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ProjectsApril 2005 February 2006 February 2005 Members of Peaceful Tomorrows lobby members of Congress to call for rejection of the “REAL ID” act, which revived many of the issues raised by H.R. 10. Oct 2-6. 2011 September 2006 November 27 to December 2, 2001 June 2002 January 2002 September 2002 to Present
Trinitarian Congregational Church, 54 Walden Street, Concord, MA 01742
January 24 – 28, 2003 Amundson/Lucznikowska Teach Aboard Peace Boat – Peaceful Tomorrows’ Ryan Amundson and Valerie Lucznikowska arrive inNew Yorkafter teaching aboard the globe-circling “Peace Boat” from Japan. PT’s Beverly Eckert joins them for speeches in Battery Park alongside Japanese atomic bomb survivors. They visited: Okinawa, Vietnam, Singapore, India, Kenya, Egypt, Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Spain and Portugal. http://peacefultomorrows.org/globe-circling-peace-boat-journeys-from-japan-to-new-york-city August 2003 http://peacefultomorrows.org/globe-circling-peace-boat-journeys-from-japan-to-new-york-city Amundson/Lucznikowska Teach Aboard Peace Boat – Peaceful Tomorrows’ Ryan Amundson and Valerie Lucznikowska arrive inNew Yorkafter teaching aboard the globe-circling “Peace Boat” from Japan. PT’s Beverly Eckert joins them for speeches in Battery Park alongside Japanese atomic bomb survivors. They visited: Okinawa, Vietnam, Singapore, India, Kenya, Egypt, Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Spain and Portugal. http://peacefultomorrows.org/globe-circling-peace-boat-journeys-from-japan-to-new-york-city Peaceful Tomorrows’ Ryan Amundson and Valerie Lucznikowska arrive inNew Yorkafter teaching aboard the globe-circling “Peace Boat” from Japan. PT’s Beverly Eckert joins them for speeches in Battery Park alongside Japanese atomic bomb survivors. They visited: Okinawa, Vietnam, Singapore, India, Kenya, Egypt, Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Spain and Portugal. http://peacefultomorrows.org/globe-circling-peace-boat-journeys-from-japan-to-new-york-city Peaceful Tomorrows’ Ryan Amundson and Valerie Lucznikowska arrive inNew Yorkafter teaching aboard the globe-circling “Peace Boat” from Japan. PT’s Beverly Eckert joins them for speeches in Battery Park alongside Japanese atomic bomb survivors. They visited: Okinawa, Vietnam, Singapore, India, Kenya, Egypt, Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Spain and Portugal. http://peacefultomorrows.org/globe-circling-peace-boat-journeys-from-japan-to-new-york-city Peaceful Tomorrows’ Ryan Amundson and Valerie Lucznikowska arrive inNew Yorkafter teaching aboard the globe-circling “Peace Boat” from Japan. PT’s Beverly Eckert joins them for speeches in Battery Park alongside Japanese atomic bomb survivors. They visited: Okinawa, Vietnam, Singapore, India, Kenya, Egypt, Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Spain and Portugal. http://peacefultomorrows.org/globe-circling-peace-boat-journeys-from-japan-to-new-york-city Peaceful Tomorrows’ Ryan Amundson and Valerie Lucznikowska arrive inNew Yorkafter teaching aboard the globe-circling “Peace Boat” from Japan. PT’s Beverly Eckert joins them for speeches in Battery Park alongside Japanese atomic bomb survivors. They visited: Okinawa, Vietnam, Singapore, India, Kenya, Egypt, Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Spain and Portugal. http://peacefultomorrows.org/globe-circling-peace-boat-journeys-from-japan-to-new-york-city Peaceful Tomorrows’ Ryan Amundson and Valerie Lucznikowska arrive inNew Yorkafter teaching aboard the globe-circling “Peace Boat” from Japan. PT’s Beverly Eckert joins them for speeches in Battery Park alongside Japanese atomic bomb survivors. They visited: Okinawa, Vietnam, Singapore, India, Kenya, Egypt, Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Spain and Portugal. http://peacefultomorrows.org/globe-circling-peace-boat-journeys-from-japan-to-new-york-city Peaceful Tomorrows’ Ryan Amundson and Valerie Lucznikowska arrive inNew Yorkafter teaching aboard the globe-circling “Peace Boat” from Japan. PT’s Beverly Eckert joins them for speeches in Battery Park alongside Japanese atomic bomb survivors. They visited: Okinawa, Vietnam, Singapore, India, Kenya, Egypt, Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Spain and Portugal. http://peacefultomorrows.org/globe-circling-peace-boat-journeys-from-japan-to-new-york-city Peaceful Tomorrows’ Ryan Amundson and Valerie Lucznikowska arrive inNew Yorkafter teaching aboard the globe-circling “Peace Boat” from Japan. PT’s Beverly Eckert joins them for speeches in Battery Park alongside Japanese atomic bomb survivors. They visited: Okinawa, Vietnam, Singapore, India, Kenya, Egypt, Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Spain and Portugal. http://peacefultomorrows.org/globe-circling-peace-boat-journeys-from-japan-to-new-york-city Peaceful Tomorrows’ Ryan Amundson and Valerie Lucznikowska arrive inNew Yorkafter teaching aboard the globe-circling “Peace Boat” from Japan. PT’s Beverly Eckert joins them for speeches in Battery Park alongside Japanese atomic bomb survivors. They visited: Okinawa, Vietnam, Singapore, India, Kenya, Egypt, Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Spain and Portugal. http://peacefultomorrows.org/globe-circling-peace-boat-journeys-from-japan-to-new-york-city Paul Arpaia participated