The International People’s Declaration of Peace was written with feedback
from citizens all over the world and is being translated into 18 languages
(with more to come.) The Declaration encourages people to refuse to
participate in governmental war crimes against fellow human beings.

A world-wide tour of the document (in an archival and historical paper
document format) will begin January 2010 to be physically hand-signed
by prominent peace activists and leaders from every possible country.

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INTERNATIONAL PEOPLE'S DECLARATION OF PEACE

PREAMBLE

We the undersigned, as responsible citizens of this planet, hereby proclaim
the urgent universal need for sustained security through peace, for present
and future generations of the human family.

In order that we all may live and prosper in dignity, we acknowledge
the need for a genuine worldwide commitment by all people to break the
dehumanizing chains of the savageries of militarism, of economic
exploitation, of slaveries, of torture, of killing, and of all aspects of the
culture of war and brutality that compromise the very survival of
civilization on this planet.

We proclaim that the present geo-political-economic-social system is
fundamentally incapable of delivering us from the merchants of war
and exploitation and is completely devoid of offering positive, alternative
solutions. Thus we come together as brothers and sisters to strive for peace
and our collective freedom from violence and other oppressions.

DECLARATION

We the undersigned as responsible citizens of this planet do declare:

First and foremost, the intrinsic value of each and every human being,
is equal, regardless of: race, skin color, religion, gender, sexual orientation,
marital status, age, or national origin;

Even though we are individuals with both unique talents and needs,
we are also united in the community of humanity;

Enslavement to The Establishment by military service is never an option
whether it is for economic reasons or patriotic fervor. We will actively resist
for ourselves and/or for our children, as far as humanly possible, enlistment
or forcible conscription into the armed services of our nations;

The root of all war is profit and we will not allow the war profiteers to own
our labor or steal the fruits of that labor to be used solely for their greed of
power and money;

The insidious and uninterrupted preparations for war, along with the act(s)
of war, are major environmental destroyers of this planet. In contrast, we will
do all we are able within our families and communities to protect all life,
conserve natural resources and, as far as possible, utilize sustainable and
renewable forms of energy;

We will boycott news sources that promote war, division and/or oppression
We will not buy into the culture of violence that is promoted by movies,
video games, television programming, music, toys or other popular culture;

We will boycott products and/or services from companies that profit from
war and/or companies that support nations that make war on others;

We will remove ourselves as far as ideologically possible from our
governments when unjust war is proposed, propagated, or conceived of
in any other way;

We will actively and courageously protest against wars, violence and
economic oppression no matter who, or what, rule our nations;

We will proclaim to our nations, families, friends, co-workers, neighbors
and others that using violence to solve problems is a disordered and barbaric
choice. Except for legitimate and justified self-defense (as a last resort),
we refuse to use violence in our own lives and will explore with our
children and communities many approaches to peaceful conflict resolution.

CONCLUSION

War is the unspeakably evil pursuit of The Establishment of this planet.
Wars of aggression are inherently war crimes and crimes against humanity.
We the people of the world suffer while The Establishment
grows wealthy from our sweat and blood.

As a first step to breaking the cruel bonds that most governments hold over us,
we firmly declare that peace is the moral imperative and we reject violence
in all forms: from personal to state-sanctioned violence.

Since most wars are not the will of the people and are brought on by the
will of governments, at the behest of war profiteers, we firmly and with the
highest conviction, state, that WE are not enemies to each other and we will
stand in solidarity to Declare Peace with the entire planet.

We, the Undersigned of this Declaration of Peace, agree to help each other
break those bonds of violence and oppression and affirm our resolve to never
again raise a clenched fist of violence against one another. Instead, we will
join hands to lead this planet on the path of reconciliation, healing and peace.