The IWA was founded in 1978. We support the rights and freedoms in the Universal Declaration
of Human Rights for all people, everywhere. We value: respect for and comprehension of all cultures and
ethnic traditions; freedom of speech and diversity within the bounds of a just world. More fundamental
than freedom of speech and diversity we value the rejection of racism, sexism, tribalism and ageism.
We believe in optimism rather than pessimism, hope rather despair, learning in the place of
dogma, truth instead of ignorance, joy rather than guilt or sin, tolerance in the place of fear, love instead of
hatred, compassion over selfishness, beauty instead of ugliness, and reason rather than blind faith or
irrationality. 

IWA has many distinguished members as Marquis K. Vella Haber, SOSJ Gran Prior International
and Head of the Executive of the Supreme Council of the Sov. Order of Saint John of Jerusalem (Malta);
Prince Waldemar Baroni Santos (Brasil), Don Ciro Punzo, Prince of Cnosso andManzartille (Italy); Lord
Viktor Busä, President of the International States Parliament for Safety and Peace; Prince Dom Duarte
Nuno Joäo Pio de Orleäes e Braganga, of Portugal; Prince Giuseppe Benvenuto 1o Agatino Raddino de
Gevaudan de la Casa Real di Horistal y de las Valadas Occitanas (Italy); Dr. Denis Kelleher Muhilly,
President of the American International University; Dr. Fernando Henrique Cardoso, former President of
Brasil (1994-2002), Frei Betto (Brazll), Dr. Aöcio Neves, (Governor of Minas Gerais, Brazil), Fidel
Castro Ruz (Cuba) and famous writers as Eduardo Galeano (Uruguay), Ernesto Säbato (Argentina), Noan
Chomsky (USA), Fernando Alegria (Chile), Rigoberta Menchü (Peace Nobel Prize in 92, Guatemala),
Hedi Bouraoui,T unisia;EJazR ahim, PakistanE laine SommersR ich, USA; ElenaP oniatowskaM, exico;
Cdlia Lamounier de Araüjo, Brazil Celso Furtado, Brazil; Cöcile Nguyen, Vietnam; Armando Rojo Leön,
Marocco; Frank Mackay Amim-Appiah, Ghana; Fröddric Maire, France; Frederico Ningi, Angola, etc.
Among the immortals: Marcel Marceau (France), Carlos Drummond de Andrade (Brazil), Alberto
Moravia, (Italy), EllaFitzgerald (USA), Eugene Ionesco (Romania), Jorge Guillön and Francisco Garcia
Pavön (Spain), Juan Carlos Maria Onetti, Augusto Roa Bastos (Paraguay); Juan Rulfo ( Mexico), Julio
Cortäzar and Manuel Puig (Argentina), Maguerite Duras (France), + Melina Mercouri (Greece) and many
others, about 1350 associates in 125 countries, on the five continents of the world.