The Facts are indisputable:

In 2005, statistics showed an average of 16 U.S. children were murdered each day. Women in America were victims of nearly 200,000 incidents of rape and sexual assault. In 2007, worldwide terrorist incidents caused the deaths of 22,000 people. During the 20th century, worldwide conflicts broke their historical record with estimates of more than 167 million politically motivated deaths.*

* Center for Disease Control, Youth Violence: Facts at a Glance, Summer, 2008, <http://www.cdc.gov/ViolencePrevention/pdf/yv-datasheet-a.pdf> (12 March, 2009).; Zbigniew Brzezinski, Out of Control: Global Turmoil on the Eve of the Twenty-first Century (Ontario: Macmillan Publishing, 1993), 17. Citations are from "The Elements of Peace: 30 Nonviolent Solutions to Violence and War," by J. Frederick Arment

Isn't it time to think of our world as a global neighborhood. Why not a neighborhood of peace?

Each day, billions of people work in their neighborhoods to create safety, prosperity, and higher quality of life. Students demanding an education; mothers not settling for anything less than a secure environment to raise their children; men volunteering at their church, mosque or synagogue.

Help define your community as a City of Peace.

We are in the process of gathering input from around the world to answer the question: "What must a city do to define itself as a City of Peace?" You can become a part of that global advisory board by contributing your ideas, either confidentially or as part of a growing international support team. Send your comments, today!

The Real Answer to "Why Become a City of Peace?"

Simply put. For our children.

To get information on or provide input for the criteria on how cities can become Cities of Peace, contact: info@internationalcitiesofpeace.org

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