artist: Kami Lerner
Willie Nelson Peace Research Institute invites all individuals, network members, community representatives, and Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) spokespersons throughout the world to submit press releases about their methods of promoting a peaceful world through thoughts, words and deeds.
Topics Close To The Heart of Willie Nelson
- ending the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq
- sending no more troops overseas
- bringing everyone home
- pulling our troops from all foreign countries that do not want us there
- putting our troops on the Mexican and Canadian borders to stop drug crimes
- helping Family Farmers achieve parity pricing for their produce
- legalizing marijuana
- taxing and regulating marijuana like whiskey, beer and tobacco
- legalizing hemp
Willie Nelson Peace Research Institute encourages diverse points of view on topics in a number of areas as long as they all obviously contribute to a more peaceful world. Highly opinionated judgmental criticism without a suggestion or clue for positive change may not seem appropriate. While specific criticism may be deserved in the context of communicating certain grievances suggestions for positive policy changes will always be welcome and appreciated.
Press Release Submission Guidelines
- Make initial contact through the Willie Nelson Peace Research Institute Contact Form. Willie Nelson Peace Research Institute will reply.
- Attach your press release as a text document to your reply email.
- Do not paste press release in the body of your reply email.
- Press release length: Minimum 300 words, maximum 3,000 words.
- Use 12 Point font Times New Roman Regular
- Do not use CAP LOCK. Capitalize the first letter of words if you wish. CAP LOCK makes it harder to read. Anything submitted all caps will be discarded without reading.
- Use a single space after sentences. Anything submitted with double spaces will be discarded without further consideration.
- Use consistent style throughout press release.
- All abbreviations and acronyms must be defined when you first use them.
- You may request links with your press release.
- Check all links before sending. Do Not include dead or under construction links.
- You may attach a single image 500 pixels wide.
These general guidelines represent no guarantee of acceptance of any specific press release for publication by Willie Nelson Peace Research Institute.
Although it is not our policy, Willie Nelson Peace Research Institute reserves the right to ignore any submission with no explanations.
Thank you for your interest.
Today I sat relaxing, watching the Sunday morning news when my tranquil spirit was broken: As it is done every Sunday, ABC reads the names of all the young people who lost their lives in combat; there were twelve names today. No pictures of them were shown; just empty helmets draped over rifle butts. No one speaks of the mothers, or lovers, or teachers they left. I often wonder: Does anyone else cry when they hear the names of the soldiers who died in combat? Does anyone else even listen, or do they look away? Will any of those listed be one of my former students? I have spent my adult life teaching high school. For many years now, I have watched our best and brightest march in ROTC; they are always so proud when they first get their uniforms, and then their rifles. They always ask me to take their picture for they are so proud. Soon they graduate and in a few months, they come kiss me good-bye as they head off to some foreign country. Maybe I get to see one or two of them again when they come home on leave, but all too often, the next time I see them, it is at their funeral. I cannot keep watching precious young people die for the sins of our nation’s fathers. If these foolish and greedy men (and now add the names of a few women) want war so badly, let them fight. Give us our young people. If you must take from them, send them out on peaceful missions to help foster peace and good will in third world countries. Stop killing our babies. As a grandmother and a teacher, let me take the place of those I have spent so much time nurturing and teaching. Do not take the lives of the young. If you must take a life, I promise you, there are grandmothers and grandfathers who will become your fodder. If it is simply blood you want to shed; shed the blood of the old. There are no just wars, just unjust men.
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