ASHA: FYI: GLOBAL PEACE MARCH : Electronic Campaign for Peace (fwd)

[Subramanya Sastry <sastry@cs.wisc.edu>]

> ELECTRONIC PETITION/SIGNATURE CAMPAIGN FOR THE GLOBAL PEACE MARCH
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> Dear Friends,
> 
> The Global Peace March 1999 is being organized in India in form of a
> 1500 kilometers long walk from Pokhran (May 11) to Sarnath (August 6).
> The objective of this march is to condemn the development of nuclear
> weapons capability by seven nations - USA, Russia, UK, France, China,
> India and Pakistan.  The march's appeal to the people and the heads of
> these seven nations is for global peace and disarmament.  We believe
> that 'security' can be derived only from building trustful and friendly
> relations and not from any weapons.
> 
> We appeal to all nations of the world to renounce the path of deadly
> arms race and begin exploring peaceful means of establishing a just
> socio-economic human order.  The march started on May 11 from Khetolai
> (a village near the nuclear test site in India) and is progressing
> successfully through its scheduled route despite some disruptions
> attempted by the pro-bomb people.  Peace marchers are holding
> discussions with villagers and city people on the route about evils of
> nuclear weapons and radioactivity.  The march will reach Sarnath - a
> place associated with peace - on August 11 (The Hiroshima Day) where a
> big public meeting will be held.
> 
> As part of this event an electronic signature campaign is being
> organized to mobilize support for the cause.  At the end of the march
> all the signatures along with the petition will be sent to the Heads of
> States of seven nuclear weapon nations and to the Secretary General of
> the United Nations.  We request you to read the petition and add your
> voice to the growing movement of peace by signing on it.
> 
> To add your voice to this effort in support of peace, please visit the
> website of the electronic campaign at this URL, and sign on.
> http://209.157.184.32/petitions/gpm.htm
> 
> Sincerely,
> Global Peace March
> 
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> Email contacts for the march:
> asha@lw1.vsnl.net.in (Arundhati, Lucknow)
> anilpravakta@hotmail.com (Anil, Delhi)
> bmrrpia@cc.iitb.ernet.in (Dr. Smita, Bombay)
> vidhi_p@yahoo.com (Vidhi Parathasarathy, USA)
> aravinda@unforgettable.com (Aravinda, USA)
> 
> Web site for the peace march:
> http://www.aidindia.org/peace
> 
> Web site for electronic signature campaign:
> http://209.157.184.32/petitions/gpm.htm
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> PLEASE PASS ON THIS MESSAGE TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE WHO SUPPORT
> THE CAUSE OF PEACE AND DISARMAMENT