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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
line-height:105%'>I agree.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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"Tahoma","sans-serif";font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> occupymendocino-bounces@lists.mcn.org
[mailto:occupymendocino-bounces@lists.mcn.org] <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Lewallen<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, November 22, 2018
11:45 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> vfp@veteransforpeace.org;
VFP-116@yahoogroups.com; vfpchapter71@gmail.com; occupymendocino@lists.mcn.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Occupymendocino] Inferno
in Paradise Shows Survival Imperative of Peace Conversion in U.S.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=2
face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%'>Inferno in
Paradise Shows Survival Imperative of Peace Conversion in U.S.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
line-height:105%'>Northern California, Thanksgiving, 2018<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
line-height:105%'>--by John Lewallen<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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I cried when I read that the Lytton Band of Pomo Indians was donating a million
dollars in disaster relief funds for residents of Paradise, California, a town
of 27,000 which was completely destroyed by a sudden fiery inferno. The only
comparable destruction in California history was the nineteenth century
extermination campaign against tribal people. The Lytton Band of Pomo Indians
show the redemptive power of love and forgiveness we so urgently need
nationally and internationally for our very survival.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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The need to convert from a nation in the thrall of a military-industrial
complex draining our resources and killing our soul has become a survival need
for us all, as we face the disasters unfolding at home. The tremendous
outpouring of community support for fire victims is hopeful and heartening.
Let’s carry this spirit into national policy while we still can. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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