*Dear friends, please consider to support this initiative:*
*A Global Appeal to Save International Law *http://globalappeal4peace.net
Take action to tell your government to respect and uphold the United
Nations Charter as a tool for maintaining peace, guaranteeing human rights
and protecting the sovereignty of nations.
Since 1945, the Charter of the United Nations has been the most important
contract for relations between the nation-states of the world – the very
foundation of international law. Today, however, international law and the
structure of a rules-based order that the UN Charter defines are in grave
danger.
During the Cold War, international law faced many difficult challenges.
Throughout that time, a whole series of destructive military conflicts
could not be prevented, while in other cases, the UN was able to mediate or
de-escalate them.
After the fall of the Berlin Wall, there was hope that peace and
international law would prevail, but instead, the UN Charter was further
disregarded.
From the beginning of the 21st century until today, with the dramatic
increase of extrajudicial military interventions that clearly contradicted
international law, the erosion of the UN Charter has accelerated and the
basic principles of non-interference and non-aggression are now openly and
brazenly ignored.
Due to this dangerous deterioration of the rule of law, on February 14,
2019, representatives of numerous UN member states gave a press conference
at the UN led by the Venezuelan Foreign Minister, Jorge Arreaza, stating
that this is the moment to ratify, confirm and defend the peace and
sovereignty of nations and the UN Charter.
Between July 20 and 21, 2019, Venezuela hosted the Ministerial Meeting of
NAM, the Non-Aligned Movement. Founded in 1961 NAM is the second largest
multilateral body in the world after the UN, and it is an organization of
120 member states that advocates the strengthening of international
security and self-determination, while rejecting interference in the
internal affairs of other countries. NAM ultimately adopted a declaration
reaffirming the principles of the press conference at the UN led by the
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Arreaza on February 14, 2019.
This declaration includes respect for the fundamental rights and freedoms
for all, regardless of the race, sex, language or religion. The declaration
not only applies to non-interference in Venezuela, but also to all other
nations facing multiple threats, illegal sanctions and destabilization
throughout the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and the Caribbean.
This declaration particularly addresses the dangerous escalation of
tensions, threats, trade wars and sanctions against Russia, China and Iran.
We realize that the erosion of international law and multilateral systems
will also undermine humanity's efforts to prevent catastrophic climate
change.
*We, the undersigned, demand of our governments in their interactions with
all nations – for the sake of world peace, international security and the
peaceful co-existence of all peoples – to respect the principles of the
United Nations Charter, and to follow and defend international law. We urge
them to immediately join this initiative and help redirect the world toward
an era of global stability and cooperation.*
*Rescue International Law!*
To endorse please use the E-mail form on the website to sign.
or send your Info (Name, City, Country, Organisation, Website) to
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Dear Friends and Colleagues,
I've been asked to help organize a conference/workshop at Western Michigan
University in honor of Dr. Rudolf J. Siebert's lifelong scholarly work and
his coming retirement. The workshop, sponsored by the Department
of Comparative Religion of WMU, will take place this fall in Kalamazoo,
Michigan. A date has yet to be set. At this point, we're attempting to
gauge the interest and availability of potential attendees and speakers. If
you'd be interested in attending and/or presenting some of your work, we'd
greatly appreciate if you could email me and let me know your availability.
Of course, the conference/workshop will focus on Rudi's Critical Theory of
Religion and Society, i.e. *Dialectical Religiology*, but will
nevertheless be open to all matters relating to religion, philosophy,
sociology, etc. This event will be a good time to catch up with Dr.
Siebert, the Department of Comparative Religion, and Rudi's former
students and international colleagues.
As you may already know, Rudi was recently honored with Emeritus status
for his over 50 years of teaching and service to WMU. He was also recently
recognized by the state of Michigan, its governor Gretchen Whitmer, and
representatives of the legislature, for his "stellar career" at WMU.
Congratulations to Rudi! The recognition is well-deserved.
Also, if you know anyone who you think would be interested in the
conference/workshop, please forward their name to me and feel free to
forward this email to them. Additionally, if you have contact information
for 1) Nicholas Budimir, 2) Federico Velez-Velez, or 3) Anthony Squires,
please let me know. We want to extend invitations to all those who studied
under and/or with Rudi.
I hope to see you all in the fall!
Auf Wiedersehen!
