I believe passionately in the power of people.

We need political leadership that will move the world away from war into solving its problems through dialogue and negotiation, to build friendship with people, which is not what we've had with this war on terror.

We reject the way the world is at the moment and we don't accept nuclear weapons

I believe that hope for the future depends on each of us taking nonviolence into our hearts and minds and developing new and imaginative structures which are nonviolent and life-giving for all.

It's okay to be scared, but fear is different. Fear is when we let being scared prevent us from doing what love requires of us.

President Obama continues to support war. He continues to remove many basic civil liberties and human rights. He continues to condone drones in Pakistan and Afghanistan that kill women and children. He meets with his advisers every Tuesday morning and signs extrajudicial killings. To me, those are not the actions of a peace person.

We need now to build a culture of genuine nonviolence and real democracy.