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Henry Ossian Flipper, John Green

Detroit Area Peace and Justice Groups

Image and text from tin about the life of Henry Ossian Flipper, the first African American man to attend West Point.

Come And Join Us Brothers, John Green

Detroit Area Peace and Justice Groups

Image and text from tin about the recruitment of African American soldiers to fight in the American civil war.

Cake Walk, John Green

Detroit Area Peace and Justice Groups

Image of tin and accompanying text about the Cake walk, a traditional dance historically attributed to African Americans in the 19th century.

Citizens For Peace Minutes 03-12-08, Linda J. Lieder

Citizens for Peace

The film “Building a World Beyond War: A Roadmap for Citizens” was viewed by the group. It is meant to inspire us to look more deeply at shared assumptions that must shift in order for us to accept differences and adopt practical, nonviolent alternatives to war. The film also presents hopeful examples of effective strategies that result in safety and security for all the world’s people. The Mission: Beyond War is a community of people from around the world who are committed to ending the use of warfare in this century. They explore, model and promote practical ways of resolving …

Citizens For Peace Minutes 02-12-08, Linda J. Lieder

Citizens for Peace

Kathy led the group in a short meditation. She asked that we: “Accept ourselves in the present moment, just the way we are. Then we can experience that flame of love within us. Then we are able to extend love and blessings to others. Celebrate what makes us unique. Embrace all of it. Honor yourself. Do not judge yourself. Through awareness we will do things differently, if need be. Let go of the past. Feel your heart expanding. Let go of that which does not serve you. As you inhale, think: I accept myself completely. As you exhale, think: I …

Ralph Bunche, Champion Of Human Dignity And Peace, 1903-1971

Detroit Area Peace and Justice Groups

Poster of Ralph Bunche with a phrase from his 1950 Nobel Peace Prize speech: "To suggest that war can prevent war is a base play on words and a despicable form of warmongering." The poster is undated.

International Black Nobel Prize Winners

Detroit Area Peace and Justice Groups

Digital image of poster depicting Black Nobel prize winners. The poster was produced by the Historical Research Repository and has a 2007 date. Depicted on the poster are: Ralph Johnson Bunche, Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., Toni Morrison, Albert John Luthuli, Bishop Desmond Mpilo Tutu, Nelson Rolhilahla Mandela, Sir William Arthur Lewis, Derek Walcott, Wangari Maathai, Wole Soyinka and Kofi Atta Annan.

International Black Nobel Prize Winners

Detroit Area Peace and Justice Groups

Digital image of poster depicting Black Nobel prize winners. The poster was produced by the Historical Research Repository and has a 1993 date. Depicted on the poster are: Ralph Johnson Bunche, Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., Toni Morrison, Albert John Luthuli, Bishop Desmond Mpilo Tutu, Sir William Arthur Lewis, Derek Walcott and Wole Soyinka.

Citizens For Peace Minutes 01-08-08, Linda J. Lieder

Citizens for Peace

Rudy Simons serves on the Board of the Michigan Coalition for Human Rights. He traveled to Iran, for two weeks in March of 2007, with 23 Americans from all over the United States. They were members of the Fellowship for Reconciliation (FFR), an International group, established in 1914, based in New York. FFR is one of the few groups granted visas to Iran. The group, comprised of 14 women and 9 men, studied and read about Iran for months prior to the trip. As there are no American flights to Iran, the group flew in from London. They were provided …

Citizens For Peace Activities And Accomplishments 2003 - 2007, Ann Abdoo

Citizens for Peace

No abstract provided.

Citizens For Peace Minutes 12-11-07, Linda J. Lieder

Citizens for Peace

We were pleased to welcome Loretta Johnson, from the Michigan Peace Team, who was with us to discuss her experiences in the Middle East. She presented a slid show depicting several areas she visited during her two peace-keeping visits. She thought it appropriate to start with the city of Bethlehem – the city of Peace. She said the problem today, is that the wall being built by the Israeli’s is being built well within the Palestinian areas, as a way to separate villages and capture more land. As a result, it is very hard for the Palestinian’s to lead the …

Citizens For Peace Minutes 11-13-07, Linda J. Lieder

Citizens for Peace

The 4th Anniversary meeting of the Citizens for Peace opened at 7:00 pm with a welcome by President, Colleen Mills. She introduced Yusif Barakat, who led the group in a Native American Blessing: Prayer of the Six Directions. The many members and visitors then enjoyed a fabulous International themed buffet, with delicious dishes made by members. After enjoying the diverse selection of foods, Colleen shared a DVD clip of the Live Earth concert featuring Melissa Etheridge singing a very inspiring song – “Imagine That”.

