An assortment of positive comments
drawn from more than 400 we received over the years
(Note; Many of the messages were addressed to Rick Ulfik, Founder and Director of We, The World)
Messages from visionary leaders about We,
The World
"The objective of the organization We, The World is to facilitate
cooperation on a global scale amongst groups and individuals dedicated to
implementing solutions to the many challenges we face on the planet at
this time."
"Well done on your second days of global unity. God
bless you all."
Dr. Riane Eisler - Author,
Chalice and the Blade; Co-founder and President, Center for Partnership
Studies
"It is time for such an organization, one that unites and amplifies
our voices."
Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE - Founder of the Jane Goodall
Institute and U.N. Messenger of Peace
"I support and endorse the mission of We, The World to make sure
that individuals and organizations who share a commitment to sustainability
can network effectively to achieve their goals."
Jonathan Granoff - President, Global Security Institute
"This work for peace, both inner and outer peace, is needed now more
than ever... Your work is clearly a force for the highest good."
Bawa Jain - Secretary-General, The Millennium World Peace
Summit of Religious and Spiritual Leaders; Chairman, World Youth Peace
Summit
Speaking about his participation and that of Cedza Dlamini
(Grandson of Nelson Mandela and Co-Chair, World Youth Peace Summit) in
our 2006 Pakistan Earthquake Relief Benefit that raised enough funds to
save close to 100 people's lives, Bawa said, "You and partners/colleagues
did an outstanding job. Great cause. We were honored to be a part of it."
Eleanor Wasson - Recipient of Lifetime Achievement Award,
Physicians for Social Responsibility
"What a contribution you are making to our world! All the best to
you with my love and gratitude."
Nancy Roof - Editor, Kosmos Journal; Board Member, Lifebridge
Foundation
"Congratulations on the great work you are doing - and the tremendous
growth in your group... our message is gaining momentum outside of the
UN circles - and you have been such a big part of doing that."
Dear Rick:
I wish to convey my deepest appreciation for the valuable assistance
you
provided to us during our recent symposium in conference room 4 at
the
United Nations. We are grateful for your commitment of time, interest,
and
concern for the important issue of children in armed conflict. May
your
commitment to serve worthy causes continue to the benefit of many.
With warmest regards,
Audrey E. Kitagawa
Office of the Under Secretary General, Children in Armed Conflict,
UN
6/11/01
Dear Rick,
Once again, I am touched by your commitment, skill, and tireless efforts
for peace, gratitude. It was a joy to be on the call [Countdown For Peace]
with you and please thank Kathy!
in the spirit of peace,
Dot Maver
President and CEO, Peace Partnership International/Peace Allaiance
6/13/08
Dear Rick,
Thank you so much. You are truly amazing, empowering all of us and
the IDP besides!
And isnıt WBAI incredibly special? Where else on the radio would you
get a whole program about peace?
So thank you again, dear networker extraordinaire!
Sending you infinite joy and blessings.
May Peace Prevail on Earth!
Love,
Deborah Moldow
United Religions Initiative
6/12/08
Rick,
Have I ever mentioned how cool you are?
Jonah Wittkamper
Co-Founder, Global Youth Action Network (a global coalition with over
10,000 active youth affiliate organizations around the world)
Messages Regarding We, The World's Student-UN
Videoconference Series
Building Peace and Security in the 21st Century
linking the U.N. with young people and featured speakers from
around the world
Rick,
I watched the webcast. I am so proud and happy that you and your people
brought that about. What an important and significant accomplishment. Thank
you.
I belong to several groups I believe will be interested in seeing a
tape of the program, and I will be checking the We the World website for
how to obtaining a couple copies. The descriptions given of tangible ways
to work for peace will offer so many people hope that a world of peace is
actually a possibility. This is greatly needed to counter the despair and
feelings of hopelessness/helplessness that many people are feeling and
expressing given the current political situation.
Again, thank you.
