The experience of a lot of us women is that too much money is being spent on militarism and war.

We are all invited to work together for peace. We shall join hands and minds to work for peace through active nonviolence. We shall help one another, encourage one another and learn from one another how to bring peace to our children and to all.

I believe we are on the edge of a quantum leap into a whole new way of organizing and living as a human family.

We need radical thinking, creative ideas, and imagination.

We can rejoice and celebrate today because we are living in a miraculous time. Everything is changing and everything is possible.

I support this proposal and agree with this great and important initiative to abolish militarism and war. I will continue to speak out for an end to the institution of militarism and war and for institutions built on international law and human rights and nonviolent conflict resolution.

Our common humanity is more important than all the things that divide us.