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In Memoriam: Rabbi Dr. David Z. Ben-Ami
August 27, 2008
Rabbi Dr. Ben-Ami devoted his life to the furtherance of interfaith and interracial cooperation, human rights, the family, and the well-being of the aged. In addition, he promoted education to enhance the values of American democracy and the protection of religious freedom. It gained him recognition by many of his religious peers, public and private institutions, and leaders in the political sphere, including American presidents from Lyndon Johnson to George Bush.
Christian, Jewish and Muslim Peacemakers Come to Washington, D.C.
August 9, 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.
J.E. Lowery: The Joshua Generation
August 9, 2008
Dr. Joseph E. Lowery, President Emeritus, The Southern Christian Leadership Conference, USA
Address at the Global Peace Festival Washington, DC, USA, August 9, 2008
H.J. Moon: A New Vision of Peace for the USA
August 9, 2008
Dr. Hyun Jin Moon, Chairman, Global Peace Festival Keynote Address, Global Peace Festival US Capitol Grounds, Washington, DC, August 9, 2008
W. Fauntroy: A Call for Faith in God, Compassion, Family
August 9, 2008
Washington, D.C. - Rev. Walter Fauntroy, six-term U.S. Congressman and civil rights legend, and an aide to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., affirms values close to the heart of American people.
Thousands Cross Racial, Religious, Cultural Lines for Peace
August 6, 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."
Global Peace Festival-USA Food Drive
August 4, 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.
Agape Family Peace Day in Houston, Texas
July 19, 2008
Houston, Texas - An Agape Family Festival on July 19 was 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.
M. Parel: A Million Acts of Service and Kindness
July 6, 2008
Speech to the International Leadership Conference, Asunción, Paraguay, July 2-6, 2008
Symposium Explores Greater UN / US Cooperation
June 16, 2008
NEW YORK, NY - About 100 diplomats, US Congressional representatives, and members of the NGO and faith communities gathered at the UN Headquarters in New York on June 16, 2008 for the sixth United Nations / United States Symposium.
Americas Summit: A New Vision of Peace for the Americas
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.
A New Vision of Peace for the Americas
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.
RYS Puts Their "Peace" In at Montclair State University
April 22, 2008
Montclair, New Jersey, United States – Students at Montclair State University took part in an RYS project in conjunction with Service for Peace’s “Peace on Earth Day” celebration, which was highlighted by the unveiling of their Mosaic Peace Bench.
A. Betancourt: Alliance for Peace
March 12, 2008
Whether we like it or not, whether we are aware of it or not, the world is marching toward one world in terms of information, technology, communications, and transportation. The world is becoming one global village. At a much slower pace, the world is becoming one human family. However, we are still very divided and dysfunctional, often at war over differences of opinion, ideology, religion, race, class, nationality, economy, and resources.Leadership Conference on Fulfilling the American Ideal
March 2, 2008
From February 29 to March 2, 2008, 130 people from around the United States gathered in the nation’s capital for the latest in the American Leadership Conference series, entitled “Fulfilling the American Ideal: Visionary Leadership in the 21st Century.”
C. Lau: Making Global Connections
February 1, 2008
Rev. Sun Myung Moon’s philosophy centers on the renewal of peoples and their spiritual cultures. At one special conference, a major announcement was made regarding a massive project which he envisions as a way to unite the east and the west through a cultural and economic milestone: the building of the Bering Strait tunnel or bridge. To place this project into a better perspective and understand this unique vision, let us first look back to a few historical achievements:
M. Farr: Spirituality and the MDGs
December 17, 2007
The greatest challenge facing the United States and the West has and will be in the next twenty-five years how it treats its religious minorities. In our world today this suddenly has become very real. How this issue is addressed affects our foreign policy and our domestic policy. We in the West are still used to thinking in dominant, hierarchical ways. We look at the Millennium Development Goals and we think, “That’s for those who have problems in the developing world.” But that is to totally miss how we should be seeing it.
A Call for Fruitful Dialogue between the US and the UN
November 14, 2007
An International Symposium on the United States and the United Nations Oct. 22, 2007, encouraged fruitful dialogue on United Nations Day.
S.M. Moon: A Providential View of the Pacific Rim Era in Light of God's Will, September 2007
September 22, 2007
Civilization has completed a circuit of the entire globe and has now arrived in the Pacific sphere. Human history has now come to a point in the providence where it should reach fruition through the Pacific Rim region.
