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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...
September 1, 2013
The Global Heart for Oneness Movement is growing, as the core group deepens its connection within. Soon the energy networking process for the global service of spreading light and goodwill will expand, as triangles of those regularly using the invocation "From I to We to One" (adapted from "The Great Invocation") are created.
We have begun the process of getting the meditation and seed thoughts out to our brothers and sisters around the planet. If you would like to join us in this...
August 27, 2013
Today, in Paris, COE members spoke on a panel at the 11th GCGI International Annual Conference (Globalisation for the Common Good Initiative).
Making the Shift: Education encouraging Leadership for the Common Good
Moderator: Sesto Giovanni Castagnoli
“Globalisation, Youth Leadership and the Common Good: A Conversation with Children of the Earth (COE):
1- Dr. Nina Meyerhof (President of Children of the Earth (COE), USA) with Rosie Haywood
“Coe: Introduction”
2- Saskia Troy (COE,...
August 23, 2013
SEYCHELLES – A PARADISE OF BIODIVERSITY
Seychelles is an archipelago of islands nestled in the vastness of the Indian Ocean, off the east coast of Africa. If one wants to understand what paradise means, one should visit this country.
I had the immense good fortune of being invited to visit Seychelles on two accounts:
As a winner of the 2013 International Schools Essay Competition and Debate, organized by The Living Rainforest, UK and to attend the prize ceremony which was held in the...
August 12, 2013
August 12th is International Youth Day!
International Youth Day (IYD) is an awareness day designated by the United Nations. The first IYD was on 12 August 2000. As with other political awareness days, such as Earth Day, the purpose of the day is to draw attention to a given set of cultural and legal issues surrounding an endangered demographic. International Youth Day is on August 12 each year. It is meant as an opportunity for governments and others to draw attention to youth issues...
August 10, 2013
Kehkahshan, chapter leader from the UAE as well as Global Coordinator for Children and Youth UNEP Major Groups Facilitating Committee, was invited to speak at the 12th annual United Nations Youth Assembly. She spoke about her vision for the post 2015 agenda and sustainable development goals to an audience of over 800 youth delegates from all over the world. The event took place at the UN General Assembly Hall.
Check out video of the closing session, Kehkashan's speech begins at about 6...
August 9, 2013
The Diversity Rocks Youth Group created the wonderful video "I am the world" to take part in the Peace Day Global Broadcast contest.
The annual Peace Day Global Broadcast celebrates the United Nations International Day of Peace.The Broadcast streams live from the United Nations and on more than 2,000 websites around the world promoting the vitally important work of the UN and its humanitarian agencies, and organizations working for peace, the environment, human rights and social and economic...
July 31, 2013
The Global Heart for Oneness Movement is growing, as the core group deepens its connection within. Soon the energy networking process for the global service of spreading light and goodwill will expand, as triangles of those regularly using the invocation "From I to We to One" (adapted from "The Great Invocation") are created.
We have begun the process of getting the meditation and seed thoughts out to our brothers and sisters around the planet. If you would like to join us in this...
July 30, 2013
“People are becoming increasingly divided along lines of religion and culture, ignoring the many other ways in which people see themselves, from class and profession to morals and politics.
Actively promoted sectarian hatreds can spread like wildfire, as we have seen in Kosovo, Bosnia, Rwanda, Israel, Palestine, Sudan, Afghanistan and many other places in the world. With suitable instigation, a fostered sense of identity with one group of people can be made into a powerful weapon to brutalize...
July 6, 2013
80 celebrities come together to narrate a full-length documentary film about the destiny of humankind and the purpose of existence.
Unity is a documentary film about how humanity is deeply connected to one another. Every human thought and every action has an affect on the world around us. Unfortunately, as our film portrays, for thousands of years, we have been fighting each other.So much blood has been shed because of the perception of differences between people, when in fact we are all made...