You are invited to visit the Africa Peace and Conflict Network’s (APCN) new website, which is accessible to the public as of June 5th, and is steadily being updated and extended as of that date.
There will be online events for the launch, which will be announced on APCN’s email list. We would be glad if [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Peace'
Africa Peace and Conflict Network's new site and publications announcement
June 8th, 2009 1 Comment
Tags: Africa · apcn · Change · conflict · Development · nova · Peace · reconciliation · Research · resolution · southeastern · studies · university
Living World Peace – an introduction to our Drop in the Ocean Campaign!
March 31st, 2009 2 Comments
Cross posted from http://drop-in-the-ocean-campaign.blogspot.com/
Hello everybody,
My name is Miri and I’ve recently been contacted by Living World Peace – an organisation out to have a peaceful world be experienced by one and all. They’ve asked me, a filmmaker from Sydney Australia, to help set up an exciting campaign where YOU will get to contribute!
We are currently [...]
Tags: international · Peace · World
FELLOWS FOR PEACE: Summer 2009 International Peace Fellowship with The Advocacy Project
January 18th, 2009 2 Comments
The Advocacy Project (AP) is a DC-based non-profit dedicated to strengthening civil society around the world. Using a grassroots approach, our mission is to produce social change by helping advocates for marginalized communities become catalysts for social justice and claim their rights. Each summer, we recruit Peace Fellows to volunteer directly with our partner organizations [...]
Tags: advocacy · application · fellowahip · global peace · Peace · scholarship · unity
Call for Proposals- EU and Developing countries-Deadline:h March 2009
January 12th, 2009 No Comments
Friday, 13 March 2009 19:39
For Local Governments & Civil Society Groups
In line with the framework of the EC-UN Joint Migration and Development Initiative proposals are requested for projects which seek to create positive linkages between the phenomenon of migration and development in countries of migration origin, destination or transit.
Projects proposed should be in one or [...]
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1st International Conference on Religion, Conflict, and Peace:March 13-15 , 2009 Rochester, Michigan USA
January 10th, 2009 14 Comments
Theme:Walking The Talk Through Fear of the Unknown To Understanding And Harmony
The spiritual experience is both uniquely individual and universal, tapping into our deepest, most inner self, while connecting us to the oneness with all.
How each of us chooses our own sometimes quite different path on this common journey can highlight an appreciation for the [...]
Tags: christianity · conflict · global · interfaith dialogue · international · islam · just · Peace · resoultion · Sudan · sustainability
20th International Summer School on Human Rights-Warsaw-Miedzeszyn, Poland 20-27 June 2009
January 10th, 2009 3 Comments
We are pleased to inform that the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights is organizing the 20th International Summer School on Human Rights. The School will be held in Warsaw-Miedzeszyn, Poland, between 20 and 27 June 2009.
The School is intended for human rights activists, university teachers and representatives of institutions from all levels of public administration [...]
Tags: action · activism · Awards · commission · finland · heroes · human · internationa · nominations · Peace
World Civic Forum 2009:BUILDING OUR HUMANITARIAN PLANET-May 5-8, 2009 Seoul, Korea
January 10th, 2009 3 Comments
The World Civic Forum (WCF), jointly initiated by Kyung Hee University and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), will hold its inaugural forum on May 5-8, 2009 at the COEX in Seoul, Korea under the main theme of “Building Our Humanitarian Planet.” The WCF 2009 emerges from the leading collaboration between [...]
Tags: action · civic engagement · climate change · global warming · governance · just · Peace · sustainabel development · United Nations · World · Youth
Petra Foundation Invites Nominations of Human Rights Heroes-Deadline: February 12, 2009
January 10th, 2009 No Comments
Since 1988, the Petra Foundation ( http://www.petrafoundation.org/ ) has worked to identify and honor “unsung heroes” who deserve recognition for their distinctive contributions to the rights, autonomy, and dignity of others.
In addition to awarding fellows a modest financial stipend, the foundation publicizes their innovative models for change, fosters their collaborations, and welcomes them to a [...]
Tags: action · activism · Awards · commission · heroes · human rights · internationa · nominations · Peace
The 7th International JTEFS/BBCC Conference "Sustainable Development. Culture. Education"May 5-8, 2009,Daugavpils University, Latvia
December 20th, 2008 1 Comment
Dear colleagues and friends,
We are proud to announce the 7th International Conference “Sustainable Development. Culture. Education” of JTEFS/BBCC (Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability/Baltic & Black Sea Circle Consortium) and UNESCO Network on Reorientation of Teacher Education towards Sustainability, which is organized by Institute of Sustainable Education at the Faculty of Education and Management of [...]
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Power Shift '09:Repowering.Reclaiming.Our Future-Feb 27 to March 2,2009 Washington, D.C
December 17th, 2008 No Comments
From February 27th to March 2nd, 2009 thousands of young adults will converge on Washington, D.C. for Power Shift 2009, the second national youth summit to solve the climate crisis. At Power Shift 2009, young people from across the country will take a message of bold, comprehensive and immediate federal climate action to Washington, D.C. [...]
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