Syria: Stop the Killing
Publisher’s Note: We support the people of Syria in their struggle against brutality and, in particular, the systematic targeting of children. We send our prayers for comfort and Healing to the victims and families of the violence and we call for all people of principle as well as governments to stand up in support for a peaceful resolution of the conflict and for the removal of Bashar al-Assad from power and an investigation into the crimes against humanity taking place.
Supporting young Syrians who say “Stop the Killing”
In early May 2012, there were particularly deadly explosions in Damascus, the capital of Syria, an escalation of a conflict which began over a year ago with nonviolent protests but which spilled over into violence, refugee displacements, and ever deeper division among the people of Syria.
For the moment, the efforts of the League of Arab States and the United Nations have not been able to establish good-faith negotiations or even a permanent ceasefire. Therefore a group of young nonviolent Syrians have created a movement “Stop the Killing,” not related to a political party or a confessional religious group, but which wishes to unite those of good will to stop the violence and to develop a society in which all can contribute.
Therefore, we who are outside Syria, send our support and willingness to cooperate.
I believe in you, and I believe in your destiny.
I believe that you have inherited from your forefathers an ancient dream, a song, a prophecy which you can proudly lay as a gift of gratitude to those working for a just resolution of the current conflicts.
I believe that it is in you to be good citizens.
And what is it to be a good citizen?
It is to acknowledge the other person’s rights before asserting your own, but always to be conscious of your own.
It is to be free in word and deed but it is to know that your freedom is subject to the other person’s freedom.
It is to know that killing will never bring a society of justice and harmony. A just and nonviolent society is the fruit of wisdom and love. Therefore let love, human and frail, command the coming day.
Rene Wadlow, a member of the Fellowship of Reconciliation and of its Task Force on the Middle East, is president and U.N. representative (Geneva) of the Association of World Citizens.
Video Information
The featured video above is from Channel4News. Jonathan Miller talks to Mani, the cameraman who shot the Horror of Homs, perhaps the most vivid and moving footage of Syria’s beleagured city.
The video below is from Rise4Humanity.
Publisher’s Note: The video from Rise4Humanity contains disturbing and graphic images. We are posting it because we truly believe that ALL Humanity is connected and that this brutal violence damages us all.
The children of Syria have become victims of violence, torture, and killings by the Assad regime. With thousands of children killed, wounded, detained, or left without family, THE WORLD MUST KNOW about this atrocity for medical aid and humanitarian assistance to reach them.
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