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	Earth Charter in Action
		Roots of Peace, a new partner to Earth Charter International, has been planting the principles of the Earth Charter in the soils of Afghanistan.
		RoP is removing landmines from fields, and helping Afghan farmers to rebuild vineyards that were destroyed by war and drought on those same fields.
		RoP is helping farmers learn new techniques for producing raisins, including new methods for building green raisin drying houses quickly, and the use of a dipping solution that cuts drying times in half, allowing for two drying runs in one season.
	www.earthcharterinaction.org /2006/07/roots_of_peace_in_afghanistan.html (920 words)

	Roots of Peace: Turning Mines into Vines, by Stacy L. Smith (5.2) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Roots of Peace was founded in 1997 with a clear mission—“to rid the world of landmines by transforming toxic minefields into thriving farm land” and also into vineyards.
		Representing the private sector were Heidi Kuhn, Founder/Director of Roots of Peace; Ann Laurence, Treasurer of the San Rafael Rotary Club; Bill Rus, Senior Analyst for AutoDesk; Richard Koch, Director of Public Relations for AutoDesk; Victoria Stack, President of International Communication Initiative; and Ali Gallagher, Landmine Consultant for the University of Texas in Austin.
		Roots of Peace finished its second demining project in the villages of Ciste Male and Ciste Velika during July 2000.
	maic.jmu.edu /journal/5.2/notes/roots.htm (1031 words)

	Roots of Peace - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Roots of Peace is a humanitarian organization dedicated to the removal of landmines and the subsequent replanting and rebuilding of war-torn regions.
		Roots of Peace received the prestigious Skoll Foundation Award for Social Entrepreneur 2006.
		Roots of Peace has raised the necessary funds to remove over 100,000 landmines in the Shomali Plains and empowered the Afghan farmers to harvest/export over 90,000 metric tons of fresh grapes and raisins to India, Pakistan, Dubai, Ukraine, and Russia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Roots_of_Peace (284 words)

	Roots of Peace
		Roots have spread out from the Tree of the Great Peace, one to the north, one to the east, one to the south and one to the west.
		Its roots grew thick and strong and spread the spirit of peace and strength throughout the land.
		The roots of Peace would continue to embolden and impassion future generations to dream of a world that could be.
	www.jubileeinitiative.org /RootsofPeace.htm (1554 words)

	Peace Lutheran Church, Fort. Myers, Florida - History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The roots of Peace Lutheran Church can be traced to the attempts to form a Lutheran congregation on Sanibel Island.
		Peace Lutheran Church is the result of many people working hard to plant a new congregation that would serve the people who live and vacation in south Fort Myers and Sanibel Island.
		The name "Peace" was chosen quickly at one of the first meetings, as the group sought a peace-filled church home after the frustrating attempts to form a church on Sanibel Island.
	www.peaceftmyers.com /history.htm (1793 words)

	Peace Pilgrim Links and Resource List
		Peace Rider - Catherine Hunter is riding her horse Count of War on a peace pilgrimage from North Carolina to Ground Zero in New York City.
		Peace Walk 2002 - Artist, poet, and peace activist Kim Leverton is walking from Southern Louisiana to Washington, DC from April till June in the spirit of Peace Pilgrim.
		Bridges of Peace: Bringing peace by being peace is the message of Hagit Ra'anan an Israeli peace worker who is trying to heal the wounds of war with a focus on children from all sides of the Mid East conflict.
	www.peacepilgrim.com /links1.htm (2747 words)

	10.23.2003 - Peace Pole to be planted Friday in People's Park
		The garden is a collaboration between the Roots of Peace organization, the University of California, Berkeley, and the People's Park Community Advisory Board.
		Donated by Roots of Peace, the Peace Pole proclaims in eight languages the message, "May Peace Prevail on Earth." It will be installed at a 4:30 p.m.
		Roots of Peace is a humanitarian non-profit organization dedicated to the eradication of landmines and the return of the land to productive agricultural use.
	www.berkeley.edu /news/media/releases/2003/10/23_peace.shtml (253 words)

