by Main | May 10, 2013 | 2013, Asia, Global Peace Foundation, Other
originally posted on www.globalpeace.org Friday, May 10, 2013 All-Lights Villages has been delivering solar-powered lamps to remote villages in the Philippines. The lights have instigated local and international partnerships for the development of the villages. At...
by Main | May 9, 2013 | 2013, Americas, Speeches, Video
The Dream of One Family Are people born to hate? Or do they learn? If a five-year-old Muslim child, Jewish child, and Christian child met at a sand box, would they look at each other and say “I hate you”? If a black child, white child and yellow child played in the...
by Main | May 1, 2013 | Americas
Prayer has been a central part of public life in the United States since its founding. In 1775, the Second Continental Congress created the National Day of Prayer to bring together the diverse people of the newly formed nation to seek guidance and unity. The tradition...
by Main | Apr 30, 2013 | 2013, Americas, Global Peace Foundation, National Transformation, Vision in Action
Instituto de Desarrollo del Pensamiento Patria Soñada (IDPPS) is an initiative of Global Peace Foundation –Paraguay. It is a think tank that brings together heads of state, academics, social scientists and civil society to consider the pressing issue of the day and...
by Main | Apr 27, 2013 | 2013, Asia, Global Peace Convention
The GPC 2013 will be held in Kuala Lumpur, a cultural, financial and economic hub in Southeast Asia. This year the convention will focus on “The Power of Unity: Interfaith, Family, Service Towards Sustainable Peace.” The Global Peace Convention brings together leaders...
by Main | Apr 25, 2013 | 2013, Europe, Human Rights and Freedoms
People who were old enough will recall powerful images of November 9, 1989, the collapse of the Berlin Wall. East and West Germans scaling the wall to embrace on ramparts that used to be laced with barbed wire. The concrete wall being torn down by any and all means:...
