{"id":872,"date":"2022-11-30T09:50:03","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T09:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/politicsofbeing.com\/?p=872"},"modified":"2022-11-30T14:03:07","modified_gmt":"2022-11-30T14:03:07","slug":"politics-of-being-in-the-9th-global-forum-of-the-un-alliance-of-civilization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/politicsofbeing.com\/web\/politics-of-being-in-the-9th-global-forum-of-the-un-alliance-of-civilization\/","title":{"rendered":"Politics of Being in the Global forum of the UN Alliance Of Civilization"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week I was invited to participate to the 9 th Global forum of the UN Alliance Of Civilization in Fez, Morocco.<\/p>\n

I moderated and spoke at a panel on the culture of peace with:
\n– Mr. Anar Karimov, Minister of Culture of Azerbaijan who presented their project \u201cpeace4culture\u201d
\n– Mr. Valdis Zatlers, Former President of Latvia who mentioned the need for countries to reduce their
\negos
\n– Dr. Salim M. AlMalik, Director General, Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
\n(ICESCO) who presented the work of its organization in building peaceful societies
\n– Mr. Miguel \u00c1ngel Moratinos, High Representative, United Nations Alliance of Civilizations, who invited\u00a0me after meeting together in September in NYC and said he was \u201cimpacted\u201d by my book and found it\u00a0\u201ca very good instrument\u201d.<\/p>\n

Here<\/a> is a recording of the session.\u00a0You can listen to Mr. Moratinos’ comments in our panel starting at minute 46.30: \u201cIn his book, [Thomas] really addresses this issue of how we have, in today\u2019s societies, to redefine this element\u00a0of culture, in order to really understand ourselves much better. The book impacted me, the book is the Politics\u00a0of Being, that is what we are trying to defend through \u201cculture\u201d: it is our being, our identity, our sense, our\u00a0history, and I think that it could be also a very good instrument.\u201d<\/p>\n

Here are some excerpts from my speech (starting at 50:00):<\/p>\n

\u201cWe may not be able to stop today the different wars that are wreaking havoc but we can build
\ncultures of peace to avoid that new wars emerge in the future\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cPeace is above all a way of being, it starts inside of each of us, in the way we think \u2013 in a non-
\ndualistics manner acknowledging that everything is interrelated, \u2013 in the way we speak and listen to
\none another, in our decisions as responsible consumers. My teacher zen master Thich Nhat Hanh
\nwould say that peace is in every steps, in the way our feets kiss our mother earth with great respect
\nand love.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTo build a global, peaceful and sustainable civilization, which honors cultural diversity, we need to
\ninvest in building positive cultures.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAs I show in my book \u201cPolitics of Being. Wisdom and Science for A New Development Paradigm\u201d,
\nscience can tell us, not only how to build cultures of peace, but also regenerative cultures organized
\naround the principles and laws of life, cultures of love, empathy and compassion, cultures of
\nwellbeing, mindful, responsible cultures, which cultivates our awareness of our deep\u00a0interconnectedness.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCultural development is the basis of authentic lasting human development.\u201d<\/p>\n

I had the pleasure to offer the panelists my book \u201cPolitics of being\u201d, which shares the vision of UNAOC: \u201cMany\u00a0cultures. One humanity.\u201d<\/p>\n

The forum was also the opportunity to connect with other great leaders and initiate collaborations around\u00a0cultural and civilizational diplomacy.<\/p>\n

Glad to see the Politics of Being so well received in this UN cultural and diplomatic environment!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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