TR: To the Excellency, Permanent Representative to the UN : What have we ever learned ?

["Dipti & Pierre MARCHAND" <DIPTI.MARCHAND at wanadoo.fr>]

(FOR YOUR INFORMATION,
copy of letters to President Bush, member of US Congress
and each UN Representatives)

To the Excellency, Permanent Representative to the UN :
What have we ever learned ?

 -----Message d'origine-----
De : 	Dipti & Pierre MARCHAND [mailto:DIPTI.MARCHAND at wanadoo.fr]
Envoyé :	dimanche 16 septembre 2001 11:25
À :	DIPTI.marchand at wanadoo.fr
Objet :	TR: To the Excellency, Permanent Representative to the UN : What
have we ever learned ?
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Excellency,

Please find bellow a copy of my letter to each member of the US Congress,
President Bush and the Ambassador of USA in France.

Please, keep firmly your commitment for the children of the World : protect
our innocent children.

With me deepest respect,


Pierre Marchand
* (Nobel Peace Prize nomminee for 2001)
* Founder of the Appeal of the Nobel Peace Laureates for the Children


 -----Message d'origine-----
De : 	Dipti & Pierre MARCHAND [mailto:DIPTI.MARCHAND at wanadoo.fr]
Envoyé :	samedi 15 septembre 2001 20:09
À :	pm at wanadoo.fr
Objet :	To the Member of the US Congress : What have we ever learned ?
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MARCHAND Pierre
E-Mail : dipti.marchand at wanadoo.fr
B.P 20797 - 60207 COMPIEGNE CEDEX France
Fax : +33 3 44 86 39 07
15/9/2001
Respected Senator,

It is with the greatest sadness that the people of the World watched the
tragedy of the horrific events of Tuesday 11th September, 2001, in America.
The day of this atrocity will remain in all our memories; it has moved many
millions of people to tears of shock and sadness. We share in the American
peoples' grief during this time of need, and send our condolences to all.

VIOLENCE + VIOLENCE = MORE VIOLENCE

And children, ALL our children do not wish any more violence and wars.

USA, and ALL the countries of the World had agreed to proclaim this first
Decade of the new millenium the "International Decade for a Culture of Peace
and Nonviolence for the Children of the World".

The resolution approved unanimously say :
"Convinced that such a decade, at the beginning of the new millennium, would
greatly assist the efforts of the international community to foster peace,
harmony, all human rights, democracy and development throughout the world,
Proclaims the period 2001-2010 as the International Decade for a Culture of
Peace and Nonviolence for the Children of the World;
Invites Member States to take the necessary steps to ensure that the
practice of peace and nonviolence is taught at all levels in their
respective societies, including in educational institutions;
Calls upon the relevant United Nations bodies, in particular the United
Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and the United
Nations Children's Fund, and invites non-governmental organizations,
religious bodies and groups, educational institutions, artists and the media
actively to support the Decade for the benefit of every child of the world;
(55th plenary meeting - Resolution A/RES/53/25)

We have accepted our responsibility to teach the practice of nonviolence to
our children : violence don't work. I am a "dreamer", I know, "but I am not
the only one". We can teach our children only through our own attitude and
commitment. Words don't help so much. Please, for your own children and ALL
the children - without any discrimination - accept to take - TODAY - the
following COMMITMENT to TRY to practice nonviolence. Please do sign the
short text bellow, already signed by 74 MILLIONS of people from all over the
world (Cf. UNESCO Website).

PERSONNAL COMMITMENT TO THE PRACTICE OF NONVIOLENCE

* Together we can transform the culture of war and violence into a culture
of peace and nonviolence. This demands the participation of everyone. It
gives young people and future generations values that can inspire them to
shape a world of dignity and harmony, a world of justice, solidarity,
liberty and prosperity. The culture of peace makes possible sustainable
development, protection of the environment and the personal fulfilment of
each human being.
* Recognising my share of responsibility for the future of humanity,
especially for today's children and those of future generations, I pledge -
in my daily life, in my family, my work, my community, my country and my
region - to:
1. Respect the life and dignity of every person without discrimination or
prejudice;
2. Practise active nonviolence, rejecting violence in all its forms:
physical, sexual, psychological, economical and social, in particular
towards the most deprived and vulnerable such as children and adolescents;
3. Share my time and material resources in a spirit of generosity to put an
end to exclusion, injustice and political and economic oppression;
4. Defend freedom of expression and cultural diversity, giving preference
always to dialogue and listening rather than fanaticism, defamation and the
rejection of others;
5. Promote consumer behaviour that is responsible and development practices
that respect all forms of life and preserve the balance of nature on the
planet;
6. Contribute to the development of my community, with the full
participation of women and respect for democratic principles, in order to
create together new forms of solidarity.
Name, date and Sign : ___________________________________

Send it as soon as possible to : nonviolence at vsnl.net,
or fax it to : +33 3 44 86 39 07.

Please, give copies of this letter to your fellow senators and to the
medias.

"Where have all our beloved one goes ?... What have we ever learned ?"

May our God of Love bless and inspire you.

With my deepest respect and gratitude,


Pierre MARCHAND
* Human being, husband, father and grand-father,
* Founder of the foundation Appeal of the Nobel Peace Laureates for the
Children
* Representative of the International Fellowship of Reconciliation to UNESCO
* Recipient of the US. Fellowship of Reconciliation Award for Peace 2000
* Your brother.


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President G.W. BUSH
13/9/2001
Respected President,

Accept my deepest codoleance and sorrow for what had happen.

To kill humand beings that had kill human beings in order to teach them -
and our children all over the world - that to kill human beings is not good,
do not seams to me the most appropriate way to avoid more violence and
promote - in act - the respect of our sacred human life, each life.

I pray that the teaching on nonviolence from Mahatma Gandhiji, and your
great Martin Luther King Jr., may help you to discover a better way in this
first year of the "International Decade for a Culture of Peace and
Nonviolence for the Children of the world".

May all this suffering make us all aware of the way to avoid such suffering
again.

May the Almighty God bless, and inspire you, and your governement.

With my deepest respect, gratitude and love.



Pierre MARCHAND
* Human being, husband, father and grand-father,
* Founder of the foundation Appeal of the Nobel Peace Laureates for the
Children
* Representative of the International Fellowship of Reconciliation to UNESCO
* Your brother.

PS : If I may help for anything I am at your service.

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To H.E. the Ambassador of US in France

Fax : 01 43 12 23 85

Compiègne, 13/9/2001
Excellency,


May I have the Honnor to meet with you at the date and time you wish ?

I would like to offer 15 days of silent fast and prayers: IS IT POSSIBLE
INSIDE YOU EMBASSY ?


Pierre MARCHAND
(Nobel Peace Price Nomminee for 2001)

http://www.nobelweb.org