Ubunto - I am because we are!
On the vast and colorful continent of Africa, there is a word that echoes beyond the boundaries of space and time. It is a word that carries with it the weight of history and the promise of a more humane future. That word is Ubuntu. Imagine yourself, for a moment, in an African village, surrounded by mud huts and to the sound of drums, on a late afternoon, where the sun is setting over the golden savannahs. This is where the story I want to share unfolds, a story about solidarity, compassion and the essence of humanity, told by journalist and philosopher Lia Diskin during the World Peace Festival in Florianópolis in 2006. Imagine yourself, for a moment, in an African village, surrounded by mud huts and to the sound of drums, on a late afternoon, where the sun is setting over the golden savannahs. This is where the story I want to share unfolds, a story about solidarity, compassion and the essence of humanity, told by journalist and philosopher Lia Diskin during the World Peace Festival