Conflicts between Spain and Catalan over political and cultural identities, between Brexiteers and Non-Brexiteers, between Scottish nationalists and UK nationalists... Ongoing conflicts in Iraq, full blown civil war in Syria between Shiia, Sunni, Alawite, Christian and secularists, complicated by mercenary interventions fuelled by external powers.. Race riots in inner cities, neighbourhood disputes in which racial or religious prejudice fuels the conflict, youth and gang violence, terrorism, bombings: Ireland/Britain, Chechnya, Afghanistan, the still unresolved aftermath of the September 11th attacks on USA (who really masterminded these attacks ?), Kashmir, Israel/Palestine and the ever elusive search for a real peace solution here, Aceh, East Timor, Somalia, Tibet/China, continuing racial tensions in Los Angeles, New York, South Africa, Yemen.... Plus an increase in lone wolf killings, often aparently racially or religiously motivate, including shootings, and stabbings, killings and rogue vehicle random driving attacks, in Europe, the UK, Israel and the USA...
Teachings and legal codes on peace and reconciliation exist in all the great religions of the world, yet their contribution to practical mediation and peace building is often neglected.
The Multi faith and Multicultural Mediation Service will be drawing on the expertise and spiritual wisdom of representatives of all these traditions to enable its service to be offered impartially, comprehensively, and with profound attention to the details of the particular disputes under attention.
Volunteer mediators have already come forward from the Christian, Buddhist, Bahai, Jewish, Hindu, Sikh, Islamic, Jain, Zoroastrian, Humanist, Indigenous, secular, humanist, masonic, Druid, Pagan and New Age traditions.
The United Kingdom, although geographically a small area, has also been a great crossing place in international history, and is now the home of a great experiment in multicultural and multifaith good relations, with many Commonwealth citizens living alongside each other in peace and tranquillity, learning that from diversity comes strength and tolerance. This advanced degree of experience in pioneering good relations between people of different cultures and faiths, and in conducting research and study into the best ways to foster such good relations, is something on which the Service is founded.
A special feature of the Multifaith and Multicultural Mediation Service will therefore be to facilitate dispute resolution in Commonwealth or former Commonwealth countries, and to share with other world regions some of the experiences gained from this perspective. The Gandhian tradition of non-violence, forged out of the long dialogue of British and Indian cultures, particularly inspires the Service.
Recently the HQ of the MMMS has moved to France, to be at the heart of Europe.
Teachings and legal codes on peace and reconciliation exist in all the great religions of the world, yet their contribution to practical mediation and peace building is often neglected.
The Multi faith and Multicultural Mediation Service will be drawing on the expertise and spiritual wisdom of representatives of all these traditions to enable its service to be offered impartially, comprehensively, and with profound attention to the details of the particular disputes under attention.
Volunteer mediators have already come forward from the Christian, Buddhist, Bahai, Jewish, Hindu, Sikh, Islamic, Jain, Zoroastrian, Humanist, Indigenous, secular, humanist, masonic, Druid, Pagan and New Age traditions.
The United Kingdom, although geographically a small area, has also been a great crossing place in international history, and is now the home of a great experiment in multicultural and multifaith good relations, with many Commonwealth citizens living alongside each other in peace and tranquillity, learning that from diversity comes strength and tolerance. This advanced degree of experience in pioneering good relations between people of different cultures and faiths, and in conducting research and study into the best ways to foster such good relations, is something on which the Service is founded.
A special feature of the Multifaith and Multicultural Mediation Service will therefore be to facilitate dispute resolution in Commonwealth or former Commonwealth countries, and to share with other world regions some of the experiences gained from this perspective. The Gandhian tradition of non-violence, forged out of the long dialogue of British and Indian cultures, particularly inspires the Service.
Recently the HQ of the MMMS has moved to France, to be at the heart of Europe.