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giovedì 28 settembre 2017

2 october - INTERNATIONAL DAY OF NO-VIOLENCE - EL DIA INTERNACIONAL DE LA NO VIOLENCIA - JOURNEE INTERNATIONALE DE LA NO-VIOLENCE

     
The International Day of Non-Violence is marked on 2 October, the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the Indian independence movement and pioneer of the philosophy and strategy of non-violence.
According to General Assembly resolution A/RES/61/271 of 15 June 2007, which established the commemoration, the International Day is an occasion to "disseminate the message of non-violence, including through education and public awareness". The resolution reaffirms "the universal relevance of the principle of non-violence" and the desire "to secure a culture of peace, tolerance, understanding and non-violence".
Introducing the resolution in the General Assembly on behalf of 140 co-sponsors, India’s Minister of State for External Affairs, Mr. Anand Sharma, said that the wide and diverse sponsorship of the resolution was a reflection of the universal respect for Mahatma Gandhi and of the enduring relevance of his philosophy. Quoting the late leader’s own words, he said: "Non-violence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind. It is mightier than the mightiest weapon of destruction devised by the ingenuity of man".
El día Internacional de la no violencia es observado el 2 de octubre, el aniversario del nacimiento Mahatma Gandhi, líder del movimiento de la Independencia de la India y pionero de la filosofía y la estrategia de la no violencia.
De acuerdo con la resolución A/RES/61/271 de la Asamblea General del 15 de junio del 2007 Documento PDF, la cual establece que la conmemoración, el Día Internacional es una ocasión para «diseminar el mensaje de la no violencia, incluso a través de la educación y la conciencia pública». La resolución reafirma «la relevancia universal del principio de la no violencia» y el deseo de «conseguir una cultura de paz, tolerancia, comprensión y no violencia».
Al presentar la resolución en la Asamblea General, representando a 140 patrocinadores, el Ministro de Estado para Asuntos Exteriores de la India, el Sr. Anand Sharma, dijo que el amplio y diversificado patrocinio de la resolución constituía un reflejo del respeto universal hacia Mahatma Ghandi y de la perdurable relevancia de su filosofía. Al citar las propias palabras del difunto líder, dijo que «la no violencia es la mayor fuerza a la disposición de la humanidad. Es más poderosa que el arma de destrucción más poderosa concebida por el ingenio del hombre».
La Journée internationale de la non-violence est célébrée le 2 octobre, jour anniversaire de la naissance du Mahatma Gandhi, chef du mouvement pour l’indépendance de l’Inde et pionnier de la philosophie et de la stratégie de la non-violence.
En vertu de la résolution de l’Assemblée générale du 15 juin 2007 [A/RES/61/271], la Journée internationale est l’occasion de diffuser le message de la non-violence notamment par des actions d’éducation et de sensibilisation. La résolution réaffirme la pertinence universelle du principe de non-violence et souhaite favoriser une culture de paix, de tolérance, de compréhension et de non-violence. En proposant la résolution à l’Assemblée générale, au nom de ses 140 coauteurs, le Ministre des Affaires étrangères de l’Inde, M. Anand Sharma, a déclaré que le grand nombre et la diversité des coauteurs du projet de résolution témoignent du respect universel que Mahatma Gandhi inspire et de la pertinence immuable de sa philosophie humaine. Citant les propos de Gandhi, il a dit : « La non-violence est la plus grande force que l’humanité ait à sa portée. Elle est plus puissante que l’arme la plus destructive inventée par l’ingéniosité de l’homme ».



sabato 31 dicembre 2016

NONVIOLENCE: a Style of Politics for Peace - Gewaltfreiheit: Stil einer Politik für den Frieden - «La no violencia: un estilo de política para la paz» - «La non-violence: style d'une politique pour la paix» -

MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCISFOR THE CELEBRATION OF THE  FIFTIETH WORLD DAY OF PEACE
1 JANUARY 2017

Nonviolence: a Style of Politics for Peace

1. At the beginning of this New Year, I offer heartfelt wishes of peace to the world’s peoples and nations, to heads of state and government, and to religious, civic and community leaders. I wish peace to every man, woman and child, and I pray that the image and likeness of God in each person will enable us to acknowledge one another as sacred gifts endowed with immense dignity. Especially in situations of conflict, let us respect this, our “deepest dignity”,[1] and make active nonviolence our way of life.

This is the fiftieth Message for the World Day of Peace. In the first, Blessed Pope Paul VI addressed all peoples, not simply Catholics, with utter clarity. “Peace is the only true direction of human progress – and not the tensions caused by ambitious nationalisms, nor conquests by violence, nor repressions which serve as mainstay for a false civil order”. He warned of “the danger of believing that international controversies cannot be resolved by the ways of reason, that is, by negotiations founded on law, justice, and equity, but only by means of deterrent and murderous forces.” Instead, citing the encyclical Pacem in Terris of his predecessor Saint John XXIII, he extolled “the sense and love of peace founded upon truth, justice, freedom and love”. [2] In the intervening fifty years, these words have lost none of their significance or urgency.......