Showing posts with label Desmond Tutu. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Desmond Tutu. Show all posts
Monday, December 27, 2021
Monday, April 28, 2014
“Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude.” ― Martin Luther King Jr. ... FINDING alternatives to conflict and revenge: The Forgiveness Project
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| "Forgiveness" by Carl Vilhelm Meyer |
“Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude.” ― Martin Luther King Jr.
Forgiveness is definitely a theme that is happening all around
us, from the Tutu Global Forgiveness Challenge that begins May 4th, to
the tour of an important documentary; "Beyond Forgiving," to the
international Forgiveness Project; "The F Word Forgiveness Exhibition."
Mission
To open up a dialogue about forgiveness and promote understanding through awareness, education and transformation.
Aims
Awareness – raise the debate about forgiveness by collecting and sharing personal stories.
Education – encourage and empower people to explore the nature of forgiveness and alternatives to conflict and revenge
Transformation – engage civil society, as well as transform hearts and minds
The F Word: Images of Forgiveness Exhibition is a thought provoking collection of arresting images and personal narratives exploring forgiveness in the face of atrocity. First launched in London in 2004, it has since been displayed in over 300 venues worldwide.
Drawing together voices from South Africa, America, Israel, Palestine, Northern Ireland and England, the exhibition examines forgiveness as a healing process, a journey out of victimhood and, ultimately, a journey of hope.
The exhibition is available for hire in the USA and Canada and the rest of the world through The Forgiveness Project in the UK. In addition, the speakers bureau and programming is also available and developed around individual requirements. Visit the F Word's partner page to review an inventory of the stories depicted within the exhibit.
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“Without forgiveness, we remain tethered to the person who harmed us... Until we can forgive the person who harmed us, they will hold the keys to our happiness, they will be our jailor.”
Desmond & Mpho Tutu, The Book of Forgiving
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| What is the Charter for Compassion? |
Archbishop Tutu,
along with his great friend Nelson Mandela, set the perfect example for
forgiveness, both through their own experiences and by setting up the
Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which forgave people who had
committed atrocities and allowed them to apologise to their victims.
The
Tutus have spent their lives working with victims and perpetrators of
wrongs, which has shown them how the act of forgiveness can profoundly
transform individuals and our world. Now, Arch and his daughter the
Reverend Mpho Tutu are issuing a Global Forgiveness Challenge to people all over the world.
"There is nothing that cannot be forgiven, and there is
no one undeserving of forgiveness.” - Desmond Tutu. One of the most
important lessons I have ever learned is the power of forgiveness.
As Arch said: “Forgiving is not forgetting; it’s actually remembering - remembering and not using your right to hit back.”
Friday, March 28, 2014
Noah Habeeb: Critics of Students for Justice in Palestine ignore crucial facts
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Tufts University
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Op-Ed | Critics of SJP ignore crucial facts
Published: Thursday, March 27, 2014
Just when you thought it was over, here’s a new opinion on Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW).
I, too, came back from spring break expecting the discussion to have
dissipated, only to find yet another criticism of Students for Justice
in Palestine (SJP) in the op-ed section of the Daily. First, let me be clear that I am not a member of SJP. I find that their tactics during IAW
are an example of activists preaching to the choir. The demonstrations
and events only seem to resonate with those inclined toward their cause,
while students who are uninformed or neutral tend to be put-off by IAW. Having said that, the many op-eds published in the Daily are evidence alone that IAW resulted in campus dialogue. To claim that SJP has inhibited such discussions is, in my view, inaccurate.
As noted in Haaretz two weeks ago, Nobel Peace Prize winner Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu said, “I have witnessed the systemic humiliation of Palestinian men, women and children by members of the Israeli security forces ... their humiliation is familiar to all black South Africans who were corralled and harassed and insulted and assaulted by the security forces of the apartheid government.”
He’s not the only one. The African National Congress, the political party of Nelson Mandela and the current ruling party of South Africa, issued a press release titled “ANC in solidarity with the people of Palestine — supporting Israeli Apartheid Week.” It read in part, “The ANC is proud to join the over 75 South African organizations, trade unions, civil society groups, schools, universities, religious communities, NGOs and other formations in participating in this year’s 10th International Israeli Apartheid Week.”
In addition... READ MORE
Sunday, December 8, 2013
Thursday, November 29, 2012
"64 years is a long time to be denied your own state. No more stalling, no more excuses. Palestinians must live in freedom and dignity – it is time for them to have the recognition they deserve." Desmond Tutu
The Elders
"The UN recognised Israel in 1949. Now it's time to afford the Palestinians that recognition." Mary Robinson
"The Palestinian UN bid is a peaceful,
diplomatic act; one that could help revive the stalled Middle East
peace. Delaying the vote would only mean more stalled negotiations,
settlement expansion and insecurity." Martti Ahtisaari
"The US and Europe support the creation of a
viable Palestinian state. Voting in favour of the Palestinian UN
resolution today will help to secure one, bringing us closer to peace
and security for Palestinians AND Israelis." Gro Harlem Brundtland
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| Two-state solution on the line | The Elders |
Monday, April 30, 2012
Desmond Tutu: Justice requires action to stop subjugation of Palestinians
A quarter-century ago I barnstormed around the United States encouraging Americans, particularly students, to press for divestment from South Africa. Today, regrettably, the time has come for similar action to force an end to Israel's long-standing occupation of Palestinian territory and refusal to extend equal rights to Palestinian citizens who suffer from some 35 discriminatory laws.
I have reached this conclusion slowly and painfully. I am aware that many of our Jewish brothers and sisters who were so instrumental in the fight against South African apartheid are not yet ready to reckon with the apartheid nature of Israel and its current government. And I am enormously concerned that raising this issue will cause heartache to some in the Jewish community with whom I have worked closely and successfully for decades. But I cannot ignore the Palestinian suffering I have witnessed, nor the voices of those courageous Jews troubled by Israel's discriminatory course...READ MORE
[AS
ALWAYS
PLEASE GO TO THE LINK
TO READ GOOD ARTICLES IN
FULL: HELP SHAPE
ALGORITHMS (and
conversations) THAT EMPOWER
DECENCY, DIGNITY, JUSTICE &
PEACE... and hopefully Palestine]
Thursday, November 3, 2011
The Russell Tribunal on Palestine can promote peace, truth and reconciliation... We hope to aid that process
Children play outside a peace mural in the West Bank. Photograph: David LeveneThe Russell Tribunal on Palestine can promote peace, truth and reconciliation
The Israel-Palestine situation demands truth and reconciliation. We hope to aid that process
Desmond Tutu and Michael Mansfield
guardian.co.uk, Thursday 3 November 2011
Opportunities to break seemingly intractable and deadlocked situations are rare – especially on a scale which has rapidly developed this year from the beleaguered cries of citizenry across North Africa and the Middle East. There is a palpable consensus that the provenance of this movement is lodged firmly in the fundamental prerequisite for meaningful democracy: self-determination. All conventions on human rights have this tenet as a core rationale. Where it is repeatedly denied and suppressed there will never be peace or justice, let alone stability.
On Saturday the Russell Tribunal on Palestine will open its third session: after Barcelona and London, this session will take place in South Africa, the location of a seminal struggle for self-determination by a community oppressed by apartheid. Partly as a result of this courageous and persistent protest by thousands of ordinary people, who were regularly demonised as terrorists by political opponents within the South African regime (and by certain world leaders, including the UK's), there was a concerted international effort to bring international law to bear upon an entrenched position....READ MORE
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