Jody Williams: A realistic vision for world peace

Translator: Ditte Duclert Reviewer: Morten Faigh

I'm actually here

Jeg er faktisk her

to make a challenge to people.

for at udfordre folk.

I know there have been many challenges made to people.

Jeg ved godt, at folk får mange udfordringer.

The one I'm going to make

Den som jeg vil give jer,

is that it is time for us to reclaim

er at det er tid for os at genfinde

what peace really means.

den rigtige mening af fred.

Peace is not "Kumbaya, my Lord."

Fred er ikke "Kumbaya, my Lord."

Peace is not the dove and the rainbow --

Fred er ikke duen og regnbuen --

as lovely as they are.

så dejlige som de end er.

When I see the symbols

Når jeg ser symbolerne

of the rainbow and the dove,

af regnbuen og duen,

I think of personal serenity.

tænker jeg på personlig sindsro.

I think of meditation.

Jeg tænker på meditation.

I do not think

Jeg tænker ikke på det,

about what I consider to be peace,

jeg anser som fred,

which is sustainable peace

som er bæredygtig fred

with justice and equality.

med retfærdighed og lighed.

It is a sustainable peace

Det er en bæredygtig fred

in which the majority of people

hvor de fleste mennesker

on this planet

på denne planet

have access to enough resources

har adgang til nok resourcer

to live dignified lives,

til at leve værdige liv,

where these people have enough access

hvor disse mennersker har adgang

to education

til uddannelse

and health care,

og sundhedspleje,

so that they can live in freedom from want

så de kan leve fri for nød

and freedom from fear.

og fri for angst.

This is called human security.

Dette hedder menneskers sikkerhed.

And I am not a complete pacifist

Og jeg er ikke totalt pacifistisk

like some of my really, really heavy-duty,

ligesom nogle af mine virkeligt, virkeligt totalt

non-violent friends,

ikke-voldelige venner,

like Mairead McGuire.

som Mairead McGuire.

I understand that humans

Jeg forstår at mennesker

are so "messed up" --

er så forstyrrede --

to use a nice word,

for at bruge et pænt ord,

because I promised my mom

for jeg lovede min mor,

I'd stop using the F-bomb in public.

at jeg ville stoppe med at bruge F-bomben.

And I'm trying harder and harder.

Og jeg prøver hårdere og hårdere.

Mom, I'm really trying.

Mor, jeg prøver virkeligt.

We need a little bit of police;

Vi har brug for en smule politi,

we need a little bit of military,

vi har brug for lidt militær,

but for defense.

i hvert fald forsvar.

We need to redefine

Vi er nød til at omdefinere,

what makes us secure

hvad det er der gør os sikre

in this world.

her i verden.

It is not arming our country

Det er ikke at bevæbne vores land

to the teeth.

til tænderne.

It is not getting other countries

Der er ikke at få andre lande

to arm themselves to the teeth

til at bevæbne sig til tænderne

with the weapons that we produce

med de våben, som vi producerer

and we sell them.

og sælger.

It is using that money more rationally

Det er at bruge de penge mere rationelt,

to make the countries of the world secure,

for at gøre verdens lande sikre,

to make the people of the world secure.

for at gøre verdens folk sikre.

I was thinking about

Jeg tænkte på

the recent ongoings

de ting der er sket

in Congress,

i Kongressen for nyligt,

where the president is offering

hvor presidenten tilbyder

8.4 billion dollars

8.4 milliarder dollars

to try to get the START vote.

for at prøve at vinde START afstemningen.

I certainly support the START vote.

Jeg støtter helt sikkert START afstemningen.

But he's offering 84 billion dollars

Men han tilbyder 84 milliarder dollars

for the modernizing

for at modernisere

of nuclear weapons.

atomvåben.

Do you know the figure that the U.N. talks about

Vidste I at tallet FN taler om

for fulfilling the Millennium Development Goals

for at fuldføre milleniumudviklingsmålene

is 80 billion dollars?

er 80 millioner dollars?

Just that little bit of money,

Bare en smule penge,

which to me, I wish it was in my bank account --

som jeg ville ønske var i min bankkonto --

it's not, but ...

det er de ikke, men...

