President of Universities in Makassar, NGO's, Thousands of students, filled 'Karebosi' the main square in the center of Makassar when the Mayor of Makassar declared the 'Makassar for Peace and Cultural Understanding" petition:
1. We, the citizens of Makassar, reject all forms of violance and military aggression, wether in the name of tribe, nation, religion, ideology or for any other reason.
2. We, the citizens of Makassar, call on the international community to push for peaceful resolutions in accordance with international law to all existing conflicts that may arise in the future between different nations or ethnic groups.
3. We, the citizens of Makassar, call on the international community to honor and respect cultural differences.
4. We, the citizens of Makassar, along with our leaders, invitie all peace loving members of the international community to visit Makassar and share in spreading cultural understanding.
5. We, the citizens of Makassar, along witl all the community and government
leaders pledge to keep Makassar safe using all means legally available for this
purpose.
Written by IqRa
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