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- Thursday, May 27, 2010
Tea Ceremony for Diplomats in Washington, DC
Washington, DC, USA - The Japanese Tea Ceremony, Cha Do or “The Way of Tea,” was exhibited to diplomats at the UPF Peace Embassy during both lunch and dinner on May 27.
- Monday, May 17, 2010
Honoring the UN Day of Families at the UN Headquarters in NY
New York, NY, USA - UPF held its annual symposium to mark the UN International Day of Families on May 17, 2010 at the UN Headquarters in New York.
- Monday, May 17, 2010
Sharing the Religious Youth Service Vision in Asia
Bangkok, Thailand - On May 17, the turmoil of a political conflict was spilling into violence in one section of Bangkok. In another section of the city the UPF invited me as International Director of Religious Youth Service to make a presentation about our service-learning activities to leaders from 16 nations of South and South-East Asia.
- Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Concerns Voiced at UNCTAD Conference
Geneva, Switzerland - “Since the crisis hit in 2008, some 53 million people in the developing world have fallen below the poverty line and more than 100 million additional people are going hungry" This was reported at the second annual public symposium of the UN Conference on Trade and Development in Geneva May 10-11.
- Monday, March 8, 2010
Building Fences and Making Friends at a Religious Youth Service Project in Jamaica
Portland and Kingston, Jamaica - Eleven young people from the US traveled to Jamaica for a Religious Youth Service project Feb. 22-March 7, 2010, that included building fence in Portland, painting fences and walls in Kingston, making home visits, participating in a forum and making trips to historic sites.
- Friday, April 16, 2010
Joint Faiths Celebration in London
London, UK - A Joint Faiths Celebration brought together 80 people on April 16, 2010, for a time of sharing, talk, reading, food, music, and drama highlighting the significance of Mawlid An-Nabi (Birth of Prophet Mohammed), Pesach (Passover), Easter, and Vaisakhi.
- Friday, May 7, 2010
Building a Network of Ambassadors for Peace in the South Caucasus
Yerevan, Baku, and Tbilisi - The South Caucasus conflicts, like all territorial disputes, cause a deep pain. Yet when UPF-Eurasia leaders visited Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia in May 2010, people said they want to see relationships normalized.
- Friday, May 7, 2010
Religious Youth Service Project Helps Renovate Thai School
Chacheongsao, Thailand - Government officials, Ambassadors for Peace, Muslim leaders, and students welcomed volunteers with Religious Youth Service who are helping to renovate the Prachanukhro School.
- Thursday, May 6, 2010
Learn How NGOs Promote Human Dignity
Tarrytown, NY - The on-line World Congress of NGOs June 8 and 9 offers a unique opportunity to learn from NGO heads, government officials, and corporations who are promoting human dignity.
- Thursday, April 29, 2010
Seminars for Zambian Ambassadors for Peace
Lusaka, Zambia - An officer of the government's Anti-Corruption Commission addressed an Ambassadors for Peace seminar on good governance April 24, 2010.
- Monday, May 3, 2010
Montreal Interfaith Forum: Prospects for an Interreligious Council at the UN
Montreal, Canada - Representatives of diverse religions considered a proposal to create an interreligious council at the United Nations at an interfaith forum on May 3, 2010.
- Monday, April 26, 2010
How Much Is Britain Really Helping Africa?
London, UK - 'Globalisation has impoverished resource-rich developing African nations' was a recurring theme during an early Africa Day 2010 event to coincide with the UK election campaign.