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How much of Earth's atmosphere must we contaminate? How much of our lands and waters must we pollute? How much of our resources must we plunder, deplete? How many species must we ravage, despoil, extinguish? How many people must we degrade, deprive, destroy with toxic wastes and wars, before we learn to respect one another, to live in harmony on this planet, our Home? "All living beings are brothers and sisters, nourished from the same source of life.." -- Thich Nhat Hanh

: Name: Annamarie; Location: Brampton, Ontario, Canada

I was born in Eastern Europe during the height of the Stalinist regime's reign of terror. Thus, I know what it is like to live under a repressive, dictatorial regime. The fear and terror -- as dissident friends and family members were tortured, imprisoned and some were executed -- is indelibly etched in my memory. That is the reason I have always been an ardent advocate of freedom, social justice, civil liberties, human rights and a voice of peace. The way I see it, war is morally wrong, regardless of who wages it, for whatever reason. No piece of land or commodity is worth the sacrifice of one human life. We are all members of the same race - the "human race" - and must learn to coexist peacefully. Our planet cannot sustain us much longer if we do not stop our wars, nukes, polluting, deforestation, and the wasteful, gluttonous consumption and depletion of our natural resources.

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Sunday, April 30, 2006

FOCUS | 350,000 in New York March Against the War in Iraq / VIDEO: The War Affects Us All

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/043006X.shtml

350,000 anti-war protesters marched yesterday through Manhattan to demand an immediate withdrawal of US troops from Iraq, just hours after an American soldier died in a roadside explosion in Baghdad - the 70th US soldier killed in Iraq this month.

VIDEO | The War Affects Us All

A Report by Geoffrey Millard and Scott Galindez

http://www.truthout.org/multimedia.htm

On Saturday, April 29th, hundreds of thousands of people marched for "Peace, Justice and Democracy." TruthOut was there, and over the next few days we will provide you with video reports. In the first report, Geoffrey Millard interviews the organizers behind the scenes. The recurring theme was that the war affects all of us.

** To see some wonderful pictures of the April 29th NYC March for Peace, please visit this website: Lassiter Space.