December 2008 | Vol 3, Issue 25 |
| | | | | UPF Announces Human Rights Portal to Commemorate the 60th Anniversary of Universal Declaration of Human Rights
| <!--[if !vml]--> <!--[endif]-->New York, USA - On December 2nd, 2008, in commemoration of the 60th Anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, more than 300 religious, political and civil rights leaders gathered at the United Nations to discuss how to best respond to the disturbing new wave of human rights violations around the world.
To honor this historic event, UPF has created a special website portal with videos of keynote speeches, including talks by these passionate youth:http://www.upf.org/un/humanrights. |
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| | | | Brasilia GPF: Brazil Could Participate in a Global Peace Corps | Brasilia, Brazil - With more than 20,000 noisy Brazilians of all ages filling the Nelson Nilson stadium with noise and enthusiasm, Bishop Manoel Ferreira, the tireless chairman and promoter of the Global Peace Festival (GPF) held in Brasilia last weekend could perhaps at last afford himself a quiet smile of satisfaction."This is a very important time for Brazil," he told reporters. "We are one of the fastest growing nations in the world, and it is time for us to show the world what we can do." Although Brazil has its full share of social and economic problems, the most urgent problems facing its 180 million people are not primarily material or economic, but moral and spiritual, Ferreira said. Read More.... |
Small Acts of Selfless Service in Manila | Manila, Philippines - Partnering with government and agencies of social change, the Global Peace Festival is helping create a new sense of civic pride in cities around the world - what it calls a "culture of service." Even small acts of service will help to create a new ethos of cooperation and civic involvement. In the business world they call it "buzz marketing." One of the three main components of the Global Peace Festival is the social impact component. The main objective is to teach young people the value of selfless service. But it is not a concept that can be learned in a book - it has to be experienced.
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Lebanese Youth Reach out to Others During a Weekend of Service | Beirut, Lebanon - Recording stories for blind children, planting olive trees for peace, singing songs with orphans, distributing flyers against drunk driving, playing games in a home for abandoned street children, and clearing a park area for a women's center: these were some of the social projects which volunteers carried out during the Lebanon Youth Service Weekend on November 14 to 16 under the umbrella of the Global Peace Festival's new national service program.
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Youth Leaders Promote Human Rights at Interfaith Forums | "The world is suffering not only because of the actions of evil people but because of the silence of good people." This challenge to speak up was issued by Aliya Khan, a Muslim speaker at the Interfaith Youth Leaders Forum held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on December 2, the fourth in a series of recent youth leaders forums.
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Peace Music Community Launched | Peace Music Community is a new online community of musicians dedicated to the ideal of using their creative abilities for peace. You can upload photos, video and audio, share with friends and colleagues via forums and blogging, chat, etc.
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