World Peace won’t happen unless we all work together to make it so. There are thousands of us out here in cyberspace working independently, towards this goal, each in our own way, on our own sites and with our own agendas. The problem is THE POLICY MAKERS ARE NOT LISTENING TO US! Yes, there are a few groups with a celebrity voice fronting their message, and these sites are getting some traction, but there is no unified and concerted effort, or concise program being laid forth by anyone, other than the vaguely expressed desire for some nebulous and undefined state of World Peace.
We are trying to get our message out, that by uniting our voices together we, all those working toward the cause of World Peace and Global Unity, do have the power to make our selves heard, as a united front, not as singular cries lost in the overload of information and ideas.
So far we are not making much headway.
Back in 1988, when I first conceived the concept of unifying our voices through a simultaneous, universal global strike, I attempted to turn this idea into the basis of a novel in an attempt to win a prize Ted Turner was offering called “The Tomorrow Award.” He’d announced a contest to solicit manuscripts from unknown and unpublished authors pertaining to the problems in the world, and their possible solutions, which he could publish and make into a TV movie. When I sat down and began to look at my strike concept in dramatic context I realized that there was, in reality, one group who could actually mobilize the world behind this idea; a group of us on this planet who spoke a universal language—to everyone in their native tongue; a group who, by and large, was not beholden to the political establishment; and most importantly, a group who dictates popular opinion and heavily influences the hearts and minds of the young—those historically in the vanguard of any major societal change.
For 200 points, and the game…can you name this group?
Buzz! Time’s up! The correct answer is…High-profile musicians and their cohorts, Celebrity Athletes and Entertainers.
My protagonist was a somewhat disreputable rock icon living in Aspen, who, after an epiphany event, conceives the idea of a universal strike, convinces his former band members, who are about to reunite to do a “Food For Peace Concert,” to join with him in imploring the international music community to support the call for the strike.
Needless to say I didn’t win the award.
The manuscript I wrote was subsequently turned into a screenplay which languishes today in the proverbial desk draw. But the concept, I believe, is valid. With a high-profile musician as a spokesperson, the media would pick up on the story and it would begin to snowball from there. The youth of the world, the 16 to 35 year old’s, those who hunger most for a saner and safer world, the ones with the most to gain and the most to lose laboring under our current world order, those who avidly follow celebrities and are swayed by their actions, would pick up the baton and energize the process.
Unfortunately, I don’t know any celebs. I’ve also discovered that it’s almost impossible to get anyone to look at an unsolicited manuscript, hence the desk drawer.
If we had the funds we would hire someone to act as the face of our movement. Since we don’t we’re left to word of mouth to get this going. So far, not so good.
Oh, well. If our message is meant to be heard it will be. If it’s not—we can sleep at night with the comfort that at least we tried to do something. How about you…
Join with us, link us, like us, support us—it’s the only way it will happen!
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