“The evil of war-making will not drive out evil. Kindness, respect, toleration and cooperation will create a better world.”
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In photos: International Day of Peace
“We are marching for humanity and the planet, and to get out the message that through unity, trust, and justice, peace is possible,” says Laura Mayes, one of the organizers.
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: We need to transform our way of living
“Promotion of the arms race is a reckless way to create jobs when we need more people in the helping professions, including health care and our schools.”
Letter: Act together with kindness to deal with changing world
“Local nonviolent demonstrators consciously act to bring out the best in people while attempting to educate and expose inequality and injustice.”
Letter: Lifelong learning will fortify you
“Your mind is not simply a vessel to be filled by politicians and conventional news, but a fire to be kindled — not to merely survive — but to thrive and transcend all political, religious, cultural and ethnic divisions. That’s freedom.”
Letter: You must participate in our democracy
“Local groups such as Resist Raytheon and the Veterans for Peace support good-paying jobs and the defense of our country, along with the hope that informed citizens will recognize the military industrial complex and the trillions of dollars spent on wars that corrupt the democratic American dream.”
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.”
Controversial choices: Debating the Pratt & Whitney project
The Buncombe County Board of Commissioners and other supporters say jobs at the aerospace manufacturing plant will provide opportunities for workers to improve their standards of living. Critics say those wages are not worth the moral cost: Bolstering a military-industrial complex that causes deaths half a world away and eats up government funds better spent on other needs.
Letter: A time for action, teaching, relearning and loving
“We will never find peace within our hearts if we go on blaming and hating those who are different.”
Letter: Asheville Friends urge action against war in Iran
“All this fuss about firearms and the Second Amendment, while we ignore the core intent of the Constitution: balance of power!”
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.”
Letter: We need to create healthy, secure children and young adults
“We all bear some degree of responsibility to inspire and ignite the imagination, instilling a love of learning and service to others that leads to active participation in our democracy.”
Letter: Celebrate Veterans Day with peace in mind
“We can honor our military, but let us keep in mind the tragedies that war brings to us at home and abroad.”
Letter: Educating our children for peace
“We the people can speak out and vote for a future in which our country will match our desire for guns with our moral restraint; our wealth with our wisdom; and our military power with empathy, truth, goodness, and beauty.”
Letter: Veterans for Peace call for peace and justice
“Active nonviolent resistance is at its best when it does not focus on condemnation, but on healing, forgiveness, compassion and love, calling for democratic change.”
Asheville police arrest Vets after midnight in Veterans Day protest downtown (UPDATED)
Based on reports from the Asheville Police Department and from two citizens on the scene, Asheville police arrested three Veterans just minutes after midnight on Nov. 12 for violating the city’s 10 p.m. park curfew, in a vigil that began Friday night of Veterans Day before the curfew and continued until the arrests occurred. (Image from video by Matt Johnson.)
