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Robin Marsh43 Lancaster Gate
London
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+44 2072620985
pa@uk.upf.org
http://uk.upf.org
United Kingdom
43 Lancaster Gate
London
United Kingdom
W2 3NA
+44 2072620985
pa@uk.upf.org
http://uk.upf.org
Chapter Secretary General
Robin Marsh
M. Braybrooke: Need for Multidisciplinary Dialogue
I think my real hope is that the dialogue now will not only be interfaith but multidisciplinary. I’ve been very concerned that we don’t just have religious leaders talking about peace, which I guess most of them are in favor of, but that we actually engage with people who have to make practical decisions.
London Gathering Hears Perspectives on Iraq
London, England - An October 6 meeting in London on ‘Perspectives on Iraq’ featured presentations by a Member of the UK Parliament and people from Iraq who are living in the United Kingdom.
Mongolia's Efforts to Achieve MDGs Lauded in London
London, England - An evening meeting in London on the theme of "Mongolia and the Millennium Development Goals" began with a reception for members of the Mongolia Association in the United Kingdom.
Family Fun Day Raises Money for Hospital in Watford
Watford, England - Inspired by their participation in a Family Fun Day in 2007, the Muslim Awareness Forum organized a Family Fun Day in Watford, England, on August 10 to raise funds for Great Ormond Street Hospital.
Spice and Soul at Peace Festival Kick Off
A show at the Regent Hall, Oxford Street on June 11 wowed the audience with a variety performance that brought people to their feet.
East London Nature Reserve Project Featured on BBC Website
BBC London featured a story on UPF-UK's project, “East London Youth in support of UN Millennium Development Goals,” which took place on April 26. Twenty-five London youth took part in a day of conservation at an East London Nature Reserve, in celebration with the UN-endorsed Global Youth Service Day.
UK Marriage and Family Committee Research
The Marriage and Family Committee of the UPF National Peace Council spent one year investigating what the field of marriage and family in the UK entails, and gave their report on April 10, 2008.
Discussing Marriage and Family in Birmingham
“We can’t fit any more people in” Patricia was overhead saying to Velimira, at about 8.00 pm on the evening of April 1, 2008. “We’d better lock the door.”
Women as Ambassadors for Peace in the Community
The fifth anniversary of the Watford Bridge of Peace was celebrated on March 30, 2008 at the Multi-Cultural Community Center in Watford, a town 34 kilometers northwest of London.
Fact-Finding Trips to Israel and Palestinian Territories
UPF's Middle East Peace Initiative programs from 2005-07 included fact-finding tours to inform participants of the perceived prospects for a peaceful resolution of the conflict from a range of informed opinions from both Israelis and Palestinians.
UK Doctor Proposes a Holy Land Medical Project
Plans for a collaborative health care project are evolving out of the Middle East Peace Initiative fact-finding trips. Participants in a European MEPI fact-finding tour visited the Caritas Baby Hospital in Bethlehem in 2007.
RYS Art and Leadership Training Program in the UK
Luxembourg, UK – The Religious Youth Service (RYS) UK, Service for Peace (SFP) Luxembourg and A Taste of Our Culture based in the UK, planned and carried out this exciting one-day project on September 11, 2007 to launch the Global Peace Festival in the UK.
Peace Festival Celebrates Diversities of Culture in the UK
A peace festival in the United Kingdom turned out to be a “global” experience in terms of the diversity of ethnicities and cultures represented. Advertised under the slogan “Click,” invitees were each encouraged to look at ways they can “click” with a person from a different culture. Eight partner organizations worked together on the September 8-10, 2007, event, held at the Imperial College in London.
Forum in London on Passing on Our Values
An enlightening conference at the September 2007 Global Peace Festival in London aimed to provide some answers to questions such as “how can communities hand down traditions and values from old to young?” Sudhir Kundi Ji inaugurated this conference by introducing himself and the ethos of the Sant Nirankari Mission by stating that through spiritual awakening, or the knowledge of God, man could become closer to his fellow men and this Almighty God.
M.P. Uddin: Introducing Faith-Based Identity in Britain
British Muslims are the most multiracial, multinational, and multilingual in the world. We are also becoming the most innovative in evolving into the kinds of Muslims that will be relevant and a suitable prototype for the 21st century.
Peace Tour Inaugurates UPF in the United Kingdom
Rev. Sun Myung Moon spoke to an audience of 1,500 in London about his vision for world peace. "The time has come for the countries of the world to pool their resources and advance toward the world of peace desired by God."
Religious Youth Service Does Green Projects in Great Britain
Birmingham, Great Britain— Work occurred in Saltley and Nechells (a part of Birmingham's inner city) a nature trail and picnic area was built and an old bus garage was made into a recycling centre and a tree nursery formed was formed.
RYS-England Creats a Peace Garden from an Abandoned Lot
Southall, England—RYS alumni, Marshal D' Souza sought to create a local model which could attract support form campuses and religious organizations in the growing diverse nation of England. As a result a Peace Garden was created out of an abandon rubbish filled lot. RYS participants and staff helped with removing garbage, digging and landscaping, and some light construction.