Guest guest Posted April 1, 2000 Report Share Posted April 1, 2000 What if the year 2000 were a new beginning, an opportunity to turn, all together, the culture of war and violence into a culture of peace and non-violence? These are the 6 key pledges of Manifesto 2000. RESPECT ALL LIFE respect the life and dignity of every person without discrimination or prejudice; REJECT VIOLENCE practise active non-violence, rejecting violence in all its forms: physical, sexual, psychological, economical and social, in particular towards the most deprived and vulnerable such as children and adolescents; SHARE WITH OTHERS Share my time and material resources in a spirit of generosity to put an end to exclusion, injustice and political and economic oppression; LISTEN TO UNDERSTAND defend freedom of expression and cultural diversity giving preference always to dialogue and listening rather than fanaticism, defamation and the rejection of others; PRESERVE THE PLANET promote consumer behaviour that is responsible and development practices that respect all forms of life and preserve the balance of nature on the planet; REDISCOVER SOLIDARITY contribute to the development of my community, with the full participation of women and respect for democratic principles, in order to create together new forms of solidarity. ___ What if the year 2000 were a new beginning, an opportunity to turn, all together, the culture of war and violence into a culture of peace and non-violence? At http://www2.unesco.org/manifesto2000/uk/uk_6points.htm you can sign for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 3, 2000 Report Share Posted April 3, 2000 , "Gloria Lee" <glee@i...> wrote: > > > What if the year 2000 were a new beginning, an opportunity to turn, all > together, the culture of war and violence into a culture of peace and > non-violence? These are the 6 key pledges of Manifesto 2000. > > > RESPECT ALL LIFE > respect the life and dignity of every person without discrimination or > prejudice; > > REJECT VIOLENCE > practise active non-violence, rejecting violence in all its forms: physical, > sexual, psychological, economical and social, in particular towards the most > deprived and vulnerable such as children and adolescents; Hello Gloria, The year 2000 seems to be bringing deep changes on such subtle grounds affecting the very core of societies runing by the same calendar. I love the general idea. Yet, the "reject violence" point, rings to me, very occidental, colonialist, imperialist even... In this sense, rejecting violence is it not a form of violence as such? Antoine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 3, 2000 Report Share Posted April 3, 2000 Re: PEACE > , "Gloria Lee" <glee@i...> wrote: >> >> >> What if the year 2000 were a new beginning, an opportunity to turn, >all >> together, the culture of war and violence into a culture of peace >and >> non-violence? These are the 6 key pledges of Manifesto 2000. >> >> >> RESPECT ALL LIFE >> respect the life and dignity of every person without discrimination >or >> prejudice; >> >> REJECT VIOLENCE >> practise active non-violence, rejecting violence in all its >forms: >physical, >> sexual, psychological, economical and social, in particular towards >the most >> deprived and vulnerable such as children and adolescents; > >Hello Gloria, > >The year 2000 seems to be bringing deep changes on such subtle >grounds >affecting the very core of societies runing by the same calendar. > >I love the general idea. Yet, the "reject violence" point, rings to >me, very occidental, colonialist, imperialist even... In this sense, >rejecting violence is it not a form of violence as such? > >Antoine Well, I didn't word this..but I assume they meant it as the opposite of violence, seeing all these forms of violence as more than just physical ones seems a good idea to me. Do you have some "good violence" in mind here? I am not understanding your point, Antoine, so please say more. > > >------ >Get a NextCard Visa, in 30 seconds! >1. Fill in the brief application >2. Receive approval decision within 30 seconds >3. Get rates as low as 2.9% Intro or 9.9% Fixed APR >Apply NOW! >http://click./1/2646/5/_/520931/_/954766101/ >------ > >// > >All paths go somewhere. No path goes nowhere. Paths, places, sights, perceptions, and indeed all experiences arise from and exist in and subside back into the Space of Awareness. Like waves rising are not different than the ocean, all things arising from Awareness are of the nature of Awareness. Awareness does not come and go but is always Present. It is Home. Home is where the Heart Is. Jnanis know the Heart to be the Finality of Eternal Being. A true devotee relishes in the Truth of Self-Knowledge, spontaneously arising from within into It Self. Welcome all to a. > >To from this list, go to the ONElist web site, at > www., and select the User Center link from the menu bar > on the left. This menu will also let you change your subscription > between digest and normal mode. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 3, 2000 Report Share Posted April 3, 2000 , "Gloria Lee" <glee@i...> wrote: > Re: PEACE > >> REJECT VIOLENCE > >> practise active non-violence, rejecting violence in all its > >forms: > >physical, > >> sexual, psychological, economical and social, in particular towards > >the most > >> deprived and vulnerable such as children and adolescents; > > > >Hello Gloria, > > > >The year 2000 seems to be bringing deep changes on such subtle > >grounds > >affecting the very core of societies runing by the same calendar. > > > >I love the general idea. Yet, the "reject violence" point, rings to > >me, very occidental, colonialist, imperialist even... In this sense, > >rejecting violence is it not a form of violence as such? > > > >Antoine > > Well, I didn't word this..but I assume they meant it as the opposite of > violence, seeing all these forms of violence as more than just physical ones > seems a good idea to me. Do you have some "good violence" in mind here? I am not > understanding your point, Antoine, so please say more. Hello Gloria, Sorry for not stating my point as well as it could. I will try again. Maybe this exemple of my reaction may be taken as an exemple in trying to express what was tried to be said. The six point statement for PEACE, opened the door for a form of violence from my part in stating that an emphasis on REJECTing VIOLENCE may be an act of violence in itself. General exemple as what may be said to define colonialism, - as going to colonise non christian countries known a savage countries in crusade times -, or going to imperialise countries that are said, by the imperialist country, not abble to help themselves by themselves, in more modern times. Or in a wider way, i am simply saying that by definition, one cannot fight (Reject) violence. The act of rejection is an act of violence in itself. It's a bit like fithing evil or maya, or any other form of entity. You have to be two to reject, when there is nothing left to reject as one... I know that those words where not yours. I saw them in the archives, so i comment on them. And don't worry i will go and _comment_ them all the way to their source, as i wish each one does under the light of its own consciouness. Maybe it is there the real source for peace for the homo sapiens... Who knows? Antoine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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