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		The president of the Republic of Croatia, Stjepan Mesić and famed Napa Valley winemaker Miljenko “Mike” Grgich planted a vine commemorating Roots of Peace efforts in Croatia to replace mines with vines on Sunday, April 9, 2006 in front of Grgich Hills Cellar in Rutherford, CA.
		Grgich joined Roots of Peace on a U. Department of State mission to his homeland in May 2000 and raised funds to restore vineyards through the proceeds of hosting a 25th anniversary celebration of the Paris Tasting.
		Roots of Peace is a humanitarian non-profit organization dedicated to the eradication of landmines by returning de-mined land to productive agricultural use.
	www.grgich.com /html/president.html (540 words)

	Roots of Peace: Angola Project, by Megan Wertz (10.1) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Roots of Peace, based in California, was founded in 1997 by Heidi Kuhn with the goal of freeing the world from landmines.
		Roots of Peace will head a demining operation to remove landmines from historic elephant foraging areas, coordinating with the government of Angola, the provincial government of Cuando Cubango, and the U.N. Development Programme—Angola.
		Roots of Peace and World Vision seek to combine demining and redevelopment efforts, stimulating the economy and agricultural development.
	www.maic.jmu.edu /journal/10.1/focus/wertz/wertz.htm (697 words)

	Gandhi- His Relevance For Our TimeS
		One remembers with gratitude the work that is being done by the peace workers, by those who want to abolish nuclear warfare totally, in England, the United States, and other countries.
		Peace has become today such a terrific and emergent need for bare survival that whoever asks for peace is a friend and an ally.
		Peace-making begins from the roots of life, it is not something that merely flowers at the top.
	www.mkgandhi.org /g_relevance/chap20.htm (1952 words)

	GATClub - Roots of Peace (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		New York, NY (May 1, 2007) Her Majesty Queen Noor (pictured left), was honored aboard Queen Mary 2 with the first-ever Global Citizen Award by Roots of Peace, the humanitarian organization dedicated to eradicating landmines.
		This historic sailing celebrates the 10th anniversary of the founding of Roots of Peace in the USA, it also honors the legacy of the late Princess Diana of Wales who catapulted the issue of landmines to the forefront of the international agenda in 1997.
		Roots of Peace is dedicated to the eradication of landmines worldwide.
	www.gatclub.com /roots_of_peace.html (604 words)

	PMag v03n5p42a -- Roots of Peace (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Roots of Peace: The Movement against Militarism in Canada.
		Roots for Peace is an effective and realistic handbook for peacemakers.
		In her "A Feminist Approach," Phyllis Aronoff criticizes the peace movement's "tendency to favor limited unified objectives (such as stopping cruise testing or Star Wars), centralized control, and speaking with one voice." In "Disarmament and Non-Alignment," Dan Smith opposes that same centralized control.
	www.peacemagazine.org /archive/v03n5p42a.htm (338 words)

	Tracking the Roots of Peace
		When the Peacemaker planted the Tree of Peace more than a thousand years ago to symbolize the divine law which he and the people of the confederacy had put into practice, the "White Roots of Peace" were said to extend out in the four directions from the Tree.
		As Jake teaches, the ceremony surrounding the peace tree plantings is important, because within the story of the Peacemaker's journey, we find many ideas and strategies for bringing peace to the world.
		These trees of peace remind us that our true vocation as human beings on this earth is to harmonize our energies with the energies of the natural world and to live with one another and all living things in peace.
	www.thetrackingproject.org /peacemaking/trackingtheroots.htm (1227 words)

	Yarrow: The Great Law of Peace
		Peace came to the Iroquois, not through war and conquest, but through the exercise of Reason guided by the spiritual mind.
		The Tree of Peace became the Tree of Liberty; the Eagle, clutching a bundle of thirteen arrows, became the symbol of the new American government.
		For if we follow the White Roots of Peace back to their source, we find men and women of the Iroquois Nations gathered around a hole into which Peacemaker cast the weapons of war.
	www.championtrees.org /yarrow/greatlaw.htm (3026 words)

