Peace Education
UPF organizes seminars and conferences that present core values and universal principles of peacebuilding.
- Written by: Jacques Marion, co-chair of UPF for Europe and the Middle East
Berlin, Germany—Peace enthusiasts from 50 nations gathered in Berlin for an international Peace Road event.
- Written by: David Stewart
Toronto, Canada—UPF-Canada, Toronto chapter, co-sponsored the first FUN Philippines Toronto Street Festival.
- Written by: Binod Paudel, president, UPF-Turkey
Kirklareli, Turkey—More than 100 people from different countries joined the Peace Road event.
- Written by: Eli Izumi, UPF International
UPF International—UPF International in collaboration with UPF EUME and UPF Africa held our 7th episode of “What’s Your Cup of Tea?”
- Written by: Hermine Schellen, secretary general, UPF-Lebanon
Menjez, Lebanon—A small, ancient village in the north of Lebanon was the site of a Peace Road event.
- Written by: Jacques Marion, president, UPF-France
Paris, France—Lectures on the UPF philosophy of peace brought together dozens of participants online and in person.
- Written by: Dr. Juraj Lajda, president, UPF-Czech Republic
Prague, Czech Republic—The former minister of culture explained the spiritual background of Europe.
- Written by: Maria Pammer, secretary general, UPF-Upper Austria; Stefan Schmid, director of FFWPU-Munich; and Dr. Juraj Lajda, president of UPF-Czech Republic
Central Europe—Austrians, Czechs and Germans hiked to a hilltop border triangle as a Peace Road event.
- Written by: Franco Ravaglioli, secretary general, UPF-Italy
Bergamo, Italy—UPF-Italy launched a Think Tank with a talk on “Communication of Conflict and Conflict in Communication.”
- Written by: Robert Duffy, Secretary-General, UPF-Canada
Canada—The third program in a series entitled “Viewing the DPRK from Within,” was broadcast from Montreal, Canada.
- Written by: UPF-Slovakia
Bratislava, Slovakia—A lecture presented by UPF asked whether Europe is facing decline or renewal.
- Written by: Maria Gabriella Mieli, coordinator, UPF-Southern Europe
Turin, Italy—UPF-Italy held an event at the Turin International Book Fair titled "Paths for a Culture of Peace."