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"This is not Live Aid 2. These concerts are the start point for The Long Walk To Justice, the one way we can all make our voices heard in unison. This is without doubt a moment in history where ordinary people can grasp the chance to achieve something truly monumental and demand from the 8 world leaders at G8 an end to poverty. The G8 leaders have it within their power to alter history. They will only have the will to do so if tens of thousands of people show them that enough is enough. By doubling aid, fully cancelling debt, and delivering trade justice for Africa, the G8 could change the future for millions of men, women and children." -- Bob Geldof, Live 8 web site Courage is needed to follow through on intuition in life's decision. Determinism to make sense out of past trauma, move from unwarranted fears and not remaining a victim is derived from integration. It is seeing all the subtle signs, codes of violence and its cycle. There is a universal code of violence and the energy of violence moves through our culture. With the support of the kolo, direction impels the individual to practice safety and feel more secure. Danica from The Kolo: Women's Cross Cultural Collaboration "...so Win everything. And Winning as I always do, I intend to give you, some music 2 fly2 -- Ty, Big Dada Recording artist "I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent." -- Mohandas K. Gandhi "The work of the political activist inevitably involves a
certain tension between the requirement that position be taken on
current issues as they arise and the desire that one's contributions
will somehow survive the ravages of time." "The past is prophetic in that it asserts loudly that wars are poor chisels for carving out peaceful tomorrows." -- Martin Luther King, Jr. "Responsibility does not only lie with the leaders of our countries or with those who have been appointed or elected to do a particular job. It lies with each of us individually. Peace, for example, starts within each one of us." -- HH The Dalai Lama "People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within." -- Elizabeth Kübler-Ross "Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. The fearful are caught as often as the bold." -- Helen Keller |
