> > Dear friends, > > On Sunday, May 13 (Mother's Day) at 1 pm, women from all over the > world will come together to stand in local parks, school yards, > gathering places, or any place we deem appropriate, to signify our > agreement with the statement below. We ask you to invite the men who > you care about to join you. We ask that you bring bells to ring at 1 > p.m. to signify the beginning of the five minutes of silence and to > ring again to signify the end of the period of silence. During the > silence, please think about what you individually and we collectively > can do to attain this world. If you need to sit rather than stand, > please feel free to do so. Afterwards, hopefully you and your loved > ones can talk together about how we can bring about this world. > > To find out more about the events being planned, and to > sign up your own event, visit > http://www.standingwomen.org/index.html > > The Statement of Purpose: > We are standing for the world's children and grandchildren, and for > the seven generations beyond them. > We dream of a world where all of our children have safe drinking > water, clean air to breathe, and enough food to eat. > A world where they have access to a basic education to develop their > minds and healthcare to nurture their growing bodies. > A world where they have a warm, safe and loving place to call home. > A world where they don't live in fear of violence - in their home, in > their neighborhood, in their school or in their world. > This is the world of which we dream. > This is the cause for which we stand. > > Best, > > Anne Miller > Director > New Hampshire Peace Action > 4 Park Street Suite 210 > Concord NH 03301 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > (603) 228-0559 > www.nhpeaceaction.org > > >
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