Peace Education
UPF organizes seminars and conferences that present core values and universal principles of peacebuilding.
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Peace Education
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Sikkim Conference Focuses on Good Governance
- Thursday, June 19, 2008
Gangtok, Sikkim, India - The Universal Peace Federation of India, in partnership with the Ministry of Human Resource Development Department and the Ministry of Cultural Affairs & Heritage Department, Government of Sikkim was honoured to have H.E. Sudharshan Agawal, the Governor of Sikkim, as Chief Guest for its June 19, 2008, conference.
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Seminar in Germany on Human Nature
- Saturday, June 14, 2008
About 100 participants attended the June 14 seminar in Hilden, Germany, entitled: ”The Original Human Nature Is in Each of Us”, in the Hotel am Stadtpark, some traveling from as far away as Bonn, Cologne, Frankfurt, and even the Netherlands. Herbert Beyer moderated the eight-hour program, which showed no signs of being long-winded or boring.
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Following the Footsteps of Gandhi and King
- Saturday, June 14, 2008
“We hear about Martin Luther King, Jr., at school, but here it is more real and closer to me," says a high-school girl from Vannes, France, looking at the posters about the life of the non-violent pastor.
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Slovakia-Palestine Evening
- Thursday, June 12, 2008
Following two successful events called “Children of Abraham,” UPF-Slovakia together with the Women's Federation for World Peace and the Embassy of the State of Palestine organized a “Palestinian Evening” in Bratislava on June 12.
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Spice and Soul at Peace Festival Kick Off
- Wednesday, June 11, 2008
A show at the Regent Hall, Oxford Street on June 11 wowed the audience with a variety performance that brought people to their feet.
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Ambassadors for Peace Attend National Conference in Ottawa
- Saturday, June 7, 2008
Ottawa, Canada - More than 50 UPF Ambassadors for Peace gathered at Les Suites Hotel in Ottawa for a national conference on June 7. Participants came from Toronto, Montreal, and Ottawa. Interest in the conference exceeded the expectations of the organizers.
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Leadership Conference for the Middle East Region
- Sunday, May 25, 2008
The Universal Peace Federation convened its first International Leadership Conference (ILC) for the Middle East region on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus May 23-25, 2008. Forty Ambassadors for Peace – new and old – gathered from 11 nations in the region for a special program that combined UPF presentations with active involvement through panel discussions and breakout sessions.
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Peace Education
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Building Broad-based Coalitions in Russia
- Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Russian Ambassadors for Peace decided to conduct in 2008 in Moscow and other cities and regions of Russia a series of public events under the motto “Peace in the Heart - Love in the Family – Peace on Earth,” to facilitate a sustainable civil-society coalition.
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Americas Summit: A New Vision of Peace for the Americas
- Friday, May 2, 2008
The Americas Summit in Washington, DC, April 28 to May 2, 2008, brought together 160 delegates from 32 nations in North and South America from Canada to Argentina and Chile to consider the challenges and opportunities for better relationships throughout the hemisphere. The conference participants included six former heads of state and government, four current speakers of the house, 27 congressmen and senators from different legislatures, members of the diplomatic corps, clergy from key faith traditions, and community, youth and women leaders.
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Peace Education
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A New Vision of Peace for the Americas
- Friday, May 2, 2008
Washington, DC, USA — The Americas Summit in Washington, DC, April 28 to May 2, 2008, brought together 160 delegates from 32 nations in North and South America from Canada to Argentina and Chile to consider the challenges and opportunities for better relationships throughout the hemisphere.
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Promoting Global Peace in Russia
- Wednesday, April 30, 2008
On April 24, UPF was invited to the Moscow Jewish Community Center to celebrate Passover. About 30 people attended the event represented various educational institutions and NGOs in Moscow.
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Establishing a Bridge of Peace in Vancouver
- Wednesday, April 30, 2008
In Vancouver, Canada, a city with a substantial mix of peoples of all faiths and cultures found on earth and a very large representation from the Far East and South Asia, regular Universal Peace Federation are held each month.
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