Presidential Candidate Receives “Gandhi Peace Award”
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US Presidential Candidate Receives “Gandhi Peace Award”
USA- Democratic Presidential Candidate, Dennis J. Kucinich, has been honored for his dedication and work for peace with the prestigious Gandhi Peace Award. Each year, this award is given to an individual recognized as a “distinguished peacemaker” and “for contributions made in the promotion of international peace and good will.” Past recipients include Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, Dr. Linus Pauling, Dr. Helen Caldicott, Cesar Chavez, Sen. George McGovern, and former Attorney Gen. Ramsey Clark.
According to Promoting Enduring Peace (PEP), “Dennis Kucinich has been given this award because of his dedication to peace and improving social conditions for the workers and poor, which we feel is a prerequisite for peace. For his honesty and the good person he is, and for the good spirit which he is trying to instill.”
In commemorating the International Day of Peace, with our country torn by war, Kucinich stands as a beacon of hope for change. In his acceptance speech of the Gandhi Peace Award he stated, “darkness has dropped on our country, upon our Constitution, upon our highest aspirations for America, upon our historic traditions. So we are called upon at this moment, to be witnesses for peace, for truth, for light, for love, for compassion, and for the potential of humanity to evolve from a condition where some believe that war is inevitable, to a condition where our knowledge that peace is inevitable becomes the defining paradigm of a new century and a new world.”
Often referred to as the “Peace Candidate”, Kucinich is the only candidate who has unwaveringly opposed the war with Iraq from the beginning. In the most recent debate held on September 9, he, alone, of all nine democratic candidates, stated that he would not vote to give President Bush the $87 billion he now wants to continue this war. In his words, “Bring our troops home now.”
As U.S. Congressman, Kucinich’s proposed cabinet-level Department of Peace underscores the strength of his convictions and reflects a pragmatic, intelligent process through which peace can flourish—within our homes, neighborhoods, throughout our nation, and around the world.
The Gandhi Peace Award was conceived in the late 1940’s by Dr. Jerome Davis, founder of the organization Promoting Enduring Peace (PEP). In 1959 the yearly award was established to honor persons outstanding in the work for world peace. Mr. Kucinich accepted the award at Amarantes SeaCliffs in New Haven, CT. on March 22.
For the entire text of Dennis Kucinich’s acceptance speech, go to
http://vancouver.indymedia.org
For more information about Presidential Candidate Dennis Kucinich, go to http://www.kucinich.us
USA- Democratic Presidential Candidate, Dennis J. Kucinich, has been honored for his dedication and work for peace with the prestigious Gandhi Peace Award. Each year, this award is given to an individual recognized as a “distinguished peacemaker” and “for contributions made in the promotion of international peace and good will.” Past recipients include Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, Dr. Linus Pauling, Dr. Helen Caldicott, Cesar Chavez, Sen. George McGovern, and former Attorney Gen. Ramsey Clark.
According to Promoting Enduring Peace (PEP), “Dennis Kucinich has been given this award because of his dedication to peace and improving social conditions for the workers and poor, which we feel is a prerequisite for peace. For his honesty and the good person he is, and for the good spirit which he is trying to instill.”
In commemorating the International Day of Peace, with our country torn by war, Kucinich stands as a beacon of hope for change. In his acceptance speech of the Gandhi Peace Award he stated, “darkness has dropped on our country, upon our Constitution, upon our highest aspirations for America, upon our historic traditions. So we are called upon at this moment, to be witnesses for peace, for truth, for light, for love, for compassion, and for the potential of humanity to evolve from a condition where some believe that war is inevitable, to a condition where our knowledge that peace is inevitable becomes the defining paradigm of a new century and a new world.”
Often referred to as the “Peace Candidate”, Kucinich is the only candidate who has unwaveringly opposed the war with Iraq from the beginning. In the most recent debate held on September 9, he, alone, of all nine democratic candidates, stated that he would not vote to give President Bush the $87 billion he now wants to continue this war. In his words, “Bring our troops home now.”
As U.S. Congressman, Kucinich’s proposed cabinet-level Department of Peace underscores the strength of his convictions and reflects a pragmatic, intelligent process through which peace can flourish—within our homes, neighborhoods, throughout our nation, and around the world.
The Gandhi Peace Award was conceived in the late 1940’s by Dr. Jerome Davis, founder of the organization Promoting Enduring Peace (PEP). In 1959 the yearly award was established to honor persons outstanding in the work for world peace. Mr. Kucinich accepted the award at Amarantes SeaCliffs in New Haven, CT. on March 22.
For the entire text of Dennis Kucinich’s acceptance speech, go to
http://vancouver.indymedia.org
For more information about Presidential Candidate Dennis Kucinich, go to http://www.kucinich.us
standin above the crowd
he had a voice that was strong and loud and
i swallowed his facade cos i'm so
eager to identify with
someone above the crowd
someone who seemed to feel the same
someone prepared to lead the way
he had a voice that was strong and loud and
i swallowed his facade cos i'm so
eager to identify with
someone above the crowd
someone who seemed to feel the same
someone prepared to lead the way
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