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The
WE Asian youth from twenty
countries assembled here. in
Our call is to
do God’s will by total commitment to the struggles of
all peoples for justice.
Our call is to organise, to mobilise, to transform our societies and the global order.
Our call is to
discover a deep spirituality to sustain us in adversity.
In the vastness
of this country we have journeyed to stand with the people and listen to their
cries of suffering and their shouts for freedom. From the fisherpeople
of Kerala and the landless labourers of Tamil Nadu to the urban poor of
But now we
speak out with one voice and gather up their injustice with that of others from
around the Asia-Pacific region who struggle for justice and self-determination:
Tamils in
Kanaks in
the people of
the victims of industrial pollution in Minamata,
the youth movements in
Their
representatives have come among us in
We have not
yielded to defeat or cynicism. Together
in Delhi we have sought out the promise of Asian ideology, theology and
political vision; together we have advanced the movement of women to be equal
participants in the task of social transformation; together we have grasped the
opportunities of networking between peoples' movements; together we have
defined the participation of youth in society as a process of
self-determination which overcomes social control; and together we have
established an agenda for Asian ecumenical youth and student movements.
Through drama
and music, through prayer and lively debate we have sought to discern God's will. We acknowledge our own lack of insight and
our inability to give ourselves, our whole lives in a generous and joyous
spirit. We admit that we are not always
open to the unexpected and disturbing will of God.
But here in
Now we take up
the challenge to make our vision of God's justice and peace into reality. THY WILL BE DONE.