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By Josh Mitteldorf (about the author) Page 1 of 1 page(s)
For OpEdNews: Josh Mitteldorf - Writer This year's shrewd and daring award
of the Nobel Prize for Peace is not a celebration but an expression
of hope. It was given to our President not at the end of his term,
but at the beginning. More than a personal honor for one man, it is
a recognition of the American people's choice of a peace candidate
to succeed President Bush, and a celebration of the strides we have
all taken in overcoming a legacy of racism. The most powerful thing that we can do
with this moment is to amplify it, to echo loudly that President
Obama has a mandate for peace, and that the American people will
stand behind his bold moves to end hostilities in the Middle East.
This is our moment. Our angry
demonstrations for peace have been neutered with police intimidation
and muted by the shameful failure of the press to afford us requisite
coverage. But a congratulatory outburst need not trigger this kind
of backlash. We can celebrate this award with Obama, knowing full
well that it is for us as much as for him, and in doing so we can
build the scaffolding that supports Obama to do the right thing.
This is a call for a massive march on Washington under the banner, “Our President – Nobel Laureate for Peace – 2009”. Brigades to visit city halls around the country. Silent candlelight vigils echoing the call for peace. Millions of congratulatory phone calls and faxes to the White House. Visits to Congressmen and Senators. Now is the time.
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