Nelson Mandela

 Nelson Mandela

“Death is something inevitable. 

When a man has done what he considers 

to be his duty to his people and his country,

 he can rest in peace,”

Although Mandela served only one term 

as South Africa's president (1994-1999),

 his lifelong struggle to right 

the ills of racism, poverty, and injustice

 transformed him into an international hero 

with an almost god-like quality.

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was the son of 

one of South Africa's leading dignitaries, 

Chief Henry Mandela of the Tembu Tribe, 

He passed away on 5 December 2013 

of a lung infection at his home 

in Johannesburg. He was 95 years old.

A towering figure in 20th century history, 

Nobel Laureate Nelson Mandela showed 

how wisdom and patience can triumph 

over bigotry and brute force. 

Truly the Father of a Nation.

Courage is not the absence of fear 

— it s inspiring others to move beyond it.

After climbing a great hill, one only finds

 that there are many more hills to climb.

One Mind, One heart

   One Mind, One heart

The world has forgotten

What we should be working for

The common good, the collective

No kill or be killed, survival of the fittest

Team work needs to triumph

Love your neighbor, hug your brother

Shake hands with another color

No guilt, no shame

When we all work for the same

One world, one quest

All hearts beating as one

No republican or democrat

Only Homo sapien, human

Only skin, bones, and brain

All individuals, yet the same.

Everyone cries, the pain too much

Laughter breaks the silence

Clumsy feet, tumbling down

A hand outstretched for assistance

The wealthy hate the uneducated

They look down their noses

When they should be teaching

Saving lives, not pitying

Feed the horde, cover naked flesh

Share what is in abundance

Even just a healthy smile

Comfort your fellows, your blood family

Show love for everybody

An eye for an eye

Leaves a room full of blind men

Forgive but do not forget

There are no lepers

There is no I

There is only us, we

One mind, one heart

Beat

Breathe

Live

                       (by  Mythandra Fenner) 

Ban Ki-moon in South Sudan Urging Leaders to Dialogue for Peace

Ban Ki-moon in South Sudan Urging Leaders to Dialogue for Peace 

The United Nations Secretary-General is

 in South Sudan to urge the country's leaders 

to find peace through dialogue.

Africa's newest nation has been in crisis 

since December 2013 following a power struggle

 between the president and his former deputy.

Ban Ki-moon told journalists he was there 

"with a sad and heavy heart", after visiting displaced

 persons sheltering in the UN Mission's compound.

Mr Ban also met with the President of South Sudan, Salva Kiir.

He said he was encouraged by Mr Kiir's willingness

 to dialogue with his opponent and 

former Vice-President, Riek Machar.

” I think it is absolutely necessary at this time, 

since this crisis has begun from political issues, 

that President Salva Kiir and Dr. Machar sit down 

together to address this issue through dialogue, 

in a peaceful way. That is what I am strongly supporting. “

The Secretary-General also received a call from Dr Machar.

Over the phone, Ban Ki-moon stressed 

the two leaders' responsibility to sit down together

 and address the crisis.

Dr Machar and President Kiir are expected to be 

in Addis Ababa on 9 May for a meeting of 

the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD).

In the meantime, Mr Ban said the UN is committed

 to providing assistance to the people of South Sudan,

 and hopes that peace will prevail as soon as possible.

                                          (SOURCE: Daniel Dickinson, Unit Nations)

Ban Ki-Moon,the chief of UN,met with the Leaders

both the president of south Sudan,Salva Kiir

and his opponent former Vice-President,Riek Machar.

He strongly urged them to have a Peace Talk 

for the sake of Sudan Peace.

Fortunately both of them agreed to talk together

in a peaceful way.Mr.Ban played a great role 

for Sudan Peace which is strongly necessary

 to resolve present crisis.In this way If all mankind

made efforts,World Peace would come soon.

Urban Peace Movement

Urban Peace Movement

Block to Block,Turf to Turf,and Hood to Hood:

We're building a movement for Urban Peace.

The Urban Peace Movement Mission:

The mission of UPM is to transform the culture

and conditions that lead to urban violence. 

