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I'm the convener of John Woolman College. Please feel free to contact me (see below) with any questions you may have.

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At 4:29pm on May 15, 2009, Rene Wadlow said…: Sri Lanka: After the final round of armed violence: a need for a vision of the future. Citizens of the World call for creative responses to the challenge of new government structures.
Rene Wadlow*

The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelan (LTTE) face military defeat on the last few square miles of territory they still hold. There are still civilians trapped between the LTTE and the advancing Sri Lankan army. Large numbers of displaced persons from the fighting are living in harsh conditions in temporary camps.

Thus the major issue today is no longer calling for negotiations between the Government of Sri Lanka and the LTTE but rather to encourage all parties to look toward the future in a spirit of reconciliation.

The armed conflict, which began in 1983, has taken an estimated 70,000 lives with many wounded and lives broken. The psychological wounds are deep, and the healing of individual traumas with psycho-spiritual techniques is a real priority.

There is a need to develop governmental structures in which all citizens will feel that they belong and that their interests are safeguarded. Citizens of the World have often proposed federal structures as a way of respecting differences in a pluralistic society while providing the possibilities of joint action.

Such federal forms of government were agreed to in 1987 with the India-Sri Lanka accord leading to the 13th Amendment to the Sri Lanka Constitution. The Amendment provides for the establishment of provincial councils. Unfortunately, these councils have never become functional.

The suffering of the war may sow the seeds of future unrest and a desire for revenge unless steps are taken quickly to develop flexible structures which provide real regional autonomy.

We hope that you will join with other Citizens of the World in this call for creative responses in Sri Lanka

* Rene Wadlow, Representative to the United Nations, Geneva, Association of World Citizens

At 3:46am on September 24, 2008, Raphael Louis said…: Thank you John.
Perhaps not too many of us out-there; however, I believe there still enough of us. We'll find them
Glad to be part of your network...!
Raphael

At 5:49am on September 20, 2008, Zeebandeh said…: OOoooh Thank you for sayin , I have changed it I wrot your namw & posted photo & completed some information ,

God bless you Mr Wilmerding.

Zeebandeh

At 3:09pm on September 19, 2008, Sharon Smith said…: The problem for me, is that too many Friends--yes Quakers--and other peace groups, confuse peace with that warm fussy place inside and completely neglect the idea of working for justice. So, the last time someone asked me if I wanted to come to a peace rally I said, "Let me know when there's a Justice rally. I'll come to that."

Sharon

At 4:51pm on September 18, 2008, Hiba said…: Thank you John, I am so grateful for your invitation, and I will use this magnificent chance to learn as much as I can in here.

At 12:32am on September 17, 2008, NTodd said…: John, I got a flyer for the gathering but can't find it right now. Here's some online info, tho:

Start: Nov 14 2008 - 9:00am
End: Nov 16 2008 - 4:00pm
A heads up: New England Regional Gathering for War Tax Resisters and Supporters, Nov. 14-16, The New School, 38 York St., Kennebunk.

At 10:37pm on September 16, 2008, Philmer Bluehouse said…: John, Thanks. Just to let you know I'm still out here below the radar, many problems and challenges, much healing to be done. It is almost a constant in dealing with matters almost constantly and mostly out of the lime light and the politics. Just dealing with humans and the challenges they all face, I want to talk to you about a traditional building I want to build, I need help in sweat equity in return for my teaching Navajo Peacemaking to a group who can help me to harvest approximately 100 ea. 11" x26' pine logs for which I can obtain a timber harvesting permit from the Navajo Nations Forestry program. I'm looking at spring 2009 to do this. It will be manual labor for a full week, cutting, loading, transporting and staking logs to be used for construction beginning in the spring of 2010. This is only the current timelines I'm focusing on. Many other activities need to be scheduled to prep for the spring of 2009 and many more for 2010. I intend to use this a a gathering site for teaching "Traditional Navajo Peacemaking' and to perform "Traditional Navajo Peacemaking Services" in some organized and programed format.. I see it as the focus for traditional preservation, perpetuation and promotion of Navjo Tradition and Culture which incorporates the practice of Peacemaking. I currently have a monetary donation from a private source ( a minimal amount-just a beginning) and who has expressed interest in providing sweat equity at some point. feedme some Ideas. It is time to move forward on this effort.

At 6:07pm on September 16, 2008, NTodd said…: Hey, John! See you at the WTR gathering in November?

At 2:00pm on September 15, 2008, Vanessa Di Domenico said…: John, a friend is going to Sweden and we wanted her to meet Ana Valdes, but I can't get through to her, and it seems she hasn't checked the site in a while because she hasn't answered my request to make her my 'friend' in the site- can you give her a ring?