FWD: PETITION

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Dear Friends in the US and around the world,

 

 

Please support to this petition. Copy the

body of the message and all the names below into the

text of a new message. Add your name to the list and

forward to as many people as you know. If you are

person 150 on the list, please forward the

entire email to president and

vice.president and then forward a

new copy of the email to your friends with your

name as number 1. Thanks.

 

Dear Mr. President,

We the undersigned are writing to you at this moment

to express our profound sadness at the events of

September 11th, and to plead with you and those making

the very difficult decisions which have to be made at

this time for calm and a non-retaliatory stance.

we have all been deeply affected by this tragedy and

our hearts and sympathies go to all those who died and

to the loved ones they left behind. In the wake of

this event there is shock and sadness, and emotions

run very high. It is human to want to respond quickly,

to find those responsible and ensure that this cannot

happen again anywhere. However, retaliating with more

violence only breeds more violence and ensures that

future generations will live in fear with mistrust and

suffering. We urge you and our fellow citizens to

remember that vengeance offers no relief, that

retaliation can never guarantee healing and that to

meet violence with violence breeds more rage and more

senseless deaths. Only love leads to peace with

justice.

 

We believe it is our duty as a civilized nation to

rise above the desire for retaliation and to find a

way of dealing with this tragedy that is peaceful and

good. We do not ask that we ignore that this happened

or that those who are responsible not be held

accountable. Rather we ask that we lead the world as

an example of another way, a better way for all

mankind. Further violence and the deaths of more

innocent people will not resolve this situation or

ensure the safety of future generations. This is

truly an opportunity to show the world that leadership

is earned, not imposed through violence and bullying

tactics. Please Mr. President, give us all hope for a

future where good will truly prevail over evil, and

where violence has no place. Our goal should be to

build bridges of love, respect and understanding among

all people. This is the only way to ensure that the

tragedy of September 11th and similar tragedies around

the world do not happen again.

 

1. Maura Duignan, San Francisco, CA

2. Sarah Ellison, San Francisco, CA

3. Lauren Beth Rosen, Oakland, CA

4. Tiphaine Ravenel Bonetti, Kathmandu, Nepal

5. Paolo Bonetti, Kathmandu, Nepal

6. Giacomo Bonetti, Kathmandu, Nepal

7. Jeannine Fox, Boulder, CO

8. Eric Sorenson, Boulder, CO

9. Brooke Rudolf, Cambridge, MA

10. Michelle Novello, Cambridge, MA

11. Catherine Waters, Gaithersburg, MD

12. Motoko Inoue, Northampton, MA

13. Lenore Grubinger, Northampton, MA

14. Neala Haze, Richmond,CA.

15. Bill Weintraub,Berkeley,CA.

16. Nana Koch, New City, New York

17. Kyoko Jingu, Gunma, Japan

18. Mari Nakao, Nagoya, Japan

19. Kumi, Sato, Nagoya, Japan

20. Simon Piggott, Oshika, Japan

21.Roger Northridge, Chichibu, Japan

22.Otani Yayoi, Chichibu, Japan

23.John Waterfield, Hereford, England

24. Malcolm Harrison, Hereford, England

25. Thea Lipp, Toms River, NJ

26.Claude LAURENT, Belgium

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