This has been a very active two years serving as the spokesperson for the Citizens for Peace of the 11th District! I am so appreciative to everyone involved in moving all of us closer to peace!

• Some of our activities include:
• Participating and presenting a workshop at the Global Nonviolence Conference held at Cobo Hall in Detroit in April, 2005.
• Publishing the Michigan Department of Peace Political Action Guide.
• Providing four training courses in Communication: the Human Connection, based on the work of Marshall Rosenberg about nonviolent communication.
• Offering two inner peace retreats.
• Showing and discussing the films “Critical Mass”, “Peace X Peace”, and “Peace One Day”.
• Publishing several op-ed pieces and numerous letters to the editors.
• Tabling many events around the state to educate the public about peace and nonviolence.
• Meeting with Congressmen and Senators.
• Doing a power point presentation at the 2005 Michigan Department of Peace Conference.
• Hosting the 60th Anniversary of the Bombing of Nagasaki on August 9, 2005.
• Speaking at the opening night of the War Requiem Fine Arts Exhibit at Madonna University.
• Meeting with students and faculty of Madonna University all day on September 21, 2005 for the International Day of Peace.
• Bringing the film “The Consciousness of The Christ” to Madonna University for their Peace and Justice Week in October, 2005.
• Working on a library project that would bring peace books to the library, and organize a section on peace in the library.
• Sponsoring the Human Rights Film Festival at Madonna University on Wednesday evenings in November, 2005.

The Citizens for Peace meet the second Tuesday of the month at 7:00pm at Unity of Livonia, located on Five Mile east of Middlebelt. For more information, call Colleen Mills at 734-425-0079.

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Kudos to Ann Abdoo

Yes Ann you certainly did connect the dots for who is benefiting from the policies of the current administration.

Your Op-Ed column (Westland Observer, November 13, 2005) is quite thorough, well organized and easy to read and most of all, to understand.

A masterful column!

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