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Buddhist monks, accompanied by civilians, march on a street in a protest against the military government in Yangon, Myanmar, Sunday, Sept. 23, 2007. About 20,000 Buddhist monks and citizens demonstrated against Myanmar’s military junta in the country’s largest city Sunday, with many shouting support for detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, witnesses said (AP Photo)

Source : Washington Post

Pray for the monks : what else can we from our western homes do to support those moving massive silent protest that have been daily repeated for weeks now.

‘We are marching for the people,’ one monk told the crowd, urging them not to chant political slogans and only to recite prayers of peace.

The eternal serenity of the buddhist princes of inner Kingdom of Heaven is now facing the outter world, the streets, the rain and the likely brutality of the military junta.

The fearless facing the mercyless.

The world is watching.

Pray for the monks !

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French speaking RFI

Anti-Zionist peace demo at Trafalgar Square - 30 July 2006
Source : Brian Naughton

More here : http://www.flickr.com/photos/naughton321/201856700

Source : Claudia Henzler Peace Blog

Consciousness is the key.
Education and not propaganda.

Real bravery here is not about joining the army but beleiving peace is possible.
Peacemakers, those are the brave ones.

Initiatives are being taken from both sides. No media talk about them but they exist. Check them out and get involved !

And remember : Peacemaking requires a paradigm shift. It is not about hating the warmakers. It is about networking with other peace forces around the globe. It is about forgiving, it is about dialoguing, it is about talking with the enemy, it is about transforming oneself, and thus transforming the world itself from the inside.

See The Parents Circle initiative, have a look at the pictures of the Abrahamic Reunion and of the Imans and Rabbis for peace Forum, read Claudia Henzler peace site blog and browse the MidEastWeb Directory.

Let us do not fear our enemy any longer. For our enemy is our own fear itself.

Second World Congress of Imams and Rabbis for Peace

Je ne peux résister à la joie de reproduire ici l’intégralité de ce texte que j’attendais depuis tellement longtemps.

Séville, Espagne, 22 mars 2006 ; Safar 21, 1427; Adar 22, 5766

« Au nom du Créateur et Maître de l’Univers, le Compatissant et le Miséricordieux, nous, chefs religieux et représentants de l’Islam et du Judaïsme, nous sommes rassemblés pour le Second Congrès Mondial des Imams et Rabbins pour la Paix organisé par la fondation Hommes de Parole à Séville, en cette région d’Andalousie où jadis, juifs et musulmans vivaient en harmonie et dans un enrichissement mutuel. Nous aspirons aujourd’hui et dans le futur à renouer de telles relations.

Nous affirmons par conséquent, que contrairement à une représentation erronée, largement répandue, il n’existe pas de conflit inhérent entre l’islam et le judaïsme, bien au contraire.

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Second World Congress of Imams and Rabbis for Peace

Tomorrow starts the Second World Congress of Imams and Rabbis for Peace, organized by the NGO Hommes de Paroles.

Click here to download the programme in PDF file format.

See also the 2005 final declaration of the first edition of this unbelievable event.