Peace Education
UPF organizes seminars and conferences that present core values and universal principles of peacebuilding.
- Written by: UPF - USA
Los Angeles, USA - Sunny skies and a warm California breeze greeted the 70 participants coming to El Segundo, southwest of Los Angeles, for an American Leadership Conference on the theme of USA at a Turning Point: Building a Nation and a World of Peace, Nov. 15-16. Speakers talked about the impact that UPF’s peace principles have had on their lives and emphasized good governance, strengthening marriage and family, promoting interfaith dialogue, and outreach to youth.
- Written by: Qamrul Khanson, Recording Secretary, UPF-Toronto
Toronto, Canada - The Central District of UPF-Canada held a meeting in Toronto to study the ‘Philosophy of Peace’ as envisioned by Rev. Sun Myung Moon and to review our performance and find the answers to questions, if any, from the National Conference in Ottawa on Oct. 5, 2013.
- Written by: UPF USA
Las Vegas, USA - A seminar for Nigerian Ambassadors for Peace on “Building World Peace through the Family Peace Blessing” in Las Vegas, USA, Oct.- 27 through Nov. 3 offered insights and resources for addressing marriage and family issues.
- Written by: UPF - Peru
Building on the momentum of September's International Day of Peace forum in the Peruvian Congress, a number of Ambassadors for Peace traveled throughout the nation to share UPF's peace vision during the month of October. Weekend trips to Oxapampa, Cerro de Pasco, Puno and Trujillo were filled with interviews, marches, rallies and programs explaining UPF's peace principles.
- Written by: Dr. Robert S. Kittel, Director of Education, UPF-Asia, and photojournalist
Bangkok, Thailand - Delegates from 12 nations of South and Southeast Asia representing 32 media houses attended the first Asian Media Conference, Oct. 22-26. They gathered in Thailand to consider the theme: “The Role of the Media in Building Nations of Peace."
- Written by: UPF - New Zealand
Auckland, New Zealand - To foster the development of the Ambassadors for Peace program, 20 Ambassadors for Peace joined UPF organizers on October 12 at the Parnell Peace Embassy in Auckland for a Leadership Conference under the theme “Leadership in Action Towards Building a Nation of Peace.”
- Written by: Joy Pople, UPF International
Ottawa, Canada- “Should Canada see itself as a welcoming family?” was the question asked by the annual UPF and Women’s Federation for World Peace conference in Ottawa, Canada Oct. 5, 2013.
- Written by: UPF - Thailand
Bangkok, Thailand - The third Asian Leadership Conference, from Sept. 12 to 16, 2013, in Bangkok, Thailand, focused on “Peace, Development and Transformational Leadership for Building Nations of Peace.” Among the speakers were prominent women leaders.
- Written by: UPF - Canada
Toronto, Canada - Rev. Mitch Dixon spoke at a September 14 meeting of Ambassadors for Peace about the core principles of Universal Peace Federation, which are the concept of one family under God, spiritual connectivity which enhances moral values within humans, the cohesive values within families, living for the sake of others, and striving to build and continually maintain peace through cooperation among people.
- Written by: Dr. Robert S. Kittel, Director of Education, UPF-Asia, and photojournalist
Nepalgunj, Nepal - Approximately 260 participants attended the Opening and Closing Sessions of the third Universal Principles of Peace seminar in Nepal August 25-29. Religious leaders from four faith traditions inaugurated the event by demonstrating their unity at the beginning of the five-day program through watering a plant together.
- Written by: UPF - Australia
Comments by a participant from Australia in the International Leadership Conference in Seoul, Korea, August 2013.
- Written by: New Zealand Ambassadors for Peace
Comments by participants from New Zealand in the International Leadership Conference in Seoul, Korea, August 2013.