Peace Education
UPF organizes seminars and conferences that present core values and universal principles of peacebuilding.
- Written by: Gregor Sattler, secretary general, UPF-Bonn
Bonn, Germany—Karl Marx, who studied briefly in Bonn, was the topic of a UPF event titled “Who Was Marx Really?”
- Written by: Lynn Walsh, director, UPF Office of the Family
Tarrytown, United States—The effect of hormones on women’s health and reproductive functioning was the topic of a program co-sponsored by UPF.
- Written by: Alfred Waldmann, Peace Road coordinator, Carinthia, Austria
Klagenfurt, Austria—Bicyclists from Italy, Slovenia and Austria took part in a UPF Peace Road event that visited all three nations in one day.
- Written by: UPF-Albania
Vlorë, Albania—The winners of an essay competition inspired by the UPF founder’s autobiography were announced at a special high-school program.
- Written by: Mag. Maria Pammer, secretary general, UPF-Upper Austria
Linz, Austria—A UPF event focused on the difficulty that many people have in voicing unpopular opinions.
- Written by: Dr. Juraj Lajda, president, UPF-Czech Republic
Prague, Czech Republic—In the bicentennial of his birth, a public lecture held by UPF asked the question “Who Was Karl Marx in Reality?”
- Written by: Natalia Chigrina, secretary general, UPF-Northwest Russia
St. Petersburg, Russia—An Ambassador for Peace will run a 5,000-kilometer ultramarathon to raise funds for children with cerebral palsy.
- Written by: UPF-Ghana
Accra, Ghana—UPF-Ghana gains a new voice to promote peace in West Africa.
- Written by: Isabelle Laurin, Coordinator, UPF-Quebec
Montreal, Canada—UPF-Canada explains the strength, relevance, and universality of UPF’s Five Principles.
- Written by: Maria Sergienko, UPF-Far East Russia
Vladivostok, Russia—UPF joined with Rotary International to welcome a prominent bicyclist back to Russia on the last leg of a tour around the world.
- Written by: Robert Bentele, coordinator, UPF-Munich
Munich, Germany—A recognized expert on Karl Marx and his teachings asked a Munich audience whether a renaissance of Marxism would be desirable.
- Written by: Natalia Chigrina, secretary general, UPF-Northwest Russia
St. Petersburg, Russia—An evening dedicated to poetry and the philosophy of art and creativity was held by the local branch of UPF.