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	Jimmy Carter is a former US President (1977-81), a Nobel Peace Prize laureate (2002), an founder of The Carter Center, which works to advance human rights. “I am pleased to enthusiastically endorse this initiative along with so may distinguished and talented people.” (03/19)
	Noam Chomsky is a linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, activist, author and lecturer. In the academic and scientific community he is recognized as the father of modern linguistics. He is an Institute Professor Emeritus and Professor Emeritus of linguistics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
	Jane Fonda "As a person who has written, protested and acted against wars and violence of all kinds for a great deal of my life, I add my endorsement to the growing list of those who recognize the need to end wars and occupations, and to end all forms of violence against people no matter what their age, gender, sexual preference or religion, and the further need to learn to help and heal rather than hurt our fellow human beings and this planet we live upon."
	Yoko Ono is an artist, singer,songwriter, musician, filmmaker and peace activist who lives and works in New York City.
	Martin Sheen one of the busiest, most conscientious actors who ever worked in Hollywood, is best known for his performances as Captain Willard in the film Apocalypse Now and President Josiah Bartlet on the television series The West Wing. As well as the critical acclaim he has received as an actor, he is an activist and supporter of social justice.
	Viggo Mortensen is a theater and film actor, poet, musician, photographer, and painter. Best known for his roles in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, "A History of Violence," and "Eastern Promises."
	Michael Nouri American television and film actor best known for his role in the 1983 film Flashdance and on The O.C. "I believe that now more than ever before, mankind is aware that we have been cutting the branch that we are sitting on, and that it is past time to stop! In this awareness, it is not only a privilege but a moral imperative to support the world march for peace and nonviolence."
	Ed Asner An American film and television actor and former President of the Screen Actors Guild, primarily known for his role as Lou Grant on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and its spin-off series, Lou Grant. He has won 5 Golden Globes & is a tireless advocate for peace and justice.
	Maxine Waters has served as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1991, representing California's 35th congressional district. She is the most senior of the twelve African American women currently serving in the United States Congress and one of it's most progressive members.
	Blase Bonpane Ph.D Is a former Maryknoll priest, received a Ph.D. in Latin American studies from UC-Irvine, and is presently the director and chief executive officer of the Office of the Americas. He has published a number of books on Latin American politics, is a scholar on liberation theology, and has a radio program WORLD FOCUS which can be heard on KPFK, 90.7 Los Angeles, 98.7 Santa Barbara, on Sundays at 10:00 AM..
	Jim Papoulis An internationallly known composer, orchestrator and conductor whose work has been performed and televised in more than 60 countries with orchestra and choirs and at venues including the United Nations, Royal Albert Hall and Carnegie Hall. His recent works include "Give Us Hope," which was featured at the Obama inauguration and performed on national television by the San Francisco girl's choir.
	ELAINE PAIGE International musical theater star “I support The World March for Peace and Nonviolence and its aims to bring their goals to the attention of everyone in the world. Wars and violence must be stopped and replaced with the needs of people worldwide such as food, clothing, shelter, healthcare and above all love”
	Ulis Williams - Educator, Olympic Gold Medalist Ulis, a 1964 Olympic Gold Medalist and Community College President Emeritus, is currently a peace and human rights activist in California. "I enthusiastically endorse the World March for Peace and Nonviolence because there is no alternative to this goal if we are to be a civilized society as we claim."
	Q’orianka Kilcher is an award winning actress with high critical acclaim, an accomplished Singer Songwriter and committed Human Rights and environmental activist and fearless young force. “I hope to contribute to a Global Warming of Hearts and a Climate Change in Human Consciousness”
	Dennis Dalton is a widely respected academic and expert on Mahatma Gandhi. A Former Professor at Barnard College in the Department of Politics, he taught in many areas including Political theory, Political thought in South Asia, Nonviolence and Violence in society and researched Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King. Dennis has written many books including, 'Mahatma Gandhi: Nonviolent Power in Action' and 'Indian Idea of Freedom'. In 1995 Dennis received the Senior Fulbright Scholarship for Research and Teaching in Nepal.
	Jody Williams Nobel Peace Laureate, endorses the World March Ms. Jody Williams is the founding coordinator of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL), which was formally launched by six nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in October of 1992. Ms. Williams has overseen the growth of the ICBL to more than 1,000 NGOs in more than sixty countries.
