Peace Partnership International: News
Dear HumanDHS network friends
Please find below a news update from Peace Partnership International.
Kind regards
Brian Ward
http://www.peacepartintl.org/
August 26, 2008 Newsflash
Dear Friends,
Much exciting news to report!
1. National Peace Academy Plans Progressing
Plans are proceeding apace for the Global Stakeholder Summit next March. We have just finalized the preparation of a Prospectus and other fund development materials in time for the September launch of our fundraising drive for the design and establishment of a National Peace Academy. These materials will be available soon - watch for them at the National Peace Academy website!
2. Ambassador Chowdhury to Speak at Global Alliance Summit in Costa Rica
Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury, Former Under-Secretary-General and High Representative of the United Nations, has just agreed to speak at the Fourth Global Summit for Ministries and Departments of Peace, to be held in Costa Rica in September 2009. He will be on the Summit’s International Day of Peace program with Costa Rican President and Nobel Peace Laureate Oscar Arias. Ambassador Chowdhury was instrumental in the UN’s declaration of the International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Nonviolence for the Children of the World.
3. Profits for Peace: Partnership with Cascadia Peace Development Fund
Peace Partnership International has just signed a memorandum of understanding to serve as fiscal sponsor for Cascadia Peace Development Fund, a for-profit enterprise working to promote “practical peacebuilding.” It funds financially viable products and sustainable programs worldwide that promote peace and supports individuals and organizations who are working to bring about peace. All revenues are invested back into funding further peace projects, including those of Peace Partnership International.
4. “Engaging the Other” Conference
Engaging with others on a soul and heart level is fundamental to a culture of peace and involves attitudes and skills critical for talking to people about peace, interfaith understanding, and the shift from a culture of violence to a culture of peace. A conference on this theme is taking place in the San Francisco Bay Area September 4-7. Entitled “Engaging the Other: The Power of Compassion,” the conference features Marianne Williamson as keynoter and, by video, Congressman Dennis Kucinich and Costa Rican President and Nobel Peace Laureate Oscar Arias. See the Common Bond Institute website for program and registration information.
5. “I Stand for Peace” Petition
The Peace Alliance, which is leading the grassroots campaign for a Department of Peace and Nonviolence in the U.S. Government, plans to submit petitions to Congress on September 11, 2008, calling upon Congress to “make the issue of violence reduction and prevention a national priority in the coming Congress. We can no longer stand idly by as a largely preventable phenomenon destroys lives and drains our national assets.” Take a stand for peace and sign the petition.
6. Support PPI Product Partners - Invest in Peace
Affirmagy is a company that has created a family of fleece blankets silk screened with positive affirmations. Called Affirmawraps, their blankets are powerful reminders that life is good! With over a dozen designs in the collection, Affirmawraps are the perfect gift for you and for the people you cherish at any time of year. Best of all, Affirmagy returns to Peace Partnership International 20% of all sales generated by people who go to Affirmagy’s site from Peace Partnership International. Access the Affirmagy online store through http://www.peacepartintl.org/ and wrap yourself in the knowledge that you are helping us support a culture of peace.