In global terms, it's a little bit of money.

Globalt set er det en lille smule penge.

But it's going to modernize weapons

Men de bruges på at modernisere våben,

we do not need

som vi ikke har brug for,

and will not be gotten rid of in our lifetime,

og som ikke vi ikke kan slippe af med i vores levetid,

unless we get up off our ...

med mindre vi får fingeren ud af ...

and take action to make it happen,

og tager skridt for at få det til at ske --

unless we begin to believe

med mindre vi begynder at tro på,

that all of the things that we've been hearing about

at alle de ting vi har hørt om

in these last two days

de sidste par dage

are elements of what come together

er elementer, der kan føres sammen

to make human security.

for at oprette menneskers sikkerhed.

It is saving the tigers.

Det er at redde tigrene.

It is stopping the tar sands.

Det er at stoppe tjæresandet.

It is having access

Der er at have adgang til

to medical equipment

medicinsk udstyr

that can actually tell who does have cancer.

som rent faktisk kan fortælle, hvem der har kræft.

It is all of those things.

Det er alle disse ting.

It is using our money for all of those things.

Det er at bruge vores penge på alle disse ting.

It is about action.

Det handler om handling.

I was in Hiroshima

Jeg var i Hiroshima

a couple of weeks ago,

for et par uger siden,

and His Holiness --

og Hans Hellighed --

we're sitting there in front of thousands of people in the city,

sad foran tusindvis af mennesker i byen,

and there were about eight of us Nobel laureates.

og der var omkring otte af os Nobelprismodtagere.

And he's a bad guy. He's like a bad kid in church.

Og han er en dårlig fyr; han er som en uartig dreng i kirken.

We're staring at everybody, waiting our turn to speak,

Vi stirrer på alle menneskerne mens vi venter på at skulle tale,

and he leans over to me, and he says,

og han læner sig over mod mig og siger:

"Jody, I'm a Buddhist monk."

"Jody, jeg er en Buddhistisk munk."

I said, "Yes, Your Holiness.

Jeg sagde: "Ja, Deres Hellighed,

Your robe gives it away."

Deres kåbe afslører dig."

(Laughter)

(Latter)

He said, "You know

Han sagde: "Ved du,

that I kind of like meditation, and I pray."

at jeg godt kan lide at meditere, og jeg beder."

I said, "That's good. That's good.

Jeg sagde: "Det er godt. Det er godt.

We need that in the world.

Det har vi brug for i verden.

I don't follow that, but that's cool."

Jeg følger det ikke selv, men det er ok."

And he says, "But I have become skeptical.

Og han siger: "Men jeg er blevet skeptisk.

I do not believe

Jeg tror ikke på

that meditation and prayer

at meditation og bøn

will change this world.

vil ændre verden.

I think what we need

Og jeg tror, at det vi behøver,

is action."

er handling."

His Holiness, in his robes,

Hans hellighed, i sin kåbe,

is my new action hero.

er min nye superhelt.

I spoke with Aung Sun Suu Kyi

Jeg talte med Aung Sun Suu Kyi

a couple of days ago.

for et par dage siden.

As most of you know,

Som de fleste af jer ved,

she's a hero for democracy in her country, Burma.

er hun en demokratihelt i sit land, Burma.

You probably also know

I ved sikkert også,

that she has spent 15 of the last 20 years

at hun har været i fængsel

imprisoned for her efforts

i 15 ud af de sidste 20 år

to bring about democracy.

for sine anstrengelser for at indføre demokrati.

She was just released a couple of weeks ago,

Hun blev løsladt for et par uger siden,

and we're very concerned to see how long she will be free,

og vi er bekymrede for, hvor længe hun vil forblive fri,

because she is already out in the streets in Rangoon,

fordi hun er allerede ude på gaderne i Rangoon,

agitating for change.

for at gøre noget for at ændre tingenes tilstand.

She is already out in the streets, working with the party

Hun er allrede ude på gaden for at arbejde med partiet

to try to rebuild it.

for at geopbygge det.

But I talked to her for a range of issues.

Men jeg talte med hende om en række emner.

