Archive for April 2009
Peace Representative News from Finland
April 25, 2009 Mussie Hailu traveled to Finland to meet with Heidi Rautionmaa and others from the URI. Mussie Hailu brought sun to the north from Africa. We have had nice spring weather and we have all also enjoyed the shine that comes out from Mussie Hailu and from his special message in peace building.…
Read MorePeace Representative News: Peace Pole in Kathmandu, Nepal
April 27, 2009 “World without Peace Is Something like a Body without Soul” We are all very much aware that the world is changing rapidly but all the changes are not for peace, therefore, peace is now the overriding concern of all the people of the world. Nepal is a country of multi-ethnic groups with their…
Read MorePeace Representative News: WPPC at Topanga Earth Day Festival-USA
April 22, 2009 Topanga is a small community north of Malibu, California. The fair ground is situated on a hill side surrounded by lush green trees and grass. It is only 6 miles from the ocean but has a feel of being deep in the mountains. The opening circle/ceremony started Saturday at 11:00 am with a ‘blessing…
Read MoreWPFC and Peace Pole Dedication – Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
March 29th, 2009 “Aani…Bonjour…Welcome to this World Peace Prayer Ceremony (WPPC) – a wonderful celebration in which people of all races, faiths and cultural backgrounds are invited to join in one voice and one spirit to pray for peace in every country of the world…” were the heartfelt welcoming words expressed by the Mistress of…
Read MoreApril is World Poetry Month
Each April, the Academy of American Poets creates and distributes—for free—almost 200,000 copies of the current National Poetry Month posters to U.S. schools, libraries, bookstores, and community centers to help promote the month-long celebration and to increase poetry awareness. Celebrate with us! Here are some poems submitted by the Staff at The World Peace Sanctuary…
Read More2nd Peace Pals™ International Art Exhibition, Munich, Germany
April 7, 2009 Yesterday was the inauguration of the 2nd Peace Pals International Art Exhibition in “St. Laboure Senior Home” which is 15 miles outside of Munich, Germany. The paintings will remain there until the end of June and then move onto their next location. Today, the Peace Pals International Art Exhibition has been…
Read MoreUnited Nations News-New York-USA
March 24, 2009 Bishop William Swing, H.E. Fr. Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann, President of the General Assembly and Deborah Moldow, The World Peace Prayer Society Representative at the United Nations The founder and President of the United Religions Initiative, Bishop William Swing, visited the United Nations. I particularly wanted him to meet the current President of…
Read MorePeace Pole planted in the Philippines
March 25, 2009 These beautiful photographs of a Peace Pole recently planted in Mindanao, a region of much conflict in the Philippines, were sent by Charles Gibbs, Executive Director of the United Religions Initiative (URI), who has just returned from a URI peace-building mission there. Charles is the one with the beard, holding…
Read MoreWPPS Peace Representative of The Netherlands—Australia
March 25, 2009 I presented to members of the Rotary club of Wooloongabba based in East Brisbane, Australia. My presentation was geared towards introducing myself to Rotarians who have funded my studies. It was also a way of sharing with them my past activities around peace promotion. Talking about my peace work will definitely create…
Read MoreMay Peace Prevail in Pakistan
March 30, 2009 First, we installed a stall on Spring Festival in Faisalabad and Toba Tek Singh. The stall showed our banners, posters, stickers, newsletters and other material. We had peace prayer written on a big banner. The peace prayer May Peace Prevail on Earth and May Peace be in Pakistan was signed by more…
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