Speeches
- Written by: Turren Tarun Singh Chaggar
- Written by: Krupa Shah
The principles of Jainism ultimately form a guidebook for our duties as human beings. If every one performs his duty sincerely, then all other beings automatically get their rights as well.
- Written by: Dhanisha Patel
- Written by: Ted Cantle
London, England - In a presentation to the Global Peace Festival-UK Focus Group on Multiculturalism and Community Cohesion, Ted Cantle, British author and 30-year veteran of public service, stated that many minorities are amongst the most disadvantaged sectors of a community and still experience prejudice and unequal life chances.
- Written by: Esther Garibay
Buddhism is nonviolence. nonviolence of body, nonviolence of speech, nonviolence of mind. More than just nonviolence, however, Buddhism seeks to actively create the conditions for compassion to flourish and suffering to end.
- Written by: Sepideh Dundonon
- Written by: Dr. Hyun Jin Moon, Chair, Global Peace Festival
Keynote Address given by Dr. Hyun Jin Moon at the Global Peace Festival in London, United Kingdom, November 22, 2008
Honored guests from around the world, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the Global Peace Festival in Europe, celebrated here today in beautiful London, England! It is a privilege to be here at this exciting time when we all have new hope for peace. Over the past two to three weeks, the eyes of the world have been focused on the results and aftermath of the presidential elections in the United States, hoping to witness the beginning of a new era and new policies that can bring about peace and prosperity for all people.
- Written by: Imam Abduljalil Sajid, Chairman, Muslim Council for Religious and Racial Harmony, UK
As a chairman of the European Union Task Force for Intercultural Dialogue, I have been working very closely with the 27 countries of the European Union during the past three to four years. I can confirm that the European Union has achieved three major things in the past three to four years.
- Written by: Rev. Marcus Braybrooke, President, World Congress of Faiths, United Kingdom
I think my real hope is that the dialogue now will not only be interfaith but multidisciplinary. I’ve been very concerned that we don’t just have religious leaders talking about peace, which I guess most of them are in favor of, but that we actually engage with people who have to make practical decisions.
- Written by: Hon. Eduardo Faleiro, Commissioner for Non-resident Indian Affairs, Government of Goa, India
Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, conflicts are no longer on ideological grounds but are basically — or supposedly — about religious differences. Therefore, if we want to bring peace to this world in our time, religious harmony is crucial. We must understand that all religions are different expressions of the same human desire to attain the absolute.
- Written by: Hon. Jose de Venecia, Jr., Chairman, CDI-Asia Pacific
Address to the Global Peace Festival, Tokyo, Japan by Hon. Jose de Venecia, Jr., Chairman, CDI-Asia Pacific
- Written by: Dr. Hyun Jin Moon, Chairman, Global Peace Festival
Keynote Address given by Dr Hyun Jin Moon, Chairman, Global Peace Festival at the Global Peace Festival in Tokyo, Japan, November 15, 2008