 We build the leadership of communities

 hit hardest by street violence through fostering

 non-traditional leaders who are the key 

the ending this crisis.  

Through community organizing, 

youth leadership development, 

and “culture change” events,  

UPM empowers young people to overcome

 internalized oppression and work towards 

Justice and Social Transformation.

We do this through:

transformational leadership work;

events to “Silence The Violence”;

helping young people spread 

the message of urban peace.

http://urbanpeacemovement.org/

Peace and Love Festival

Peace and Love Festival

The Peace and Love Festival started in 1999

as a manifestation against violence and racism

—In order to raise important issues, 

by questioning the world we live in and

 to raise awareness among people. 

The festival seeks to spread the message 

of diversity, solidarity and understanding.

Each year has its own theme and 

last year’s focus was on ‘Revolution’. 

 As always, the Peace and Love Festival was 

more than 

music and there were a lot of 

dance, 

spoken word, street performances,etc. 

Last year the Peace and Love Festival increased

 in size and lasted 

for three full festival days,

 plus three theme days.

Sweden’s elite musicians along with

 international musicians performed on the stages. 

As a part of the Peace and Love Festival 

there was a stage 

with dance performances 

by professional dancers

—with choreographies 

that enable the audience t

o feel the great power 

of their dance expressions. 

To round out the event there were poetry, 

art, film,

 photo and information from various organizations 

who, like us, wanted to make a difference in this world.

The Peace and Love Festival helded at 

Borlange,Dalarna in Sweden

June 25~29,2013.

'Though the mountains be shaken 

and the hills be removed

yet my unfailing love for you will

not be shaken nor my covenant of peace 

be removed.'says the Lord,

who has compassion on you.(Isa 54:10)

Mr. Gandhi

Mr. Gandhi

Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand (1869-1948)

Gandhi battled for national liberation

and 

he expressed a lot of patriotism

 towards 

Indian civilization. He redefined the terms

 'nationalism' 

and 'patriotism' to fit his vision. 

Nationalism, for instance,

 meant many different things. 

Gandhi said, "Every Indian whether he owns 

up to it or not, 

has national aspirations--

but there are as many opinions as there are

 Indian Nationalists as to the exact meaning 

of that aspiration.Gandhi's nationalism stood to disband 

the Congress Party upon independence, 

Its task is done. The next task is to move into villages

 and revitalize life there to build 

a new socio-economic structure from the bottom 

upwards.He also understood patriotism differently

 than his contemporaries,by patriotism, I mean 

the welfare of the whole people.

  To Gandhi, ideas were worth having.

 He defended his vision of Anarchy in India 

on this point, It may be taunted with the retort 

that this is all Utopian and, therefore, not worth 

a single thought... Let India live for the true picture,

 though never realizable in its completeness. 

We must have a proper picture of what we want,

 before we can have something approaching it.

  By trying to understand Gandhi's worldview, 

certain questions jump out with contemporary relevance. 

First off, what is our culturally appropriate 

"utopian" picture of America or of the communities

 in which we live?

 Secondly, what practical steps can we make

 towards swaraj amidst the current global empire?

 Finally, if Gandhi is right that all power resides 

in individuals, and that power is derived from 

an "indomitable will", then how do we reclaim

 the latent power within us, 

both individually and collectively?

                                                                  (PeacePower, Josh Fattal)

The only answer for the World Peace is

in God we trust.The only solution for it origins

from its Creator himself.

Without knowing Him and His will,there is no way

for men to have a World Peace.

Grace And Peace

Grace And Peace

Grace and peace

is the perfect

gift from God our father

and the lord Jesus Christ

our king of all creations

the creator of all the seasons

Grace and peace is brought

by our Lord God our father

who show's love and gives us peace

especially in our sleep

for we are his sheep

Lord show us Grace and show

us Peace for we believe in you

as you help us through

our toughest times

we love you O lord

just like you love us

Grace and peace shall

be forever shown

when he shows

it on his own

                                        (poem by punkrocker)

For it is by grace you have been saved,

through faith--and this is not 

from yourselves,it is the gift of God--

not by works,so that no one can boast.

(Eph 2:8~9)