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Blood in the Sand: A World Citizen Protest to Repression in Libya

Rene Wadlow

 

Surely, I said

Now will the poets sing

But they have raised no cry

I wonder why

Country Cullen Scottsboro, Too, Is Worth Its Song

 

         We, citizens of the world, determined to safeguard future generations from war, poverty, injustice, and environmental…

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Egypt: The People’s Revolution

Rene Wadlow*

 

The people’s revolution is on the march; When the freedom-loving people march — when the farmers have an opportunity to buy land at reasonable prices and sell the produce of their land through their own organizations, when workers have the opportunity to form unions and bargain through them collectively, and when the children of all the people have an opportunity to attend…

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International Migrants Day: World Citizens Call for Cooperative Action

Rene Wadlow*

 

 

            The UN General Assembly has proclaimed 18 December as International Migrants Day to mark the date in 1990 when the Assembly adopted the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families. (Resolution 45/58)

 

            For the moment, migration…

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Banning Cluster Bombs: Light in the Darkness of Conflicts

Rene Wadlow*



In a remarkable combination of civil society pressure and leadership from a small number of progressive States, a strong ban on the use, manufacture, and stocking of cluster bombs will come into force on 1 August 2010 now that 30 States have ratified the Convention on Cluster Munitions. The Convention bans the use, production, transfer of cluster munitions and sets deadlines for stockpile destruction and… Continue

Dennis Brutus : A Glow of Friendship does not fade.

Rene Wadlow





There will come a time we believe

when the shape of the planet

and the divisions of the land

will be less important.

We will be caught in a glow of friendship

A red star of hope

will illuminate our lives

A star of hope

A star of joy

A star of freedom Dennis Brutus (2008)



Dennis Brutus, the South African poet, a fighter against apartheid which had led to… Continue

For International Year of Biodiversity,

World Citizens Propose Planting Trees of Life

Rene Wadlow*



Listen for whispers from the woods, and wisdom will come.



The United Nations General Assembly, in Resolution 61/203; has proclaimed 2010 as the International Year of Biodiversity. The resolution, marking the UN Convention on Biodiversity was passed prior to the holding of the December 2009 Copenhagen Climate Conference which highlighted the interactions between… Continue

Women, Universal Responsibility and the Healing of Nations

Rene Wadlow*



We should begin to develop from the level of the individual through that of society to the world at large, what I call a sense of universal responsibility: a deep respect for every living being who lives on this one small planet and calls it home. The Dalai Lama



On 31 October 2002, the UN Security Council adopted unanimously Resolution 1325 urging “Member States to ensure increased representation… Continue

The United Nations as One Mind

Rene Wadlow*



Those who observe world events may perceive something higher than human logic at work



Dag Hammarshjold has written that the United Nations was “the beginning of an organic process through which the diversity of peoples and their governments are struggling to find common ground upon which they can live together in the one world which has been thrust upon us before we were ready.”



Basically, the function of the UN… Continue

Gary Lachman

Politics and the occult : the left, the right and the radically unseen

(Wheaton, IL: Quest Books, 2008, 261pp.)



Gary Lachman has written a very useful and sober book on esoteric current in modern political thought — modern meaning here from the Protestant Reformation to the present. A sober book is necessary as the internet is filled with wild speculation about the role of the Illuminati on the political and financial system. The current meltdown of the banks… Continue

Cherry Gilchrist

Russian Magic: Living Folk Traditions of an Enchanted Landscape

(Wheaton, IL: Quest Books, 2009, 188pp.)





Russia cannot be understood with the mind alone,

No ordinary yardstick can measure her greatness:

She stands alone, unique —

In Russia one can only believe Fedor Tiutchev



Cherrry Gilchrist has written a useful book on the structure of Russian folklore, its main characters such as the Firebird and the Snowmaiden, and its… Continue

Nonviolent Action: Can There Be A Second Act ?

Rene Wadlow



We are constantly being astonished these days at the amazing discoveries in the field of violence. But I maintain that far more undreamt of and seemingly impossible discoveries will be made in the field of non-violence. M.K. Gandhi





Two October is the UN-designated International Day for Non-violence, the date chosen being the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the best-known figure of non-violent… Continue

Dear Colleague,



For a number of years now, the UN has set 21 Sept as Peace Day. While we would like every day to be peace day, it is useful to have one common day during which many people and organizations reflect on a common theme. This 21 Sept the UN has set disarmament as the theme of the day. Also during Sept. the US President will chair a session of the UN Security Council devoted to disarmament which should attract some attention to the subject. Thus, I am sending my recent… Continue

Dear Friends,



Since the protests concerning the contested elections in Iran continue and have become 'front page news', the call of citizens of the world for permanent UN election monitors is timely. Thus I would be glad if you could share it with others. With best wishes, Rene Wadlow



International Election Monitors:



Agents of Free Elections



Rene Wadlow*







The post-election demonstrations in Iran which have led to deaths and… Continue