[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 948 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 948

Commending the participants and organizers of the World March for Peace 
                            and Nonviolence.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 3, 2009

Mr. Lewis of Georgia (for himself, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
 Payne, and Mr. Rangel) submitted the following resolution; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Commending the participants and organizers of the World March for Peace 
                            and Nonviolence.

Whereas World Without Wars is coordinating a World March for Peace and 
        Nonviolence;
Whereas the international team of participants began their 93-day, 99,000-mile 
        journey around the world on October 2, 2009, the 140th anniversary of 
        the birth of Mahatma Gandhi;
Whereas, October 2, 2009, is also the United Nations' International Day of Non-
        Violence, which is observed globally and is intended to promote peace 
        through education and increased public awareness;
Whereas the World March for Peace and Nonviolence started in Wellington, New 
        Zealand, and will end in Punta de Vacas, Aconcagua, Argentina, on 
        January 2, 2010;
Whereas New Zealand was selected as the country in which to start the march 
        because it was the first country to grant women the right to vote and to 
        ban nuclear weapons and it is the only country in the world to create a 
        Minister for Disarmament and Arms Control;
Whereas New Zealand was also ranked first on the 2009 Global Peace Index, an 
        annual study ranking 144 countries on their relative peacefulness;
Whereas the idea of a World March for Peace and Nonviolence was developed during 
        the Symposium of the World Center for Humanist Studies held at the Park 
        of Study and Reflection in Punta de Vacas, Aconcagua, Argentina, on 
        November 15, 2008;
Whereas participants in the World March for Peace and Nonviolence will travel 
        through six continents and visit at least 90 countries in 3 months;
Whereas the World March for Peace and Nonviolence will visit Washington, DC on 
        December 1 and 2, 2009; and
Whereas the purpose of the World March for Peace and Nonviolence is to raise 
        awareness about global movements against violence, war, weapons, and 
        nuclear proliferation: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives commends the 
participants and organizers of the World March for Peace and 
Nonviolence for their commitment to global peace and nonviolence.
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