Fwd: A Revolution of Values for Peace & Planet

[Pat Salomon]

Spread the word please about "Peace and the Planet" conference and march to the UN in NYC 4/24- 4/26. If anyone knows of carpool space please let me know ASAP.

Pat Salomon, MD

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From: Sofia Wolman, Peace & Planet <in...@peaceandplanet.org>
To: drpatsalomon <drpats...@aol.com>
Sent: Fri, Apr 10, 2015 3:02 pm
Subject: A Revolution of Values for Peace & Planet

Pat,

On April 4, 1967, exactly one year before he was assassinated, Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. told a packed house at Riverside Church,

"A true revolution of values will lay hand on the world order and say of war, “This way of settling differences is not just.” ... A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death." -- Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break the Silence

It's with this revolution of values in mind that we look towards the Peace & Planet Mobilization as a time to gather in solidarity with one another, to engage deeply with the challenges and realities we face, and to build and strengthen the ties between our movements for nuclear abolition, racial, environmental, and economic justice, and peace.

We're very excited to announce that on Saturday, April 25, 43 workshops will be presented during the International Conference which will add wonderful discussions to the program which will begin on Friday evening. Let your networks know you'll be at the Conference by Tweeting about it!

We also hope you'll join our Thunderclap in order to build awareness about the Mobilization and increase the number of petition signatures that we'll be handing in to Ambassador Taous Feroukhi and UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Angela Kane during the Festival at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza on Sunday, April 26, calling for nuclear abolition!

Finally, some very talented artists have put together resources that organizers can use to spread the word about the Mobilization. These include downloadable flyers (pin them up in your communities and hand them out at events!) and a button you can put up on your website. We encourage you to use these!

We look forward to seeing you in New York City, or the footage from your Global Event in your local community. And, we're still looking for volunteers throughout the weekend and marshals during the March! Please sign up here!

In solidarity and peace,

 Sofia Wolman
 Disarmament Associate, American Friends Service Committee
 Cambridge, MA

P.S. Click here to read the article by Peace & Planet conveners Jackie Cabasso, Joseph Gerson, and Kevin Martin published in Truthout earlier this week, titled MLK's Call to Honor Peace, Justice and Our Planet Still Challenges Us.

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[Robyn Croke]

Thank you, Pat!!!

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