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Students Of Salem For Peace is a student group at Salem State College.

COMING EVENT - SEPT. 2008: World Peace Day Music Festival

Come and celebrate World Peace Day at Salem State College with music, arts, and crafts from local artists.

Our Mission Statement

"Our aim is to increase awareness of various approaches to peace and conflict resolution, oppose war, and work for social justice. Trusting our efforts will give rise to a culture of peace at Salem State College, which would be a culture of congeniality, cooperation, honesty, and respect, we pledge to further this culture of peace and stand in opposition to violence. We feel if solidarity and cmaraderie prevail, then war, killing, and violence will be reduced. If a culture of peace takes root at Salm State, it will eventually further traditions of peace throughout the region, the state, and the world..."

What some people have said about peace

"If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there'd be peace"

-John Lennon (1940-1980)

"Nonviolence means avoiding not only the external physical violence but also internal violence of spirit. You not only refuse to shoot a man, but you refuse to hate him."

-Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968)

"Mankind must put an end to war, or war will put an end to mankind... War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today."

-John F. Kennedy (1917-1963)

"Bullets cannot be recalled. They can not be uninvented. But they can be taken out of the gun."

-Marian Anderson (1897-1993)

"Better than a thousand hollow words is one word that brings peace."

-Buddha (560-483BCE)

Excerpts from the group's constitution

Hoping our efforts will give rise to a culture of peace at Salem State College, which would be a culture of congeniality, cooperation, honesty, and respect, we pledge to cultivate this culture of peace. We feel if solidarity and camaraderie prevail, then war, killing, and violence will be reduced.  If a culture of peace takes root at Salem State, it will eventually further traditions of peace throughout the region, the state, and the world.

Membership in SOS for Peace is open to any student, faculty member, staff, and alumni of Salem State College without discrimination based on race, national or ethnic origin, color, sexual orientation, religion, gender, age, or mental/physical disability. The group will strictly adhere to the aforementioned policy of fairness and equality among its members. We pledge to maintain an organization which is open and democratic with the understanding that all members can be trusted to act in the best interests of the group.

http://www.salemstate.edu/peaceinstitute/sosfp/index.htm