Dustin J. Byrd, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religion
Olivet College
320 S. Main St.
Olivet, MI
49076
USA
Ofc: 269-749-7382
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Subject: [gha-peace] Re: Gandhica and Interfaith Harmony/Nonviolence
Forums in Russia and India in honor of the Gandhi anniversary and the
Victory over fascism
*Suite,*
*Je comprends mal ce choix limité d’auteurs et classés selon leur
affiliation religieuse ? Il y a d’autres courants religieux et
philosophiques existants, mais je n’ai pas suivi le lancement de cette
initiative = peut-être : y –a t-il une ou des raisons particulières qui
justifient ce choix, et façon de faire ? C’est une interrogation de ma
part, pas une critique !*
*Cordialement.*
*Guy CREQUIE*
*Continuation,*
*Do I badly understand this choice limited authors and classified
according to their religious affiliation? There are other religious and
philosophical currents existing, but I did not follow the launching of this
initiative = perhaps: there - does it have T one or in the particular
reasons which justify this choice, and way of doing? It is an interrogation
of my share, not a criticism!*
*Cordially.*
*Guy CREQUIE*
*Project Initiator, one of Authors and Editor in Chief is Dr. Leo
Semashko and*
*More than 110 Participants of the GHA Project from 5 Continents,
Including 35 Coauthors (38 articles and 2 poems) from 14 Confessions and of
17 Countries on February 24, 2013*
The GHA World Interfaith Harmony Project Authors
*Author’s Name:*
*Faith:*
*Country:*
1. Celia Altschuler
Catholic
Puerto Rico
1. Ayo Ayoola-Amale.
Catholic
Ghana
1. Daurenbek Aubakir
Muslim
Kazakhstan
1. Reimon Bachika.
Shinto
Japan
1. Uraz Baimuratov.
Muslim
Kazakhstan
1. Ammar Banni.
Muslim
Algeria
1. Julia Budnikova.
Orthodox
Russia
1. Tholana A. Chakravarthy.
Hindu
India
1. Bruce L. Cook.
Catholic
USA
1. Robert D. Crane
Muslim
Qatar
1. Dmitry Delyukin.
Orthodox
Russia
1. Pravat K. Dhal.
Hindu
India
1. Michael Ellis.
Buddhist
Australia
1. Michael D. Greaney.
Catholic
USA
1. Kurt Johnson
Multifaith
USA
1. APJ Abdul Kalam.
Muslim
India
1. Tatomir Ion-Marius
Ecumenism
Romania
1. Glenn T. Martin.
Multifaith
USA
1. A. K. Merchant.
Bahá’í
India
1. Charles Mercieca.
Multifaith
USA
1. Nina Meyerhof.
Jewish
USA
1. Manijeh Navidnia.
Muslim
Iran
1. David R. Ord
Multifaith
USA
1. Abbas Panakkal
Muslim
India
1. Bishnu Pathak.
Hindu-Buddhist
Nepal
1. Steve V. Rajan.
Muslim
Malaysia
1. Maitreyee B. Roy.
Hindu
India
1. Leo Semashko.
Orthodox
Russia
1. Sunita Singh Sengupta
Hindu
India
1. Varant Z. Seropian.
Lebanese-Armenian Christian
Lebanon
1. Rudolf Siebert.
Catholic
USA
1. Yehuda Stolov.
Jewish
Israel
1. Laj Utreja.
Sanatana Dharma
USA
1. Rene Wadlow.
Liberal protestant
France
1. Chintamani Yogi
Hindu
Nepal
Faiths representatives:
1.Bahá’í – 1
2.Buddhist – 1
3.Catholic – 5
4.Ecumenism - 1
5.Hindu – 5
6.Hindu-Buddhist – 1
7.Jewish – 2
8.Lebanese-Armenian Christian – 1
9.Liberal protestant – 1
10.Multifaith – 3
11.Muslim – 5
12.Orthodox – 3
13.Sanatana Dharma – 1
14.Shinto – 1
*- All confessions are 14*.
Algeria
Australia
France
Ghana
India
Iran
Israel
Japan
Kazakhstan
Lebanon
Malaysia
Nepal
Puerto Rico
Qatar
Romania
Russia
USA
*- All countries *
*are 17*
*From:* Leo Semashko
*Sent:* Monday, August 5, 2019 12:54 PM
*To:* 浅井 伸行 ; 永井 忠 ; 川上 翔平 ; Bhanu Sundra ; Subhash Chandra ; Cdr Bhushan
; ANNAMALAI A ; KANAK DUGAR ; Dr.AK MERCHANT ; merchant.ak@xxxxxxxxx ; Dr.