Citizens For Peace Minutes 10-09-07, Linda J. Lieder

Citizens for Peace

The Peace Speakers group, comprised of members of the Citizens for Peace, is here to speak about the Department of Peace and Nonviolence legislation. They have been working on this presentation for the past few months, studying the Bill, and gathering statistics.

Citizens For Peace Minutes 09-11-07, Linda J. Lieder

Citizens for Peace

Remembering 9/11 and transforming ourselves from fear to love. Members shared inspirational readings that included messages of Forgiveness, Cooperation and Gratefulness. Also included in the inspirational readings were quotes from Daisaku Ikeda, Dag Hammarskjold, Mother Theresa, Kabir Helminski, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswamil, the Prayer of St. Francis and an Interfaith Statement delivered to every Congressional Office and to the White House on Sept. 20th, 2001

Citizens For Peace Minutes 08-08-07, Linda J. Lieder

Citizens for Peace

After a brief break for refreshments, the group watched the movie, The Reluctant Prophet, by Fr. George Zabelka. This 1988 documentary explores Zabelka’s trips to Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan to ask for forgiveness for these terrible crimes. The film included footage of the Pantex Nuclear Bomb plant in Amarillo, Texas, that is producing 5-8 mega bombs per day and transporting 180 bombs every three months for the Trident subs. The film also showed how we knowingly napalmed Dresden. Napalm is immoral and we knew it meant death for all civilians, yet we did it. Without repentance for these actions, there …

Citizens For Peace Minutes 06-12-07, Linda J. Lieder

Citizens for Peace

Dr. Deepak Choprah's keynote address at the National Department of Peace Conference in Washington, D.C. in Feb. 2007.

He went on to say that it is impossible to solve all the world’s problems one at a time. Whatever is happening out there is a projection of what is happening in our collective souls. Today, there is a very deep distress in our collective consciousness. We need a shift in our collective consciousness in order to make real changes in the world.

• We need to evolve into a new way of being. In the history of humanity, there has always …

Citizens For Peace Minutes 07-10-07, Linda J. Lieder

Citizens for Peace

The topic for this evening was the Science of Peace, by James O’Day, who spoke at the Department of Peace Conference this past February, in Washington, D.C. He started his discussion with an explanation of the Art of War. He quoted Master Sung – “Without a full understanding of the harms of war it is impossible to manage it.” He went on to talk of the Sirens in the novel Ulysses, who were a loud distraction. Today, the Powers of War (media, 9/11. Alert codes, etc.) are all very loud now. These modern-day “Sirens” capture our attention and know how …

Citizens For Peace Minutes 03-14-07

Citizens for Peace

Meeting Highlights

* Report on Peace Collection progress. Initial $1,500 donation has purchased books about peace/nonviolence for the Livonia Library collection. Fund raiser dinner planned for March 30, 2007.

*Reports given on other groups working on hunger, poverty,and needy seniors.

*Viewed Dr. Michael Beckwith's presentation at 2007 DoP Conference.

Citizens For Peace Minutes 02-09-07

Citizens for Peace

The meeting highlights were (1) a discussion on the March 30 fund raiser for the Peace Collection, and (2) comments about the 2007 DoP National Convention by several Citizens For Peace members who attended the convention held in Washington D.C. The Convention's highlight was the re-introduction of the Department of Peace and Nonviolence House Bill 808.

Citizens For Peace Minutes 01-09-07

Citizens for Peace

The highlight of the meeting was the showing of the movie "The Secret".

Various movie aspects, you (the individual), law of attraction, money, relationships,and health were summarized.

Three quotes from the movie are stated in the minutes.

Nelson Mandela's Detroit Visit Commemorative Edition, John Green

Detroit Area Peace and Justice Groups

A 25 page Commemorative Collector's Edition of Nelson Mandela's visit to the City of Detroit 3 months following his release from jail in South Africa for over 27 years.

Negroes In Michigan History, John Green

Detroit Area Peace and Justice Groups

No abstract provided.