Peace Education
UPF organizes seminars and conferences that present core values and universal principles of peacebuilding.
- Written by: Milo Klas, secretary general, UPF-Slovakia
Bratislava, Slovakia—The 400-year period from the Protestant Reformation (1517) to the Russian Revolution (1917) was the topic of a UPF event.
- Written by: UPF-Estonia
Pärnu, Estonia—The inspiration of an Ambassador for Peace brought together Estonian children to play football for the sake of a unified Korea.
- Written by: Sigrun Botembe, UPF-Germany
Berlin, Germany—A UPF discussion of Martin Luther and the Reformation was so interesting that it went on two hours longer than planned.
- Written by: Maria Pammer, secretary general, UPF-Upper Austria
Reichraming, Austria—UPF of Upper Austria, in cooperation with three communities and their mayors, held a Peace Road bicycling tour through the scenic Steyr-Land district.
- Written by: Monika Kunde, UPF-Frankfurt
Frankfurt, Germany—To commemorate the 500th anniversary of the 95 Theses, UPF of Frankfurt invited three speakers to provide different views of Martin Luther.
- Written by: Hans Campman, UPF-Netherlands
Almere, Netherlands—Schoolchildren and their parents took part in the 2017 Peace Road, singing, walking a Peace Labyrinth, and writing peace wishes.
- Written by: Gregor Sattler, secretary general, UPF-Bonn
Bonn, Germany—To commemorate the “Year of Luther”—500 years after the Reformation—the Bonn chapter of UPF held a discussion on the legacy of Martin Luther.
- Written by: Michel Reymond, vice president, UPF-Switzerland
Geneva, Switzerland—The 2017 Peace Road recalled the visits to Switzerland between 2005 and 2011 of the late UPF founder.
- Written by: John Kennedy, UPF-Ireland
Carlingford, Ireland—The 2017 Peace Road event saw 15 participants bicycling to the border with Northern Ireland.
- Written by: UPF–Sri Lanka
Vavuniya, Sri Lanka—More than 200 people walked and biked the “Peace Road” in Sri Lanka, despite periods of heavy rain, to support peace and reconciliation in the country.
- Written by: UPF-Albania
Tirana, Albania—On the fifth anniversary of the passing of Rev. Dr. Sun Myung Moon, approximately 300 people gathered to remember the UPF founder.
- Written by: UPF-Spain
Toledo, Spain—A Peace Road event in the historic city of Toledo included visits to holy sites of Islam, Christianity and Judaism.