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1% - A Grass Roots Peace Army......WELCOME NEW RECRUITS!
" Be the change you wish to see in the world." Gandhi On February 15,2003 (10) ten million world citizens took to the streets in Seoul,Madrid,London,Rome,NYC, Dublin etc in an enormous effort to prevent a pre emptive attack/war in Iraq. Sadly,it was too little...too late. Imagine that we somehow inspire 1% of the world population, or 60 million people, to stand up to prevent future planned invasions by delusional presidents or brutal dictators, to speak out forcefully for nuclear disarmament, the reduction of fossil fuel useage, while at the same time do our best to be present at home, at school, at our workplace and neighborhood sharing ourselves in our quest for a less violent community. We want you to join us in spirit while we spread this hopeful message of a less violent, more civil society(1% a peace army)...Know that anytime you reach out in support of a friend, neighbor,co worker or family member you are enriching our lives too. Anytime you attend a peace rally, work to elect a public servant who is sensitive to the care of our environment, who will vote to reign in the run away military.corporate, industrial complex, who will help to legislate to reduce corporate america's control of our media.... you represent our peace army proudly. "There are mostly good,decent folks in the world and away down deep in the depths of our consciousness each one of us is hearing the same small voice: I want an earth that is healthy, a world at peace,a heart filled with love, opportunity,fairness and safe happy children." paraphrased..Esa Easawaran 1% a peace army is a 501(c) (3) non profit organization THE 1% CONNECTION
“This we know; all things are connected like the blood which unites one family. All things are connected; whatever befalls the earth befalls the sons of the earth. Man did not weave the web of life; he is merely a strand in it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself.” Chief Seattle, upon surrendering his tribal lands in 1856.
LET'S GET CIVILIZED
Humanity has been around for some 50,000 years,but let's face it, civilization is a goal we still have yet to meet. Beautiful palaces stand as monuments to glorious times. Ancient scriptures still inspire millions. And today we live among marvelous scientific and cultural achievments. But "civilization" is too
strong a word to describe these creations of the past and present.
Civilized people don't kill each other en masse for stupid reasons. In that sense, animals are more civilized than human beings. They kill for food. Within their species they rarely kill one another. Certain indigenous cultures lived (and some still live) in a way that honoured life.These are the only civilizations humanity has known AND we took great care to destroy these cultures or at least to banish them to faraway corners of the planet.
Gandhi said it with a beautiful sense of irony when he visited England in the 1930's. A journalist asked: " what do you think of Western civilization, Mr. Gandhi?" He replied: " I think that would be an excellent idea."
Yet we are hopeful there will be an end to senseless killing, to violence and injustice. As we discover the capacity to create reality on our own terms, it is possible to imagine a really peaceful world. It begins in our minds. In yours. And ours.So on the way to a better future, we invite everyone with all our hearts: LET'S CIVILIZE!...............Ode magazine
HOPE IN THE DARK
" Causes and effects assume history marches forward, but history is not an army. It is a crab scuttling sideways, a drip of soft water wearing away stone, an earthquake breaking centuries of tension.Sometimes one person inspires a movement, or her words do decades later; sometimes a few passionate people change world; sometimes they start a mass movement and millions do; sometimes those millions are stirred by the same outrage or the same ideal and change comes upon us like a change of the weather. All that these transformations have in common is that they begin in the imagination, in hope. To hope is to gamble. It's to bet on the future, on your desires, on the possibility that an open heart and uncertainty is better than gloom and safetthe y. To hope is dangerous, and yet is the opposite of fear, for to live is to risk.".................Rebecca Solnit
THE BEST KEPT SECRET IN THE WORLD IS THE POWER FOR CHANGE, FOR GOOD THAT LIES WITHIN THE HEARTS OF THE MASSES OF EARTH'S CREATURES................1 % a peacearmy
"Rise like lions after slumber........
THE ENERGY OF LOVE
Time and time again ordinary folks from the four corners of the earth come to the aid of their fellow beings suffering from the devastation of earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, drought, famine, aids etc. History is full of heroic tales such as that of the villagers of Le Chambon, France connecting bravely to shield their Jewish neighbors from the atrocities of the Nazis. On a more individual basis, we remember baby Jessica trapped in that underground well in Texas for three days and nights and how the world turned to prayer. And, the off duty nurse driving to the site of the Oklahoma bombing, rushing into the building to carry out a child, sacrificing her life in an act of love. We’re about new, creative, spontaneous ways of connecting, of transcending boundaries, acknowledging that they are all our brothers, sisters, children, elders, 4 legged, environments. “Only one life that soon shall pass, only what is done with love will last”
Suspend Disbelief as you read these pages and Imagine a spirit of awareness sweeping our neighborhoods so that we are connecting in strands of love in ordinary times just as we so often do in extraordinary times! In the early part of the 20th century Gandhi talked about a time when nonviolent armies would be a force to create change and confront violence and injustice...an alternative to senseless killing and suffering.
