Yumi Kikuchi and how the Global Peace Campaign began let us fight no more (Osho Yamada) ABOUT THE CAMPAIGN 2001 2001 top page	[gpc] NY TIMES PEACE AD -No War On Iraq Dear friends for Peace, For those who do not know me, my name is Yumi Kikuchi, a Japanese mother/writer/activist who started the Global Peace Campaign right after 9/11/01. GPC, with the support of 2,800 people of 16 countries, succeeded putting two full page peace ads in NY Times and LA Times in USA,one peace ad in Italian paper(La Stampa) and 10 peace ads in Persian magazines and papers last year to stop the bombing in Afganistan. Veterans For Peace endorsed the ad and GPC was able to help to promote their great work a little bit( as a result, VFP membership grew 4 times more). I am preparing for another ad to stop the new war on Iraq and am inviting peace groups to endorse the ad. Take a look at the draft in the making(need comments/revision) below: http://www.peace2001.org/gpc/02gpc_main_nytimes.html I can put 10-15 peace groups' name and URL in the ad. If you want your organization's name in this ad, contact me a.s.a.p(no later than Dec 20). The purpose of this ad : 1. To stop the new war on Iraq by raising awareness of American public and supporting peace movement in the USA and the world 2. To promote three important books on Iraq and US foreign policy * Children of the Gulf War by Takashi Morizumi http://www.savewarchildren.org * Fire This Time by Ramsey Clark http://leftbooks.com http://www.iacenter.org * Addicted To War by Joel Andreas http://www.addictedtowar.com 3. To promote anit-war demonstration on Jan 18,2003 by Int'l ANSWER Coalition and raise money for that (The money from the ad goes to Int'l ANSWER Coalition/IAC to pay for the organizing demonstration) We need to raise $37,500 by the end of this year, by Chiristmas if possible, so that we can put the ad in the 1st or 2nd week of Jan. 2003 before the US may start the military action against Iraq. I would appreciate any amount of donation to make this happen. Pls. send a check (of US Bank, in US Dollars) to: Gen Morita 1047 Naka, Kamogawa, Chiba, Japan 296-0111 (by Chiristmas if possible) If you do not have a bank a/c with US Bank, you can make a Postal Money Order at any post office and send it to the address above.We can receive either US dollars or Japanese Yen only. If you are in Japan, you can send money from any post office: A/C Name: Open Japan Yubin Furikae A/C Number:00980-5-12290 *write "for NY Times Ad" at the message column If you have any question, pls. e-mail me or call me: mailto:yumik@awa.or.jp Tel:81-470-97-1011 fax:81-470-97-1215 *It is home-office, so pls. do not call me in the middle of the night. I have 2 babies(1 and 2 year old) sleeping! Pls. spread this to your friends and loved ones. love and peace, Yumi Kikuchi founder, Global Peace Campaign http://www.peace2001.org 1047 Naka, Kamogawa, Chiba, Japan 296-0111 ~ Global Peace Campaign ~ http://www.peace2001.org Daily Attunement for Peace at 8.45am New York time. Seed thought: "May Peace Prevail on Earth"