Hope Over Fear

<p>For those of us who lived through the Cold War years in Dallas this</p><p>book is a sometimes-painful journey through a past we would most like</p><p>to forget. For younger people it fills in gaps in our local history that had</p><p>national and international dimensions. At the same time it is a reminder</p><p>of the integrity tenacity and courage of the few brave souls who kept</p><p>faith in the sure knowledge that right will win out and whose leadership</p><p>has led us to a new day in our city—warts and all!</p><p>This is the story of the Dallas Chapter United Nations Association long</p><p>overdue. Norma and Bill Matthews both of whom are past presidents</p><p>of DUNA have done a masterful job of probing the past ferreting out</p><p>nuggets of history tucked into boxes and stashed away in family attics</p><p>backroom nooks and office storerooms. For much of the time since its</p><p>founding in 1953 DUNA has had no permanent home or office and its</p><p>records have been at the mercy of whoever was its leader always with</p><p>the possibility that succeeding generations of its founders would not</p><p>recognize the merits of those sealed boxes and would destroy them.</p><p>Using endless newspaper files mostly from the <em>Dallas Morning News</em> and</p><p>some from the late <em>Dallas Times Herald</em> and <em>Fort Worth Star-Telegram</em></p><p>the Matthews writing team has been able to follow the founding</p><p>development and leadership of DUNA vastly enriched by</p><p>personal stories of individuals who kept the flame alive in good times</p><p>and bad.</p><p> </p><p>Norma and Bill Matthews teamed their professional degrees in</p><p>education communication music and theology to serve as volunteer</p><p>activists for human rights and peace endeavors. Married 63 years and</p><p>retiring as teacher and minister they committed themselves to research</p><p>and preserve the history of advocacy for support of sustainable goals of</p><p>individual and universal dignity and freedom.</p>