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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.