September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows Quarterly Newsletter - Volume 10 Spring 2006
Dear Friends,
As the fifth anniversary of September 11th draws closer, Peaceful Tomorrows continues to call attention to the human cost of terrorism, violence and war. Learn more about our major organizing event to establish a cooperative global network for peace, planned for the week leading up to September 11th, 2006. Also, read about our participation in the powerful Eyes Wide Open display on the National Mall in Washington, DC in May. Peaceful Tomorrows members continue to travel the world spreading our message that the cycle of violence can and must be broken--read reports from recent travels to Italy and Japan.
Thank you--
David and Nabil
The staff of Peaceful Tomorrows
Establishing a Cooperative Global Network for Peace
Peaceful Tomorrows will bring together at least 30 members of organizations comprised of those who have lost family members in armed conflicts from at least 20 countries. The event would build upon initial planning carried out with eighteen international advisors who met in Bologna, Italy in September 2005. Our organizing event will begin on September 5, 2006 with a three-day private gathering at the Garrison Insitute, north of New York City. It will continue with public sessions in New York City on September 8-11, including a celebratory event at Cathedral of St. John the Divine, and panels at other locations around the city. Read More
Silence of the Dead, Voices of the Living
In March, 2005 Eyes Wide Open (EWO), a project of the American Friends Service Committee, was travelling to San Francisco. The exhibit consisted of 1,525 boots tagged with the name, age, rank and home state of every soldier killed in the Iraq war. At the same time, the toll incurred by Iraqi civilians was represented by a relatively small number of unmarked shoes. Peaceful Tomorrows decided to join with the AFSC in increasing the size of the civilian shoe display in an effort to more accurately represent the true human cost of the war for the people of Iraq. Read More
Please support Peaceful Tomorrows!
Peaceful Tomorrows is a project of the Tides Center, a 501c3 non-profit organization. We receive no money from 9/11 disbursements or charities, and depend entirely on individual and foundation grants to continue our work. Please support Peaceful Tomorrows with a one time or recurring tax-deductible contribution.
If you'd like, you can buy a copy of our new DVD, Beyond Retribution, taped in Oklahoma City on the 10th anniversary of the Murrah Federal Building bombing. You can view streaming video and order here. Thank you for your support, and please spread the word about our organization!
--September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows
In This Issue:
1. Peaceful Tomorrows in Washington, DC: Silence of the Dead, Voices of the Living
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2. PT member John Titus goes to Italy to Meet with Peacemakers and Students
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3. PT member Talat Hamdani goes to Japan to Address the New Japan's Women's Association (Shinfujin)
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4. Join Peaceful Tomorrows in Signing the Declaration of Peace
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