Afghan 'talk of peace'
as we work to build
a non-violent grassroots movement in Afghanistan.
This would be part of a wider hope to organize ‘Non-Violent Options for the World’ ;
we envision organizing this as global tree of blue-scarved individuals and communities that would urgently
work together with love, as People who would commit to non-killing,
true-to-People options in Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen, Lebanon, America and everywhere.
"So what's my option?" the president asked his war cabinet, seeking alternatives...
You have essentially given me one option. ...It's unacceptable.”
In the book ‘Obama's Wars’ by Bob Woodward
Y Not?
Why not love?
I wish to live without wars.
15 year old Afghan student and farmer boy Abdulai
Our Heart on In-Humanity
Why have we become in-humane? Why terrorism? Why such pride in insisting that we are right and others are wrong? Why can’t we find genuine friends, whose words we can trust? We get the feeling that life shouldn’t be this way.. Are we losing the gift of a smile?
The Story of Our Journey
This is the story of how the Journey to Smile begins. Read on to find out more and how you too can participate.....
Journey to Smile
An ancient and growing journey to smile A seed, a friendship An encouragement and a grieving Perhaps Also a meaning. Habib, Aghans and the world wish to smile; To be humane despite our hearts. To ask together, like the dove, Perhaps We can raise the possibility of love. Join the Journey to Smile … VENUE World Heritage Bamiyan Buddhas LOCATION Bamiyan Afghanistan DATE 21 September 2009
Volunteer
We are looking for volunteers, one from every nation of the world. * To go to the World Heritage Bamiyan Buddhas in Afghanistan on International Peace Day, 21st of September 2009, in support of Afghan college students in Our Journey to Smile.
Wish for Peace
* President Barack Obama’s wish for peace in Afghanistan in his inauguration speech on 20th Jan 2009- ‘ We will begin to responsibly leave Iraq to its people, and forge a hard-earned peace in Afghanistan. We cannot help but believe that the old hatreds shall someday pass; that the lines of tribe shall soon dissolve; that as the world grows smaller, our common humanity shall reveal itself.’
Journey Updates
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