{"id":10680,"date":"2017-10-02T17:40:53","date_gmt":"2017-10-02T21:40:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=10680"},"modified":"2020-05-19T11:49:10","modified_gmt":"2020-05-19T15:49:10","slug":"english-bulletin-october-1-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=10680","title":{"rendered":"English bulletin October 1, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

. . YOUTH TAKE THE LEAD . .<\/big><\/em><\/center><\/p>\n
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\nYouth and children took the lead as millions of people celebrated the International Day of Peace<\/a> around the world. One cannot help but be charmed by their photos <\/a> as they engage in many ways to promote a culture of peace.<\/p>\n

\nEspeciallly impressive are the hundreds of schools in all of the former republics of the Soviet Union <\/a> where children cut out paper doves, wrote on each one the name of someone who died defending their country in World War II and sent them aloft in helium-filled balloons. This symbolic demonstration transcended the boundaries of political conflict. For example, teachers and children on both sides of the civil war in the Ukraine celebrated the day in the same fashion, often deploring that war had divided them from their friends and neighbors.<\/p>\n

\nIn Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, youth peer mentors, taking part in leadership training as part of the constructive dialogues on religion and democracy project of International Alert, climbed a mountain and hauled hundreds of rocks to craft an awesome peace sign in Koh Tash village, highlighting the importance of peacebuilding (see photo<\/a>).<\/p>\n

\nChildren often played the leading role in local celebrations. For example, in Northfield, Minnesota:<\/a> “Students led the rally as speakers and performers, communicating the significance of the international holiday and why the next generation needs to step up to shape their future, Sunny Leonard, sixth-grader and rally organizer, made the closing speech before the march to Carleton College\u2019s Weitz Center of Creativity. She said youth are the future and it\u2019s they who needs to decide how that future will look.”<\/p>\n

\nIn Pinto, Spain<\/a>, a highlight of the celebration was the reading of a manifesto drafted by the Council of Children of Pinto which highlights the defense of peace along with various proposals to maintain it from the point of view of the children of the municipality.<\/p>\n

\nThe African Union<\/a> celebrated the International Day of Peace under the theme \u201cEngaging youth in peacebuilding\u201d. \u201cThis slogan has been celebrated to highlight the role of young people in achieving peace and development,\u201d said AU Commissioner for Peace and Security Ismail Shragine.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\nIn Colombia<\/a>, youth are deeply involved in the reconciliation process. The Youth Network \u201cThis is Peace Too\u201d in Tumaco, is carrying out various activities within the framework of the peace week, September 19, 20 and 21 as part of the strategy to reflect on the situation of the country and to transmit messages about forgiveness and reconciliation. They are performing activities such as staging and theater image with a gallery of body images. Young people who are part of the project “Use Your Power to Build Peace\u201d are also participating in the Youth Encounter for Peace in Tumaco, where they exchange ideas with other young people with different youth processes for peace that take place in the surrounding municipalities. Among their activities are murals, ancestral recovery through women\u2019s songs and young songwriters, actions that favor the integration of communities and the construction of healthy spaces for the population.<\/p>\n

\nTo celebrate the International Day of Peace, students studying at universities in Uganda from South Sudan<\/a> are embracing their country\u2019s cultural diversity to foster peace rather than focusing on tribal differences that have torn their country apart. The South Sudanese Students\u2019 Union in Uganda organized a festival in Kampala as part of a series of events marking the United Nation\u2019s International Day of Peace on September 21, whose theme this year is: \u201cTogether for Peace: Respect, Safety and Dignity for All.\u201d Organizers said the event brought together South Sudanese communities and students in Uganda who have been divided along tribal and political lines.<\/p>\n

\nIn many cases, music is being used as the universal language of peace. The annual music festival in Nouakchott, Mauritania<\/a> around the International Day of Peace is dedicated to “jazz music as a vector of peace, freedom of expression and unity.” An especially remarkable example of music for peace is the map of hundreds of Montessori schools around the world <\/a> taking part on September 21 in the project “Sing Peace around the World.”<\/p>\n

\nThanks to the new generation, yes, there is a global movement for a culture of peace. To quote Karen Stanley, an organizer of the events in Lexington, Virginia<\/a>, “there are lots of places around the globe that are connecting to each other with the International Day of Peace. So it was exciting just to add our little town into that mix and do something for peace.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/tr>\n <\/tr>\n <\/tr>\n <\/tr>\n <\/tr>\n <\/tr>\n\n
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TOLERANCE AND SOLIDARITY
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\nFrom Europe to the United States, these cities oppose their governments to better accommodate migrants
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DEMOCRATIC PARTICIPATION
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\nBrazil: Community mediation centers begin to work in Recife and Olinda
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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
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\nChina eclipses Europe as 2020 solar power target is smashed
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WOMEN’S EQUALITY
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\nEgypt: Women\u2019s Conference in Gharbia organizes \u201cWomen\u2019s Peacemaker\u201d conference
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HUMAN RIGHTS
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\nUSA: Labor Unions Are Stepping Up To Fight Deportations
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DISARMAMENT AND SECURITY
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\nUSA: Campaign Nonviolence Mounts Nationwide \u201cWeek of Actions\u201d September 16-24, 2017
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EDUCATION FOR PEACE
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\nMauritania: Festival Nouakchott Jazz Plus: 18th to 23rd of September 2017
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