Beverly Stern (from Hamden, CT)
dear rick,
congratulations! if there is such a thing as a "coup" for peace (with
which phrase i suspect you'd take issue), this was surely it! i know to
a small degree the months, weeks, days, hours, phone calls, phone conferences,
missed meals and missed sleep you devoted to this amazing product. so many
components - places, people, technical equipment, logistics to coordinate
and unite in one small yet large moment in time. congratulations, too, to
the multitude of people, both before and behind the cameras and mikes,
who took this action with you. i hope you and they take pride in this remarkable,
groundbreaking achievement. as i see it, only by changing hearts and minds
can behavior (possibly) be changed, and only through communication can hearts
and minds (possibly) be changed. thank you for the effort; thank you for
taking that step.
looking forward to your follow-ups,
barbara hunter (Board member, We, The World)
Dear Rick Ulfik,
It is wonderful to hear good news for a change, from the doers.
It is dawning on me that there exist an enormous really enormous spontaneous
uncentralized practical peace and justice effort worldwide based on the
economic fundamentals of social justice. It certainly is challenging the
perverse and evil dominants of the moment. Perhaps sometime soon it can
start diminishing and isolating them. I really do think something big and
good can happen. There's too much energy for it to be contained.
Critical to the progress of this is breaking through the groupthink
and the media barriers that keep this new spirit from getting out and penetrating
our public despair and depression and the resulting stupor.
Thanks so much for this.
Yours, Tom Blandy
Congratulations for the success to celebrate the
UN International Day of Peace...We saw the program via webcasting [from
Taiwan], and were really impressive...We did not catch the signal from the
beginning, and missed the opening...It was great!...Expect your video to
see the whole program...Best,
Jilly Tsai/Dr. Hong's office, Federation of World Peace and Love
What an honor to have worked with you all! I've heard nothing but accolades
and notes of inspiration! It's quite a testament not only to our hard
work, but to our pure intent and devotion to peace! It was truly a beautiful
night of inspiration and healing! I am still flying after all the events
leading up to September 21st and the "RISING"! I could definitely feel the
energy of voices all around the world singing "WE RISE". This year was a
wonderful beginning to this ongoing movement! This was the first drop of
many a rainfall of peaceful voices to sing together annually, and on other
special auspicious days! We are going to be compiling a list of Partners
of Peaceful Voices, and we are truly honored to have WE THE WORLD on the
top of our evergrowing list! I am honored to be of service to you in any
way that I can! You all hold a very special part of my heart and I look
forward to our future work together!! In peace
gemma (Founder, A SINGLE DROP, Architect, A MILLION VOICES ONE PEACE
Thank you all for sharing with me your vision and commitment to peace in
this "culminating event" of 11 days. 11 Days!? That's just not
long enough--let's take the whole year! Just a few months ago I said to myself,
I need to volunteer for something NOW. I could never have imagined that I
would get to meet luminaries like Jane and Marianne and make a gaggle of new
friends like all of you. It was truly cumulous, cruciferous, creatively chaotic
and quite the crest of a wave...In the meantime let's keep playing in the
light and increasing the consciousness and connectivity of being
in peace,
Jules Cazedessus (Publicist, 11 Days of Global Unity volunteer)
It is reassuring to know that your powerful voice is being heard especially
in the run up to the election. Every good wish
Anne Booth-Clibborn
I just wanted to thank you again...for being a part of Tuesdayıs event
[Sept 21st]. It was great to be there and be in communication with so
many passionate people...the event itself seemed very full of passion
and purpose. Please stay in touch, especially about any future events...
All the best,
Hope Cohen (Publicity and Media Relations, What Is Enlightenment? Magazine)
I learned of your wonderful, historic campaign while attending the "Our
Voices, Our World" event hosted by We, The World, which was truly inspirational.
