Dear CPNN readers and reporters,
Is the culture of peace advancing? If we consider just the headlines of the mass media and the actions of governments and the state of the environment, the answer is negative. We can see this in the annual reports cited on CPNN this month from Amnesty International and the World Wildlife Federation.
The Amnesty report "highlights the endemic failure of leadership at a local and international level to protect human rights. It shows that the response of the international community to human rights crises was often marked by fear, prevarication, opportunism and hypocrisy." At the same time, however, it shows how "Millions of people took to the streets to demand freedom, justice and dignity – some of them securing memorable victories. Successful uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt early in the year ignited protests across the region and then the world, stretching from Moscow, London and Athens in Europe, to Dakar and Kampala in Africa, to New York, La Paz and Cuernavaca in the Americas, to Phnom Penh and Tokyo in Asia."
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The WWF report details "the cumulative pressure we’re putting on the planet, and the consequent decline in the health of the forests, rivers and oceans that make our lives possible." At the same time, however, it documents an increasing consciousness around the world that this dangerous trend must be reversed.
What we see is an increasing gulf between the world situation, on the one hand, and the consciousness of people on the other. If we believe that history is ultimately determined by human consciousness, then we must expect that we are arriving at a major turning point in history.
Please continue to send us your articles and help us document and assist in this historical turning point!
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