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October 8, 2013
Rodica Pop, head of the Romanian COE chapter was awarded one of 7 prizes for Best Practices by the International Council of Museums (ICOM) for her advocacy on the behalf of youth with disabilities. She was given this award when she attended the Conference for the Committee for Education and Cultural Action, which is a branch of ICOM.
The project for which Rodica won the award was called The Joy of Touching
Project Goals
The project main goal is to make culture accessible to people who...
October 8, 2013
18 September 2013 - The United Nations marked the International Day of Peace with a call to invest in education that encourages children to embrace global citizenship based on the values of tolerance and diversity; and Children of the Earth representatives were engaged participants. To mark the day, COE recruited youth ambassadors, board members, and volunteers to serve as attendants for the annual Peace Bell ceremony. COE representatives acted as flag bearers representing the 193 United...
October 7, 2013
Global Oneness Day was created to heal the illusion of separation that has such a powerful grip on the Earth. Even though scientists and notables have been sharing for some time that everything is connected, we are one, the world’s institutions, organizations and cultures are based almost entirely on separation and this has created the chronic and acute problems we see in every sphere of society. When we see we are One it leads us out because Oneness creates a culture of solidarity and a...
September 30, 2013
It’s been a great honor to have been chosen as a member of the core adjudication team of the NS Publieksprijs for the Book of the Year. The NS Publieksprijs is a literary award for the Book of the Year within the Netherlands (which can also be a translated work). Previous winners include the famous bestselling novels Tonio (A.F.Th. van der Heijden), Komt een Vrouw bij de Dokter (Kluun), Heren van de Thee (H.S. Haasse), Het zijn net Mensen (Beelden uit het Midden-Oosten) (J. Luyendijk), De...
September 22, 2013
Every year the Organization for Peace and Development (OPD) observes the International Day of Peace with the students and teachers of Friends Public School in Youhanabad Lahore. Mr. Jahangir Piara, Executive Director OPD, Mr. Nisar Johnson Consultant NGO’s, and Mr. Ashraf Rehmat Principal Friends Public Students spoke about the importance of peace and social harmony.
Mr. Jahangir Piara further said that peace is very much needed at present and we all have to play an important role to foster and...
September 20, 2013
Children of the Earth Ghana is hosting “One Peaceful Africa: Ghana Gathering 2013” from 25-27 October, 2013.
This conference is the first One Peaceful Africa regional gathering, to be followed by future conferences in other parts of the African continent. Children of the Earth has chapters and hubs in many countries in Africa, and the One Peaceful Africa regional gatherings will serve to strengthen their connection to each other.
All youth are welcome to attend. Please spread the word! ...
September 20, 2013
In August Nina Meyerhof, Princess Ochegi Ukaga, Rosie Waygood and Saskia Troy went to the Globalization for the Common Good Conference held at Cite Universitaire International in the metropolis Paris. The Globalization for the Common Good Initiative (GCGI) is the UK’s leading progressive think tank in the field of globalization, democracy, social justice, governance and sustainability.
The aim of the Globalization for the Common Good movement
The movent asserts that the process of building a...
September 18, 2013
The committee of the Education Peace Team at the UN selected Burlington youth group’s video title “Diversity Rocks” to broadcast on Peace Day Global Broadcast. The local group describes themselves as a group of multi-cultural youth committed to a better future for themselves, their communities, and the next generation. The youth group will be participating in COE’s “Peace Education Training” and have become an official COE Vermont chapter!
The annual Peace Day Global Broadcast celebrates the...
September 16, 2013
Simran, from COE United Arab Emirates Attends Climate Reality Leadership Corps Training Conducted by Former US Vice President Al Gore
The Climate Reality Project, founded and chaired by former Vice President and Nobel Laureate Al Gore, is dedicated to unleashing a global cultural movement demanding action on the climate crisis. Despite overwhelming international scientific consensus on climate change, the global community still lacks the resolve to implement meaningful solutions. The Climate...
September 16, 2013
Simran Vedyvas invited to speak as a panelist at the United Nations Youth Assembly on International Youth Day in August 2013. She received the invitation to attend the “Global Interactive Dialogue” event with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the Envoy on Youth Ahmad Alhendawi.
She considers it a matter of prestige for her to attend the Youth Assembly 2013, which spanned 3 days at United Nations and was graced by several leading personalaities and over 1,300 youth delegates from across the...