Towards: A World in Which All Children Can Play

MAY-MAY MEIJER

CHAIR

In the spring of 2013, a photo in de Volkskrant of a Syrian father with his son moved me deeply; both of them had been wounded by bombings. “What are we doing to each other?”, “Why are innocent and vulnerable children the victims of violence that they themselves can do nothing about?”, flashed through my head. I decided to do something, no matter how small, and wrote a long letter to President Obama entitled “An urgent call for peace in Syria.” In addition, I had suffered from a psychosis and I am still vulnerable for psychosis and mania.

At the International Day of Peace on 21 September 2015, Peace SOS was founded by presenting a peace manifesto in Nieuwspoort, The Hague. We do our best to contribute to world peace and uphold human rights via peaceful means and put an end to poverty. I often post messages and articles urging us all to cherish life and to care for each other and nature. Although I feel inspired by God, Peace SOS is an organisation open for everyone. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is an important document for us. Peace SOS consists of a small dedicated team of volunteers.

Hoping to see soon: A World in Which All Children Can Play.