in the Perugia-Assisi March for peace and brotherhood among peoples which celebrates its 50th anniversary. The first March took place on 24th September 1961 and it was organised by Aldo Capitini, the leading Italian theorist of nonviolence, known as the “Italian Gandhi”. The 24 kilometres March from Perugia to Assisi is the occasion for sharing ideas, proposals and thoughts inspired by the seven constitutional principles of nonviolence, justice, freedom, peace, human rights, accountability and hope which are the conceptual basis of the event. More at: http://www.iup.edu/magazine/exclusives/page.aspx?id=115307 September 11, 2005 May 2002 April 2005 December 5 – 7, 2002 January 2004 March, 2003 August 2005 November 27 – December 2, 2002 February 27 – March 27, 2009 It was a remarkable speaking tour, bringing Combatants for Peace Bassam Aramin and Yaniv Reshev to speak in 6 East Coast states. The tour began on February 27th and ended on March 27th. In just one month, we spoke at a total of 63 events, including 14 synagogues, 4 mosques, many churches, universities, and 3 high schools. The Combatants for Peace were invited to give a press conference at the United Nations, and they visited with congressmen and senators. Senator Kerry met with them twice, saying he too is now a combatant for peace. David Potorti speaks to the Center for Peace and Disarmament (PSPD in Seoul, South Korea. Read his Speech at: http://www.peoplepower21.org/565745 March 2004 March 2005 http://zombietime.com/eyes_wide_open/ May 2006 August 2008 October 2002 September 5-11, 2006 Fall 2005 July 2005 May 2005 Spring 2002 Press Release from our Archive: HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI SURVIVORS JOIN SEPTEMBER 11th FAMILIES IN PUBLIC DIALOGUE ON NUCLEAR WEAPONS, TERRORISM AND VIOLENCE CONDUCT INTERFAITH PEACE PRAYER AT JAPANESE STATUE DEDICATED ON SEPTEMBER 11th, 1955 NEW YORK CITY, APRIL 26TH – Survivors of the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan will join family members of September 11th victims from The World Trade Center, the Pentagon and the crash of flight 93 in Pennsylvania for a day of prayer and public dialogue on nuclear weapons, terrorism and violence. After an afternoon visit to Ground Zero in downtown Manhattan, they will participate in an interfaith prayer service at St. Paul’s Church. That evening, they will travel to the Buddhist Church of New York to offer a peace prayer at the statue of Shinan, a 15-foot bronze sculpture that survived the bombing of Hiroshima. Remarkably, the statue was installed in New York City in a dedication ceremony on September 11th, 1955. The prayer will conclude with the dedication of an oleander tree, the first type of vegetation to grow in Hiroshima following the bombing. Inside the Buddhist Church, members of the Japanese delegation will provide eyewitness testimony of the atomic bombings of their cities, and American family members will give personal accounts of the events of September 11th and their aftermath. A public question and answer period will follow. The delegation of Japanese survivors and peace activists represents the Hiroshima-Nagasaki Alliance for Nuclear Weapons Abolition (HANWA), an umbrella organization comprised of major peace organizations from those cities. September Eleventh Families for Peaceful Tomorrows (www.peacefultomorrows.org) is a U.S. non-profit organization whose members seek alternatives to war as a response to the terrorist attacks that killed their family members. Like the members of HANWA, the members of Peaceful Tomorrows have rejected the path of revenge and the downward spiral of escalating violence, realizing that the true enemies are fear, hatred and violence. They aim to transcend their personal grief and focus on global, non-violent approaches to prevent such tragedies in the future. ‘A Japanese television program about September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows touched many hearts in Hiroshima,’ says Steve Leeper, organizer of the Japanese delegation. ‘This group came to express solidarity and support with people they believe to be kindred spirits.’ The delegation has also come to raise consciousness among Americans regarding the possibility that the United States will use nuclear weapons in the near future. It hopes to arouse the American public to resist the use of nuclear weapons, and at the very least, to lay the groundwork for immediate and massive protest in the event that such weapons are used. To this end, they hope to meet with American peace activists and discuss strategies and methods of international cooperation. Following its New York visit, the delegation will travel to Washington, D.C. and Atlanta. ‘We are deeply moved by the visit of the Japanese delegation,’ says Colleen Kelly, New York Area Coordinator of Peaceful Tomorrows. ‘They have turned their grief into positive testimony about the futility of war, terrorism and violent retaliation. We join with the members of HANWA and countless other peace-seekers throughout the world in saying that war is not the answer. The answer is justice. The answer is peace.’ FRIDAY, APRIL 26TH, 2002 2:30 pm: Half-hour interfaith gathering at St. Paul’s Chapel (Episcopal), 209 Broadway. Press not allowed inside, but interviews possible outside immediately following at 3pm, corner of Vesey and Broadway. 