Shiraz Ramji
swramji@sfu.ca
Active Human Pluralism (24/7)*
Written for reflection by Shiraz Ramji (Pacifist, Educator, Gerontologist)
web page :http://www.sfu.ca/~swramji
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Pluralism is people friendly with active compassionate lifestyle (24hours/7days)*
Pluralism of age, ability, class, gender, race, ethnicity, politics, religion, and
spirituality defines cultural diversity, languages, and food habits.
Pluralism has a symbol of a fruit basket
with no superior or inferior fruit, person, animal, bird, mammal, fish
People enjoy freedom to share global friendship,
knowledge, and experiences (24/7)
People enjoy age and gender pluralism in their homes
and in their global communities (24/7)
People learn with people, communities learn with communities,
neighbours learn with neighbours,
grandparents learn with grandchildren, …
Political Democratic Elections every four years at federal,
provincial and municipal levels to choose
equal number of honest male and female leaders.
Lifestyle is dynamic and healthy (24 hours/ 7 days a week)*
Lifestyle is actively understanding
global human commonalities and differences*
Lifestyle includes learning different languages, poetry, songs, jokes
Lifelong learning is a freedom and human right for all*
Universal basic education and medicare. Life Expectancy is 60-80 years
Universal music, dance, theatre, media for Gender Justice & Global Peace
Respectful to all humans and non-humans (24 hours/7days a week)
- Rejects politics of divide and rule (24/7)
- Rejects culture of fear and greed (24/7)
- Rejects capital punishment (24/7)
- Rejects violence and wars (24/7)
Apartheid against any community is “not acceptable” (24 hours/7 days a week)*
Africans, Arabs, Asians, Europeans, Indigenous Americans,
Aboriginal Australians and Global Citizens
have an egalitarian vision for Gender Justice and Global Peace
Appreciate diversity and commonalities as a fruitful lifestyle with empathy
Lifestyle (24/7) is holistic and based on multi-generational cultures
of global humanity and human relations*
Inclusive Justice-Friendly Food, Water and Housing Rights as Human Rights
Inclusive environmental justice programs for all global citizens
Ice hockey, soccer, and basketball are female and male games.
Shake Hands, Hug, and Touch to express Gender Justice & Global Peace
Smile when Happy and Speak when challenging Fear and Greed (F1G1)
Speak for Gender Justice and Speak for Global Peace
Smile, Swim, and Enjoy your Age, Gender and Peaceful Abilities.
Multiculturalism (24/7) with compassionate multi-generational programs
for Gender Justice, Global Justice, Global Peace and Global Humanity.
*L... Living arrangement
I... Independent activities
F... Family activities
E... Eating habits
S... Spiritual pluralistic activities
T... Treatment preventive health
Y... Youth Senior program
L... Literacy program
E... Exercise/Dance program
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Active human pluralism (24/7)
controls Fear and Greed F1G1,
a preventable disease like H1N1.
Enjoy the freedom
of human pluralism 24/7
Shiraz Ramji
swramji@sfu.ca
Fruitful Girl Power with Nobel Prize winners
One, Two:
Three, Four:
Five, Six:
Seven, Eight:
Nine, Ten:
Nobel Prize, Women Winners
Wangari Maathai, Toni Morrison
Aung San Suu, Shirin Ebadi
Betty Williams, Mairead Corrigan
Rigoberta Menchu, Gabriela Mistral
Eleven, Twelve:
Marie Curie, Irene Curie
Thirteen, Fourteen: Jody Williams, Nadine Gordimer
Fifteen, Sixteen:
Jane Addams, Emily Greene Balch
Seventeen, Eighteen: Alva Myrdal, Bertha von Suttner
Nineteen, Twenty: Alice Munro, Doris Lessing
#2 Reclaim Global Humanity
Reclaim Global Humanity,
and Enjoy Global Justice
Reclaim Global Justice.
and Enjoy Global Peace
Reclaim Global Peace
and Enjoy Global Humanity
Reclaim Global Humanity
and challenge the Culture of Global Fear
Reclaim Global Justice
and Challenge the Culture of Global Greed
Reclaim Global Peace
and Challenge the Social SARS virus:
S … Sexism and Homophobia
A … Ageism and Ableism
R … Racism and Religion Phobia
S … Social Class Injustices
Reclaim Global Humanity
and challenge the social SARS Virus
in your brain, language, and action
in your multigenerational families,
in your multicultural communities.
Enjoy Global Justice, Enjoy Global Peace
Enjoy Gender Justice, Enjoy Global Humanity
Fruitful holistic poetry to make greed history (2015)
Written for reflection by Shiraz Ramji (Pacifist, Educator, Gerontologist)
Webpage: http://www.sfu.ca/~swramji Interview/articles: http://www.the-peak.ca
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