Dear Friends and all who will receive this message,

People everywhere, regardless of party affiliation, are thinking …. and saying, ” What can we do to alter the out-of-control course in which our nation and our world finds itself!”

There is something we can do. It has been accomplished before–and we will implement it again. We have become aware that we can’t depend on national leadership–it has brought us to where we are today.  Margaret Mead,  America’s stellar anthropologist, after studying the movements of human history from early millenniums up to the 1970s, charged us with the following:

“Never doubt that a small group of ordinary citizens can change the world … indeed, it is the only thing that ever has ….”

Human beings, in small numbers, can influence hundreds, next thousands, then tens of thousands and even millions … and in the process alter the course of history. But the small numbers must start somewhere; without them the millions will never be reached.

Be part of the small numbers that gets the initial impetus started in our world today.

Check our invitation below and request an application to see if this is right for you!

Sharon Tennison, Founder and President
Center for Citizen Initiatives (CCI)

PS: Please resend this to any responsible persons you feel may be interested in becoming part of the solution!

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Yesterday our CCI group arrived back in the US from Russia. Twenty of us traveled to six Russian cities where we interacted with citizens from many levels of Russian society. It was an amazing experience.

We witnessed street life, businesses, NGO’s, youth groups, private medical clinics, new housing developments surrounding the cities, and well-kept city parks. We met with city officials and traveled by metro and taxis. We met in homes with Russian people from many walks of life.

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Hi Friends,

Within the week we leave for Russia during an extremely dangerous time. Some 31,000 armed NATO troops have stationed themselves in the Baltic countries and are doing unprecedented “war maneuvers” in preparation for a supposed Russian takeover of these three tiny states. Gigantic warships have been moved into position around Russia’s periphery, enormous amounts of military hardware stand ready for use. (BTW, there is not a shred of evidence that Russia has any intention to take a centimeter of the Baltic countries’ space.)

To understand the seriousness of it all, listen to the June 8 podcast of The John Batchelor Show’s interview with Professor Steve Cohen, America’s undisputed historian and expert on all aspects of US-USSR/Russia relations.

Cohen and other U.S. experts in the field are deeply alarmed that this NATO show of force could be the prelude to World War III, by accident or by intention.

VV Putin has made it clear that Russia will never start a war, that Russia’s military is purely defensive; but if missiles or boots land on Russian soil, Russia will “respond nuclear.” This week he stated that if there is any war-making on Russian territory, the countries which have allowed NATO missile installations on their territories will be in the “crosshairs,” thus alerting these countries they will be the first to be destroyed. Further, Putin warned NATO that Russia’s targets will include North America.

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