6-6:30pm: Interfaith prayer and dedication of oleander tree, outside of Buddhist Church of New York, 331 Riverside Drive (corner of 105th Street and Riverside Drive). Phone: 212-678-0305. In case of rain, ceremony will move indoors. 6:30-9:00pm: Testimonies followed by public question and answer session inside the church. PARTICIPANTS: Japanese delegation: Steve Leeper, coordinator; Dr. Mitsuo Okamoto and Ms. Haruko Moritaki, co-directors, HANWA; nine survivors of the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. September Eleventh Families for Peaceful Tomorrows: Colleen Kelly, New York Area Coordinator, Kelly Campbell, Co-Director, Western U.S. coordinator; David Potorti, Co-Director, Eastern U.S. coordinator; Ryan Amundson, Barry Amundson, Rita Lasar. Buddhist Church of New York: Rev. T. Kenjitus Nakagaki. August 2003 July-August, 2002 October 2002 February 2005 Aug 2007 September 25-26, 2005 April 2004 November 2002 http://peacefultomorrows.org/give-me-freedom-or-what-have-we-got June 2006 November 6-7, 2008 April 2006 Feb 15 2003 October 27, 2011 September 3, 2010 October 2010 October 2010 October 2010 October 2010 October 2011 Winter 2009 September 24, 2005 July 2005 Peaceful Tomorrows members spend Thanksgiving 2002 in front of the White House and demand end to war. April 2006 Antonio Aversano Statement: http://peacefultomorrows.org/why-i-testified-in-the-moussaoui-trial Trial Transcript: http://cryptome.org/usa-v-zm-dt2.htm November 2003 September 2006 October 2006 May 2006 September 2002 September 2002 Nancy Meyer represents PT at Omaha Peace & Justice Expo, an annual event. She continues to do so each year. September, 2006 Adele Welty attends Paris Peace Forum. September 10, 2004 January 18, 2003 January 18, 2003 January 2003 August 2004 February 2006 August 2004 February 14, 2003 October 2001 March 2005 February 2009 November 2005 March 17, 2003 February 15, 2003 August 2002 September 10, 2003 “Discussion circles” duplicated across the country bring those with differing viewpoints into conversation. September 2005 September 2005 October 2007 September 2011 October 1-8, 2007 September 21, 2008 Map: http://www.pinwheelsforpeace.com/pinwheelsforpeace/locations.html November 2003 September 11, 2002 June 2005 September, 2003 http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104×402932 September 25, 2002 February 14, 2002
The Church Center for the United Nations, 777 First Avenue at 44th Street , New York, N.Y. 10017
August 2003 April 2005 October 2002 http://www.oocities.org/goo798_eh2/Bowling_For_Columbine.html July 2004 March 2009 September, 2007 July 2004 July-August, 2005 July-August, 2005 January, 2005 June 2006 June 2008 April 20, 2002 March 2004 March 2004 March 2004 September 11, 2005 December 2004 September 11, 2002 September 10, 2002 December 2005
American Friends Service Committee 15 Rutherford Place. New York
July 14, 2007 March 2004 January 2007 http://www.military-quotes.com/forum/9-11-kin-attend-hearing-t69090.html February 2004 Read Her Testimony: http://www.lwvutah.org/Legislative%20files/Hatch%20Hearings/Testimony%20Before%20the%20New%20York%20City%20Council.pdf September, 2006 February 2004 May 2003 http://peacefultomorrows.org/womens-action-for-new-directions-wand August 2006 August 2005
10th Anniversary of Murrah Building Bombing
Peaceful Tomorrows member Andrew Rice invites Father Michael Lapsley (Director of the Institute for Healing of Memories) from South Africa to Oklahoma City for the 10th Anniversary of the bombing of the Murrah Federal Building.
3rd International Congress on Victims of Terrorism
Peaceful Tomorrows member Bruce Wallace addresses the Third International Congress on Victims of Terrorism in Valencia, Spain.
4th Anniversary Lobbying Trip
Members of Peaceful Tomorrows commemorate their fourth anniversary in Washington, DC and lobby against the war inIraq
5th Global Alliance for Ministries and Infrastructure for Peace Conference
Andrea LeBlanc participated in the 5th Global Alliance for Ministries and Infrastructure for Peace Conference at the University of the Western Cape, near Cape Town, South Africa. LaBlanc participated in the presentation of the Courage off Conscience Award to Nelson Mandela (Peaceful Tomorrows nominated him) and attended the 1st Desmund Tutu International Peace Lecture. Archbishop Desmund Tutu and the Dalai Lama were speakers.
9/11 Anniversary Panel Discussion
Bev and John Titus, Marilyn Rosenthal and Andrea LeBlanc participate in a 9/11 Anniversary panel discussion that is televised in Ann Arbor, MI.
A Walk of Healing and Peace – 11.27-12.2.11
“A Walk for Healing and Peace,” sponsored by Voices in the Wilderness. Amber, Barry, and Ryan Amundson, Kelly Campbell, and David Potorti set out from Washington, D.C. and met up with Colleen Kelly and Dan Jones in New York.
Afghanistan Trip: Raise Awareness of Civilian Victims
Myrna Bethke and Kristina Olsen travel to Afghanistan to raise awareness of civilian victims of U.S. military.
Afghanistan: Members meet Civilian Victims of American Military Action
9/11 victims’ relatives travel to Afghanistan to meet with civilian victims of American military action. The delegation includes Derrill Bodley, Kelly Campbell, Rita Lasar, and Eva Rupp and is organized in partnership with Global Exchange. They return and begin lobbying Congress for compensation for civilian victims of war in Afghanistan.
