In IFM-SEI our motto is “Span the world with friendship”. We strongly believe, that only by coming together as an international movement we will be able to challenge and change the current world order.

Especially, during this pandemic we need to stand in solidarity with each other, we believe that friendship is an essential element for international solidarity, one of our main principles. Through international solidarity, we can strengthen our international cooperation.

We can only fight injustice in our world together, in celebration of all of the amazing friendships we created within our movement of movements.

Here the beautiful poem on friendship:

And a youth said, Speak to us of Friendship.

And he answered, saying:

Your friend is your needs answered.

He is your field which you sow with love and reap with thanksgiving.

And he is your board and your fireside.

For you come to him with your hunger, and you seek him for peace.

 

When your friend speaks his mind you fear not the “nay” in your own mind, nor do you withhold the “ay.”

And when he is silent your heart ceases not to listen to his heart;

For without words, in friendship, all thoughts, all desires, all expectations are born and shared, with joy that is celebrated.

by Kahlil Gibran - 1883-1931