The conflict between cultural, economic and political interest groups in the Middle East works with the usual mechanism of demonization of the Other, the wish for vengeance, the old logic of crime and punishment, the Hammurabi law which was necessary a very long time ago, but not anymore; questioned by Dostoyevski a long time ago, and by several religions even much longer time ago - but still ruling the minds of many. It is great to see that new generations are standing up against the rule of militarism and terror. See more in:
http://www.December18th.org

Third World March Bulletin, in english! PDF, 2MB

Press release of World Without Wars and Violence, Greece: “Violence is a dead end”

Sent today the following letter to Angela Merkel from her website, linked from the website
http://www.avaaz.org/en/merkel_lead_on_climate/?cl=156909845&v=2549

Subject: urgent about climate change

Dear Chancellor Merkel,

At this decisive moment I sincerely think you would benefit a lot from setting aside any ideological hesitations and read carefully the proposals from Bolivia’s president Evo Morales regarding climate change, in:
http://www.zmag.org/znet/viewArticle/19911

Who better to understand the care that the mother Earth needs than the indigenous and enlightened humanist and farmer Evo Morales? Who better to understand the changes that the global community needs than a president of a country which is going through a profound transformation and getting updated for the next step in the developmental ladder of humanity? His proposals address very deep social and ecological imbalances and deserve serious consideration on world level.

Yours
Juha Uski
Fællesskabet for Menneskets Udvikling
Denmark

14 November 2008
Senate of Argentina declares support for creation of UN Parliamentary Assembly
On November 5th, the Senate of the Republic of Argentina became the first national parliament in the world to adopt a declaration unconditionally calling for the establishment of a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly (UNPA) “in order to strengthen the effectiveness, transparency, representativeness, plurality and legitimacy of the resolutions of the institutions that compose the UN system.” In a rationale provided by Senator Sonia Escudero, it is argued that “establishing such an institution would be a decisive step in the democratic consolidation of the UN system. Without the need to change any of the 111 articles of the UN Charter, an Assembly of this range can create an important link between the United Nations, its agencies, national governments and parliaments, and civil society.”
http://en.unpacampaign.org/news/322.php

In Christiansborg Palace, Copenhagen, an international symposium was held on November 17th about the strengthening of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT). Here you will find a report of the Symposium, by Dr. John Avery from Danish Pugwash group.