Al Filipov Peace & Justice Forums
The Al Filipov Peace & Justice Forum, established in 2002 by PT member Loretta Filipov as a living memorial to her husband. The Forum is held every September and brings speakers at the Trinitarian Congregational Church (UCC) in Concord, MA to address those subjects which Al held dear. Over the years, Forum Speakers have been:
Amundson attends the Turkish Peace Initiative
Ryan Amundson travels to Ankura and Istanbul to represent Peaceful Tomorrows at The Turkish Peace Initiative opposing possible war againstIraq. He is one of 14 international guests participating in a weekend of anti-war activities.
Amundson/Lucznikowska End Peace Boat Trip
Amundson/Lucznikowska Teach Aboard Peace Boat
Amundson/Lucznikowska Teach Aboard Peace Boat – Peaceful Tomorrows’ Ryan Amundson and Valerie Lucznikowska arrive inNew Yorkafter teaching aboard the globe-circling “Peace Boat” from Japan. PT’s Beverly Eckert joins them for speeches in Battery Park alongside Japanese atomic bomb survivors. They visited: Okinawa, Vietnam, Singapore, India, Kenya, Egypt, Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Spain and Portugal.
Amundson/Lucznikowska Teach Aboard Peace Boat
Amundson/Lucznikowska Teach Aboard Peace Boat
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Amundson/Lucznikowska Teach Aboard Peace Boat
Amundson/Lucznikowska Teach Aboard Peace Boat
Amundson/Lucznikowska Teach Aboard Peace Boat
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Amundson/Lucznikowska Teach Aboard Peace Boat
Amundson/Lucznikowska Teach Aboard Peace Boat
Arpaia: 50th Perugia-Assisi March for Peace
Austin Against the War
Nancy Meyer is the keynote speaker at Austin Against War.
Awarded Pax Christi National Peacemaker of the Year
Pax Christi Metro New York honored September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows with the “Pax Christi National Peacemaker of the Year” award at its 19th Annual Peacemaker Awards Benefit Dinner at the Church of St Francis Xavier in Manhattan. http://peacefultomorrows.org/category/awards-recognitions
Beyond Retribution Workshop-2005 Speaker Series
Andrea LeBlanc, Loretta Filipov, David Potorti, Amy Rice and Terry Rockefeller join Michael Berg (father of Nick), Wess Young (a survivor of the 1921 Tulsa race riot), Bud Welch (father of OKC bombing victim Julie Welch), Frank Silovsky (who lost his wife as a result of the bombing), Susan Urbach, a survivor, and Fr. Lapsley in a series of speaking events. They also participate in the US premiere of “The Forgiveness Project” which promotes conflict resolution and restorative justice as alternatives to endless cycles of conflict, violence and crime. Many participate in a workshop “Beyond Retribution” which is videotaped.
Bodley Attends 49th Fusen-no Tsudoi Conference
Derrill Bodley travels to Kyoto to participate in 49th annual Fusen-no Tsudoi Conference and rallies for peace at Ritsumeikan University and Doshashai University.
Bodley Returns to Afghanistan
Derrill Bodley returns to Afghanistan, revisiting families he met two years earlier, to gauge the progress of the “war on terrorism.”
Campbell Arrest in DC while Protesting War in Iraq
Kelly Campbell arrested in DC along with Nancy Lessin of MFSO, to protest war in Iraq.
Cindy Sheehan Vigil
Peaceful Tomorrows members Talat Hamdani, Derrill Bodley, Laurette Simmons and Anthony Aversano join Cindy Sheehan’s vigil in Crawford, Texas.
Convening Event of the Nonviolent Peaceforce
Barry Amundson and Kelly Campbell give keynote address at Convening Event of the Nonviolent Peaceforce in Delhi, India. Delegates from 130 countries attend.
Courage of Conscience Speaking Tour 2009
Member Andrea LeBlanc organizes PT’s co-hosting of the Courage of Conscience speaking tour for members of Combatants for Peace, an organization of Israeli ex-military and Palestinian ex-fighters who have come together to work for nonviolent solutions in the Middle East.
David Potorti speaks in Seoul, South Korea
Dover to DC Vigil
“Dover to DC “–Valerie Lucznikovska and Bob McIlvane walk and vigil with Military Families Speak Out to recognize the unseen casualties of the Iraq war.
Eyes Wide Open Exhibit 2005
In San Francisco, Peaceful Tomorrows’ Kelly Campbell, Barry Amundson, Nabil Ashour, Derrill Bodley and Yes Duffy expand the AFSC’s “Eyes Wide Open” exhibit of military boots by increasing the total number of civilian shoes represented from 1,200 to more than 4,200. Visitors walk a “labyrinth” of shoes while considering the civilian casualties of the Iraq war
Eyes Wide Open Exhibit 2006
Peaceful Tomorrows co-sponsors the major “Eyes Wide Open” display entitled, “The Silence of the Dead, The Voices of the Living: A Witness to End the War in Iraq,” over Mother’s Day Weekend on the Mall in Washington,D.C.
First National Meeting of La’Onf
Adele Welty and Terry Rockefeller travel to Erbil,Iraq to attend the first national meeting of La’Onf.
Founding Member of UFPJ
UFPJ (United for Peace and Justice) began as a national campaign to bring together a broad range of organizations throughout the United States to help coordinate work against a U.S. war on Iraq. At an initial meeting in Washington, DC on October 25, 2002, more than 70 peace and justice organizations agreed to form United for Peace and Justice and coordinate efforts to oppose the war on Iraq. PT is a founding member of the coalition. Rita Lasar and Kelly Campbell represent PT as the first national meeting.
