List/Grid Voices of Peaceful Tomorrows
To the Bereaved People of the Virginia Tech Tragedy
To the Bereaved People of the Virginia Tech Tragedy: The members of September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows send you our love in this hour of your terrible loss. We…
Speech at Westchester Hispanic Coalition Press Conference
Mohopac Library, Mahopac, New York
Peaceful Tomorrows Statement on the 7th Anniversary of 9/11.
On Thursday, September 11, 2008, the first bell will ring at 8:46 am. Bells will ring at the World Trade Center, at the Pentagon, in a field in Pennsylvania. There…
Adele Welty’s Statement on Guantánamo
by Adele Welty January 9th, 2007 Guantanamo Document – January 2007 On September 11th, 2001, my son, Firefighter Timothy Welty, was lost in the line of duty at the World…
Empathy and Compassion: the Ultimate Issues
Empathy and Compassion: the Ultimate Issues Thank you for inviting me to come to speak with you today. You know a bit about me already, but I know next to…
Shaping the Legacy of 9/11
Thank you for this great privilege, inviting me to offer closing thoughts as part of this sixth anniversary 9/11 commemoration and for granting me the honor of sharing in this…
Travelogue/thoughts on a trip to Virginia Tech
Below are some thoughts about a trip made to Virginia Tech the weekend of April 20th, with a good friend, Miriam. We went to visit another friend, Marian, who is…
NY Drivers License Policy Statement

by Talat Hamdani This is text of Talat Hamdani’s statement at the recent press conference in Albany, NY on drivers license policy in NY State: [Editor’s note: since the date…
Michael Berg’s speech, given Sunday April 17, 2005, at St. Paul’s Cathedral in Oklahoma City
Michael Berg is the father of Nick Berg, one of the first American civilians to be abducted and beheaded by insurgents in Iraq. Following is a transcript of a speech…
Peace Pagoda Comments
This speech, written by Andrea LeBlanc, was delivered at the Nipponzan Myohoji Temple & Peace Pagoda near London, England. I am pleased to be with you, at least in spirit,…