Subhash Sharma ; maitreyee bardhanroy ; SANBUN PUBLISHERS ; Secretary
General (CBCI) ; Theodore Mascarenhas ; Brig kartar singh ; ravi bhatia ;
Latif
Kirmani ; Chandrashekar T S ; Dr. Surendra Pathak ; Sanjay Tewari ;
Ashokchakravarthy
Tholana ; pravat dhal ; CHANDAN MISHRA ; Rana P.B. Singh
*Cc:* gha-peace@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ; ghausa@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ; Ayo Ayoola-Amale ;
Michael
Ellis MD ; Nenad Javornik ; Noor M. Larik ; Dr. P R Trivedi ; Rene Wadlow
; womengha@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ; Bernard C E Scott ; Rashida Bokhari ;
mazharibd@xxxxxxxxx ; habibullah54@xxxxxxxxx ; hdrziaulislam@xxxxxxxxx ;
ayeshabokhari@xxxxxxxxxxx ; Ja.varia@xxxxxxxxxxx ; iumerzia@xxxxxxxxx ;
bhatti_sb@xxxxxxxxx ; fuzzyrelation@xxxxxxxxx ; steve amoah ; Susana
Roberts ; delasnievedaspet ; María Cristina Azcona ; Guy CREQUIE ; Adigun
Afeez ; H.E. Dr. Major General Arvind Kumar Sharma ; moriikae ; Habyarimana
Heli ; leelaprd@xxxxxxxxxxx ; ammar banni ; Debidatta Aurobinda Mahapatra
; Ashokchakravarthy Tholana ; Justo Bolekia Boleká ; profrksingh@xxxxxxxxx
; Latif Kirmani ; Stephen.tabi@xxxxxxxxx ; Chandrashekar T S ;
EarthstarRadio ; Takis Ioannides ; Gopala Mariappan ;
pintubhu145@xxxxxxxxx ; Vladislav Krasnov ; Lucas Pawlik ;
bngglobalholding@xxxxxxxxx ; Waheed Ahmad Ch
*Subject:* [gha-peace] Gandhica and Interfaith Harmony/Nonviolence Forums
in Russia and India in honor of the Gandhi anniversary and the Victory over
fascism
Dear GHA members, Friends,
Many thanks for your approval of the letters to Russian President Putin,
Governor of St. Petersburg and Consul of India. We did not receive a single
objection, although there were interesting proposals, for example, to send
a similar proposal to the leaders of the Vatican and the Orthodox Church.
Perhaps we will do it.
Now I invite you *to discuss and approve by your YES or NO another our
letter* *within two days* (we have very little time, but a lot of work) -
to the head of the state organization Rossotrudnichestvo (Russian Center
for Science and Culture) in India, Delhi, Mumbai, Calcutta with the same
proposal: support the *Interfaith Nonviolence/Harmony Forum in honor of
the Gandhi anniversary and the Victory over fascism* in these cities of
India. This letter complements our letter to President Putin (see
attachment and here too: https://peacefromharmony.org/?cat=en_c&key=863).
The main subject of execution of this part of our project is the GHA-India
and the GHA Gandhi Committee, which includes most of the GHA Indian
members. Therefore, we are waiting responses and clarifying proposals from
them first.
Because our Buddhist colleagues from Japan are silent, obviously, they are
abandoning the role of leaders of interfaith harmony/nonviolence, I propose
to rename our project from “Gandhica and Buddhism” to “Gandhica and
Interfaith Harmony/Nonviolence” (GIHN). Do you agree with that? This title
does not limit our universal project to one faith but applies to
everything, as in previous GHA projects dedicated to interfaith harmony:
https://peacefromharmony.org/?cat=en_c&key=541
We hope to your understanding and implement this project not only in
Russia and India, but also in other peace-loving countries, for example,
China, Brazil, Ghana, Ethiopia, Greece, Japan, Malaysia and many others.
Best wishes for peace from harmony/nonviolence,
Leo
Dr Leo Semashko:
-State Councillor of St. Petersburg, Russia; RANH Professor;
-Philosopher, Sociologist and Peacemaker from Harmony;
-Global Harmony Association (GHA) Founder (2005) and Honorary
President (2016);
-Director, GHA Website "Peace from Harmony": www.peacefromharmony.org;
-Global Peace Science (GPS) from Harmony (616 pages):
http://peacefromharmony.org/docs/global-peace-science-2016.pdf;
-SPHERONS as GPS Center (20 pages):
http://peacefromharmony.org/?cat=en_c&key=423;
-NO TO USA WAR WITH RUSSIA:
http://diy.rootsaction.org/petitions/no-to-war-hot-or-cold-with-russia;
“THE WAR KILLED MY FATHER, AND I KILLED WAR”:
-Personal page: http://peacefromharmony.org/?cat=en_c&key=253;
-GHA Gandhi Book: https://peacefromharmony.org/?cat=en_c&key=848
