Dr. Moon Calls for Interreligious Cooperation Based on Shared Principles and Values
Interreligious cooperation is one of the three pillars of the Global Peace Foundation’s work. Dr. Moon has emphasized that real inter-religious cooperation is based on common principles and values. Religious leaders hold the key to resolving the root problems of...
Awakening the National Destiny of Service
Even as the dust was still settling from the twin towers in Manhattan and the Pentagon in Arlington, Dr. Moon went on a 12 city campus tour to urge American young leaders to respond to the incidents of 9/11 not with violence, but with service, with love in action. “I...
GPF-Korea Calls for Student Engagement in Korean Reunification
North and South Korean reunification has been fraught on both sides with political divisions, ideological differences, and diplomatic and academic jargon. The issue has been left to higher level negotiations and scholarly debate. However, a recent movement has...
Latin American Presidential Mission Working Together to Strengthen the American Hemisphere
Since its inception in 2012, the members of the Latin American Presidential Mission have pledged their experience, leadership and action in service to the development, stability and growth of the American Hemisphere. Recently the Latin American Presidential Mission...
Forum asks: Are we realizing the beloved community?
The forum on Global Leadership held on Capitol Hill in lieu of the 5oth Anniversary of Dr. King's "I have a dream" speech concluded that to be realizing the dream, true leadership that builds inter-cultural, inter-religious relationships based on common principles and...
President of Global Peace Foundation Tells Young Leaders at the United Nations, “Leadership in the 21st Century must begin as moral leadership.”
In his address at the International Young Leaders Assembly at the United Nations, hosted by the Permanent Mission of Paraguay, Global Peace Foundation President, Mr. Jim Flynn told the young leaders, “Leadership in the 21st Century must begin as moral leadership.”...
50 Years Still Realizing the Dream
On August 28, 2013, the nation and world will gather around the Washington Monument’s reflecting pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial to commemorate a momentous day in history. 50 years ago, a young, relatively unknown, southern Baptist preacher from Atlanta, Georgia...
Statue of Liberty Reminds America Why It Has Been Blessed
In 2012, Dr. Hyun Jin Moon addressed religious leaders at the first Coalition for American Renewal Symposium. “I firmly believe that God has blessed America not for itself but for the sake of the world. As a “shining city upon a hill”, America is to give hope to all...
International Young Leaders Assembly: a Practicum of Moral and Innovative Leadership
The International Young Leaders Assembly (IYLA) begins today in New York City. The Assembly will travel to significant institutions of peace and development in New York City, Philadelphia and Washington D.C. In New York, the Permanent Mission to the Republic of...
A Grassroots Movement for Peace in Ireland
Unsteady peace has held in Ireland for fifteen years, but there are still painful reminders of the violence and discrimination that ripped across the Emerald Isle propagated by political, religious and national differences. Thousands of lives were taken in the...
Global Peace Foundation-Ireland Launched
On July 18th, 2013, Global Peace Foundation-Ireland was officially launched at the Irish Aid Volunteering and Information Centre in Dublin, followed by ten days of events and meetings, giving GPF's newest chapter a running start The launch concluded with an event...
All Lights Village in Kenya Featured in The People
At the start of 2013, Global Peace Foundation expanded the Alllights Village Program to Kenya and Uganda. It is timely as the Kenya government moves forward with the “Kerosene Free Kenya” programme following its commitment at Rio 20+ in 2012. The All Lights...