When you are googling the word racism, you will get the following definition first: “1. A doctrine, theory (constructed, often with an ideological character for justification racial abuse, colonialism or the like,) by which people or population groups with certain biological features regarding their cultural capacity have advantages over or are inferior to others by …read more
Around the sculpture you are seeing several coloured panels. Choose one and stand on it. Dwell for a moment. Feel the contact of your feet to the ground. Do you become aware of that it takes your weight? Thus, respect can have an effect. Please remember: Where have you been shown respect before? Well? How …read more
Peacebuilding with vocation The great commission found in the Gospel of Matthew 28:16-20 sends all who are baptised not only to teach and to Baptise many in the world. But this is a call to invite other to be peacebuilders. We are sent to all over the world, to the community of Jesus, those who …read more
In a religiously plural Indian society, where violence and vandalism create chaos, stalwarts actualize peace. One is John Chelladurai, a prolific social analyst and an eminent in Conflict Transformation and Peace Building. He serves as the Dean of Postgraduate studies at Gandhi Research Foundation, Jalgaon, Maharastra. His primary dictum echo’s in a resounding voice “The …read more
Change – a word like any other. But if you focus on what it means, you see that change is permanent and unstoppable. Whether intended or unintended, it transforms views, cultures and many other parts of life. When the corona virus is mutating, this is happening very quickly. It has significant effects that occur all …read more
Tea for Three As God meets for tea in the morning as usual, she didn’t shake hands as usual. She bowed to the others – and caused big surprise. A: “What’s that supposed to mean? You don’t have to belittle yourself in front of me.” B: “I am feeling honoured. More of it, please.” C: …read more
I am a volunteer, like all that serve in the British Army. Part of the process of application, would be the question “what would you do if your posted to Northern Ireland?” this was in 1983 and the “Troubles” (it’s always a point of fascination how the British politician uses another word for war), was …read more
In the podcast “My children can’t breathe” Johan Robyn, as a “Person of Color”, talks about his experiences with racism in South Africa and how current the topic is today. The pictures of George Floyd reminded him of his own fate and that of his parents and grandparents. But his children are also affected by …read more
5 questions for Nosipho R. What is your name? Where do you live? What are you doing now? What’s on your mind at the moment? My name is Nosipho, I live in the city centre of Hildesheim and I also go to school there – in grade 11 – and I’m currently heading for my …read more
“When the missionaries came to Africa they had the Bible and we had the land. They said ‘Let us pray’. We closed our eyes. When we opened them we had the Bible and they had the land.” (Desmond Tutu) The Missionaries brought the Bible to South Africa. But not all robbed land in return; …read more
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