Survive Together
We Must Work Together to Solve Our Social Problems
By Linda Henderson
Published March 18, 2007
in The Peace Alliance
Linda is Michigan State Coordinator for the Department of Peace Campaign. She wrote this column for the Lansing State Journal.
The World Health Organization says we spend $300 billion a year due to interpersonal violence in this country alone. More than $400 billion is spent on the Pentagon each year, with an additional $500 billion spent on the present conflagration we have pre-empted our way into internationally.
It is time for a level of maturity in ourselves and our government that reflects a deeper, more responsible wisdom. We need to quit reacting to our fears and become proactive in our desire to effectuate a safe and secure environment. (more…)
