*Ø* Blogmanac October 19, 1992 | Tireless activist Petra Kelly found dead
The vision I see is not only a movement of direct democracy, of self- and co-determination and non-violence, but a movement in which politics means the power to love and the power to feel united on the spaceship Earth. ... In a world struggling in violence and dishonesty, the further development of non-violence not only as a philosophy but as a way of life, as a force on the streets, in the market squares, outside the missile bases, inside the chemical plants and inside the war industry becomes one of the most urgent priorities . .. The suffering people of this world must come together to take control of their lives, to wrest political power from their present masters pushing them towards destruction. The Earth has been mistreated and only by restoring a balance, only by living with the Earth, only by emphasizsing knowledge and expertise towards soft energies and soft technology for people and for life, can we overcome the patriarchal ego.
Petra Kelly, who was found dead, apparently murdered, on October 19, 1992
Petra Kelly was a committed and dedicated person with compassionate concern for the oppressed, the weak and the persecuted in our time. Her spirit and legacy of human solidarity and concern continue to inspire and encourage us all.
HH the Dalai Lama on Petra Kelly
1992 German police found the bodies of Petra Kelly (November 29, 1947 - October 1, 1992), a founder of Germany's Green Party (Die Grünen), and former NATO general and peace campaigner, Gert Bastian, her longtime companion. The circumstances of their death are still uncertain.
The charismatic and internationally famous Kelly was the first Green in any parliament in the world and the first German female head of a political party. While working at the European Commission (Brussels, Belgium, 1971-1983), she participated in numerous peace and environment campaigns in Germany and other countries. Kelly received the Right Livelihood Award (also known as the Alternative Nobel Prize) in 1982 "...for forging and implementing a new vision uniting ecological concerns with disarmament, social justice and human rights."
Kelly was also a tireless campaigner on issues of human rights, a anti-Apartheid activist and organiser of the first international hearing on human rights violations in Tibet. At the time of her tragic death, she was the moderator of a weekly television show on environmental issues, that wove the threads of environment, health, peace, disarmament and human rights together in complex fabric that has been the model for today's resurgence of global environmental activism.
“Last October 19, German police entered an unimposing row house on the outskirts of Bonn, and made a gruesome discovery: the decomposing, bullet-pierced bodies of Petra Kelly, a founder of Germany's Green party, and Gert Bastian, Kelly's longtime companion. Conspiracists sniffed a double murder, possibly by neo-Nazis or by government agents. After investigating, however, police raised an even more troubling possibility. Mother Jones interviewed author Mark Hertsgaard, who recently traveled to Bonn to look into the case.”
Source: Who killed Petra Kelly?
Kelly forecast the convergence of concerns that are the hallmark of anti-globalization advocacy of the current era. She also was a pioneer in identifying the linkages between issues of peace and democracy, development, the environment and women's rights.
Source
The vision I see is not only a movement of direct democracy, of self- and co-determination and non-violence, but a movement in which politics means the power to love and the power to feel united on the spaceship Earth. ... In a world struggling in violence and dishonesty, the further development of non-violence not only as a philosophy but as a way of life, as a force on the streets, in the market squares, outside the missile bases, inside the chemical plants and inside the war industry becomes one of the most urgent priorities . .. The suffering people of this world must come together to take control of their lives, to wrest political power from their present masters pushing them towards destruction. The Earth has been mistreated and only by restoring a balance, only by living with the Earth, only by emphasizsing knowledge and expertise towards soft energies and soft technology for people and for life, can we overcome the patriarchal ego.
Petra Kelly, who was found dead, apparently murdered, on October 19, 1992
Petra Kelly was a committed and dedicated person with compassionate concern for the oppressed, the weak and the persecuted in our time. Her spirit and legacy of human solidarity and concern continue to inspire and encourage us all.
HH the Dalai Lama on Petra Kelly
1992 German police found the bodies of Petra Kelly (November 29, 1947 - October 1, 1992), a founder of Germany's Green Party (Die Grünen), and former NATO general and peace campaigner, Gert Bastian, her longtime companion. The circumstances of their death are still uncertain.
The charismatic and internationally famous Kelly was the first Green in any parliament in the world and the first German female head of a political party. While working at the European Commission (Brussels, Belgium, 1971-1983), she participated in numerous peace and environment campaigns in Germany and other countries. Kelly received the Right Livelihood Award (also known as the Alternative Nobel Prize) in 1982 "...for forging and implementing a new vision uniting ecological concerns with disarmament, social justice and human rights."
Kelly was also a tireless campaigner on issues of human rights, a anti-Apartheid activist and organiser of the first international hearing on human rights violations in Tibet. At the time of her tragic death, she was the moderator of a weekly television show on environmental issues, that wove the threads of environment, health, peace, disarmament and human rights together in complex fabric that has been the model for today's resurgence of global environmental activism.
“Last October 19, German police entered an unimposing row house on the outskirts of Bonn, and made a gruesome discovery: the decomposing, bullet-pierced bodies of Petra Kelly, a founder of Germany's Green party, and Gert Bastian, Kelly's longtime companion. Conspiracists sniffed a double murder, possibly by neo-Nazis or by government agents. After investigating, however, police raised an even more troubling possibility. Mother Jones interviewed author Mark Hertsgaard, who recently traveled to Bonn to look into the case.”
Source: Who killed Petra Kelly?
Kelly forecast the convergence of concerns that are the hallmark of anti-globalization advocacy of the current era. She also was a pioneer in identifying the linkages between issues of peace and democracy, development, the environment and women's rights.
Source
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