From the Eugene City of Peace website:

Imagine a City that is vibrating with the spirit of cooperation!

Imagine that in a few years from now, this will be true:

The thought leaders of the community from grassroots peace, environmental and justice groups, Lane Interfaith Alliance, Human Rights Commission, the University, the hospitals, the police, the Chamber of Commerce, and City Council have been meeting for months in conversations that connect with the youth, the elderly, the gays and transgenders, the veterans, the Latinos, the Asians, and Native and African-Americans, using Appreciative Inquiry, World Café, and other peacelearning practices to define commonly held values and principles.  

Imagine that from these conversations we develop a stated united purpose and definition of a City of Peace that will be fully funded and supported in public/private partnership to provide experiences that transform every neighborhood of the City, giving voice to the voiceless, tools of self-assessment and right relationship, whereby every child and every adult is unafraid to be seen for who they truly are and are welcoming to all with joy and gratitude for the vitality of the place that Eugene occupies in the ecosystem of this planet and this Universe.

Today, a network of business, government and community leaders is beginning to work to leverage this amazing opportunity. Lately, the Dayton City Commission passed an Immigrant Friendly City resolution to encourage and acknowledge the potential power of recent and future new citizens.

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