Getting Down! To business...
I remember reading "The Big Book of Peace" when I was little. It was a beautful childrens book full of short stories and poems by different authors. In one of the stories a demonstration gets cancelled because of rain and the people take cover in a tunnel with their signs. Turns out this is the same tunnel that the politicians use to walk to work - and as they stand there, soaked, the politicians are moved to vote for peace. This morning a dozen youth from Africa, Europe and North America held up signs in the front hall of the conference center.
The signs said, “Remember you have a son.”or “Remember you have a daughter” and were written in 6 different languages. The youth stood on the side of the hallways as the delegates streamed in for the start of the negotiations. It felt great to see such a simple idea hit home hard with the delegates. I hope this sits on their concience when they decide on the future we'll inherit!