TFF's
15th Anniversary: D-Day
PressInfo #
115
January
25, 2001
By Christina
Spännar & Jan Oberg,
founders
1986. .
.
TFF took the first steps in January 1986. We have
recently described what
TFF is about.
Today we are a network of 71 scholars, activists,
diplomats, officers in 22 countries. We are Orthodox and
Catholics, Muslims, Buddhists, Quakers, Gandhians,
atheists and, well, God knows what.
The foundation has spearheaded the Gandhi-inspired
concept and practise of conflict-mitigation. It has
conducted over 40 missions to former and present
Yugoslavia, to all conflicts regions and parties since
1991. It's been a small force for the UN norm of "peace
with peaceful means" it has done impartial analysis,
mitigation and peace education way before all the talk
about preventive diplomacy.
It's a small bridge-builder between scholarly and
on-the-ground peace work. There are some 60 publications
in our TFF Store and Donations.
We work also in Georgia and in Burundi and we teach in
many countries.
TFF reaches out through mails and two websites and
through mainstream as well as alternative media. We
believe in dialogue and debate but also in friendly
quarrels with those who disagree with our statements and
publications. It won't be democracy without. As a
principle we never attack people, but policies and views
even when politically "incorrect."
The last two years we have had 300.000 visitors
clicking on the door to our site, 400 a day. It is time
you see for yourself, if you are not among them.
During the last few months TFF PressInfos have told
you, proudly, that we have launched:
- TNN - - the TFF News
Navigator
- TFF
Store and Donations - - where you can make a donation
and buy publications
- Nonviolence
Forum
- A three-year research project on Reconciliation
and Forgiveness.
Do
you...?
Do you think it is important to do this type of work?
Would you like it to continue? Would you like more of it?
Do you believe in free research, civil courage and
independent voices as a sine qua non of democracy and
freedom? Do you think peace, human development,
reconciliation and nonviolence should be empowered when
you look at this world?
And, frankly, do you think TFF is a qualified and
serious force in the right direction - - even though you
may not always agree with us?
Then celebrate a
bit with
us!
See today as a non-military
D-Day: Donation
Day!.
Go to http://www.tff-store-and-donations.org
and make a donation from 2 US$ and upwards. You can also
buy TFF publications, the income goes to our work. Use
your credit card, make a guaranteed secure payment; you
get an email receipt immediately.
Remember your money does not go to
"bureaucracy" or salaries. We don't have a single
permanent staff. Your donation goes to the basics such as
operative costs and to activities: books, field missions,
education and outreach.
Or go to http://www.transnational.org/tff/friendfm.html
if you prefer postal giro or bank transfers to online
payment. Whatever you do, it will take 2-3 minutes.
The tax you pay automatically supports
mainstream state institutes, war planning, military
laboratories, weapons, wars and militarist diplomacy.
With a donation to TFF you are in charge and you make a
contribution to genuine peace.
Our gratitude to those who have sent
us donations!
Last year we lost the support from the
Swedish government. Whatever the reason, the lesson to be
learned is that the foundation must never rely on any
single source. We didn't and we have survived. So far. We
need your help to go on with the ideals we
have!
© TFF 2001

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