But one thing that I want to say,

Men en ting jeg ville sige,

because it's similar to what His Holiness said.

fordi det ligner det Hans Hellighed sagde.

She said, "You know, we have a long road to go

Hun sagde: "Ved du, at vi har langt igen

to finally get democracy in my country.

før vi omsider får demokrati i mit land.

But I don't believe in hope

Men jeg tror ikke på håb

without endeavor.

uden bestræbelser.

I don't believe in the hope of change,

Jeg tror ikke på håbet om ændringer,

unless we take action

med mindre vi griber ind

to make it so."

for at fremkalde disse."

Here's another woman hero of mine.

Her er endnu en af mine kvindehelte.

She's my friend, Dr. Shirin Ebadi,

Hun er min ven, Dr. Shirin Ebadi,

the first Muslim woman

den første muslimske kvinde,

to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.

der har modtaget Nobels Fredspris.

She has been in exile

Hun har været i eksil

for the last year and a half.

det sidste halvandet år.

You ask her where she lives -- where does she live in exile?

Spørger du hende, hvor hun bor -- hvor hun bor i eksil?

She says the airports of the world.

I verdens lufthavne, siger hun.

She is traveling because she was out of the country

Hun rejser fordi hun var ude af sit land,

at the time of the elections.

da der var valg.

And instead of going home,

Og istedet for at tage hjem,

she conferred with all the other women that she works with,

rådslog hun sig med de andre kvinder, hun arbejder med,

who said to her, "Stay out. We need you out.

som sagde til hende: "Bliv væk. Vi har brug for dig.

We need to be able to talk to you out there,

Vi er nød til at kunne tale med dig derude,

so that you can give the message

så du kan videregive beskeden

of what's happening here."

om, hvad der sker her."

A year and a half --

Halvandet år --

she's out speaking

hun er ude og tale

on behalf of the other women in her country.

på vegne af de andre kvinder i hendes land.

Wangari Maathai --

Wangari Maathai --

2004 Peace laureate.

2004 Fredsprisvinder.

They call her the "Tree Lady,"

De kalder hende trækvinden,

but she's more than the Tree Lady.

men hun er mere end blot trækvinden.

Working for peace

At arbejde for fred

is very creative.

er meget kreativt.

It's hard work every day.

Det er hårdt arbejde hver dag.

When she was planting those trees,

Da hun plantede de træer,

I don't think most people understand

tror jeg ikke at de fleste forstår.

that, at the same time,

at hun på samme tid

she was using the action

brugte denne handlig

of getting people together to plant those trees

til at få folk samlet om at plante de træer,

to talk about how to overcome

for at tale om hvordan de skulle overkomme

the authoritarian government in her country.

den autoritære regering i hendes land.

People could not gather

Folk kunne ikke samles

without getting busted and taken to jail.

uden at blive taget og sendt i fængsel.

But if they were together planting trees for the environment,

Men hvis de var samlet om at plante træer for miljøet,

it was okay --

så var det ok --

creativity.

kreativt.

But it's not just iconic women

Men det er ikke blot ikoniske kvinder

like Shirin,

som Shirin,

like Aung Sun Suu Kyi, like Wangari Maathai --

som Aung Sun Suu Kyi, som Wangari Maathai;

it is other women in the world

det er andre kvinder i verden,

who are also struggling together

som sammen kæmper for

to change this world.

at ændre verden.

The Women's League of Burma,

Women's League of Burma --

11 individual organizations of Burmese women

11 individuelle organisationer af Burmesiske kvinder

came together because there's strength in numbers.

samledes fordi der er styrke i antal.

Working together is what changes our world.

At arbejde sammen muliggør at verden ændres.

The Million Signatures Campaign

En Million Underskrifter Kampagnen

of women inside Burma

af burmesiske kvinder

working together to change human rights,

samlet for at ændre menneskerettighederne,

to bring democracy to that country.

for at bringe demokrati til det land.

When one is arrested and taken to prison,

Når en bliver arresteret og sendt i fængsel

another one comes out and joins the movement,

kommer en anden ud og tilsutter sig bevægelsen --

recognizing that if they work together,

de forstår, at hvis de arbejder sammen,

they will ultimately bring change

så vil de ultimativt ændre tingene

in their own country.

i deres land.

