September Eleventh Families for Peaceful Tomorrows
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September Eleventh Families for Peaceful Tomorrows, also known as 9/11 Families for Peaceful Tomorrows or simply Peaceful Tomorrows, is an anti-war
organization for survivors of the September 11, 2001 attacks
and friends and family members of the victims.
It aims to develop and advocate nonviolent options and actions in the pursuit of justice, in the hope that this will help break what the members see as the cycles of violence engendered by war
and terrorism
.
Peaceful Tomorrows was launched on February 14, 2002, at a press conference at the United Nations headquarters
by Colleen Kelly and other members of families that had lost members in the 9/11 attacks who did not want their grief to justify attacks such as the American
bombing campaign in Afghanistan
, and to ensure that these actions were not be done in their names and the names of their loved ones.
In the weeks following, September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows brought conference participants to speak at several public events at American universities.
Anti-war
An anti-war movement is a social movement, usually in opposition to a particular nation's decision to start or carry on an armed conflict, unconditional of a maybe-existing just cause. The term can also refer to pacifism, which is the opposition to all use of military force during conflicts. Many...
organization for survivors of the September 11, 2001 attacks
September 11, 2001 attacks
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and friends and family members of the victims.
It aims to develop and advocate nonviolent options and actions in the pursuit of justice, in the hope that this will help break what the members see as the cycles of violence engendered by war
War
War is a state of organized, armed, and often prolonged conflict carried on between states, nations, or other parties typified by extreme aggression, social disruption, and usually high mortality. War should be understood as an actual, intentional and widespread armed conflict between political...
and terrorism
Terrorism
Terrorism is the systematic use of terror, especially as a means of coercion. In the international community, however, terrorism has no universally agreed, legally binding, criminal law definition...
.
Peaceful Tomorrows was launched on February 14, 2002, at a press conference at the United Nations headquarters
United Nations headquarters
The headquarters of the United Nations is a complex in New York City. The complex has served as the official headquarters of the United Nations since its completion in 1952. It is located in the Turtle Bay neighborhood of Manhattan, on spacious grounds overlooking the East River...
by Colleen Kelly and other members of families that had lost members in the 9/11 attacks who did not want their grief to justify attacks such as the American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
bombing campaign in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
, and to ensure that these actions were not be done in their names and the names of their loved ones.
The International Network for Peace
The International Network for Peace is a project that grew out of Peaceful Tomorrows’ groundbreaking international conference "Civilian Casualties, Civilian Solutions" which took place on September 11, 2006, the five-year anniversary of 9/11.In the weeks following, September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows brought conference participants to speak at several public events at American universities.
External links
- 9/11 Families Unite to Launch Peaceful Tomorrows Press release
- About us, self description
- September Eleventh Families for Peaceful Tomorrows, Znet, May 7, 2002
- peacefultomorrows.org Organisation website
- International Network for Peace
- Americans Question 'Terror' War, Kelly Campbell form Peaceful tomorrows speaks to Angus Stickler