(Une version française suit en dessous) Here is the text that I provided to first national forum of the AFCDRP (Association of Mayors for Peace, France) that took place October 13 in Montpelier. First of all, I would like to thank Loréna Schlicht who invited me here and who has done a tremendous work to … Read more
War and threats of war. Resurgence of fascism. Indicators forewarning a global economic crash. Acceleration of global warming. Wherever you turn, there are signs of dramatic, radical, dangerous change. What is to be done? Where is the lever that can move history forward? We need radical action, but which action should we put frst? Personally, … Read more
Imagine what the world would be like if the United Nations was managed by mayors instead of states! And imagine how it would be if the mass media was dedicated to a culture of peace! We have some hint of how this might be in the recent events covered by CPNN. While all of the … Read more
The various initiatives at the level of the city described in this month’s CPNN bulletin are devoted to these four different goals: peace, nonviolence, compassion and culture of peace. Certainly the initiatives are complementary and they have the potential to join in a unified struggle to change the world. But their unity remains to be achieved. What … Read more
Through my studies of the culture of war, I came to the conclusion that the state is involved with it so profoundly that we will never achieve a culture of peace in a system of nation states. As a result, I proposed that we need a United Nations that is based not upon Member States, … Read more