Garrison Institute: Civilian Casualties, Civilian Solutions Conference
Thirty people from 17 nations directly affected by terrorism, violence and war join members of Peaceful Tomorrows in “Civilian Casualties, Civilian Solutions,” an international conference to create an ongoing network dedicated to healing, reconciliation and genuine peace. All attendees are victims of terrorism, political violence and war, but have chosen to work nonviolently for peace and the resolution of conflict. At the conference they launch a new International Network for Peace. Their private conference at the Garrison Institute is followed by nearly two dozen public speaking events in the New York City and the Boston areas.
Global Women’s Initiative for Peace
Global Women’s Initiative for Peace invites Colleen Kelly, Adele Welty, and Terry Rockefeller to conference in NYC with Iraqi women.
Grehan Participates in Speaking Tour
Peaceful Tomorrows member Patricio Grehan participates in a speaking tour of Spanish-speaking communities in Miami in support of the Spanish-language edition of the Peaceful Tomorrows book, “Manana En Paz.”
Grehan/Rosenblum Visit Colombia and Guatemala
Peaceful Tomorrows’ Patricio Grehan and Sue Rosenblum travel to sites in Colombia and Guatemala in support of the Spanish-language edition of the Peaceful Tomorrows book, making new connections with NGOs and individuals affected by terrorism, violence and war.
HANWA Visit to Ground Zero & Hold Interfaith Service with Peaceful Tomorrows
PT members host delegation of Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bomb Survivors organized by Hiroshima Alliance for Nuclear Weapons Abolition (HANWA). The Hiroshima and Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Survivors visit St. Paul’s Chapel (Episcopal) and Ground Zero in NYC.
Hiroshima and Nagasaki Anniversary Commemoration 2003
Members Derrrill Bodley, Nancy Mangum-Bodley, Hannah Harris and Terry Rockefeller represent PT at the Hiroshima and Nagasaki Anniversary commemorations. Derrill and Terry address the World Conference Against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs.
Hiroshima Day: International World Peace Conference
Rita Lasar goes to Japan for Hiroshima Day ceremonies and addresses the International World Peace Conference.
Hiroshima Visit by Ryan Amundson
Ryan Amundson represents Peaceful Tomorrows in visit to Japan sponsored by Hiroshima Alliance for Nuclear Weapons Abolition (HANWA).
International Congress on Victims of Terrorism
Peaceful Tomorrows members Bruce Wallace and Bob McIlvaine attend the second International Congress on Victims of Terrorism in Colombia.
International Institute on Peace Education: 2007
International Institute on Peace Education held in New York City at the United Nations and Columbia Univeristy. Partipants included Bruce Amundson and Andrea LaBlanc and Adele Welty.
Iraq Exit Strategy Forum
Members of Peaceful Tomorrows attend Rep. Lynn Woolsey’s “Iraq Exit Strategy Forum” in Washington,DC. Adele Welty, Colleen Kelly, Nancy Meyer and Terry Rockefeller lobby in DC for an immediate end to the war inIraq.
Journey Towards Healing and Wholeness Conference 2004
Andrew and Amy Rice participate in “Journey Towards Healing and Wholeness Conference” marking 10th anniversary of the end of apartheid in South Africa, and delivers a statement of condolence to Rwandan families on the tenth anniversary of the genocide there.
Kelly Addresses European Social Forum
Colleen Kelly addresses the European Social Forum in Florence, Italy.
LeBlanc Addresses World Peace Forum 2006
The World Peace Forum was held in Vancouver at the University of British Columbia. Andrea LaBlanc spoke about participating in the Moussaoui Trial, also attending were Barry Amundson and Kelly Campbell.
LeBlanc attends 2008 World Political Forum
Andrea LeBlanc represents PT at the World Political Forum, Bosco Marengo,Italy to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the Signing of the Declaration of Human Rights.
LeBlanc Brings Forgiveness Project to Teaching Peace Conference
Andrea LeBlanc brings Forgiveness Project to Durham, NH for Teaching Peace Conference.
LeBlanc Speaks at NH Rally Against the Iraq War
Andrea LaBlanc Spoke at Rally against the War in Iraq. The Rally was held in Concord, NH at the New Hampshire Statehouse:
LeBlanc: 2011 Basque Conference on Positive Peace
Andrea LeBlanc attended the Basque Conference on Positive Peace at Bilbao, Spain
LeBlanc: Catastrophe and Imagination Conference 2010
John Jay College Center on Terrorism holds the Catastrophe and Imagination Conference – Andrea LaBlanc speaks as a panelist.
LeBlanc: Israel/Palenstine Visit 2010
Andrea LeBlanc traveled to Israel/Palestine to meet with Parents’ Circle, Combatants for Peace, Physicians for Human Rights, etc.) visiting Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, West Bank and Bethlehem.
LeBlanc: Israel/Palestine Visit 2010
Andrea LeBlanc traveled to Israel/Palestine to meet with Parents’ Circle, Combatants for Peace, Physicians for Human Rights, etc.) visiting Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, West Bank and Bethlehem.
LeBlanc: Israel/Palestine Visit 2010
Andrea LeBlanc traveled to Israel/Palestine to meet with Parents’ Circle, Combatants for Peace, Physicians for Human Rights, etc.) visiting Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, West Bank and Bethlehem.
LeBlanc: Israel/Palestine Visit 2010
Andrea LeBlanc traveled to Israel/Palestine to meet with Parents’ Circle, Combatants for Peace, Physicians for Human Rights, etc.) visiting Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, West Bank and Bethlehem.
