It was last 7th of July. In a public square in the heart of Krakow, huge leaves of white paper were hiding the grass and, free for children :water, paintbrush, water paint of every colour...and also some sweats !

All Sunday morning long, the children were free for " painting peace " on this wide virgin space. A few hours later there won't be any white space left. On the edge of this garden, a stage and some representatives of UNESCO Clubs from Nepal, Costa Rica, Belarus, Poland, Ukraine, Philippines...proudly testifying that the same demonstration was held at the same time in their own country (moreover, more than 20 cities in the world took part in this event ). As you understood, it was one of the activities organized by the Polish Federation in cooperation with the local authorities and the WFUCA (refer to article 5) in the context of the International Youth Forum. Nobody can really estimate the impact of this excellent initiative aiming children and adults as well.

But we can be sure that this 7th of July the " culture of peace " went through a new step forward. And other steps have been done in Beyrouth, Yaoundé and San José -Costa Rica- during our 2002 regional meetings which are described in the present" Cyber-Confluences ". More than ever, we keep on building new roads for peace. Let's hope for some other " 7th of July " in the future and several other intercultural meetings.

Patrick Gallaud        
Secretary-General