Michael Kiesow Moore

If we wait for the politicians to bring us peace,
war will never end.

Peace begins when a group of brave women and men travel
from Najaf to Minneapolis with loving, open hearts.

Peace begins when the people of Minneapolis open
their hearts to their new Iraqi friends.

Peace begins when we look each other in the eye and
say, “you are my sister, you are my brother.”

Peace begins when the cities of the world see what
we do, and they send their own emissaries to each other.

Peace begins when the people of the world stand before
each other, revealing their true selves to one another.

This is how peace begins.
Peace is beginning now.

Salaam.

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