LeBlanc:Summer Palace Peace Summit 2011
Andrea LeBlanc addressed a conference on peace at the Summer Palace in San Sebastian, Spain
Lobbying to Oppose the War in Afghanistan
PT member Wright Salibury organizes lobbying of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation to oppose war in Afghanistan. PT members partner with members of MFSO, Vets for Peace, UJP, and Peace Action.
March on Washington 2005
One dozen Peaceful Tomorrows members join in United for Peace and Justice’s march on Washington against the war in Iraq.
Members Join “Stonewalk Japan”
Peaceful Tomorrows members Andrea LeBlanc, Derrill Bodley, Bob McIlvaine, Jack Hallock and Andi Henderson join members of the Peace Abbey and Japanese Atomic Bomb survivors on “Stonewalk Japan,” a two-month trek from Nagasaki to Hiroshima marking the 60th anniversary of the atomic bombings of those cities.
Members Protest at the White House 2002
Members Testify at Zaccarius Moussaoui’s Trail
Thirteen 9/11 family members testify for the defense in opposition to the death penalty in Zaccarius Moussaoui’s trial in Alexandria,VA.The majority of them are PT members.
Membership Retreat: Camp Deerpark
Peaceful Tomorrows holds its second annual membership retreat at the Mennonite Camp Deerpark in upstateNew York.
Meyer Keynotes 100-year Celebration of Satyagraha
100-year Celebration of Satyagraha at the San Antonio Peace Center invites Nancy Meyer to give keynote address.
MLK Memorial Lecture at Gustavus Adolphus College
Andrea LeBlanc speaks at Martin Luther King Memorial Lecture at Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN.
National Office-Peaceful Tomorrows
New Japan Women’s Association (Shinfujin) Symposium 2006
Talat Hamdani travels to Tokyo, Japan to address the New Japan Women’s Association (Shinfujin) symposium on the “role of women in the global peace movement for establishing a nuclear weapon-free and war-free world.”
No More Victims Tour 2002 – Boston
“No More Victims” tour, coordinated by the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) to promote public dialogue on alternatives to war. It included speakers tour many cities along the easter seaboard. Speakers included members Peaceful Tomorrows and victims of terrorism and war from Afghanistan, Iraq, the Philippines, and Japan.
No More Victims Tour 2002 – New York City
“No More Victims” tour, coordinated by the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) to promote public dialogue on alternatives to war. It included speakers tour many cities along the easter seaboard. Speakers included members Peaceful Tomorrows and victims of terrorism and war from Afghanistan, Iraq, the Philippines, and Japan.
Omaha Peace & Justice Expo 2005
Opening of Forgiveness Project 2006
Andrea LeBlanc speaks at the opening of the Forgiveness Project exhibit at Nazareth College in Rochester,NY.
Paris Peace Forum 2005
Peace Connections Vigil 2004
PT holds a vigil in Union Square Park and invite participants to make “peace connections” with others around the world.
Peace March: San Francisco
Peaceful Tomorrows members join Peace Marche in San Francisco.
Peace March: Washington, D.C.
Peaceful Tomorrows members join Peace Marche in Washington, D.C.
Peaceful Tomorrow Delegtion Travels to Iraq
Peaceful Tomorrows’ delegation to Iraq, including Colleen Kelly, Kristina Olsen, Kathleen Tinley and Terry Rockefeller, to protest proposed war.
Peaceful Tomorrow’s Receives “Courage of Conscience” Award
PT is given the Peace Abbey’s “Courage of Conscience” award by Kathy Kelly in ceremony at the Church of the Holy Apostle in NYC.
Peaceful Tomorrows 4th Anniversary Events
Peaceful Tomorrows commemorates its fourth anniversary in Los Angeles, California. Events include vigiling with Veterans for Peace at the “Arlington West” cross display, “Civilian Casualties: Ours and Theirs,” a joint speaking event with Physicians for Social Responsibility, a presentation to UCLA medical students on civilian casualties, and a mounting of “the Forgiveness Project.”
Peaceful Tomorrows completes “Stonewalk”
in New York City in time for members to join the anti-war protests at the RNC.
Peaceful Tomorrows First Anniversary Event
Peaceful Tomorrows commemorates first anniversary with program of speakers and music at Judson Memorial Church in New York City.
Peaceful Tomorrows Honored by Office of the Americas
Peaceful Tomorrows, actor Martin Sheen, and investigative journalist Greg Palast are honored at the Office of the Americas Anniversary Celebration in Los Angeles.
Peaceful Tomorrows Madrid Delegation for 3.11.04 Bombings
Peaceful Tomorrows’ Karen Shea, Adele Welty and David Potorti travel to Madrid,Spainto meet with family members of those killed in the March 11, 2004 train bombings. They also participate in school speaking events around the release of the Spanish-language edition of the Peaceful Tomorrows book.
Peaceful Tomorrows Meets with President Obama
PT members Beverly Eckert and Valerie Lucznikowska meet with President Obama in DC as he discusses his Guantanamo policies with 9/11 family members.
Peaceful Tomorrows Member Retreat 2004
PT Members’ Retreat at the Blue Mountain Center in upstate New York.
Peaceful Tomorrows Members Arrested in DC for Civil Disobedience
Rita Lasar, Adele Welty and Bob McIlvaine are arrested inWashington,D.C., in acts of civil disobedience against the proposed war inIraq.
