Seville Statement to its membership so that it can be considered
for formal endorsement. A similar initiative is planned for the
International TESOL convention to be held in March in Baltimore.
in the United States.

--- The initiative in Argentina begun by Dr. Jose Federico
Westerkamp (April Newsletter) by way of the Argentina National
Commission for UNESCO (August newsletter) is now underway with the
preparation of Spanish language brochures by UNESCO to be used in
the schools of Argentina. Dr. Westerkamp is working on the
project with Professor Alicia Cabezudo, a high school teacher in
the city of Rosario.

--- Representatives of the Associated Schools Programme of UNESCO
from 50 countries including all continents received materials on
the Seville Statement, including brochures, flyers, and posters,
at an international colloquium on the occasion of the Programme's
40th anniversary. The colloquium took place in Soest, Germany,
from 12-17 September, and included both plenary sessions (one
of which included the Seville Statement) and workshops (including
one on the culture of peace).

--- According to a note from the Pugwash Conferences on Science
and World Affairs, based in London, their President, Professor
Joseph Rotblat has cited the text of the Seville Statement on
violence in his speeches.

--- The Seville Statement was presented by Piet Dijkstra of the
Netherlands at a conference entitled The Global Challenge: The
Philosophical and Educational Challenges of Peacebuilding,
Conflict Prevention and Global Responsibility in the Post Cold War
World. The conference which took place in London on September 23,
was organized by Thomas Daffern of the International Institute for
Peace and Global Responsibility.

--- Some recent publications of the Statement include: Peace
Education by David Hicks, Editions Morata, S.L. Madrid; and
Psychotrends, by Shervert Frazier to be published by Simon and
Schuster. The Statement is also cited in the book, Engaging the
Powers, by Walter Wink, published by Fortress Press, Minneapolis,
MN, 1992.

--- Rein Heijne, Chairman of the Humanist Peace Council of the
Netherlands, writes that he has distributed the Seville Statement
to several humanist organizations, including the University of
Humanities in Utrecht and the Congress of the International
Humanist and Ethical Union last held July in Berlin.

--- Carlos Marin, the Assistant Director of Corporacion Integral
para el Desarrollo Cultural y Social in Bogota, Colombia, writes
that they are studying and discussing the Seville Statement on
Violence in order to use it in their seminars with secondary
school teachers.

--- Finally, a letter is enclosed from Seville signatory Santiago
Genoves, who recollects the origins of the Statement and exhorts
us to take a second, even more difficult step, to address the
cultural aspects and processes of violence.

Peace.

David Adams