[Sundaycommunity] Fwd: For a minute, we defeated fear

Fri Mar 7 12:04:15 PST 2025

Truly war, fear, and hatred and everything that supports these are the
enemy. Until we truly practice Jesus' command to love even our enemies we
will forever be plagued by the violence and terror of war.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

In Peace

Greg

On Fri, Mar 7, 2025 at 2:36 PM Angela Blomme via Sundaycommunity <
sundaycommunity at lists.integralshift.ca> wrote:

> I wish the all people will soon be standing up in solidarity for PEACE.
>
> Angie
>
> On 2025-03-07 10:25 a.m., Sharon McCarthy via Sundaycommunity wrote:
>
> THANKS!
> Taking action!
> YES!
>
> Sharon
> On Fri, Mar 7, 2025 at 10:37 AM Dean Riley via Sundaycommunity <
> sundaycommunity at lists.integralshift.ca> wrote:
>
>> I found this so hopeful.
>>
>> Dean.
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
>> From: Patricia Martin - Avaaz <avaaz at avaaz.org>
>> Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2025 at 05:03
>> Subject: For a minute, we defeated fear
>>
>>
>>
>> Dear friends, I am writing from the heart of the storm, just metres away
>> from where President Zelensky is meeting with Europe’s top leaders right
>> now. Last week -- still reeling from what had unfolded in the Oval Office
>> and terrified by the thought that Ukraine and all of Europe might be left
>> to stand alone -- someone in the Avaaz team looked up and simply said: “We
>> have to show up." So we printed a massive 500m² banner, grabbed train
>> tickets to Brussels and sent an urgent call to our community: Let’s stand
>> with Ukraine. 48 hours later, that giant flag started to unfold in front of
>> the world held by hundreds of hands. Ukrainians started to sing, and
>> without even realising it, we began to smile. Because something was
>> shifting. A pulse of connection and hope. And for a moment, the heartbreak,
>> the rage, the weight of it all, eased. For a minute, we had defeated fear.
>>
>> [image: Take Action Now!]
>> *Thursday, 6 March 2025*
>> Dear friends,
>>
>> I am writing from the heart of the storm, just metres away from where
>> President Zelensky is meeting with Europe’s top leaders right now.
>>
>> Last week -- still reeling from what had unfolded in the Oval Office and
>> terrified by the thought that Ukraine and all of Europe might be left to
>> stand alone -- *someone in the Avaaz team looked up and simply said: “We
>> have to show up."*
>>
>> So we printed a massive 500m² banner, grabbed train tickets to Brussels
>> and sent an urgent call to our community: Let’s stand with Ukraine.
>>
>> *48 hours later, that giant flag started to unfold in front of the world
>> held by hundreds of hands*. Ukrainians started to sing, and without even
>> realising it, we began to smile. Because something was shifting. A pulse of
>> connection and hope. And *for a moment, the heartbreak, the rage, the
>> weight of it all, eased.* *F**or a minute, we had defeated fear.*
>>
>> The next morning, we woke up to find *our message echoing across the
>> world. *
>>
>> The action made *the front pages of the New York Times, La Repubblica,
>> The Guardian, Le Monde, El País, Der Spiegel*… all carried our call to
>> protect Ukraine and stand up against tyranny.
>>
>> A reminder, to ourselves and to our leaders, that history is not yet
>> written. And that *we, the people across the world united by our care
>> for justice and peace, will never give up.*
>>
>> With love, with fear, with everything in between, and with enormous
>> gratitude for each of you, from Brussels,
>>
>> Patri, Julian, Harriet, Nick, Patti, Pascal and the entire Avaaz team
>>
>>
>> PS: Everyone receiving this message has signed campaigns and/or donated
>> for Ukraine over the past years – thank you so much!
>>
>>
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>> *More information:*
>>
>>    - Ukraine supporters unfurl huge banner in Brussels, calling on EU to
>>    use frozen Russian assets
>>    <https://apnews.com/video/ukraine-supporters-unfurl-huge-banner-in-brussels-calling-on-eu-to-use-frozen-russian-assets-13556ec179af4420b9e3639e927a7625>(AP
>>    News)
>>    - EU leaders open emergency talks on defense and Ukraine aid as US
>>    support wanes
>>    <https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/eu-leaders-open-emergency-talks-defense-ukraine-aid-119502264>
>>    (ABC News)
>>    - Proposals on seizing frozen Russian assets divide EU countries
>>    <https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/mar/06/eu-leaders-summit-defence-ukraine-russia-macron-zelenskyy-europe-news-live?filterKeyEvents=false&page=with%3Ablock-67c9bfe58f08d84e5767ab8e>
>>    (The Guardian)
>>    - How Europe could seize frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine
>>    <https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/06/how-europe-could-seize-frozen-russian-assets-to-fund-ukraine.html>
>>    (CNBC)
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