Archive for December 2009
Peace Pole near Kasumigaura – Ibaraki, JAPAN
Date posted: December 8th, 2009 Peace Pole located next to the entrance gate of Koyasu Shrine.
Read MorePeace Pole and WPFC presented at the Council for a Parliament of the World’s Religions Symposium-Melbourne, Australia
December 3rd to 9th, 2009 A Peace Pole was dedicated at the Melbourne Convention Centre on Tuesday, December 8th, commemorating the 2009 Parliament of the World’s Religions with a World Peace Prayer Ceremony for “Reconciliation Among Religions and Peace Among Nations.” Fumi Johns-Stewart, Executive Director of The World Peace Prayer Society with Mr. Lee…
Read MorePeace Pole erected by URI in the park at the former Berlin Wall – Berlin, Germany
April 30th, 2009 The annual peace prayer in the “Mauerpark” took place on April 30th, 2009 for the seventh time. The “Mauerpark” is the park at the former Berlin Wall, the park which connects former parts of East and West-Berlin. After the prayer all participants carried the URI Peace Pole to the place, where it was to be…
Read MorePeace Pole planted in 1988-Kapellendorf, East Germany
1988 This black and white photograph is of a Peace Pole dedicaton that took place 21 years ago in East Germany, sponsored by The World Peace Prayer Society in Japan. We received wonderful news that the Peace Pole is still there, planted firmly and standing vigil for peace. “This took place during a time when…
Read MoreThe World March for Peace-Brooklyn, New York-USA
November 30th, 2009 Jim Dugan from The World Peace Sanctuary, headquarters of The World Peace Prayer Society joined approximately 1200 people from New York City and around the world for The World March for Peace and Nonviolence, http://www.theworldmarch.org/ The 25 member World March “base team” arrived from Senegal that morning to lead the marchers…
Read MoreDr. Bruce Lipton receives the 2009 Goi Peace Award-Tokyo, Japan
November 8th, 2009 Mr. Hiroo Saionji, President of The World Peace Prayer Society and President of the Goi Peace Foundation and Mrs. Masami Saionji, Chairperson of The World Peace Prayer Society awarded Bruce H. Lipton, Ph.D. in recognition of his pioneering work in the field of New Biology. The annual Goi Peace Award…
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