Terry Greene and Anne Mulderry represented PT at the World March for Peace ceremony at Ground Zero on Nov. 30.

My name is Anne Mulderry, I'm a member of September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows.  Peaceful Tomorrows believes, as Rev Martin Luther King Junior posed, that "Wars are poor chisels for carving out peaceful tomorrows." Peaceful Tomorrows is here today as a member of the International Network for Peace which it helped to form as a global network of organizations comprised of people who lost loved ones to, or were directly affected by, war, nuclear weapons, terrorism, genocide, organized crime, and political violence. We work together to break the cycles of violence and revenge, and are committed to honoring the memories of the victims and to the dignity of the survivors. Our task is to turn our grief and loss into action for peace.

We stand at a site where, in an incendiary blaze, our loved ones suffered and died at the hands of other human beings.  It is a site where destruction reigned, demonstrating the worst of humanity’s capacity to harm their fellow men and women.

We stand at a site where, through the smoke and flames, individuals valiantly struggled. Many braved the flames to help others, either staying behind or entering the towers in rescue operations. Some helping others did not make it out themselves.  From all over New York, this country, and the world, support poured in.  It is a site where tenacity and bravery and compassion reigned, demonstrating the best of humanity’s capacity to serve their fellow men and women.

This is a site for humanity to make its choice. Today, September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows and the International Network for Peace are joined by marchers and supporters of all faiths and backgrounds, from all around the world. Many are prominent world leaders while others are simply individuals who care about our common future.  We have made the choice to dedicate ourselves to the utmost to the service of our fellow men, women, and children.  We invite you to join us. Together we stand united, not against but for one another.

(World March for Peace http://www.worldmarchusa.net/)