Picture: ” Liberty leading the people,” painting by Eugene Delacroix The re-election of Emmanuel Macron, in the French Presidential election, is significant. Many see it, no doubt, as a victory for the centre ground, a victory that is more poignant, in that it is that political area, or terrain,that is not exciting, radical, or of …
There is no more appropriate reason for military deployment, than self defence. It is the practical and ethical definition of a just war. It is the response of the victims of a war that has been waged on them. It is not the exercising of military might, but is the essence of what is reasonably …
Picture: Martin Luther King, Thich Nhat Hahn The Bhuddhist monk and peace activist, Thich Nhat Hahn, was an example, to anyone who seeks a world in which respect and understanding are the shared values. As we witness a war in which our shared world is more vulnerable, those values are all the more valuable. Nominated …
Photo: Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Sir Peter Ustinov. Ustinov Forum would like to acnowledge the contribution made by the life and work of Archbishop Desmond Tutu. For his 1997 television series, Planet Ustinov, in which he explored different continents, travelling in the footsteps of Mark Twain, Sir Peter Ustinov interviwed Archbishop Desmond Tutu, in South Africa. …
Picture: A Symbolic Triptych 2 – ” The Angel Who Questioned God” – Painting By Lanechka Fevola For Holocaust Memorial Day we ask, ” How could such a thing as a Holocaust actually happen?” Rather than, as the antisemite, the apologist, the re-writer of history, does, questioning the fact that such a thing did happen, …
Picture: A Symbolic Triptych – 1) “Reflections Or Three Angels” – Painting By Lanechka Fevola We reflect on Holocaust Memorial Day. It requires, as the name of our regular header theme here on our site, states, “broad reflection.” And specific remembrance, so we never forget.
Picture: A Symbolic Triptych 3 – ” The Soul’s Embrace ” Painting By Lanechka Fevola For Holocaust Memorial Day we think of those who have perished, as the victims of Holocaust violence and hate. We are embracing the comfort and or conviction, of belief, that any who have suffered, now suffer no more. And that the …
Inspired by the Centenary of the birth of Sir Peter Ustinov, I can offer a new and exciting aspect to and for the Ustinov Prejudice Awareness Forum. The devising and developing of it has been as a result of the significance of finding inspiration. And the power of being able to inspire is at the …
” I have a dream…that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the colour of their skin but by the content of their character.” Dr. Martin Luther King jr. In the first month of the New Year, in the week of the Birthday …
Picture- “Devotion,” Painting By Lanechka Fevola As I continue to work on developing ideas for the Ustinov Prejudice Awareness Forum, to further and increase its activities online and beyond, I think of it, this project, on this day, for many, called Thanksgiving Day. A day that, if anything, could be said to have some relevance …
