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April 2nd, Rome – The Meditation For Peace and Nonviolence

Yesterday during the day of mobilization for Peace and Nonviolence launched by EuropeforPeace.eu, among exchanges of opinion, interventions, moments of reflection and poetry there was also a moment dedicated to a Request made from the heart and inspired by the…

The radicality of nonviolence

In struggles, the radicality of violence is often contrasted with the softness of nonviolence. So how is nonviolence radical? Transcript of the video In reality, violence is not radical because it does not act on the causes of the conflict.…

Spring of Nonviolence. The Pope’s prayer, Lennon’s utopia

The Pope entrusted his intentions to the World Prayer Network. One intention per month, throughout the year. April is the month dedicated to prayer “For a Culture of Nonviolence.” In all Catholic churches, during Masses, the following will be prayed:…

Let’s take Peace into our own hands

As a contribution to the European campaign for peace and nonviolence “Let us take peace into our own hands”, 4 international activists met in Cologne on 2nd of April  at the memorial of the Hiroshima-Nagasaki Park. In a poetic way…

Women in peacebuilding

Throughout history, our voices as women have been silenced on thousands of occasions. We were forced to hide our identities so that what we created would not come to light. Our ideas were shamelessly stolen from us, under the argument…

On April 2nd, let us also ignite peace within our interior.

Who has not at times, in moments of fear, difficulty and discouragement, asked for help in their interior, according to their beliefs, to a loved one who is or has been an example for them, a guide, a deity, to…

Guatemala – An exclusion that tastes like fear

Opposition movement rejects TSE’s arbitrary measure The Superior Electoral Tribunal (TSE) of Guatemala has arbitrarily denied the registration of the presidential candidate of the Movement for the Liberation of the Peoples (MLP) in next June’s elections. “These are totally absurd…

War returns to the heart of Europe and talk of conscription is back on the agenda.

Europe is continuing its suicidal mad dash towards the militarisation of society. After a year of war in Ukraine, almost everywhere there is talk of reintroducing compulsory military service, reopening a debate that was thought to be definitively closed and…

War is a manifestation of our fear. On April 2nd, all over the world, let us extinguish war and ignite peace!

Human beings throughout their history, from the time they settled down as sedentary and had their first lands and animals, began to feel fear of losing those properties. They felt the need to protect them, they armed themselves and created…

Chilean Deputy Hirsch supports the call for April 2nd

Tomás Hirsch, humanist Deputy Hirsch of the Chilean National Congress, supports the Europe for Peace call for 2 April. “As president of Humanist Action and Humanist Deputy in the Chilean Congress, I support and join the call for the 2nd…

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