The words and wisdom of visionaries like Marianne Williamson, Clarence Jones,
Dr. Jane Goodall, and the collective energy of every person in the room
was confirmation that peace truly is possible. I can't tell you how
excited I am about this movement, whose time has certainly come. I
am behind this effort 100%, and look forward to doing whatever I can to
support it...Best wishes,"
Lauren Price
I would like to congratulate you on a fantastic event at the Avalon and
thanks for inviting me to be part of such an unforgettable experience...Please
let me know what the plans are for 2005. Regards, Yours in Peace!
His Royal Highness Prince Frederick von Saxe-Lauenberg
What a wonderful time everyone had observing The International Day of
Peace with you last night! Your efforts and collaborations really added
substance and fun to the Day. Your outreach was most impressive and
did a great deal to expand the observation. Thank you very much. ...GREAT
JOB TO YOU AND ALL YOUR TEAM. MAY PEACE PREVAIL ON EARTH,
Monica Willard (UN NGO Committee for the International Day of Peace)
The full service PR and talent agency begun in 2002, The Blueshift Group,
lends its support to an organization called We The World... NYC-based
We The World Founder, Rick Ulfik, and his team of coordinating organizations
and individuals...in order to expand exposure for the world-wide event
entitled "11 Days of Global Unity", culminating on September 21, 2004.
I was convinced of the need to approach an expanded audience with the mission
of We The World so that more people can consider, and act upon, the issues
the world faces as related to human rights, social justice, and environmental
sustainability. I am just beginning to understand the positive meaning
of ³interdependency² on a personal level and wish to do my part in further
exploring its implications in the company of others.
Regina Tillman (Blueshift Group owner)
I am so proud to have had the opportunity to work with you all, congrats
to everyone. what an honor. Thanks again.
Paul Sladkus (Good News Corporation)
Bravo again Rick, I keep getting more and more impressed at the great
work you are doing. Love,
Joe Eger (Symphony for United Nations)
What you're doing is phenomenal!!!! We of Music Therapists for Peace,
Inc. are tremendously excited about being part of 11 Days of Global Unity.
Peace and love,
Edith Hillman Boxill (Founder, Music Therapists for Peace)
Amazing event you coordinated. Wonderful beings you attracted to the movement.
All of them are reflections of your inner beauty. ...
Brett Cotter (NY Holistic Unity Movement)
Bless you for all the good you are doing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Love,
Audrye (Co-Founder, Achee Light Center in the West African Republic
of Benin)
What an overwhelming array, Rick. Great job collecting these events and
announcing them far and wide.
Walter Beebe (Co-Founder of the New York Open Center)
Blessings for your rare work in the world.
Jule Hanlon (Founder, International Foundation Against Malnutrition)
I want to acknowledge your outstanding work...Thanks for your dedication
and persistence in bringing us to this time of imminent success. With
admiration and appreciation and love,
Alan Schogel (Energy Conservation Consultant, We, The World Board Member)
The event felt like one of those major global punctuation points... it
is interesting that the first and last event of 11 Days both had feedback
walls, unbeknownst to each other, Since the 11 Days is part of the TownHallWall.Org
Welcome Page, how fitting to inaugurate the Community Pages with those
two events, and the summaries of people's minds and hearts as expressed
on those Walls. Tues night seemed to crescendo to a high...I used to feel
that energy on the 10th day of 10 day yoga retreats. Seed days. Now the
budding begins. I felt that global communion at the Hague Appeal Peace Conference
in 1999...And by the end of Tues evening too, it felt like being in the
reality of a broadband of global-community-high-consciousness. The momentum
is unstoppable, don't you think? Namaste
Phyllis Yampolsky (creator of Town Hall Wall)
Other Messages about We, The World.
This is
genius, what you are doing!!! Hallulujah for this organization!
I send my prayers and blessings,
Elizabeth Perlman
12/18/01
Dear Rick,
It's great that you are doing the show in the 12th. You really
have a way of moving mountains and making big differences.