EINSTEIN ON GANDHI "Generations to come will scarce believe that such a one as this ever in flesh and blood walked upon this earth." "In the shadow of the nuclear bomb, we see more and more clearly that all men are brothers. If we can recognize this simple truth and act accordingly, then humanity can move on to a higher plateau!"
A LESS VIOLENT WORLD
We believe...passionately...together we can help prevent school shootings-reduce terrorism, child and spousal abuse-elderly neglect-mistreatment of animals-free women and children from exploitation and repression-lessen governments obsession with military armaments and better protect our precious environment. FROM 1% NEWSLETTERWe are like a single grain of sand against the incoming tide (violence). Connected we're a sandbar strong enough to withstand a powerful force and large enough to protect the most vulnerable among us. 1% IS A LOVEBOLT
NO DUES--FEES-FORMAL STRUCTUREBy design this grass roots movement is without formal structure... A truth is a truth until you organize it... then it becomes a lie as the organization becomes more important than the truth! Wayne Dyer Think of our 1% peace army as a metaphor for a vision-of the smallest number of us making a huge difference! "A metaphor for group consciousness" and it matters not whether we are concerned with a family, neighborhood, school, workplace, village or country; whether it is one person being more present in a family, nursing home, work situation or it happens to be many thousands standing up to oppose a political tyrant. We are transcending boundaries; 1% is inclusive, 8 years old or 88 years young. We realize it is not our place to judge the journey of another’s soul. So what are you being this weekend, for the rest of this life? Consider being 1% to simply remind yourself and others of our incredible power to reduce suffering.
1% INSPIRATIONAL CHIEFS of STAFF
We are not disconnected from the pain.... .......of the families who lost loved ones in the senseless massacre at Virginia Tech...the terrorist attacks in NYC-Washington D.C. and Pennsylvania, of the people suffering from the bitterness of losing their homeland in Palestine with all the humiliation and deprivation that entails, of those who live with the threat of terrorism, daily, throughout the world, of the coalition soldiers and innocent civilians trying to survive the chaos in Iraq, of the people in Darfur suffering from Genocide, of the animals jammed into factory farms unable to simply walk or breathe fresh air and of the millions living without hope in so many places throughout the world.....we send our energy of love in a consciousness raising movement listed on the world wide web as...OnePercentAPeaceArmy.org
“Rise like lions after slumber…in un vanquish able number! Shake your chains to earth, like dew which in sleep had fallen on you…ye are many, they are few!” The poet Shelley! Thank you for visiting...PLEASE continue on to Our Battle Plan (How It Works), which includes starting a “less violence discussion group” in your home.
Print & post 1% peacelets*( these pages) in school, work, public spaces. April through June 2008 we are reaching out to students and seniors! www.OnePercentAPeaceArmy.org See How to join 1% a peace army end of Battle plan page! We are " engaging the masses" with an "Enchanting Vision" of a less violent world!
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MISSION: Our peace army is a consciousness raising effort intended to remind us of OUR power to reduce violence and suffering. 1% is an enchanting, fun filled, inspiring way to connect us as we engage the masses and recruit more and more 1% soldiers/storytellers. (See a 
We are the 1% connection coming together for less violence, for a safer, fairer, more enlightened society. We're human beings, 4 legged and winged creatures as well as many leafy species from villages, forests and towns throughout the world. Some of us are young, some a little gray or slightly bent, a good balance of raw energy tempered by the beauty and wisdom only time can bring. We're gay and straight, liberal, moderate and conservative, dark and light, long and short haired, religious, secular, university accredited, street and wilderness wise; some with a wealth of experience, some still wet behind the ears; many with an abundance of possessions, others rich in spirit only. We are inspired to bring about a less violent world!
Our world is constantly charged by the energy of love demonstrated daily by bold acts of her oism and his oism, countless examples of simple kindness and sacrifice in families and communities throughout the world.
serving as a reminder of the absurdity of our separateness and as a reflection of joy when we realize the possibilities in our coming together as one. This 1% journey (army) is one of hope ...we are all soldiers (storytellers) and to the degree we can share our life story, our presence, acknowledging that they are all our children,sisters,brothers,elders,4 legged...to that degree we are empowered.