	Roots of Peace — Founders Corner
		The Roots of Peace have been planted on the rich soils of Afghanistan, as our MINES TO VINES vision to transform minefields into bountiful agricultural fields is being accomplished.
		The man thanked Heidi and Root of Peace for training their farmers, revitalizing their livelihoods and teaching them the skills they needed to restore their precious vineyards.Then he proudly presented Heidi with the gift of a hand-carved wooden eagle as a symbol of gratitude from all the villages farmers.
		Roots of Peace, founded by visionary Heidi Kühn, has demined some of the most heavily mined areas of the world, returning the land to productive use.
	www.rootsofpeace.org /about_us/founders.htm (857 words)

	cbs5.com - Sowing the Seeds of Peace
		Since founding the organization Roots of Peace nine years ago, Heidi has made it her mission to remove mines worldwide and restore land to support sustainable agriculture.
		From the Roots of Peace headquarters in San Rafael, Heidi has now developed programs in six countries, from planting grapes in Afghanistan to wheat in Iraq to rice in Cambodia.
		Her vision of Peace started in 1997, after the death of Princess Diana, whose work to bring attention to the land mine issue inspired her to get involved.
	cbs5.com /jeffersonawards/local_story_333144758.html (662 words)

	Global Vision for Peace - Home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Global Vision for Peace held a press conference at the United Nations on February 4, 2004 to announce the partnership with The United Nations in the creation of an exciting, ambitious initiative, Artists for the U.N., to support the vision and the power of the United Nations through the collaborative voice of artists.
		Proceeds are directed to Roots of Peace, Green Cross International, Global Green USA and the non-profit Global Vision for Peace, so that we can continue to heal the planet together.
		Major peace organizations and leaders, leaders from entertainment and global talent joined together at a reception and press event in support of and to launch Global Vision for Peace on March 20 – three days before the Oscars.
	www.globalvisionforpeace.org /events.htm (469 words)

	California Wine and Food Magazine - Wine
		Miljenko “Mike” Grgich, an early supporter of the Roots of Peace, immigrated from Croatia in the early 1950’s and has played a major role in raising contributions for de-mining.
		Roots of Peace has successfully demined over 160 acres of land in Croatia during the past several years.
		Roots of Peace founder Heidi Kuhn became gravely aware of the landmine crisis upon the tragic death of Princess Diana in 1997.
	www.californiawineandfood.com /events/silent_auction.htm (330 words)

	Peacemaking
		For us, peace is the not the end of the process to heal the Earth—it is the beginning.
		After they had established the peace and the council of leaders, the Peacemaker planted a great white pine which "pierced the sky"—the Tree of Peace—as a living symbol of the new order.
		The roots of the tree reach out to the four directions so that anyone who desires might follow one of these roots to find peace beneath the tree.
	www.thetrackingproject.org /peacemaking/peacemaking.htm (906 words)

	...Youth Moves ...Tools for Peace
		Founded by Dr. Jane Goodall, Roots and Shoots® is a global program, that engages and inspires youth through community service and service learning, emphasizing the principle that knowledge leads to compassion, which inspires action.
		All Roots and Shoots groups show care and concern in the human community, animals, and the environment.
		The Roots of Peace Pennies Campaign: Making Change Work, is a ‘children to children’ initiative founded by 16 year-old Kyleigh Kuhn, her mother Heidi Kuhn, and ABC/KGO News Anchor Cheryl Jennings, inspires students to collect spare change to convert former minefields into schools and playgrounds in Afghanistan and other war torn countries.
	www.dalailamafoundation.org /members/en/toolsForPeace.jsp (216 words)

	Roots of Peace
		The Roots of Peace Penny Campaign is an annual student-to-student humanitarian program inspiring students to organize their schools' student body to collect pennies and spare change for converting minefields into safe schools, soccer fields and playgrounds in war-torn countries.
		Founded by Dr. Jane Goodall, the Roots and Shoots program inspires youth of all ages to make a difference by becoming involved in their communities.
		At the end of the luncheon, the women mutually agreed to collaborate on a student program to help heal the wounds of war where landmines are daily seeds of terror for innocent children.
	www.rootsofpeace.org /mcw/index.php (535 words)

