International Day of Nonviolence, Solinas: "We need dialogue and respect"
Zedda: "Educating for gender equality"
"The human race can get rid of violence only with dialogue and mutual respect between people and peoples".
Thus the president of the Sardinia Region, Christian Solinas , on the International Day of Nonviolence , commemorated on October 2, the date of birth of the Indian leader of non-violence, Mahatma Gandhi, and launched by the UN in 2007 to promote the culture of peace, of tolerance, understanding and nonviolence among peoples.
"This anniversary - he continues - is an opportunity to denounce the injustice of wars , abuses, limitations of freedom and human dignity in the world and confront ourselves with intolerable numbers that testify to a continuous and progressive use of violence in all its forms. Force can never be a means of resolving a conflict. Dialogue and mediation are the only ways of reconciliation ".
"On this day we cannot forget the terrible violence inflicted on women", says the labor councilor, Alessandra Zedda .
"Today in the world millions of women are defenseless victims - continues Zedda - The prevention of violence is a crucial issue for the new generations, because respect is learned from childhood. The only way out of this brutal spiral is awareness. and education. It is necessary to educate to respect in all its forms and to gender equality. Only through widespread education, starting from schools and families, is it possible to promote the culture of non-violence and combat discrimination. he cannot and must not overpower by using force ".
(Unioneonline / D)
