Coalition For World Peace







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Coalition For
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The Coalition For World Peace has adopted the following Points Of Unity. Any organization that agrees to these Points is welcome and requested to join our effort for Peace. Please contact the Coalition to join, coordinate or to get this Coalition's endndorsement of actions of your own.
World Peace - No US War Drive No More Innocent Victims Stand Up For The Civil Rights of Arab-Americans and Muslims Anti-Arab Racism is Un-American Billions For Victim's Needs and For Social Services - Not War Our Civil Liberties and Democratic Rights Must Not Be Sacrificed To War MAY PEACE PREVAIL ON EARTH

Visits since September 19th, 2001

This Site exists because there is another way to respond to Terrorism. War is not the answer, it is war and violence that have brought this crisis to the dangereous abyss we face. We as citizens of the most powerful nation on earth, possesed of Democratic rights and responsibilities, have a duty to prevent the escalation of violence underway and its inevitable result — more innocent lives lost, loss of civil liberties that define us as a nation and the unleashing of violent racism in our land.

What You Can Do Right Now:

Download and print flyers to disrtribute to your friends. This site has several flyers currently available.

See Download and Distribute for a full list. Of immediate interest are these two: a 2-sided Acrobat .pdf called War Is Not The Answer. The second side of this flyer has a schedule of upcoming events in the LA area for Peace and Justice.

The second flyer is called Peace Is Patriotic and has the same Peace schedule on the second side.

Call For Compassion,
Peace and Justice — Sept 12, 2001

In the wake of Tuesday, September 11th's tragedy, let us unite to express our need and desire for peace. Our compassion for innocent lives lost fills us with grief. We are hurt and we want our community to come together so that we can heal.

We urge our fellow citizens and national leaders to show the world our capacity for reflection, a reasoned response and restraint. We believe that in a world of violence, no one is safe. While the people responsible for September 11th's atrocities must be brought to justice, justice and revenge are not synonymous. Vengeance breeds vengeance, it is un-American to single out and punish any group of people for the murderous acts of a few individuals. Prejudice only escalates the spiral of hatred that leads to these brutal attacks. If there is any hope for us to create a world where peace prevails, we must each face the challenge that this moment presents us. This is our call Americans to practice compassion in the face of vengeance. Let us take hope and inspiration from the selfless heroism and community spirit we have seen in the streets of New York and all across the nation and the world.

As members of the global human rights community, we pledge to redouble our efforts to build bridges of love, respect and understanding around the world. As we stand on the brink of disaster beyond imagination, we call on each other to bring an end to violence everywhere and create a future of peace and justice for all humanity. We are one planet, and peace can only reign where justice lives.

signed,

Coalition For World Peace

Endorsing members as of September 16, 2001 (partial list)

Acting In Solidarity With The Afghan People (ASAP)

Buddhist Peace Fellowship - Los Angeles

Caltech Progressive Coalition

Center For The Advancement Of Nonviolence

Clergy and Laity United For Economic Justice (CLUE)

Coastal Convergence Society

Committee In Solidarity With The People Of El Salvador (CISPES) - LA

Fellowship Of Reconciliation

National Lawyers Guild-Los Angeles

Office Of The Americas