“Non-violence is the art of practicing your humanity.” “Non-violence, for me, is the art of being a being human. It’s the celebration of my existence.” “Your humanity is my weapon” “When violence is put aside, dialogue becomes possible. We don’t have to agree...
“We negotiate peace out of fear, we resist out of fear. Fear is what motivates and if we are not able to bring about healing, there can never be any peace for the future.” “Peacemaking is not about making a political commitment, it’s a commitment to a deep...
“To anyone who says that it is only by war or by force or by eradicating the other side that rights can be won or dreams achieved, I say, ‘That is not so.’ For one side cannot eradicate the other. We cannot kill their dreams and they are unable to kill...
“”We don’t have a partner for peace”. I have heard this excuse so many time to justify inaction ! What my journeys in a world of conflicts have thought me is that it takes effort to find one’s partner. Mandela and De Klerk had found each...
“Wars are not like the weather, we have control over them, we make them happen, it is up to us to put an end to them” “Hope is like a candle, the current situation like a hurricane, we must do everything we can to keep the flame...
