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Global Peace Foundation

Global Peace Foundation enews@globalpeace.org via auth.ccsend.com Newsletter JUNE 2020

Burgess COMMENTARY

Peter Burgess
We Stand Stronger Together Global Peace Foundation enews@globalpeace.org via auth.ccsend.com 9:33 AM (24 minutes ago) to me KEEP UP-TO-DATE WITH NEWS FROM GPF JUNE 2020 Facebook ‌ Twitter ‌ LinkedIn ‌ DONATE STORIES OF THE BEST IN US: Coming Together During the COVID-19 Pandemic We are living in uncertain and challenging times. Although times of crisis seriously threaten our well-being and disrupt our everyday lives, it also calls forth the innate qualities of character and creativity within us and collectively as a human family. All of us can be “peacebuilders” every day—reducing stress, solving problems, building trust, and serving others in our communities, neighborhoods and households. >>READ MORE VOLUNTEERISM: Global Peace Foundation (GPF) Brazil, in collaboration with an international network of NGO’s and volunteers, developed and produced masks to aid frontline workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. >>READ MORE SERVICE: Meanwhile, teens, Matt Casertano, 15, and Dhruv Pai, 16, from Maryland started a delivery service called Teens helping Seniors to get medication and groceries to the elderly. >>READ MORE PEACEBUILDING: Humanitarian aid was distributed to the Kajuru Attack victims in Nigeria with a message of solidarity to their extended brothers and sisters during the national lockdown. >>READ MORE SHARE YOUR STORY ... 2018-2019 ACTIVITY REPORT: READ THE REPORT ... GPF-Activity-Report-2018-2019.pdf
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NEPAL:

Working Across Faith Traditions to Build Peace: Volunteers Protect Cultural Practices



Prior to the outbreak of COVID-19, Global Peace Foundation helped mobilize volunteers to manage the crowds and uphold the festival’s cultural integrity. This year, around 1.5 million people from the nation and abroad came to worship Shiva at the Shivaratri festival on February 21. Volunteers share their experiences. >>READ MORE  
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UNITED STATES:

Understanding Reconciliation: A Discussion with Native American Leaders



Chief Dr. Robert Joseph is a Gwawaenuk elder and the founder of Reconciliation Canada, an organization that is leading the way in engaging the country’s multi-faith and multi-cultural communities through dialogue and shared transformative experiences. In a special online Interactive Forum with the Cross-Community Reconciliation (CCR) Team in Billings, Montana (USA), Chief Joseph and his daughter Shelly Joseph shared best practices and insights on the process of reconciliation. >>READ MORE
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UNITED KOREA:

Japan and Mongolia Perspectives



Experts from Mongolia and Japan examined Korean reunification, denuclearization, and the impact of Covid-19 on open and closed societies at a virtual roundtable on May 26. The forum specifically explored the perspectives of the two regional states and their historic relations with Korea. >>READ MORE
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NORTH AMERICA: Community Engagement for Violence Prevention


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