	Mark Kurlansky is a highly-acclaimed journalist whose work has appeared a wide variety of newspapers and magazines, including The International Herald Tribune, The Chicago Tribune, The Los Angeles Times, Time Magazine, and New York Times Sunday Magazine.
	Kitty Piercy, Mayor of Eugene, OR "If there is one thing we have learned through the last election here in the USA, change can happen and what seemed impossible yesterday can become a reality when people are mobilized."
	Tony Santos, Mayor of San Leandro, CA
	Michael Sweeny, Mayor of Hayward, CA
	Jennifer Hosterman, Mayor of Pleasanton, CA
	Dr. Cornel West One of America's most provocative public intellectuals, Cornel West has been a champion for racial justice since childhood. He burst onto the national scene in 1993 with his bestselling book, Race Matters, a searing analysis of racism in America, and is the author of 18 other books. West has taught at Union Theological Seminary, Yale, Harvard, the University of Paris, and is currently on the faculty of Princeton.
	Ocean Robbins Founder, YES!, Author, Choices For Our Future and The Power of Partnership "The World March for Peace and Nonviolence is proof that thriving, vibrant movements for peace and transformation are alive, mobilized, and global."
	Ornette Coleman American saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter and composer, Pulitizer Prize winner, and one of the major innovators of the free jazz movement of the 1950s and 1960s.
	Daniel Ellsberg A former US military analyst who precipitated a national political controversy in 1971 when he released the Pentagon Papers, a top-secret Pentagon study of US government decision-making about the Vietnam War, to The New York Times and other newspapers.
	Dennis Kucinich Democratic Party Member of the US House of Representatives for the 10th District of Ohio since 1996. Presidential Candidate in 2004 and 2008.
	Paul Hawken is an environmentalist, entrepreneur, journalist, and author who dedicated his life to sustainability and changing the relationship between business and the environment.
	Cindy Sheehan, is an author, peace activist, former candidate for the United States Congress, Nobel Peace nominee and the mother of Casey, a son who died in the Iraq War. Known as the 'Peace Mom' Cindy Sheehan became the iconic international symbol of protest against the Iraq War and\ continues her activism through writing, speaking engagements and her radio show 'Cindy Sheehan's Soapbox'.
	Pete Seeger folk singer, political activist, and a pioneer of protest music in support of disarmament, civil rights and environmental causes. Author/co-author of "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?," "If I Had a Hammer," and one of the singers most responsible for popularizing the spiritual "We Shall Overcome."
	Medea Benjamin is a cofounder of both CODEPINK and the international human rights organization Global Exchange. She has been a tireless advocate for social justice for more than 20 years.
	Dr. Marjorie J. Hill is the Chief Executive Officer of Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC), the nation's oldest AIDS service and advocacy organization. GMHC provides a continuum of services to 15,000 men, women and children annually and a world renowned legacy of health care advocacy, promoting social justice and supporting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights.
	Edward James Olmos is a Mexican-American actor and director, who has appeared in such movies as “Blade Runner” and “Stand and Deliver” (for which he received an Oscar nomination) and in the TV series “Miami Vice” and “Battlestar Galactica.”
	Lou Reed is an American rock musician best known as the guitarist, vocalist from The Velvet Underground. Reed has also had an extremely influential and successful solo career which has spanned four decades. Some of his signature songs include: 'Walk on the Wild Side', 'Sweet Jane', and 'Heroin.'
	Judith Hand Evolutionary biologist, peace ethologist, novelist, founder of the website AFutureWithoutWar.org, and author of "Women, Power, and the Biology of Peace."
	Howard Zinn is a professor, political scientist, historian, social critic, democratic socialist, political activist and playwright, best known as author of the "A People's History of the United States."
	Philip Glass considered one of the most influential composers of the late-20th century, having written internationally-acclaimed operas, symphonies, concertos, solo works, string quartets, and film scores (nominated for three Academy Awards). Glass's operas include "Einstein on the Beach," "Akhenaton," and "Satyagraha," themed on the early life of Mahatma Gandhi.
	Robert Wilson avant-garde stage director, playwright and visual artist, considered one of the world's foremost vanguard theater artists.
	Naomi Wolf author New York Times bestsellers The Beauty Myth, The End of America and Give Me Liberty. She travels throughout America and the world speaking to audiences from all walks of life about gender equality, social justice, and, most recently, the defense of liberty in America and internationally.
