Civic, government and business leaders of metro-Atlanta and the State of Georgia are invited to gather with members from Atlanta: City of Peace, Inc. (ACP), a 501c3 nonprofit, and to speak in support of NASA awarding the retired Space Shuttle ATLANTIS to Atlanta. ACP founder John R. Naugle states, "This US National Treasure can serve as a dynamic cornerstone exhibit in the future Global Peace Museum (GPM). City and state leaders are called to boldly join with us as official co-founders, and to unequivocally convince NASA, before their April 12 announcement, that the Global Peace Museum & Atlanta offer THE best use, and destination for ATLANTIS!"
Metro-Atlanta's city of College Park, "Georgia's Global Gateway" has already identified 4-6 prime acres between the world's busiest airport (with almost 100 million annual passengers) and the Georgia International Convention Center. The museum, the airport and convention center, plus the new Atlanta Airport Marriott Gateway are ALL connected together with the new ATL Sky Train (connected to Marta at airport) to facilitate 'rivers of visitors' to the future GPM.
Awarding ATLANTIS to the State of Georgia will 'launch' ACP's mission forward to create this new $200 million dollar educational and international tourist attraction, as well as build upon metro-Atlanta's global peace legacy, generate hope and create many new job prospects.
In support of the project are Mayor Jack Longino-City of College Park (land donation) and GA State Representative Stephanie Stuckey Benfield, as well as the indirect support from over one thousand other peace organizations from around the world registered with the International Decade for a Culture of Peace.
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ATLANTIS to Atlanta" is a bold proclamation from leaders of Georgia: The Peace State. The GPM's success adds great honor to Dr. King's globally respected peace legacy. He 'called us higher' referencing the Space Race in his '64 Nobel Peace Prize Speech, plus the MLK Memorial opens on the National Mall in Washington, DC on "I Have A Dream" Anniversary, 08/28/11.