Nonviolent Economy
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The four pillars of the Jai
Jagat campaign propose to heal our injured Planet by taking action on some of
the main causes that have generated the planetary crisis of our time. Mahatma Gandhi’s
words presented in his political manifesto Hind Swaraj resonate now more than ever:
“This
civilization is such that one has only to be patient and it will
be self-destroyed.”
We have defaced the body of
the Earth without realizing that we belong to her. Her cry belongs to everyone.
When we propose to eradicate poverty, it is because we know that we can unite
our hands, hearts and heads so no one is left behind. When we propose to remove
social discrimination, it is because we know that we can look into our eyes and
forget about our differences. When we propose to reverse ecological destruction
and climate change, it is because we know that we can relearn to coexist
respecting life and the other species. When we propose to end conflict, it is
because we know that we can practice the force of love as an opportunity to
create instead of destroying. All this knowledge belong to the people of the
Earth and it is manifested through our consciousness in action, reflected in
the dignity of labour so that we all can have access to Food, Clothing, Housing,
Health and Education. In this way we can eradicate structural violence to
rebuild a society based on the principles and values of nonviolence. The
collective creation of Territories of Peace in our neighbor hoods, communities and villages rises from the aspiration
to fulfill these basic interconnected needs. It is made possible through
community participation in which skills and talents of women, men, children and
elders are expressed for the upliftment of all. These Territories of Peace are
self-sustained through the force of labour organized from inside and from below
and when necessary regional banks are built by using local tangible and
intangible resources. The consciousness of interdependence among different
elements and forces at work designs oceanic circles that multiply this
intention in action towards peoples autonomy. Nevertheless the defense of
territories and life is fundamental to concretize this process of nonviolent
ECOnomy.
JAIJAGAT!
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