[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 20 (Wednesday, February 9, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E178]
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                         HONORING DAGMAR WILSON

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 9, 2011

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, the promise of peace in our society begins 
with our own personal commitment to living a life of nonviolence--by 
rejecting our nation's reliance on weapons and war, and by making a 
commitment to more peaceful methods of conflict resolution.
  During the U.S.-Soviet nuclear arms race, a homemaker named Dagmar 
Wilson picked up the telephone and organized a group of over 50,000 
women across the country for a one-day demonstration calling on 
President Kennedy to end the arms race. Demonstrations were held in 60 
cities across the country.
  Through the simple use of person-to-person communication, Wilson and 
her allies created a movement for nonproliferation at a time when the 
nation most needed it. She later went on to co-found Women Strike for 
Peace, a group with around 500,000 members.
  Mrs. Wilson died earlier this week, but her legacy of grass roots 
organizing for peace remains. As the cosponsor of legislation to 
establish a cabinet-level Department of Peace, I believe that 
government has a role in addressing violence and lessening its impact 
on our lives. Let us all act as Mrs. Wilson did and reach out to our 
family and friends and organize for peace.

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