[Communications] Peace Pledge from 2016 Conference - for Welcome?

[Marsha Wyatt]

I totally agree !  And we should definitely attribute it to the right
person !

On Sat, Feb 20, 2021 at 4:51 PM kuumba treahm <kuumbatreahm at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I think that's a great idea!
>
> Gina
>
> On Sat, Feb 20, 2021 at 13:06 Amy Olson <akeo at me.com> wrote:
>
>> In 2016, Eliza Fournier had all of us read this Peace Pledge during her
>> keynote a the conference. On our website, it’s attributed to Mahatma
>> Gandhi but I can only find attribution to Aline D. Wolf, a Montessori
>> teacher and author. (We should fix that!)
>>
>> Anyhow, I am wondering about doing something similar for this year,
>> perhaps as part of the Welcome. Perhaps we could have students read a
>> pledge or poem?
>>
>> I pledge allegiances to the Earth
>> And to all things that it nourishes
>> All growing things
>> All species of animals
>> And all races of people
>>
>> I promise to protect all life in our planet
>> To live in harmony with nature
>> And to share our resources justly
>> So that all people can live in dignity
>> In good health and in Peace
>>
>>
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