	The Roots of Peace (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		And difficult decisions, whether they come in times of peace or in times of war, should not lessen our resolve to seek justice.
		Just as individuals can establish safety at home only by distinguishing between honest men and criminals, and eliminating the latter, so must a free nation seek safety in the world by distinguishing between free states and despotisms, and eliminating the latter.
		The reason is that honest men and free nations can find enduring peace only with other honest men and free nations, not with criminals and tyrannies.
	www.objectivistcenter.org /text/pstephens_roots-peace.asp (1331 words)

	The Roots News
		THE ROOTS *** CARLING ACADEMY, GLASGOW A THRILLING performance this, as The Roots** revealed themselves to be infinitely greater than the sum of their parts, confirming and eclipsing their reputation as hip-hop...
		The Roots have laid out an extensive world tour that will take the hip-hop outfit through mid-April, including three shows in South Africa next week that will be performed on a flatbed truck.
		Lisa Verrico, London Lite 12.12.06 The Roots: their older material was the best at their Shepherds Bush gig Hoodie up under a fl leather jacket, Plan B strode on stage equipped with only an electric guitar.
	www.topix.net /who/the-roots (733 words)

	UN Secretary-General Speaks at " Roots Of Peace" Luncheon on Importance of Elimination of Landmines
		UN Secretary-General Speaks at " Roots Of Peace" Luncheon on Importance of Elimination of Landmines
		Roots of Peace is a humanitarian non-profit organization founded by Heidi Kuhn in April 1998 with the vision of converting swords to plowshares -replacing the terror of landmines with bountiful fields.
		Today, Roots of Peace operates in four countries actively demining some of the most heavily mined areas of the world and returning former minefields into productive agricultural use: rice in Cambodia, grapes in Afghanistan, orchards in Croatia, and wheat in Iraq.
	www.banminesusa.org /urg_act/957_rootsofpeace.htm (308 words)

	CD Baby: ROOTS A'RISIN': Peace
		Inspiring and engaging, this band of musical messengers showers its audience with positive, peaceful energy and the illuminating light of unity and love.
		Roots A'Risin' offers a diverse mixture of music and moods, that motivate many to dance.
		Along with the angelic voice of Lauren Silkey, their passionate vocal harmonies and enticing lyrics are driven by the rhythmic synergy of thundering bass and worldly drums.
	www.cdbaby.com /cd/rootsarisin (632 words)

	Home - Roots & Shoots : Engaging and empowering youth with service learning projects.
		Roots and Shoots, a program of the Jane Goodall Institute, is a powerful, youth-driven, global network of more than 8,000 groups in almost 100 countries.
		Join the Roots and Shoots National Youth Leadership Council to raise the funds needed to build an orphan chimp dormitory at JGI's Tchimpounga Sanctuary in the Republic of Congo.
		Roots and Shoots members participate in the annual Roots and Shoots Day of Peace by planning group projects that promote peace and by "flying" Giant Peace Dove puppets made out of recycled materials.
	www.rootsandshoots.org (365 words)

	Heartsong Books presents Roots of Peace, Seeds of Hope
		Roots is a highly-praised book, recommended for young people, homeschooling parents and classroom teachers—all human beings eager to widen their understanding of true history.
		They are reminded of their own capacity for good and for peace and for making a better difference in the world, no matter what their ages or the circumstances of their lives.
		"Roots of Peace is a very important book, not only for children and young people, but for all of us who read to them.
	www.heartsongbooks.com /roots.html (702 words)

	PROPHECYKEEPERS - The White Roots of Peace Gatherings
		There would be an attempt to make peace on earth on the west coast of this land...They began to hear that there was going to be a League Of Nations in San Francisco, so the elders gathered in Arizona around 1920 or so, and theywrote a letter to Woodrow Wilson.
		The Elders wanted to speak about it in 1920...The elders tried to contact President Roosevelt and ask him not to use the gourd of ashes because it would have a great effect on the earth and eventually cause even greater destruction and a Third Shaking of the Earth, the Third World War.
		So they knew after the Second Shaking of the Earth when they saw the gourd of ashes fall from the sky, there would be an attempt to make peace on the other side of this land...
	www.prophecykeepers.com /whiterootsofpeacegatherings.html (1454 words)

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