German Humanist Luz Jahnen Urges Participants to Lead Global Peace Efforts at the 4th World March for Peace and ASEAN Festival
By Genevieve B. Kupang
The Baguio Central University Academic Community, together with Ang Komunidad para sa Ika-uunlad ng Tao (Community for Human Development), Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) Pilipinas, Pressenza, the Philippine Association for Graduate Education (PAGE), the local government unit, the World Council for Curriculum and Instruction (WCCI), the World University Network for Innovation-Leaders (WUNI-L), World without Wars and Violence (WwWV), Kasiyana Peace and Healing Initiatives , and their partners, express their sincere gratitude to all the resource speakers of the 4th World March for Peace and Integral Regeneration and ASEAN Festival. This event was held last October 3, 2026, at the BCU Function Hall and Gym.
Participants in the 4th World March for Peace and Integral Regeneration linked arms and bowed their heads in a shared prayer for global peace and nonviolence. Together, we stand as one community committed to nurturing peace within ourselves, our communities, and the world. 
Special appreciation goes to Mr. Luz Jahnen from Germany, a dedicated humanist, peace advocate, and organizer of Berlin 2027 . The full text of Mr. Luz Jahnen’s message is presented below in both German and English.
Message of Mr. Luz Jahnen to the 4th World March for Peace Participants
Note to readers: An English translation of the speech is provided below.
Liebe Teilnehmer an der heutigen Versammlung in BCU anlässlich des 4.Weltmarschs für Frieden, Gewaltlosigkeit und integrale Regeneration together with the ASEAN Festival!
It’s a big Freud and it’s a big die that you send and have a whole lot of Unterstützung für die so wichtige Anliegen des Friedens and der integralen Regeneration auszudrücken. Mein Gruß erreicht euch aus Europa, genauer gesagt aus Deutschland.
Mit all my Respekt für die ehrenwerten Repräsentanten der Universität, der Institutionen, der ASEAN-Länder und der Organisatoren dieser wichtigen Versammlung anlässlich des 4.Marschs für Frieden und integrale Regeneration… mit all meinem Respekt möchte ich mich mit meinem Gruß vor german Euch, die students, wenden. Ich wende mich vor german an euch, weil ihr ein wichtiger Teil der Zukunft eures Landes seid.
Bei aller Sorge und all den richtigen Bemühungen eure berufliche Karriere vorwärtszubringen, euren Sorgen et Bemühungen um gute Abschlüsse in den Schulen und Universitäten, bei all euren Sorgen euch und euren Familien ein sicheres und gutes Leben aufzubauen, verget nicht, dass ihr in European Städten, Dörfern, im Land also Einfluss haben werdet auf unser Zusammenleben. Now some of the men are lying on the other side of the men’s clothing, but they are not in the wind. The life of the subject is not physical: it is psychological, economic, moral, religious and sexual.
Ich selber bin in einem Land groß geworden, welches beim Fall der Berliner Mauer 1989, der Wiedervereinigung des geteilten Deutschlands, ein historisches Beispiel der friedlichen Veränderung erlebt hat, durch eine Bevölkerung, die eine bessere Zukunft ohne Repressionen leben wollte. Ich bin aber auch in einem Land groß geworden, in dem nach dem schrecklichen 2.Weltkrieg von unseren Eltern geschwiegen wurde; It’s a bit of a surprise that Leid Welches was a man who was born and the sogenannten Feinden angetan hat. And so begleite ich meinen heutigen Gruß mit einer tiefempfundenen Bitte: schweigt nicht zur Gewalt in all ihren Forms, seid sensibel für Ungerechtigkeit und Diskriminierung, mischt euch ein und zeigt, dass euch das Leid in eurer Umgebung und der Welt nicht gleichgültig ist.
In September, our days were in Berlin and welttreffen der Aktiven Gewaltlosigkeit veranstalten mit Teilnehmern aus der ganzen Welt. If you choose to stay in the same room, you can also use it under Berlin2027 – Active Freiheit on the Internet when you use the Internet.