	Daniel Berrigan Jesuit priest, poet, educator, social activist, playwright and lifelong resister to what he calls "American military imperialism;" helped launch the international anti-nuclear Plowshares movement. "Count me IN on this admirable and daring Worldwide March. It heartens in a dark time.
	Art Garfunkel is an American singer, poet, and actor, best known as half of the Grammy-winning duo Simon & Garfunkel. (03/17)
	Margaret Cho is a recipient of the ACLU's First Amendment Award, honored by GLAAD as well as American Women in Radio and Television, the Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF), the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF), and PFLAG for "making a significant difference in promoting equal rights for all, regardless of race, sexual orientation or gender identity."
	Ed Pawloski is the mayor of Allentown, PA
	Michael Lerner Revolutionary politician, humanitarian, political activist, spiritual mentor, psychologist, and editor of Tikkun, a progressive interfaith Jewish magazine based in Berkeley, California, rabbi of the Beyt Tikkun synagogue in San Francisco.
	Carolyn Carlson contemporary dance choreographer and performer, director of the 'Centre Chorégraphique National' in Roubaix, France.
	Richard Stallman, Programmer and most relevant figure in the international Free Software Movement.
	Takashi Tanemori is one of the few survivors of the August 6th, 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima. “As a survivor of Hiroshima, my firm belief is in a clear and simple message—we can settle individual human conflicts and differences of national enmity, ethnic hatred, and cultural divisiveness without resorting to violence or war.”
	Ricardo Lemvo singer/composer whose innovative music combines Latin and African elements from salsa to soukous.
	Sgt. Matthis Chiroux served in the US Army for five years and publicly refused to deploy to Iraq in 2008, leader of the “Hempstead 15.”
	Lobsang Nyandak the Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to the Americas, a former Cabinet Member of the Central Tibetan Administration. overseeing the Department of Information and International Relations, Department of Finance and Department of Health, and a former member of the Tibetan parliament.
	Adam Hochschild Writer/Reporter, author of numerous books including “King Leopold's Ghost: a Story of Greed, Terror and Heroism in Colonial Africa,” writer/editor for the leftist magazine Ramparts and co-founder of Mother Jones magazine.
	Marshall Arisman one of the world's top illustrators and a legend in the field, including Time magazine covers, jackets of best selling novels, etc. "The first sound man ever made was the war drum. It is time to stop drumming."
	Jonathan Granoff is an author, attorney, international peace activist, and president of the Global Security Institute.
	Elise Boulding former President of Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, served on the World Peace Council with the Dalai Lama, Secretary General of the International Peace Research Association, and known to be, with her husband Phillip, the founder of Peace Studies. “One of the most influential peace researchers and activists of the 20th century.” (wikipedia) (statement)
	Makana Hawaiian singer-songwriter-musician who fuses slack key guitar virtuosity with elements of cultural music, classical, alternative, rock, folk, bluegrass, blues and jazz.
	Peter A. Geffen Founder of the Abraham Joshua Heschel School in New York City, has worked with The Partnership for Excellence in Jewish Education since its inception, and designed the first programs to bring Jewish youth into the Arab and the Islamic world (Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia, (pre-revolutionary Iran and Turkey).
	Alice Slater New York Director of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, a founder of Abolition 2000 and convenor of its Sustainable Energy Working Group
	Chris Wells activist, Spokesperson for New Humanism in North America.
	Norman Solomon journalist, media critic. antiwar activist, longtime FAIR associate, and founder/executive director of the Institute for Public Accuracy, a national consortium of policy researchers and analysts. His weekly column, Media Beat, has been in national syndication since 1992.
	Bruce Gagnon activist, organizer, Coordinator of Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space.
	Virginia Swain Founder and Director of the Center for Global Community and World Law, and Director of The Institute for Global Leadership, author of “A Mantle of Roses: A Woman's Journey Home to Peace.”
	John Dear Jesuit priest, peace activist, lecturer, and writer of approximately twenty books on nonviolence. 2008 Noble Peace Prize nominee. In the course of his civil disobedience as protester of war and violence, he has been arrested more than 75 times.
	Richard Zimmler a best-selling author of fiction, winner of the 1994 National Endowment of the Arts Fellowship in Fiction and the 1998 Herodotus Award.