{"id":3214,"date":"2013-09-10T23:06:39","date_gmt":"2013-09-10T23:06:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bothness.uber.space\/?p=3214"},"modified":"2013-10-24T21:43:03","modified_gmt":"2013-10-24T21:43:03","slug":"peace-one-day-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/norwichpeace.org\/?p=3214","title":{"rendered":"Peace One Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dear Friends,<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Saturday,<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>September<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>21<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

United<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>Nations<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>International<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>Day<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>of<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>Peace<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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This<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>year’s<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>theme:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>Who<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>will<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>you<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>make<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>peace<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>with?<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Norwich<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>Quakers<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>and<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>others<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>affiliated<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>to<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>Norwich<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>Peace<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>Camp<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>invite<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>all<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>to<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>celebrate<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>this<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>annual<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>day<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>of<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>peacemaking<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>and<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>hope<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>for<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>peace<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>on<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>earth.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

9.30am<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>There<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>will<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>be<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>a<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>procession<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> with banners <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>from<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>the<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>Quaker<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>Meeting<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>House<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>in<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>Upper<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>Goat<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>Lane,<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>past<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>City<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>Hall,<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>the<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>War<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>Memorial<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>and<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>The<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>Forum<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>to<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>the<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>bottom<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>of<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>Hay<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>Hill<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>by<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>Norwich<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>Market for: <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

10-11am<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>VIGIL<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>&<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>CELEBRATION<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>Please<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>come<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>and<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>share<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>your<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>Thoughts,<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>Peace<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>Stories,<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>Poetry<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>and<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>Songs.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> There will be an <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>Information<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>Stall.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

11am<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>Process<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>along<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>Gentleman’s<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>Walk<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>and<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>Gaol<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>Hill<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>back<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>to<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>the<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>Quaker<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>Meeting<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>House.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

All<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>are<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>welcome<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>to<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>join<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>in<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>at<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>any<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>time.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Please bring your Peace Banners for the processions and literature for the Stall.<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>aim<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>of<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Peace<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>One<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Day<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>is<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>to<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>start<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>with<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>just<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>one<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>day<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>in<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>the<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>year<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>when<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>there<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>is<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>no<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>war<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>or<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>violence<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>anywhere<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>in<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>the<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>world.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>People<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>can<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>use<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>that<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>day<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>to<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>think<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>how<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>the<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>causes<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>of<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>war<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>can<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>be<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>eradicated<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>and<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>how<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>conflicts<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>can<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>be<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>solved<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>without<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>violence.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Then,<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>one<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>day<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>at<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>a<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>time,<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>we<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>can<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>all<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>begin<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>building<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>a<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>world<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>without<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>war<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>for<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>every<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>day.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

There<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>have<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>been<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>tangible<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>results<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>from<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>what<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>has<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>happened<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>on<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>previous<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>September<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>21<\/span><\/span><\/span>st<\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/span>s.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Ceasefires<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>have<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>enabled<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>food<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>drops<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>in<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>famine<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>areas<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>of<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Africa<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>and<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>vaccination<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>against<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>polio<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>for<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>children<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>across<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Afghanistan.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>There<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>have<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>been<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>themed<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>sporting<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>events<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>and<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>celebrations<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>around<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>the<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>world.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>2012<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Peace<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>One<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Day<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Report<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>found<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>that<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>approximately<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>280<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>million<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>people<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>in<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>198<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>countries<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>were<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>aware<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>of<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Peace<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Day<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>2012<\/span><\/span><\/span> \u2013 <\/span><\/span><\/span>4%<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>of<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>the<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>world’s<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>population.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>It<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>estimates<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>that<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>about<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>2%<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>of<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>those<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>people<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>(5.6<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>million)<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>behaved<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>more<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>peacefully<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>as<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>a<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>result.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Peace<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>One<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Day<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>expects<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>to<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>double<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>these<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>figures<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>for<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>2013.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>More<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>and<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>more<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>people<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>are<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>beginning<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>to<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>believe<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>PEACE<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>IS<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>POSSIBLE.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Peace<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Day<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>is<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>not<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>only<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>about<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>a<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>reduction<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>of<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>violence<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>in<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>areas<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>of<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>conflict,<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>it<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>is<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>also<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>about<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>reducing<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>violence<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>in<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>our<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>homes,<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>communities<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>and<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>schools<\/span><\/span><\/span> \u2013 <\/span><\/span><\/span>something<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>we<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>can<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>all<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>do<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>–<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>and<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>look<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>for<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>better<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>ways<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>for<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>people<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>everywhere<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>to<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>live<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>together.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Prevention<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>is<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>better<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>than<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>intervention<\/span><\/span><\/span> \u2013 <\/span><\/span><\/span>and<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>a<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>tangible<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>potential<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>life-saver.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>We<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>can<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>ask<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>the<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>government<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>to<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>stop<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>subsidies<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>to<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>the<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>arms<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>trade.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>We<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>already<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>have<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>conventions<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>banning<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Chemical<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>and<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Biological<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Weapons,<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Cluster<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Bombs<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>and<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Landmines.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>We<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>need<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>to<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>work<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>together<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>towards<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>a<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Nuclear<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Weapons<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Convention.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Peace<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>One<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Day<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>has<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>online<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>teaching<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>materials,<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>and<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Norwich<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Quakers<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>can<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>offer<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>speakers<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>and<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>workshop<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>leaders<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>to<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>local<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>schools<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>and<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>groups.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>And<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>of<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>course<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>anyone<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>can<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>join<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Peace<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>One<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Day<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>online<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>at<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>peaceoneday.org<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Dear Friends, Saturday, September 21 United Nations International Day of Peace This year’s theme: Who will you make peace with? Norwich Quakers and others affiliated to Norwich Peace Camp invite all to celebrate this annual day of peacemaking and hope for peace on earth. 9.30am There will be a procession with banners from the Quaker […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"categories":[3,1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/norwichpeace.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3214"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/norwichpeace.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/norwichpeace.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/norwichpeace.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/norwichpeace.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3214"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/norwichpeace.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3214\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3326,"href":"https:\/\/norwichpeace.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3214\/revisions\/3326"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/norwichpeace.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3214"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/norwichpeace.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3214"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/norwichpeace.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}