Ich sende euch ganz herzliche Grüße und wünsche euch eine absolut inspirierende Versammlung!
Sharing Kapwa in the Heart of Berlin 
. Gathering in the peaceful inner courtyard (Innenhof) outside Café Felix at the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (Haus Unter den Linden), Genevieve B. Kupang connected with Berlin peace advocates and humanists. Among the topics shared was the deep Filipino philosophy of Kapwa, our shared identity and collective humanity, offering a powerful perspective on international peace and solidarity. 
Photo by Luz Jahnen, September 26, 2026
Translation in English
“Dear participants at today’s gathering at BCU to mark the 4th World March for Peace, Non-Violence and Integral Regeneration, together with the ASEAN Festival!
It is a great pleasure to send you this greeting today and to express our full support for this vital cause of peace and integral regeneration. My greetings reach you from Europe – from Germany, to be precise.
With all due respect to the honorable representatives of the university, the institutions, the ASEAN countries and the organizers of this important gathering to mark the 4th March for Peace and Integral Regeneration… with all due respect, I would like to direct my greetings first and foremost to you, the students. I am addressing you in particular because you are a vital part of your country’s future.
Amidst all your concerns and all your legitimate efforts to advance your professional careers, amidst your worries and efforts to achieve good results at school and university, and amidst all your concerns about building a secure and good life for yourselves and your families, do not forget that you, in your towns, villages and across the country, will also have an influence on how we live together. For us, as human beings, face the urgent task of overcoming our own violence. Violence has many faces; it is not merely physical: it has psychological, economic, moral, religious and sexual dimensions, and, not least, an ecological dimension.
I myself grew up in a country which, with the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and the reunification of a divided Germany, witnessed a historic example of peaceful change, driven by a population that wanted to live a better future free from repression. But I also grew up in a country where, after the terrible Second World War, our parents remained silent, remaining silent about the immeasurable suffering inflicted upon our neighbors and so-called enemies. And so I accompany my greeting today with a heartfelt plea: do not remain silent about violence in all its forms; be sensitive to injustice and discrimination; take a stand and show that you are not indifferent to the suffering in your own community and in the world.
Next September, we will be organizing a global gathering on active non-violence in Berlin, with participants from all over the world. You are, of course, invited to take part, but you can also support the event right now from the comfort of your own homes via the ‘Berlin2027 – Active Non-Violence’ website.
I send you my warmest regards and wish you a very inspiring gathering!”
Agape Fellowship in Berlin. Peace advocates Ivetta Csongradi, Lorena Orosco, Dr. Genevieve B. Kupang, Dani Horowitz, and Luz Jahnen gather at a local Nepalese restaurant in Berlin following a series of one-on-one street interviews and engagements exploring public perspectives on peace and nonviolence.
Background and International Collaboration
The statement above was delivered by Mr. Luz Jahnen during the 4th World March for Peace and Integral Regeneration at Baguio Central University on October 3, 2026.
Initial collaboration began in June 2026 via video calls with BCU delegates for the 3rd WURI Global Conference, Mr. Karl Matthieu Rillera and Dr. Genevieve B. Kupang. This culminated in face-to-face discussions from September 25 to 28, 2026, following the conference at the Deggendorf Institute of Technology in Germany. During these meetings, Dr. Kupang connected with Mr. Jahnen, a Cologne-based humanist, researcher, and film producer. Mr. Jahnen and Dr. Kupang subsequently traveled to Munich and Berlin to collaborate with global peace advocates ahead of the 4th World March and the Berlin 2027 initiative.
Vibrant Expressions of Peace and Culture: Highlights from the 4th World March for Peace and Integral Regeneration and ASEAN Festival at Baguio Central University featuring traditional cultural performances, solidarity gatherings, and a special peace message presentation by Guinness World Record Holder, Ms. Adelaida Guia.
Participants of the 4th World March for Peace and Integral Regeneration gathered at Baguio Central University on October 3, 2026. The event was organized by the BCU Graduate School faculty and students, together with the International Relations Office under the leadership of Dr. Genevieve B. Kupang.
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