American Views Abroad

 
'Peace Mom' Cindy Sheehan is in Assisi, Italy participating in the 'There is no peace without a peace policy' seminar of the Tavola della pace (Peace Roundtable) taking place this weekend at the Sacro Convento di San Francesco. Sheehan, whose son Casey, a US soldier killed in Iraq on April 4, 2004, set up camp outside of Bush's ranch in Texas last summer and is a founder of 'Gold Star Families for Peace', an organization made up of families who have lost a loved one in war and whose primary objective is withdrawal of the troops so that no other family will have to experience the same pain.

'Cindy's participation in the seminar in Assisi'; declared Flavio Lotti and Grazia Bellini, national coordinators of the Tavola della pace, 'marks another stage in the collaboration between the Tavola della pace and the US peace movement. Italy and the United States share great responsibility in Iraq as well as the rest of the world. And for this reason, we are constantly seeking opportunities to meet and collaborate with all those organizations in the United States working to put a face on Western Countries and to promote a new policy of peace and cooperation among peoples.'

This year is the 10th anniversary of the Tavola della pace National Seminar in Assisi.
- posted by Gloria @ 5:36 PM