Peace Education
UPF organizes seminars and conferences that present core values and universal principles of peacebuilding.
- Written by: Aristides Rondán Maymi, Secretary General, UPF-Paraguay
Chaco-í, Paraguay - UPF-Paraguay held a seminar in the town of Chaco-í on April 30 on the theme: "Universal Principles for Peace and the Real Problems."
- Written by: UPF - Russia
Moscow, Russia - In the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation in Moscow, a presentation of UPF projects was made on April 30, 2011, to members of the "Grassroots Diplomatic Corps."
- Written by: Giuseppe Calì, UPF-Italy
Rome, Italy - A few of the many wonderful comments people gave at the end of the UPF's Founder's speech in Rome on April 29.
- Written by: Giuseppe Calì, UPF-Italy
Rome Italy - The beautiful conference room of the Marriott Rome Park Hotel was filled with around a thousand people who came from all over Italy on April 29 for the the UPF Founder's third major address on his most recent world tour.
- Written by: Armando Lozano, UPF-Spain
Madrid, Spain - The more than 700 people who attended the opening program of the UPF Founder’s tour in Europe are unlikely to soon forget the compelling sight of a man giving all he had despite being well into his tenth decade of life. His vitality, his parental love expressed through his caring words, profound insights, joyful stories, sad reflections, thrilling moments, facial expressions—all this drama brought the audience to an intimate closeness.
- Written by: UPF - Russia
Moscow, Russia - In the Moscow House of Nationalities, a round-table discussion on “Ethnology for All: Problems and Prospects of Ethno-cultural Education” took place on April 21. Participants discussed ways to prevent racism, chauvinism, and xenophobia.
- Written by: UPF - Eurasia
Moscow, Russia - The annual conference of UPF-Eurasia on “Pressing Issues of Integration and Building the Culture of Peace in Eurasian Nations” took place in Moscow on April 9, 2011. One hundred and twenty delegates from seven nations acknowledged the importance of peacemaking efforts in the region.
- Written by: F. Aristides Rondán M., UPF-Paraguay
Asunción, Paraguay - Members of the Governing Board of UPF-Paraguay convened a National Leadership Conference at the Hotel Villa Morra Suites of Asuncion on April 7. The theme was "Universal Principles for Peace."
- Written by: Patrick Jouan
Brazzaville, Congo - During my two-week stay in the Congo, local UPF leaders and I met with Ambassadors for Peace and government officials to make plans to give one-day seminars about UPF's peace principles to local leaders and educators throughout the nation. I also gave an overview of UPF's peace principles to 150 legislators.
- Written by: Raimondas Urbonas, UPF - Lithuania
Panevezys, Lithuania - UPF-Lithuania held a meeting on March 23 with the “Brotherhood of January 13th” — an NGO from Panevezys, one of the larger cities in Lithuania. The purpose of the meeting was to strengthen connections with that organization that began when its members participated in the World Peace Tours in Lithuania.
- Written by: UPF - Russia
Ryazan, Russia - The Secretary General of UPF-Russia, Konstantin Krylov, gave a presentation in Ryazan on March 20 about conflicts and ways of solving them. “It’s a great pity that we had not heard about it earlier!" one person responded. "We could have refrained from many mistakes and avoided many conflicts in our life.”
- Written by: UPF - Eurasia
Moscow, Russia - The Russian Peace Council met with the new Chair of UPF-Eurasia, Mr. Eiji Tokuno, in Moscow on March 20. After a presentation on the need for good relations between Russia and Japan in both days of tribulation and everyday life, participants stood for a moment of silence in honor of those who died during the tragedy of March 11.