e-mail amongst the hundreds of e-mails one gets everyday by people attempting to make them aware. The media does not cover the story adequately. What will bring attention to the peace movement? What would make it a priority? What would give it credibility? Is there anyone that doesn’t want peace? What if all the women in the world rallied at the same time, to bring attention to a single concept, “Women Say No To War?” What if, instead of a call to arms when there is a war, there is a “Call to Women” for peace? Would these actions bring awareness? Women have an incredible opportunity at their fingertips. Women are less violent than men and if women don’t want war, they could set a precedent, nonviolently, to change it. Kofi Annan, the Secretary General of the UN, said, “The future of the world depends on women.” What a profound declaration! Not many people know of this statement. How can this change? Women leaders from around the world are planning to come together to announce a Global Strategy of Nonviolence. The first phase is an awareness campaign. The plan is to attract the Media. The plans include: • MOBILIZATION of billions of women – CRITICAL MASS • One MAJOR EVENT and many following events to illustrate
• DEMANDS upon governments and societies to change
Publicity executives will be enlisted as advisors. FUNDS will be raised to pay for multi-media advertising EVERYONE, women and men, will be made aware of the initiative because the initiative is planned in every village, town, and city, in every country of the world. Through the POWER of the INTERNET, women will communicate to the world The world needs the grassroot operations and it also needs the bold, political statements! There is an organization of women called CODEPINK that submitted a petition to the White House, March 8, 2002, International Women’s Day, with over 100,000 names from people around the world saying, “WOMEN SAY NO TO WAR”. Who knows about it? CODEPINK is valiantly attempting to be visible. CODEPINK vigiled for months at the White House before the war in Iraq started. Who knows about it? On May 29th, 2002, CODEPINK began vigiling at the White House in Washington, DC. They started on Mother’s Day, May 14, 2006, and stayed there for a month. Who knows about it? On July 4th, 2002, the vigil at the White House transcended into a fast, with support and participation from prominent people, including Dick Gregory, who is well known for his fasting to attempt to stop the Vietnam War, and Cindy Sheehan. Who knows about it? Three cheers to CODEPINK HIP, HIP, HOORAY! HIP, HIP, HOORAY! HIP, HIP, HOORAY! CODEPINK asks,” Can you visualize 10's of 1000's of women surrounding Congress & refusing to leave - for a week, for 2 weeks, for a month - until Congress has voted no more war?” What if, what if women around the world would have showed their support for the women and men in Washington who are vigiling, protesting, and about to fast, by rallying at their own city hall, on July 4th, and every day afterward, under the same rallying cry? Women should be supporting the women in DC. And saying no more war. Actually, they should be saying WOMEN SAY NO TO WAR. Why? What is the difference? If we said, no more war, we have to shout it. If we say, women say no to war, we can whisper it, and it will gain attention because it says something more. It says that there is something else wrong, other than war. WHAT THIS REALLY IS, is a show of unity. Who doesn’t want peace? Isn’t there unity in this desire? How can you dispute the simplicity of it? How can you dispute the force of unity? “Almost wholly unappreciated is the magnitude of the force that will be generated by the achievement of unity, an influence ‘so powerful,’ in Baha’u’llah’s words, “that it can illuminate the whole earth.” The people that are protesting day in and day out need help! They deserve it. When they fast, the whole world should know about it! That is why world-wide initiatives are needed – to bring awareness. What if there were the largest world-wide initiative ever? What if all the women in the world rallied at the same time, to bring attention to the movement? There are those that will protest and fast. Others that will march. The masses should support the protesters. Here’s how: Follow a Global Strategy of Nonviolence.
pragmatic and reach out to the idealistic. James Carroll wrote, referring to the end of the Cold War, “it was the idealists (the democracy movements in the East, the peace movements in the West) who turned out to have perceived what was truly real.” The fasting and protesting efforts are to stop the war in Iraq, but what is needed is a far reaching request, that everyone in the world can participate in, no more war! What the world is really confronting is a concept of invincibility that men have because of the way they are socialized. Boys build their muscles. As their muscles strengthen, boys think they are better than someone that is weaker. It is a mind-set that is hard to fight. What are women really saying? What is the peace movement all about? Is it a call for paradigm change? Is it a call for world wide unity? Is it just a philosophical statement? Is it a political statement? Is it a non-violent revolution? Is it a political, philosophical statement? How do we achieve world-wide unity? PLAN Global Strategy of Nonviolence Catalyst “CALL TO WOMEN” - Guideline, Strategy GOAL WORLD-WIDE UNITY PURPOSE PEACE “FOR THE CHILDREN” MESSAGE: We want the children to see world-wide unity Declaration: MANDATE - NO MORE WAR– De-militarization OFFENSE PROACTIVE PLAN – pre-emptive DEFENSE EMERGENCY PLAN – What to do if … Phase 1 CATALYST – Non-cooperative stage METHOD MOBILIZATION OF WOMEN CREATION OF COUNCIL OF WOMEN PRO-ACTIVE - CHALLENGE WOMEN ALL OVER THE WORLD
FINANCIAL CAMPAIGN - Phase 2 NONVIOLENCE - Transition stage CONFLICT RESOLUTION DISARMAMENT – De-militarization – Nuclear Safety NONVIOLENT PEACE KEEPING FORCE Phase 3 POLITICAL INFLUENCE – Constructive stage HUMANITARIAN PROGRAMS focused on CHILDREN PRIORITIZE SPENDING PARADIGM CHANGE First you need a plan. Then a catalyst to start-up the plan. Then an awareness campaign. Then an implementation plan, then a transition plan, then a final goal. The final goal planned is programs “For the Children.” This is what must be communicated to the world. Carol bellamy said, “640 million children without adequate shelter, 400 million children without access to safe water, and 270 million children without access to basic health services. AIDS has orphaned 15 million children. During the 1990s alone, war forced 20 million children to leave their homes.” This is appalling! When the opportunity arises,
There is no leader There is no chain of command. NOW there is! There are thousands of peace org’s.
Many visionary, progressive plans(Tikkun, Soros Civil Society, Culture of Peace) It is time to Tie them all together There are many (thousands and thousands) small actions planned, a few large actions. (It’s too bad. NO ONE HEARS ABOUT THEM). It is time to Bring them attention It is time for women to become an international political force. It is a time for healing and nurturing It is a time for unity and partnership It is a time for love and compassion It is time, as Carol Bellamy, Director of UNICEF says, for the world and its leaders to “recognize their moral, social, and economic responsibility to invest in children - and to shift national resources accordingly.” |
PEACE and LOVE
How beautiful the world is when we live and work together in peace.
Global Strategy of Nonviolence
Mother Theresa said, “Peace begins with a smile.”
Welcome! A Global Strategy of Nonviolence
FOR the CHILDREN A World-Wide Unity Campaign
A Strategy to Bring Peace For the Children and Stop War
FOR the CHILDREN A World-Wide Unity Campaign
A Strategy to Bring Peace For the Children and Stop War
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| GUIDELINES In 3 years, we the people, can change the world. PLAN ALL 3 PHASES PHASE ONE: Mobilize, in every village, town, and city,in every country! Select Demands and Deadlines One year awareness campaign Starting Event Septermber 11, 2021 +23 scheduled events |
PEOPLE POWER The People must be HEARD, the Moderate Voice We want the children to see an overt exhibit of nonviolence. |
| PHASE TWO: Conflict Resolution and Disarmament PHASE THREE: Programs For the Children |
| Origination February 11, 2008 Date updated February 11, 2008 List of Updates |
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