Peaceful Tomorrows NYC March Against the War in Iraq
On the February 15, 2003, during a global day of protest, “The World Says No to War,” Peaceful Tomorrows founding member Derrill Bodley spoke on behalf of our group at a rally organized by UFPJ at the United Nations headquarters in New York City that drew more than 500,000 participants on one of the coldest days of the year. UFPJ helped coordinate and publicize more than 790 demonstrations worldwide that day.
Peaceful Tomorrows Retreat
Retreat at the Peace Abbey in Sherborn, MA brings together Peaceful Tomorrows members for a weekend of planning and discussion.
Peaceful Tomorrows Sponsors “Circles of Hope”
PT sponsored “Circle of Hope, ” a Silent Candlelight Vigil to Encircle the WTC site. “On the night before September 11, let us come together to mourn, reflect and heal.” 8,000 people in NYC march from Union Square to the WTC site. Across the nation, members and friends of PT organized dozens of vigils in support.
Peaceful Tomorrows’ 2006 International Conference
Peaceful Tomorrows members Kelly Campbell, Barry Amundson, John Leinung and Elaine Leinung host a day-long meeting in Bologna of the international advisory committee to Peaceful Tomorrows’ 2006 International Conference.
People’s Assembly of the United Nations-2005
Peaceful Tomorrows members Kelly Campbell, Barry Amundson, John Leinung and Elaine Leinung participate in Italy’s “People’s Assembly of the United Nations,” which culminates in an annual peace walk from Perugia to Assisi drawing hundreds of thousands of participants.
People’s Assembly of the United Nations-2007
Peaceful Tomorrows members Andrea LeBlanc and Anne Mulderry participate in Italy’s “People’s Assembly of the United Nations,” which culminates in an annual peace walk from Perugia to Assisi drawing hundreds of thousands of participants.
People’s Assembly of the United Nations-2011
Peaceful Tomorrows member Paul Arpaia participates in Italy’s “People’s Assembly of the United Nations,” which culminates in an annual peace walk from Perugia to Assisi drawing hundreds of thousands of participants.
Peoples’ UN Assembly 2007
Anne Mulderry and Andrea LeBlanc represent Peaceful Tomorrows in Prato,Italy and at the Peoples’ UN Assembly,Perugia,Italy.
Pinwheels For Peace
PT member Michelle Little organizes International Day of Peace: Pinwheels Spinning in the Wind Recognizing Whirled Peace. Over 2 million students around the world created Pinwheels For Peace and thousands have chosen to send them to Unite In Peace to gift to children in refugee camps and orphanages in Africa and the Middle East.
Homepage: http://www.pinwheelsforpeace.com/pinwheelsforpeace/home.html
Potorti Speaks at University of Tokyo
David Potorti speaks in at the University of Tokyo to Student Peace Action.
Prayer for Victims – A Silent Vigil
“Prayer for Victims” was a silent vigil held in Athens, Georgia organized by PT member Ruth Koch
Press Conference: “Patriots to Restore Checks and Balances”
Peaceful Tomorrows member Alissa Torres joins Bob Barr, Chair of “Patriots to Restore Checks and Balances, ” in a press conference highlighting the erosion of personal freedoms and civil liberties under the Patriot Act, and calling for sensible and effective reforms. The Harrisburg, Pennsylvania conference also includes David Keene, chair of the American Conservative Union; Patrice McDermott, Associate Director, Office of Government Relations, American Library Association; and Greg Nojeim, Acting Director of the Washington, DC, Legislative Office of the ACLU.
Press Conference: Ben Franklin True Patriot Act
Adele Welty is part of the Kucinich press conference introducing Ben Franklin True Patriot Act in Washington, DC.
Press Conference: Call for Alternatives to Military Action
Peaceful Tomorrows members join Congressional Representatives in a call for alternatives to military action in Iraq at a press conference in Washington, D.C.
Press Conference: Formation of Peaceful Tomorrows
Formation of September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows is announced at a press conference at the United Nations Church Center in NYC.
Press Conference: Launch of “Bring them Home Now” Campaign
David Potorti joins veterans and members of military families in a press conference announcing the launch of the “Bring Them Home Now” campaign in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
Press Conference: To Defeat “Real ID Act”
Peaceful Tomorrows members Talat Hamdani, Bob McIlvaine, Laurette Simmons and staff member Nabil Ashour hold a press conference, in conjunction with `immigrant advocacy organizations, to ask that the REAL ID Act be defeated either as a stand-alone bill or as an amendment to the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Bill.
PT Hosts NYC Premiere: Bowling for Columbine
Michael Moore invites Peaceful Tomorrows to host theNew York City premiere showing of his film, “Bowling for Columbine.
Rockefeller Addresses “Initiatives for Change” Conference 2004
Terry Rockefeller addresses the Caux, Switzerland, “Initiatives of Change” annual conference concerning the work of PT, and gives a press conference at the UN offices in Geneva.
Rockefeller attends Conference on Iraqi Civil Society
Terry Rockefeller meets with members of La’Onf at the Conference on Iraqi Civil Society in Rome,Italy.
Second International Nonviolent Peaceforce Assembly
Anne Mulderry, Andrea LeBlanc and Terry Rockefeller represent Peaceful Tomorrows at the Second International Meeting of the Nonviolent Peaceforce Assembly at the University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya.
