| August 2008 | Vol 3, Issue 14 | | | | | | | Food Drive for Peace | |  Washington, D.C. - The Global Peace Festival will host a Food Drive for Peace on Saturday August 9, 2008 from 11:00 am - 5:00 pm in various locations around the D.C. area. This will give every participant in the Global Peace Festival an opportunity to contribute to the Million Acts of Service and Kindness.
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| | Global Peace Festivals - First Paraguay, Next USA, Kenya, then Mongolia | |  Washington, DC - As Washington prepares for thousands of American and foreign participants to descend on the Capitol grounds on August 9, other nations are in the midst of month-long service programs and projects to coincide with their Global Peace Festivals.
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| | | | | IRFF Discover True Friendship Service Tour: Peru | | Lima, Peru - San Juan del Alto is a small, relatively young farming community of just over 3,000 residents, located in a remote part of the largely desert province of Arequipa in southern Peru. Its residents live simple lives, most without running water, sewage systems, or electricity. Many struggle to feed their families while working on land that belongs to others. In July of 2008, however, this community hosted young men and women from three continents who came to help improve village life while learning about the challenges faced by its residents.
Read More .... | | Young Leaders Learn Peacemaking in Israel and Palestine | | From June 22 to July 1, 24 international participants took part in an International Youth Leadership project in Israel and Palestine, joined at various times by local participants.
Read More .... | | UPF Launches Southeast Asian Peace Initiative (SEAPI) | | Bangkok, Thailand - UPF's Southeast Asian Peace Initiative (SEAPI) was officially launched at the United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok on July 28th. SEAPI will support the UN's mission to secure peace, achieve the MDGs, develop its Peacebuilding Commission, and encourage interreligious understanding, dialogue among nations and development of a culture of peace and harmony.
Read More... | | European Peacemakers Video
| |  Tarrytown, NY - UPF is pleased to present "Peacemakers," a new film about the Ambassadors for Peace (AFP) and the growth of the Universal Peace Federation. Highlighting the AFP work in Europe, peace conferences in Switzerland, France, the Palestinian Territories and Israel as well as in New York, the film's universal theme and engaging storyline makes it relevant for any audience.
Watch in English, Spanish and French.
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