Preventing for Peace: A Checklist
POETRY FORMAT, 26 Mar 2018
Francisco Gomes de Matos – TRANSCEND Media Service
When aggression we prevent
bullying
corruption
crime
destruction
dishonesty
disrespect
discrimination
harm
hate
hostility
impoverishment
impunity
incivility
indignity
inequality
iniquity
insecurity
intimidation
intolerance
invasion
nuclear threat
terrorism
war
Global JUSTICE AND PEACE/NONVIOLENCE/NONKILLING we help implement
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Francisco Gomes de Matos, Ph.D. is an applied peace linguist from Recife, Brazil. He has degrees in Languages, Law, and Linguistics. He is Professor Emeritus at the Universidade Federal de Pernambuco where he is active in the Dom Hélder Camara Human Rights Commission. He is one of the pioneers in Linguistic Rights (author of 1984 Plea for a Universal Declaration of Linguistic Rights) and in the emerging area of Peace Linguistics. Currently he is President of the Board, Associação Brasil América (www.abaweb.org). He can be reached at fcardosogomesdematos@gmail.com.
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