Mother’s Day Proclamation: Divest From War! by Rivera Sun

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Happy Mother’s Day

by Rivera Sun
Writer, Dandelion Salad
Originally posted on May 12, 2019
May 8, 2022

Instead of flowers, give us peace. Instead of brunch, end the wars. Let no more mothers raise their children to kill other mothers’ children. Give us, instead, the abolition of war, the promotion of peace, and the care of people and planet.

Codepink on May 10, 2019

This Mother’s Day join us to #DivestFromWar with CODEPINK.

Mother’s Day Proclamation 2019 by Rivera Sun

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Author/Actress Rivera Sun syndicated by PeaceVoice, is the author of The Dandelion Insurrection and the sequels, The Roots of Resistance, Winds of Change, and Rise and Resist – Essays on Love, Courage, Politics and Resistance and other books, including a study guide to making change with nonviolent action. Website: https://www.riverasun.com.

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Anything War Can Do, Peace Can Do Better by David Swanson

Julia Ward Howe: Mother’s Day Proclamation

Oscar Romero: Thou Shall Not Kill

An Eye for an Eye Makes the Whole World Blind by Rev. John Dear

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