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| Togo hosts 5th ECOWAS Ministers of Culture meeting | Peace through Education | |||
| "the experts will also discuss the findings of the validation meeting of the study on the first Forum of ECOWAS on education for a culture of peace through inter-religious dialogue" | "The Global Perspective is a Nonprofit Organization committed to ... increasing educational opportunities for children in Third World Countries " | |||
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| Les ministres de la culture de la CEDEAO tiennent leur cinquieme reunion statutaire a Lome, Togo | Peace Education | |||
| "Les experts se pencheront aussi sur les conclusions de la réunion de validation de l’étude sur le premier Forum de la CEDEAO sur l’éducation à la culture de la paix à travers le dialogue inter-religieux" | "Global Village School (GVS) is a non-profit, distance-learning K-12 school grounded in the belief that access to information and peace education are the keys to ending prejudice." | |||
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| UN ‘barbershop’ conference aims to dispel stereotypes, promote gender equality | Students for a Free Palestine | |||
| "the initiative aims to supports non-discriminatory and non- sexist male attitudes between men, commit to discussing the role of men in realizing gender equality within the UN, and further engage men to end violence against women and girls." | "Going to a university in which one third of the students are Jewish, it is difficult to lead an organization entitled Students for a Free Palestine." | |||
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| U.S.: There are now twice as many solar jobs as coal jobs | World Social Forum 2008 and 2009: Meeting defines mobilisation schedule for process and working groups | |||
| "even though solar is still a tiny slice of the American energy pie, it has by far the fastest growth of any energy source, and it’s adding jobs apace" | "The meeting had two main agendas: the preparation for the week and day of mobilisation and global action (January 26 2008) and discussions on the first initiatives towards 2009 event organisation" | |||
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| ‘The World Is Watching and Expectations Are High’, Secretary-General Says at Intergovernmental Negotiations on Post-2015 Development Agenda | A Great Green Wall Across the African Continent | |||
| "Member States have the extraordinary opportunity — and the responsibility — to agree a far-reaching vision to 2030; to adopt an inspiring set of sustainable development goals; to make sure that they are adequately financed; to address human-induced climate change; and to rigorously monitor and review progress, so that the transformation we seek becomes a reality." | "the great breadth of this enterprise illustrates the motivation of the populations concerned: to regain the right to live in dignity through solidarity " | |||
| Cuban movement for peace and sovereignty of peoples | Culture of Peace Advocacy at the UN: Education about Peace Education | |||
| "Many tasks lie ahead in their efforts to transmit and instill a civic culture of peace . . . Among the many tasks with the aim of promoting peace, the Cuban Movement continues to advocate for the elimination of nuclear weapons and general disarmament." | "With the creation of a Culture of Peace Working Group in Geneva, we are now working together with other NGOs to focus on the Human Right to Peace" | |||
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| Movimiento Cubano por la Paz y la Soberanía de los Pueblos | For When the Rain Stops... | |||
| "Muchas tareas tienen por delante en su empeño por trasmitir e inculcar una cultura de paz ciudadana, . . . Entre las múltiples tareas con el objetivo de promover la paz, el Movimiento Cubano continuará abogando por la eliminación de las armas nucleares y el desarme general." | "my colleagues and I have been working on a leadership initiative called Leadership 21st Century" | |||
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| Mining interests in Guatemala challenged by indigenous direct democracy | Culture of Peace Advances Despite Media Silence | |||
| "Communities have increasingly returned to the consulta to express their disapproval of mining and extractive projects in their territories. The consultation held in Santa Maria Chiquimula is the 73rd consultation held since 2005 within the Mayan communities of Guatemala. In each case, the communities have voted overwhelming against the mega-projects in their territories." | "700 organizations participating from over 100 countries in the 2005 World Report on the Culture of Peace ... report provides the first comprehensive view of the progress of the global movement for a culture of peace, since it was called for in 1999 by United Nations Resolution A/53/243. " | |||
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| Nepal's Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Myth or Reality? | World Report on the Culture of Peace | |||
| "We had very high expectation when Comprehensive Peace Accord was signed in 2006, ever since lobby was started for a Truth and Reconciliation Commission, but many things are being covered up." | "How can we know if the culture of peace is advancing? The United Nations has given us an opportunity to find out." | |||
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| Nonviolent Peaceforce Receives Grant to Start Syria Project | How One Agency Is Trying to Bring Peace to Sudan | |||
| "The goal of the NP project is to strengthen Syrian civil society capacity to protect civilians from violence." | "Christopher Allen Doucot of the Hartford Catholic Worker Hospitality House was the guest speaker who recently returned from Sudan on a humanitarian mission and talked to us about his experience." | |||
| Where in the World to Study Peace Education? Help us Build a Global Directory | The 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights | |||
| "We need your help to build this inventory. If you are running a program, teaching a course, or are currently a student studying peace education, or have the necessary information about such a program, please take a few moments to complete our online form." | "A group of Human Rights 'elders' has a sign-up page on the Internet to garner a billion signatures this year for the 60th Anniversary ... I appeal to all CPNN readers to assess their feelings about the UDHR and to consider participating in this endeavor." | |||
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| Brazilian Indians secure nationwide land victory | Mothers Uniting for Peace | |||
| "We indigenous peoples have shown that we will never allow our lands to be recolonized, invaded or destroyed, even if that means sacrificing our own lives" | "Global Coalition for Peace is currently looking for Muslim-American mothers to partner with a non-Muslim American mothers to help to increase understanding between these two groups of people" | |||
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| Los indígenas de Brasil consiguen una victoria territorial a escala nacional | Gathering the Pieces of Peace | |||
| "Los pueblos indígenas demostramos que, incluso sacrificando la propia vida, jamás admitiremos (…) la recolonización, usurpación y expoliación de territorios." | "I thought the best way to reach people was using the internet so I created a site ... with the aim to connect the web sites to each other that support world peace. " | |||
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| Canada: Kinder Morgan leaves Burnaby Mountain in win for pipeline protesters | A Life Free of Violence Is Our Right! | |||
| "Thursday’s ruling represents a turning point for anti-extraction fights across North America. Combined with recent victories against the Keystone XL and Energy East pipelines, fossil fuel companies can expect more “challenging times” in the months and years to come." | "In the past ten years UNIFEM has made great strides with the help of the UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women, and to bring this issue to the table of the international community." | |||
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| Panamá abre una comisión de la verdad sobre la invasión | Culture of Peace Advances in Brazil | |||
| "Entre otras cuestiones, las víctimas exigen que Washington reconozca la invasión, indemnice al país y diga dónde se encuentran las fosas comunes donde habrían sido enterrados cientos de panameños, además de declarar el 20 de diciembre como día de duelo nacional." | "Local government commissions for the culture of peace are spreading in Brazil." | |||
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