Afghan Peace Vigil for Nobel Peace Laureate President Obama

Please watch Afghan youth raise their voice of peace and at their ongoing peace vigil

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3VAq06TNGY

 

Text of Video               

 

Bamiyan youth held a cultural event at Bamiyan Peace Park, attended by internationals and Afghan youth

 

The youth read peace poems, enacted a peace sketch, sang & played the flute for peace.

 

They read their message of peace ( http://ourjourneytosmile.com/blog ) for the Nobel Peace Prize Winner President Obama

 

We’re keeping a peace vigil at this Peace Park till the voice of peace is raised in Afghanistan & the world

 

Afghan youth peace volunteers, led by 13 year old Abdulai, keeping warm in their tent at night as their vigil continues till President Obama acknowledges their message of peace

 

Progress of our peace vigil

 

Life progresses principally when individuals struggle together for something worthwhile, especially when these individuals hardly know each other, but do so because they recognize the common human values that hold Mankind together.

 

Because of this kindred human spirit, otherwise described as love, we will not give up.

 

Below are the emails we’ve received from wonderful groups and individuals who are standing for peace too.

 

We are deeply grateful to each and every one of them. Thank you!!

 

 

Just wanted to say I admire what you’re doing and wish you and especially the children the best of luck and much happiness. I too look forward to a day of peace with no wars – ever.

Sincerely,
Laura

 

Dear Laura,

 

Thanks!! May our shared wishes gradually come true!

 

I’ll let the children know your kind wishes.

 

Peace!!!

Hakim

 

Hi Hakim,

 

Hope you don’t mind that I reposted this on my blog, Dandelion Salad.

 

Is this our Afghan moment of peace? 13 year old Afghan boy will keep peace vigil with other youth

               

Hopefully many around the world will be with you in spirit for peace in Afghanistan.

 

Have you sent this to President Obama?  He needs to see this.

 

much love,

Lo

 

Dear Lo,

 

Our hope is to keep the day-and-night vigil at Bamiyan Peace Park from the 22^nd of October onwards, while waiting for Obama to acknowledge the receipt of our letter; which we will send through the US Envoy in Bamiyan.

 

NOBODY is expecting this to work out ; if you have a way of raising publicity and sending the Afghan youth’s peace message ( which I’ll add to the post tomorrow ) to Obama, it would be deeply appreciated.

               

Love and Peace!

Hakim

 

It is time.

And beyond all word – we thank you.

 

I will be standing with you.  Listening to you.

 

Can we broadcast the speech in real time here in the US?

 

Young people want to join you – standing.

 

We’ll do it in Washington D.C. – can you set it up so that the broadcast

could be heard and/or seen in real time here in United States?

 

There will be 20 or more at the vigil tomorrow afternoon.

 

Peace is our wish for all Afghan people.

 

Douglas Mackey
Website: iraqmemorialtolife.org

 

Dear Douglas,

 

We also cannot thank you enough!

 

We apologize that the technology in Afghanistan would not allow us to do real time broadcasting……

 

The event went well. There were originally 10 who covenanted to keep the vigil but 1 dropped out, so there are 9 of us. We are now keeping the vigil at the Peace Park till an acknowledgement comes from President Obama.

 

The 9 of us keeping the vigil have been talking about the ridicule, criticisms that we’ve heard and other worse scenarios that may arise. We are ready to face whatever comes.

 

We had no specific request except that the voice of peace be raised and heard in Afghanistan and the world, through his acknowledgement of our message of peace.

 

We will not give up here.

 

Struggling and standing with you,

Hakim in Bamiyan, Afghanistan

On behalf of all the Afghan youth with us

 

 

 

 

…will remember your cultural event on Thursday night with prayers.
Take care and cheers
LiLian

 

Praying!

Keep believing, keep hoping (: something we never take away from hearts that cry for peace.

 

Love

Liza

 

So, where does the power come from, to see the race to its end?

 

….From within! Eric Liddell

 

press on!

 

chiew wan

 

 

Best wishes for your vigil for peace!  I hope you are wildly successful.  I will keep you in my thoughts.

 

Susan

 

 

There are some in our city of Olympia in the state of Washington (not the Capital of Wash.D.C.) who stand in solidarity with you. We find ourselves unable to stop our government from attacking people around the world. It is not the common people that hate, it is in the hearts and minds of men in government and the military who want to play with big guns and have others bow down to them.

   But it is not only those in our country, it is men all over the world who hunger for dominance of others. It is men in many of the governments of the world who can order the deaths of those whom they despise. Our government is no better or worse than many others in this regard.

   And so we also stand in vigils for peace and are ignored, even by our neighbors who feel weak and helpless in the face of those giants. Our government officials have even ordered our own military to shoot civilian college students who were protesting the U.S. invasion of Vietnam. Much like the Chinese government ordered their military to shoot civilians in Tianamin Square for wanting a more democratic form of governance.

  There are many of us around the world who want a more peaceful world and stand for those ideals in many ways.  I will be so bold as to speak for them in saying we honor you and support you in your efforts.

“Peace is not a passive act. Peace is the courage to stand for compassion while staring hatred in the face.” T. Zander

                                   

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Dear Abdulai ( 13 year old Afghan boy keeping the vigil )

 

We have not heard from each other for a while; I know you are very busy with school and other things.

I really hope that you, your friends, and your family are all doing well.

It is my birthday on Saturday, and I remembered how you said you do not know your birthday.

So, I will wish you a happy birthday even though you are not sure when it is.

I wanted to tell you that I asked my classmates to pray for Afghanistan and the world on Peace Day.

Also, I read that you are keeping a peace vigil. It’s a really great thing and I wish to join you in speaking out about peace.

Please take care and God bless you.

                                 

Your friend,

Elisa ( 14 year old American girl )

peace vigil youth in their tent at night

Love you guys! Will watch video tomorrow when I can use another pc (mine is too slow). Just wanted to send congratulations and thank you for bravery. Will write again soon Kyle Christensen

 

We, an interested group in Singapore, are with you in your peace vigil. Everyone on this earth is entitled to peace..especially you in Afghanistan who have gone through so much hardship through no fault of yours. We are very glad that your voice of peace is being heard,at least by some of us now,,,and by more to come.  Cecilia & friends

 

 

 

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