Ngomhlaka-25 kuya ku-26 Mayi 1955, abantu abangaba ngu-3000 bafika eMhlanganweni Wabantu owabanjelwa eKliptown lapho kwaphasiswa khona i-Freedom Charter. Eminye futhi imikhankaso ebalulekie ngaleso sikhathi kwakungumkhankaso weziNdawo Zabasentshonalanga (ukukhishwa ngokhahlo) nomkhankaso owawumelene ne-Bantu education (imfundo yaBantu Abansundu). the essential thrust of the tour was, of course, the founding of the upf with its challenging mission to help the united nations renew itself by engaging the collective spiritual wisdom and insight of the world’s faith leaders. this difficult task is made even more urgent and necessary, because so many of the world’s most intractable disputes are actually being made worse by religious tensions. another important theme was the challenge of breaking down the barriers that divide people, as well as nations. after all, before any country can think about ending conflict and making peace, the citizens of that nation, its individuals and families overcome divisions based on race, religion, ethnicity and culture and language. only through loving one’s enemy, even to the point where the children of hostile nations and peoples intermarry and create new families of love.