An Appeal for Peace
ANNOUNCEMENTS, 11 Apr 2022
Petition from the World Intellectual Forum (Europe) and the International Institute of Peace Studies and Global Philosophy (IIPSGP)
As intellectuals, philosophers, academics, scientists and teachers, we issue this peace appeal to all the citizens of Russia, Ukraine and other countries from today, February 25, 2022, we call for:
- An immediate ceasefire in Ukraine from all sides
- The immediate withdrawal of Russian forces from Ukraine back to borders of Ukraine as on 14 Feb, 2022
- Peace talks to get immediately underway without preconditions
- Intellectuals, psychologists, historians and philosophers to examine all sides of the issues involved, all claims and counter-claims, and examine them logically, truthfully and fairly
- Faith leaders from all sides to support peace talks with prayer and theological and interfaith studies – call for all involved to sign THE INTERFAITH PEACE TREATY
- Ukrainian Institute of Philosophy in Kiev to offer to host talks on the Philosophy of Peace with their Russian colleagues, and Russian Institute of Philosophy in Moscow to invite their Ukrainian colleagues
- End to defamatory speeches against each other’s leaders (e.g. Putin calling the Ukrainian government led by Zelensky (a Jewish Ukrainian citizen) a “gang of Nazis and drug addicts”)
- Release of people arrested in Russia for demonstrating against the invasion of Ukraine and permitting responsible public opposition demonstrations for peace
- The rights for conscientious objectors not to have to fight in wars on moral and spiritual grounds to be respected in Ukraine and Russia also and in all countries worldwide
- Mutual co-neutrality of Russia and Ukraine and NATO and EU.. All sides to suspend fighting and war activities in the region.. All sides to suspend judgment and practice ahimsa and nonviolence and anekantvada, epoche, love and enlightenment, so as to discern the truth of all competing claims, using our seminar rooms instead of our battlefields
- Politicians everywhere to have to tell the truth on all official and public matters, and to avoid all lying in parliamentary and all other democratic assemblies worldwide
- Politicians to be required by law to: a) take regular mental health check ups and be required by parliaments to attend confidential counseling for personal issues, depression, paranoia etc. b) To take required trainings in conflict resolution skills, anger management, conflict management courses, spiritual and psychological development, leadership integrity skills etc.
- Each country in NATO and the EU and UN to be required to establish a Ministry of Peace in their governments so as to conduct peace negotiations , mediation and conflict resolution procedures with technical competence and skill; such Ministries to be funded to the same degree as the Ministries of War or Defense in each country
- The European Union to establish an EU Mediation Service and to help design a formal Peace Treaty with Russia, Ukraine and NATO and the EU all sworn to mutual nonviolence
- We urge that women come forward to play key roles in the peacemaking process on all sides.
Signed:
Dr Thomas C Daffern (WIF European Coordinator, IIPSGP Director, Delphic Games Education Coordinator, European Council of Druids, Convenor)
Morag Fairley: Secretary to Intellectuals for a Free Scotland, (World Intellectual Forum), Dame Officer of the Order of St. George, Archivist and Undersecretary to the Patriarch of the Catholic Church of England and Wales,
Rosalba Nattero, President Eco-Spiritualty Foundation, Italy; IIPSGP Member, Italy; World Intellectual Forum Coordinator, Italy
Almira Rzehak, Philosopher, IIPSGP Coordinator, USA
Dr Sean English, IIPSGP and WIF Coordinator, Republic of Ireland.
Helena Lorentzen MA IIPSGP and WIF Coordinator, Monaco
Annalisa Derr PhD. USA, Co-convenor of Mary Magdalene Studies Association
Gevork Manoukian, IIPSGP and WIF Coordinator, Armenia.
Larysa Karachevtseva, Philosopher, IIPSGP and WIF Coordinator for Ukraine
Bharti Jain Founder Namokaar Gym, Udaanbharti Sky Foundation, Intl Coordinator WIF, Youth Wing
Sue Bayliss, Holistic Therapist, CEO Sulis Consulting, Norfolk, England, UK
Mandy Kahn, Writer in Residence, Philosophical Research Society, Los Angeles, USA
Dr Jeff Merrifield: Founder, Playback Arts Limited, Shetland Islands, UK.
Prof. Dr. Igor Kąkolewski, Direktor des Zentrums für Historische Forschung Berlin der Polnischen Akademie der Wissenschaften
Dr. Alan Sanderson, Psychiatrist, MRCP, MRCPsych. London, England, UK
James Spencer Seymour II, B.A. Astrologer, Advisor, Writer, A.C.BSP Bhakti Yoga Instructor and founder of Starduster Services
Isabel Yaun, Artist and dance expert, Edinburgh, Scotland
Philip Carr-Gomm, Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids, Lewes, England, UK
David Lorimer, Chair, The Galileo Commission, Programme Director, The Scientific and medical network, France
Una Rebic, Artist, academic and writer, Ljiubliana, Slovenia
Prince Frederick von Saxe-Lauenburg, President, Children of the World 2000, Patron of World Peace Gardens Network, England, UK
Nicola Hague, Documentary Film Maker, IIPSGP Media Coordinator, Torquay, Devon, UK
Frigga Asraaf, frithweaver, earth activist, founder of the Flame of Frith, Dordrecht, Netherlands
Dr Katyayni Singh, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Jagran Lakecity University, Bhopal, India, Member of Nonkilling Leadership Research Committee, Center for Global Nonkilling, Hawaii.
Antonio Carlos Silva Rosa, M.A. Editor: TRANSCEND Media Service-TMS. Portugal, Spain, Germany, USA
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To add your name to this list of signatories, please do so in the same format, with your titles and designations, and email the text back to us at iipsgp@gmail.com
Further details on the work of the World Intellectual Forum can be seen at https://worldintellectualforumeurope.weebly.com
Details on The International Institute of Peace Studies and Global Philosophy (IIPSGP) are at www.educationaid.net
Submitted by Dr Thomas Daffern (WIF European Coordinator, IIPSGP Director, Delphic Games Education Coordinator, European Council of Druids, Convenor)
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Enough is enough and now peace should prevail between both Russia and Ukraine. I am in favor to pacify both the countries where Russia should show mercy over Ukraine as a senior and elder country, however, Ukraine should blink being a junior and scion of Russia. Although both the countries are inhabited by people of almost the same decent.
In my opinion, the end of war is the need of the hour, not for only these two nations, but also for the whole world. The pictures and videos having the tears and cries of people and the destruction of homes yield pathetic emotions to anyone in the world.
Meetings for the peace and negotiations should be initiated by both the nations as early as possible,