Mairead McGuire in the middle,

Mairead McGuire i midten,

Betty Williams on the right-hand side --

Betty Williams på højre side --

bringing peace to Northern Ireland.

for at bringe fred til Nordirland.

I'll tell you the quick story.

Lad mig fortælle Jer en hurtig historie.

An IRA driver was shot,

En IRA chauffør blev skudt,

and his car plowed into people

og hans bil pløjede ind i folk

on the side of the street.

på siden af gaden.

There was a mother and three children.

Der var en mor og tre børn.

The children were killed on the spot.

Børnene døde på stedet.

It was Mairead's sister.

Det var Maireads søster.

Instead of giving in

I stedet for at overgive sig

to grief, depression, defeat

til sorg, depression, nederlag

in the face of that violence,

i lyset of vold,

Mairead hooked up with Betty --

gik Mairead og Betty sammen --

a staunch Protestant and a staunch Catholic --

en trofast protestant og en trofast katolik --

and they took to the streets

og de gik på gaden

to say, "No more violence."

for at sige "Ikke mere vold."

And they were able to get

Og det lykkedes dem at få

tens of thousands of, primarily, women, some men,

titusindvis af primært kvinder -- nogle mænd --

in the streets to bring about change.

ud på gaden for at ændre tingene.

And they have been

Og de har været

part of what brought peace to Northern Ireland,

del af det der skabte fred i Nordirland,

and they're still working on it,

og de arbejder stadig på det,

because there's still a lot more to do.

for der er stadig meget, der skal gøres.

This is Rigoberta Menchu Tum.

Det her er Rigoberta Menchu Tum.

She also received the Peace Prize.

Hun har også modtaget fredsprisen.

She is now running for president.

Hun er nu præsidentkandidat.

She is educating the indigenous people of her country

Hun underviser de oprindelige folk i sit land i,

about what it means to be a democracy,

hvad demokrati betyder,

about how you bring democracy to the country,

hvordan man opbygger demokrati i sit land,

about educating, about how to vote --

hvad undervisning er, hvordan man stemmer --

but that democracy is not just about voting;

men at demokrati ikke blot er om at stemme,

it's about being an active citizen.

det er om at være en aktiv borger.

That's what I got stuck doing --

Det her er hvad jeg gik igang med --

the landmine campaign.

landminekampagnen.

One of the things that made this campaign work

En af de ting der gjorde denne kampagne succesfuld,

is because we grew from two NGOs

er fordi den opstod fra to NGOer

to thousands

til tusindvis

in 90 countries around the world,

i 90 lande i verden,

working together in common cause to ban landmines.

samlet i fælles sag om at forbyde landminer.

Some of the people who worked in our campaign

Nogle af de folk der arbejdede i vores kampagne

could only work maybe an hour a month.

kunne måske kun arbejde en time om måneden.

They could maybe volunteer that much.

Så meget kunne de måske arbejde frivilligt.

There were others, like myself,

Der var andre, som mig selv,

who were full-time.

som kunne arbejde på fuld tid.

But it was the actions, together, of all of us

Men det var vores alle sammens handlinger,

that brought about that change.

der forårsagede ændringerne.

In my view, what we need today

Efter min mening, er det vi mangler i dag

is people getting up

folk som stiller sig op

and taking action

og tager handling,

to reclaim the meaning of peace.

for at genvinde betydningen af fred.

It's not a dirty word.

Det er ikke et fyord.

It's hard work every single day.

Det er hårdt arbejde hver eneste dag.

And if each of us

Og hvis hver af os,

who cares about the different things we care about

som har forskellige ting der betyder noget for os,

got up off our butts

fik fingeren ud

and volunteered

og arbejde frivilligt

as much time as we could,

så meget som vi kunne,

we would change this world,

så kunne vi ændre verden,

we would save this world.

vi kunne redde denne verden.

And we can't wait for the other guy. We have to do it ourselves.

Og vi kan ikke vente på naboen; vi skal gøre det selv.

Thank you.

Tak.

(Applause)

(Bifald)