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Aug 9, 2020
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Media: Oil gessobord alla prima
Size: 8x8 in
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Betty Williams, as young mother, witnessed the gruesome killing of 3 children, John, Joanne and Andrew near her home in the ongoing violent unrest in streets of Belfast, Ireland. That same horrific day, going from house to house, Betty began collecting signatures on a piece of paper where she wrote, “Petition for Peace”. Within 6 hours she and others collected 6,000 signatures. By the next morning, the story of this peace movement was in the “Irish News”. She had not planned any of this. But from this day forward, her life was about children and peace in their world. Rallies grew all over the UK. 250,000 people marched in the last rally. Betty said, “Children do not declare war. They just suffer and die in wars.” EVERY DAY 40,000 children die of starvation and conditions of malnutrition. Eight years later, in 1976, Betty Williams received the Noble Peace Prize for Founding the Northern Ireland Peace Movement (later renamed Community of Peace People). She founded WCCCI – World Centers of Compassion for Children International. One of the goals of this organization was to build Cities of Peace for Children, believing that we need to teach children about peace in a safe and caring environment. Through her foundation and other contributors, the first City of Peace for Children was established in Italy. Betty successfully petitioned the Italian government to build this City rather than putting in a planned Nuclear Energy Plant. I cried reading her lecture, “Peace in the World is Everybody’s Business”, given at Soka University of America, 20 September 2007 (15 minutes from my home). I am sad I did not hear her speak in person. I am reminded that I live such a sheltered privileged life. She tells the stories for the children that they cannot tell themselves. Link for this lecture is right below: https://www.soka.edu/about/our-stories/peace-world-everybodys-business-betty-williams The list is long of the organizations she founded or collaborated with. Betty traveled the world exhaustingly, to promote a peaceful life for children. “Never break a promise to a child.” Betty Williams She died this year on the 17th of March 2020. Betty Williams, as young mother, witnessed the gruesome killing of 3 children, John, Joanne and Andrew near her home in the ongoing violent unrest in streets of Belfast, Ireland. That same horrific day, going from house to house, Betty began collecting signatures on a piece of paper where she wrote, “Petition for Peace”. Within 6 hours she and others collected 6,000 signatures. By the next morning, the story of this peace movement was in the “Irish News”. She had not planned any of this. But from this day forward, her life was about children and peace in their world. Rallies grew all over the UK. 250,000 people marched in the last rally. Betty said, “Children do not declare war. They just suffer and die in wars.” EVERY DAY 40,000 children die of starvation and conditions of malnutrition. Eight years later, in 1976, Betty Williams received the Noble Peace Prize for Founding the Northern Ireland Peace Movement (later renamed Community of Peace People). She founded WCCCI – World Centers of Compassion for Children International. One of the goals of this organization was to build Cities of Peace for Children, believing that we need to teach children about peace in a safe and caring environment. Through her foundation and other contributors, the first City of Peace for Children was established in Italy. Betty successfully petitioned the Italian government to build this City rather than putting in a planned Nuclear Energy Plant. I cried reading her lecture, “Peace in the World is Everybody’s Business”, given at Soka University of America, 20 September 2007 (15 minutes from my home). I am sad I did not hear her speak in person. I am reminded that I live such a sheltered privileged life. She tells the stories for the children that they cannot tell themselves. Link for this lecture is right below: https://www.soka.edu/about/our-stories/peace-world-everybodys-business-betty-williams The list is long of the organizations she founded or collaborated with. Betty traveled the world exhaustingly, to promote a peaceful life for children. “Never break a promise to a child.” Betty Williams She died this year on the 17th of March 2020. |
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