Archives: May 2003
Fri May 23, 2003
Cape Breton Peace Group Launches 'Pentagon Vacation Campaign': A Modest Proposal To Save Millions Of Lives
(Press Release)
Peace Quest Cape Breton announces the launch of a campaign to save and improve the lives of millions of people by means of a simple, cheap expedient: give the Pentagon a holiday.
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Thu May 22, 2003
Open Letter to the Prime Minister of Canada
Rt. Hon. Jean Chretien
Office of the Prime Minister
80 Wellington Street
Ottawa K1A OA2 Canada
Dear Prime Minister,
I am writing to draw your attention to an initiative recently launched by Peace Quest Cape Breton, an independent citizens' group formed in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks in the United States. As our title suggests, we work to explore and highlight options for building a more humane and less violent world order - the 'human security' agenda embraced so enthusiastically by your government, particularly by Foreign Ministers Axworthy and Graham.
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Wed May 21, 2003
Open Letter to the President of the United States
President George W. Bush
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington
DC 20500
USA
Dear Mr. President,
I am writing to draw your attention to the launch of an initiative by a small peace group in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, designed to bring about - through an exceedingly small adjustment in the spending priorities of your government - a significant improvement in the living conditions of many millions of people.
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Sun May 18, 2003
A Modest Proposal For a Better World: Give the Pentagon a Holiday
(Published in the Cape Breton Post, May 17, 2003)
by Sean Howard
If the Pentagon were to take Peace Quest's advice and enjoy a two-week vacation each year - and where better to start than Cape Breton, Canada's Atlantic Masterpiece? - it would save, based on the 336 Pentagon Hours involved, around $14 billion.
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Pentagon Campaign response form
Invitation to participation: response form for interested groups and individuals. (it is in pdf format)
Thu May 01, 2003
LINK: United Nations Culture Of Peace Website
As defined by the United Nations, the Culture of Peace is a set of values, attitudes, modes of behaviour and ways of life that reject violence and prevent conflicts by tackling their root causes to solve problems through dialogue and negotiation among individuals, groups and nations (UN Resolutions A/RES/52/13 : Culture of Peace and A/RES/53/243, Declaration and Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace).
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LINK: Halifax Peace Coalition
The Halifax Peace Coalition consists of individuals representing a wide range of faith, labour, community and professional groups. More...
LINK: Canadian Peace Alliance
The Canadian Peace Alliance was founded in 1985 and is Canada's largest umbrella peace organization. More...