Peace Education
UPF organizes seminars and conferences that present core values and universal principles of peacebuilding.
- Written by: Miguel Werner, President, UPF-Argentina
Argentina—“Rev. Sun Myung Moon 9th Anniversary Special Session” was the title of the meeting dedicated to remembering the founder of UPF on the anniversary of his passage to the spiritual plane.
- Written by: Robert Duffy
Canada—Canada “Peace Road” 2021, sponsored by the UPF-Canada, got underway simultaneously in Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal.
- Written by: Tomiko Duggan, Senior Vice President, UPF-USA
Baltimore, MD, USA—On a beautiful September 18, 2021, “Peace Road” 2021: Baltimore Peace and Unity Bike Tour was held through central Baltimore.
- Written by: T. Yoshizumi, coordinator of Peace Road-Finland program
Tuusula, Finland—A Peace Road event visited a former artists’ colony and the museum of a women’s volunteer organization.
- Written by: Jeanne Metz, UPF-Zürich
Zürich, Switzerland—Twenty-seven UPF supporters on foot and on bicycles took part in a "Peace Road" event in the north of Switzerland.
- Written by: Gani Rroshi, secretary general, UPF-Albania
Elbasan, Albania—Leaders of the Albanian diaspora were honored in a ceremony in the city of Elbasan.
- Written by: Dr. Juraj Lajda, president, UPF-Czech Republic
Prague, Czech Republic—Slovak and Czech participants in a "Peace Road" event met on a “bridge of friendship” connecting their nations.
- Written by: UPF-USA
United States—The third annual celebration of The George H.W. Bush Points of Light Awards was held September 28, 2021.
- Written by: Sergio Coscia, president of FFWPU-Turin, and Gabriella Mieli, UPF Southern Europe coordinator
Turin, Italy—A UPF "Peace Road" event visited an arboretum created in memory of Italian soldiers who died in World War I.
- Written by: Steinar Murud, secretary general, UPF-Norway
Oslo, Norway—A Korean-built peace pagoda was the central point of the "Peace Road" walk.
- Written by: Karsten Nielsen, secretary general, UPF-Denmark
Copenhagen, Denmark—UPF introduced the "Peace Road" project to leaders of the Albanian faith community.
- Written by: Claus Dubisz, secretary general, UPF-Frankfurt
Frankfurt, Germany—UPF held a "Peace Road" event in which participants bicycled and hiked to the Berlin Airlift Memorial.