No More Victims
I just met Cole Miller – a humanist from America. They call him a peace activist, and he could no longer stay silent in the face of so much suffering in Iraq as a result of American foreign policy delivered down the barrel of a gun, or more appropriately a cruise missile. And it all started with a poster. Now Cole has founded www.nomorevictims.org – a small organization with a powerful message that 'advocates and educates for peace' by helping victims of war - specifically injured Iraqi children - to receive medical treatment in the USA. NoMoreVictims.org is non-profit, non-sectarian, and all humanitarian. Cole believes that one of the most effective means of resisting militarism is to focus on direct relief to its victims. For all the skeptics out there, here is living proof that one person can make a difference.
It is also about galvanizing the community spirit to cross cultural barriers and to communicate; but above all it is about refusing a foreign policy that pays no heed to our collective humanity. In his own small way Cole Miller is just doing what decent human beings everywhere want to do, help their fellow man. Governments need to pay heed, because this movement of individuals working for the greater good is spreading worldwide - sending a very strong message to our political leaders that we no longer support their insane, fascist policies – we are indeed entering a new world order, one in which finally the people are standing up to say, collectively, "not in our name this insanity".
And in England, a similar movement 'War Child' - an organization that sends medical aid to children in Iraq – is working along similar, small lines with big impact. Through Cole's visit to Amman we have been able to link these two organizations, so that step by step the communities around us can work together and spread the word that we all refuse this 'war on terror' and accompanying militarism that claims 'collateral damage' is necessary in the fight for freedom and democracy.
Well, not in my name it isn't either; collateral damage has a name, be it Ahmad, Alaa' or Yusra – and what if it were your child? J
It is also about galvanizing the community spirit to cross cultural barriers and to communicate; but above all it is about refusing a foreign policy that pays no heed to our collective humanity. In his own small way Cole Miller is just doing what decent human beings everywhere want to do, help their fellow man. Governments need to pay heed, because this movement of individuals working for the greater good is spreading worldwide - sending a very strong message to our political leaders that we no longer support their insane, fascist policies – we are indeed entering a new world order, one in which finally the people are standing up to say, collectively, "not in our name this insanity".
And in England, a similar movement 'War Child' - an organization that sends medical aid to children in Iraq – is working along similar, small lines with big impact. Through Cole's visit to Amman we have been able to link these two organizations, so that step by step the communities around us can work together and spread the word that we all refuse this 'war on terror' and accompanying militarism that claims 'collateral damage' is necessary in the fight for freedom and democracy.
Well, not in my name it isn't either; collateral damage has a name, be it Ahmad, Alaa' or Yusra – and what if it were your child? J
posted by joladies at Tuesday, January 30, 2007
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