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April 9, 2012
Venue - Gandhi Smirti and Darshan Samiti, Gandhi Darshan, Rajghat, New Delhi
Link - http://iaseve.org.in/
Nina, Diane de Terra (USA), Jimmy Lama (Nepal), and Rodica Pop (Romania) all representing COE attended the Teacher Education program for Peace and Harmony in Delhi, India sponsored by the Gandhi Foundation. In addition Ralph Singh joined us. Expected at this conference were 250 educators but instead over 700 arrived to attend. This is an indication of the deep soulful inner plea of high...
April 9, 2012
Our visit to the Holiest of Holy cities in India is Rishikesh and Haridwar. Below is the Mother Ganga River and as you can see people bathe themselves here to receive immortality and on the other hand here is where they are cremated…both existing at the same time. Life and death. The Ganga is the Mother and the sky filled with the sun going down for the evening prayers of Aarati represents Father Sun. Across the water is the Parmath Center where Swami Chitanand lives with his devotees. One of...
April 9, 2012
Our visit to Gandhi's home of refuge and prayer was unexpected as Diane (Diane de Terra) and I wandered through the city. The museum told Gandhi's story through a series of questions and photos. But it was sitting in his little room where he and his wife spent their days that the energy of PEACE prevailed within our hearts and left us speechless. The quietude was filled with magical rain of deep peace that seemed to be sanctioned from Gandhi's own presence. We then also went to the place along...
April 9, 2012
The Vermont chapter of Children of the Earth has recently partnered with the Nepal chapter in the development of a new project initiative titled “help HELP.” The aim of our project is to support the needs and spread awareness of the Helambu Education Livelihood Project (HELP), an organization created by Nepal chapter leader Jimmy Lama. This organization works with some of the poorest communities in the region to improve the quality of education by building classrooms and schools, training...
March 20, 2012
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March 8, 2012
The Rulindo District situated in the Northern Province of Rwanda, not far from Kigali, was the scene of devastation during the genocide. Almost two decades on the wounds of that genocide are still very much felt, and reconciliation in the area is a necessary and continuous task. In light of this, Shalom Educating for Peace (an organization in collaboration with COE) has been involved in the creation of a dialogue space where people may come to discuss their stories and find restoration. In this...
March 6, 2012
Once I was conducting a survey in the village, I found two orphan girls crying. They were in school dress, which led me to ask why they were crying. They said, “our mother does not have money for our school fees and we want to study more. Our village school is up to fifth class and now we need to go to the city by bus or rickshaw to get enrolled in middle or sixth class but for that we need money. We don’t have a brother and our father died some years back. Our mother used to stitch clothes of...
February 3, 2012
Corina Simon, Romania
I wish children and youth from the very first moments of 2012 to actively search and define their dreams for their personal growth, betterment of the local and global human community and in service to the Earth. All our wishes may come true if we work together and build bridges that re-connect us in Unity and Empowerment.
My vision for 2012 is a resurgence of good news all over the planet, joy and hope returning to the furthest corners of the world, young people taking...
February 3, 2012
The World Day of Prayer and Action for Children brings people together to pray and take action for the well-being of children on Universal Children’s Day (November 20th) every year. Universal Children’s Day, established by the United Nations in 1954, also commemorates the 1989 adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
The World Day of Prayer and Action for Children was first celebrated in 2008. In 2009, more than 9,000 people in 29 cities in 22 countries participated...
February 3, 2012
Let us show the children in Ishinomaki, Japan that we certainly have not forgotten them. So, please consider the urgent appeal to all pupils in Europe and everywhere: no matter how old you are, please do send a letter or postcard (or a painting if you have just started school) to the 2 elementary schools in Japan. Your letters do not have to be long but written in easy English. For addresses and more information you may find by contacting the initiator: Dagmar from Germany: dagmar@worldpeace....
