Conflict Resolution Professionals for Nonkilling
by Francisco Gomes de Matos, a peace linguist and human rights educator from Recife, Brazil
Originally published at the website of the Center for Global Non-Killing.
You are often invited when a meeting is convened
with your expertise and experience you participate
You are expected to contribute,not just intervene
and,if possible,aggressive actions to anticipate
When a conflict may lead to destruction
with principles of Conflict Resolution you comply
look for a mutually constructive solution
and knowledge on Dignity you are challenged to apply
There is a new approach you can integrate
to the interdisciplinary perspective you adopt
It aims at the Right to LIFE always elevate
and for a killing-free global society to opt
May this poem also be seen as a plea
for the wise inclusion of a Nonkilling orientation
so that in your work Society will see
a peaceful way for human beings to live cooperation
(received February 13, 2011)
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