“This monstrous hurricane is the natural result of our society’s addiction to oil and its endless wars to feed our habits. We are in a vicious cycle of death and destruction.”
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Letter: Come together to honor Asheville’s peace heroes
“These local groups and many more peace and justice groups make up a culture of peace in Asheville, envied by many other communities in our mountain region.”
Letter: Are we taking steps toward peace and justice?
“The evil of war-making will not drive out evil. Kindness, respect, toleration and cooperation will create a better world.”
Letter: Can we develop a new way of being religious?
“I’m speaking for advocating a new way of being religious in the public square, exposing the deceitful logic that anyone has the right to kill children to avenge terrorism.”
Letter: Which path will you choose?
“Will you hand over your spiritual and mental freedom to those in authority who censor free speech? This is huge.”
Letter: Concerns about the holiday parade
“If the holiday parade can tolerate military trainees and floats with fake missiles on them, surely the holiday parade can tolerate signs and T-shirts that promote peace, disarmament, health care and protecting the environment.”
Letter: How does peace not fit in holiday parade?
“If promoting peace, environmental sustainability and human rights in a holiday parade have become too controversial in the ‘Christmas season,’ then we are certainly in a sad state indeed.”
Letter: Asheville Downtown Association should reconsider holiday parade parameters
“We think it is a sad commentary about those promoting and organizing this annual event that they cannot see that the groups in Only One Earth Coalition are a vital part of our Asheville community and deserve to be celebrated and raised up, not excluded.”
Letter: Looking for more peace in the community
“We will honor all local efforts for a more just, peaceful and nonviolent world.”
Letter: Celebrate local visions of world peace
“Celebrations like the International Day of Peace are efforts to overcome misunderstandings — not against people, but against misplaced fear, war-making, lack of awareness and experience.”
Letter: Building a healthier, safer and more caring future
“The group is dedicated to building a healthier, safer and more caring future for our children and grandchildren. This includes meaningful jobs, living wages, health care, supporting families and a sustainable environment.”
Letter: Reclaiming Nov. 11 as a day for peace
“Veterans for Peace Western North Carolina will again this year assemble in remembrance and reclamation of the origins of Armistice Day.”
Letter: Celebrating the power of peace in Asheville
“Asheville peace activists are guided by MLK and many others who were often threatened and imprisoned for their acts of civil resistance.”
Letter: Let’s make the new year a new beginning
“Let’s give peace a chance and place it in the school curriculum.”
Letter: For peace, justice and sustainability, recruit green industries
“Providing tax inducements and infrastructure to bring industries here that are not part of the real solution, but are actually part of the ongoing problem, is something that those who truly seek peace, justice and sustainability cannot support.”
It’s long past time we ended pointless wars
“Veterans have earned the care the Charles George affords them, but how much better would it be if we pursued peace and didn’t ask our citizens to participate in military actions the world over?”
Letter: Teaching peace: an opportunity for a better future
“We can advocate for courses at every level from fourth grade through college that focus on the legacy of slavery, discrimination, classism and social issues that have an ongoing impact on the lives of all of us today.”
Letter: Participate at local level, where change happens
“Depending on your situation, choose a specific activity to do your little part to make our part of the world a bit better.”
Letter: Peace Day can start the healing at home
“Peace in Asheville has never been more important than in the year 2020.”
Letter: Reorient to love and justice
“Teachers, parents and all of us need to insist that our schools foster and support our children’s capacity to be playful, joyful, spontaneous, loving, creative and compassionate while developing their intellectual curiosity.”
Letter: Local vets celebrate peace, not NATO
“Instead of celebrating NATO’s anniversary, a growing coalition of individuals and organizations, including members of the local chapter of Veterans for Peace in Asheville, are calling attention to the issue of peace rather than bombing others.”
