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5602 Lockridge Rd. <br /> (Orange County) <br /> Durham, NC 27705-9099 <br /> Moses Carey <br /> Chairman <br /> Orange County Board of Commissioners <br /> P_O. Box 8181 <br /> Hillsborough, NC 2728 <br /> Dear Moses Carey., <br /> I am writing to you on behalf Of the Chapel Hill Friends Meeting <br /> Committee an Peace and Social Concerns. <br /> April 4 is the anniversary of the murder of Dr. Martin Luther <br /> King, Jr. This act of violence ended the life of a great world leader <br /> and the best known American to use active nonviolence to and <br /> oppression. It is therefore appropriate to mark April 4 as a "Day <br /> Without Violence". The idea for an International Day Without Violence <br /> originated with the Peace Studies Association of Earlham College, <br /> Richmond, Indiana. The Chapel Hill Friends Meeting Peace and Social <br /> Concerns Committee requests the County Commissioners to declare April <br /> 4, 1996 as "A Day Without Violence"_ This declaration is consistent <br /> with the leadership role Oranges County has taken to diminish all kinds <br /> of violence, especially gun violence. <br /> In addition to observing the symbolism of a day without violence <br /> the county should be called on to focus on alternatives to violence, <br /> emphasize conflict resolution, better intergroup relations_ It is an <br /> opportunity to join together with individuals and organizations around <br /> the world to create a world without violence. <br /> I have enclosed a proposed resolution Please contact me if <br /> your want more information. <br /> i sorely, <br /> Robert J. Gwy <br /> 9e9-3458 <br /> *-mail: r jgwynatmail.unc.edu <br />