May Peace Prevail on Earth,
Monica Willard
Tri-Partite Forum, UN
5/29/08
Dear Rick,
Riane Eisler has suggested that Barclay Palmer and I join We, The
World on
behalf of the Center for Partnership Studies (CPS). Barclay, a CPS
Board
member, tells me that he is signing up with your group. Count me
in too.
In encouraging us to join WTW, Riane emails "it is time for such an
organization, one that unites and amplifies our voices." Couldn't
agree
more! We commend you for getting this critical initiative under way.
Soooo, add us to your list of advocates!
We will learn more about We, the World and spread the word to our
various
networks. We are involved in other initiatves that might be helpful
to WTW,
as well as be strengthened by participation in WTW.
Expect a phone call from Barclay Palmer and/or Bill Levis to get acquainted
and see how else we can help. I, myself, would like to discuss the
"volunteers are needed" statement in your email to Riane.
Shalomaloha,
Bill Levis
Volunteer CFO for the Center for Partnership Studies
1/5/02
Hi Rick!!
A year of continued contribution, satisfaction from your contributions,
recognition and acknowledgement (as they would serve your mission),
even
more heightened vision, camaraderie, connection, enjoyment and success!
(I
never put success but since, in your case, success would mean world
peace, I
wish it most vehemently.
I would like especially to appreciate the patience you demonstrate
regularly
in our relationship, your relating to the best in me as though that
were the
authentic me and always summonable if addressed (true and true); your
unscientificness in remaining optimistic in face of knowing many details
of
evidence that would seem to make that impossible; your ever-ready humor
and
sparkle -- damn! you make saving the world fun!
Much much love,
Ina Bransome
New Parent Mentor/Doula, We, The World Board member)
10/19/02
I HOPE
THIS WILL BE ONLY THE FIRST OF TEACH-INS ACROSS THE COUNTRY
TO CONSDER OF TO STAMP OUT VIOLENCE.
A GRAT START !!!!
Bill Ellis
(internationally recognized educator)
Hi Rick,
Let me know if you are planning another meeting like you had in Oct.
That was fabulous.
Hiroko
International Shinto Foundation
11/29/01
Rick-
Thanks so much for the detailed report. It's very helpful to know
what has
been taking place and I commend you for the hard and necessary work
you have
been doing. You said 'perhaps its not a great report..' Hogwash!
(my
Midwest farm boy past keeps surfacing!) It's an excellent report.
Give yourself much credit for being both a dreamer and a doer. It's a
rare and wonderful thing.
Earl James
Development Director, New Mexico Environmental Law Center
6/22/02
Dear Rick,
Just a note of thanks for your keeping in touch via e-mail. I often
think of the truly inspiring meeting we shared in May. It is a joy to know
that you, Rick, are "out there" working with dedication and inspiration
for the creation of a new world.
Blessings be yours!
Laara Lindo
8/19/02
rick,
I want to thank you for your work tonight and for always managing
to be a perfect gentleman and a great peacemaker, i think you are a
highly evolved person.
please know I am sorry for anything I may have done to contribute to
a
situation that may have been difficult for you , I'll be quite honest
in
saying I don't know how to communicate with Bill Henry, I just don't
seem to have the right skill set- I think he has a set of rules I don't
know.
I will always try and try then again. if you have any advice I am glad
to hear it anytime.
so thank you for your willingeness to work and your diplomacy and
compassion
savitri durkee
Director of The Reverend Billy Show
12/1202
Kurt Vonnegut won't be there Rick, sorry about
that.
Thank you for your energy and support. We've had a very tough
week
and you have been sunshine.
bill talen
a.k.a. "Reverend Billy"
12/14/02
Rick-
Thank you for responding. I have spent some time on your WeTheWorld
website and am very drawn to the work. I'm sure I will be in touch.
Many blessings to you and your work. Your passion is far-reaching.
Jenna Peeler
4/25/07
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