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Million Acts of Service and Kindness Campaign Spreads Print E-mail
By Rev. Mark Farr, Points of Light Institute   
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Washington, DC, USA - The Global Peace Festival in Washington, DC, on August 9, 2008 was a kick-off to a sustained US campaign in many other cities. A key theme and challenge to those mobilized by the Festival campaign was a call to “A Million Acts of Service and Kindness.”
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Global Peace Festival Comes to New York Print E-mail
By GPF-USA   
Thursday, October 23, 2008

New York, NY - The Global Peace Festival hosted an interfaith, intercultural celebration in New York City on October 23 at the historic Manhattan Center, one of the city's most renowned performance venues.

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Festival Promotes a Culture of Peace in Los Angeles Print E-mail
By Timothy L. Henning, District Chairman, Universal Peace Federation-USA   
Thursday, October 09, 2008

Los Angeles, USA - The Global Peace Festival on October 9 in Los Angeles capped a 21-day focus on peace events that included the annual ringing of the United Nations Peace Bell at Maguire Gardens in Central Los Angeles and a speech and drawing contest.

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Global Peace Festival Touches Hearts in Atlanta Print E-mail
By Rev. Tom Cutts, GPF-USA   
Tuesday, October 07, 2008
Atlanta, Georgia, USA - The Global Peace Festival in Atlanta, Georgia on October 7 gave people both young and old a vision of one family of God that brings together people of all faiths.
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Christian, Jewish and Muslim Peacemakers Come to Washington, D.C. Print E-mail
By GPF-USA   
Saturday, August 09, 2008
Washington, D.C. – Thousands of peacemakers came to celebrate peace on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol on August 9 at the Global Peace Festival USA. The gathering, billed as the largest interfaith and multicultural event ever held in Washington D.C., was the second in a series of fifteen Global Peace Festivals this year.
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Paz global en Washington Print E-mail
By Michael Balcomb, Director de Comunicaciones, UPF   
Saturday, August 09, 2008

Miles de pacificadores vinieron a celebrar la paz en el césped del Capitolio de los EEUU el 9 de agosto, en el Festival para la Paz Global, EEUU. La reunión, anunciada como el evento, multicultural e interconfesional, más grande ocurrido hasta ahora en Washington DC, fue el segundo en una serie de 15 Festivales para la Paz Global en este año, siendo el próximo planeado a fines de agosto en Nairobi, Kenya.

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Thousands Cross Racial, Religious, Cultural Lines for Peace Print E-mail
By Global Peace Festival-USA   
Wednesday, August 06, 2008
Washington, D.C. - The Global Peace Festival-USA is part of a worldwide celebration of faith, family, and service, gathering people from different races, religions, and national origins as "One Family under God."
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Global Peace Festival-USA Food Drive Print E-mail
By GPF - USA   
Monday, August 04, 2008

Washington, D.C. - The Global Peace Festival will host a Food Drive for Peace on August 9 in various area locations, inviting people to participate in the Million Acts of Service and Kindness.

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Agape Family Peace Day in Houston, Texas Print E-mail
By Joy Theriot and Paula Fujiwara   
Saturday, July 19, 2008

Houston, Texas - The event was a Mini Global Peace Festival sponsored by the Universal Peace Federation, the Family Federation for World Peace, Will of God Family Church pastored by Rev. Charles and Mrs. Essie Keys, Gloryland Missionary Baptist Church pastored by Rev. Bennit and Mrs. Ethel Hayes, the Family Outreach Foundation, and the Women's Federation for World Peace of Houston led by Rev. Joy Theriot.

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