Stonewalk for Unknown Civilians Killed at War – Boston to NYC
Peaceful Tomorrows, in conjunction with The Peace Abbey, begins “Stonewalk” at the Boston Social Forum. Pulling and pushing a two-ton memorial stone to honor “unknown civilians killed in war” to NYC: members Andrea LeBlanc, David Potorti, Dan Jones, Cat Allison, Derrill Bodley, Dave Reynolds, Bob McIlvane, Adele Welty, Colleen Kelly, Connie Taylor, Beverly Eckert, Terry Rockefeller, Logan Harris, Hannah Harris, Loretta Filipov, John Leinung participate in different parts of the journey.
Stonewalk Japan 2005
Participants walk 380 miles from Nagasaki to Hiroshima pulling a two-ton stone to remember and honor the civilian casualties of the A and H bombings of those cities on the 60th Anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Andrea LeBlanc lead a group including Darrill Bodley, Bob McIlvaine, Helen McIlvaine, and Jack Hallock.
Stonewalk Japan 2005
Participants walk 380 miles from Nagasaki to Hiroshima pulling a two-ton stone to remember and honor the civilian casualties of the A and H bombings of those cities on the 60th Anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Andrea LeBlanc lead a group including Darrill Bodley, Bob McIlvaine, Helen McIlvaine, and Jack Hallock.
Stonewalk Japan: Planning Conference 2005
Stonewalk Japan. Andrea LeBlanc spoke at both Peace Parks and University of Nagasaki
Stonewalk Korea 2006: Seoul to the DMZ
Andrea LeBlanc participates in “Stonewalk Korea, ” which carries an apology from the Japanese people to the people of Korea. Participants walk from Seoul to the DMZ
Strategy Meeting: Building International Solidarity for Iraqi Nonviolence
Coordinator Frances Anderson and member Terry Rockefeller travel to Amman,Jordan for strategy meetings on building international solidarity for Iraqi nonviolence activists of La’Onf. Also at the meeting are representatives of Un Ponte Per and NoVA. Kathy Kelly of Voices attends.
The March to Stop the War Mobilization
Peaceful Tomorrows members speak and march at Stop the War Mobilization in Washington, D.C.
The World Still Says No To War – NC 2004 Rally
Peaceful tomorrows members speak at major “The World Still Says No To War” rallies in New York, San Francisco and Fayetteville, NC.
The World Still Says No To War – San Francisco Rally 2004
Peaceful tomorrows members speak at major “The World Still Says No To War” rallies in New York, San Francisco and Fayetteville, NC.
The World Still Says No To War -NYC Rally 2004
Peaceful tomorrows members speak at major “The World Still Says No To War” rallies in New York, San Francisco and Fayetteville, NC.
Titus Speaks in DC
Peaceful Tomorrows’ John Titus speaks at a nondenominational service on Sunday, September 11th as well as a Congressional briefing at the Capitol on the afternoon September 14 advocating for a Department of Peace.
Towards Justice & Reconciliation: Peace Summit
Terry Rockefeller travels to Amman, Jordan for a peace summit entitled, “Towards Justice & Reconciliation: An International Initiative to Bring Together Palestinian and Israeli Women.”
UN: A Celebration of Remembrance and Hope
September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows is honored at the interfaith service marking the opening of the 57th Session of the UN General Assembly, “A Celebration of Remembrance and Hope, Dedicated to Victims of Violence Everywhere,” St. Bartholomew’s Church, in Manhattan. Colleen Kelly speaks for PT. UN Secretary General Kofi Annan greets PT members.
Vigil for Peaceful Tomorrows 2002
“Vigil for Peaceful Tomorrows” in Washington Square Park featured Martin Luther King III, Vandana Shiva, Amy Goodman, Kathy Kelly, Daniel Berrigan, singers and poets.
Vigil for Tom Fox
Peaceful Tomorrows co-hosts a New York City vigil for Tom Fox, the kidnapped member of the Christian Peacemaker Team, with members of his Quaker meeting in Virginia and the American Friends Service Committee.
Walking across America for Peace
Ashley Casale and Michael Israel who were walking across America for Peace are joined on their midpoint celebration by PT member Nancy Meyer in Omaha,NE.
Wallace Launches “1-2-1 Contact”
PT member Bruce Wallace launches 1-2-1 Contact to teach students about the people on the “other side” of the war and to create a peace bridge between the two sides. The American and Iraqi students and teachers began exchanging emails about their lives, war and growing up in Brooklyn and Baghdad.
Welty attends Hearings at Guantanamo Bay
Adele Welty attends Hearings at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines07/0109-03.htm
Welty Testifies Against Patriot Act before NYC Council
Adele Welty testifies against the Patriot Act before New York City Council
Welty Testifies to International Panel of Jurists on Human Rights
Adele Welty gives Testimony to International Commission of Jurists meeting on Guantanamo/Human Rights in Washington, DC.
Welty Visits Afghanistan
PT member Adele Welty, mother of a NYC firefighter killed on 9/11, visits Afghanistan
Women’s Action for New Directions Mother’s Day Award 2003
Peaceful Tomorrows receives Women’s Action for New Directions (WAND) Mother’s Day Award. Terry Rockefeller accepts the award at a ceremony in the Massachusetts State House.
World Conference Against Nuclear Weapons 2006
Barry Amundson addresses the World Conference and International Conference Against Nuclear Weapons in Tokyo and Hiroshima.
World Conference Against Nuclear Weapons: 2005
Andrea Leblanc speech read at the World Conference and International Conference Against Nuclear Weapons in Tokyo.
