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From: Nina <ninameyerhof@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: 2016-07-03 12:03 GMT-03:00
Subject: [gha-peace] Re: Strategies for Peace - Just Published by Cook
Communication
To: gha-peace@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Transform HATE IN TO HOPE
World War II was a major horror in our history causing more than 60 million
deaths eliminating more than .3% of the world’s population. Adolf Hitler
was the tyrant of the century.
Now in the little town of Oswiecim, housing 41,000 inhabitants, who live
directly next to the Death Camps of Auschwitz and Birkenau, there is a
desire to transform its reputation. One million bodies have been burned
here and ashes dumped everywhere, even into the local swimming lake. The
stench of these ashes remains in the air’s atmosphere and the some of the
town’s areas can be considered one giant cemetery.
Visitors come from daily to visit the horrific historic site that has been
maintained exactly as it was used to remind people NEVER AGAIN. People
enter the Camp and tour the site leaving deeply impressed with a hanging
sense of despair and leave the town, most often, as fast as possible. It is
not a place to stay for a visit.
On the other hand, Auschwitz has been the world’s pressure point for the
formulation of the United Nations, the state of Israel and the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights. Now this town will inaugurate an event and ask
to be recognized for these as a positive emergence.
The town of Oswiecim working with Children of the Earth and others, some
for years, and are now prepared to focus on transforming the symbol of the
past horrors into a place of HOPE for the future. We are as a group
planning with the local Mayor, the school Rector, and town officials, a
program that will initiate this process on the International Day of Peace
2016 as a Day of New Beginnings. The world must learn now that the past is
the past and the present and future does have potentials for a better
future. Oswiecim has been officially appointed a UN Peace Messenger City of
Peace. The Mayor continues to build this concept.
Children of the Earth will bring trainers from different corners of the
world symbolizing the unity of all ethnic groups and offer a 3 day workshop
on Human Rights and Peace for the local students who are attending a school
in one of the original barracks used for housing prisoners.
This day as the beginning of structuring a City of Peace will include a
ceremonial event including The World Peace Violin, several speakers
representing the United Nations DPI, local officials and music from a local
school group. The full plan has not been finalized but many individuals are
working together to have this be a successful meaningful beginning for the
town. In fact the town itself is preparing a Bridge of Infiinity of the
Nations Reconciliation Park to the Camp to further the recognition of its
positive identity
Imagine Oswiecim and the town’s people being able to take pride in their
town for housing all of these potentials and how the world could react to
this. If you are interested or wish to contribute in some fashion please
contact nina@xxxxxxxxxxx
Sent from my iPhone
Nina Meyerhof .. Pres.
Children of the Earth
www.coeworld.org
802-578-6990 / 802-862-1936
Skype nina_meyerhof
Nina@xxxxxxxxxxxx
On Jul 2, 2016, at 9:33 AM, Bruce Cook <cookcomm@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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Serious about world peace? Like a crystal, peacemaking has many facets.
Review them in this definitive trade book featuring prominent scholars
describing the alternatives. See www.strategiesforpeace.com. Available as
paperback, ePub, and hardcover. Special discounts available for classroom
use - write cookcomm@xxxxxxxxx
- Leadership
- Language and Literature
- Interspiritual
- World Citizenship
- Family Relations
- Role of Women
- Education
- Medical Actions
- The Arts
- Conflict Resolution
Authors:
- Ada Aharoni
- Maria Cristina Azcona
- Joseph Berolo
- Raïs Neza Boneza
- Bruce L. Cook
- Gloria Ines Currea Córdoba
- Daniel Erdmann
- Philip M. Hellmich
- Kurt Johnson
- Ernesto Kahan
- Muli wa Kyendo
- Glen T. Martin
- Nina Meyerhof
- Lida Sherafatmand
- Sunita Singh-Sengupta
I thank all authors for their careful scholarship and open hearts as we
join hands as world citizens to achieve our shared objective - world peace
in the present age.
Blessings to all,
Bruce L. Cook, Ph.D.
President, Cook Communication
Founder/VP - Worldwide Peace Organization
Board Member, Global Harmony Association
Fellow, World Mediation Organization
VP for Publicity, International Educators for World Peace
Board of Governors, US Coordinator, ISOL Foundation (Delhi)
