by Lea Suter, March 11, Published in Peacenews.com
By Erica Brouillette, Published in Partneringforpeace.org
Please join us as we help welcome new refugees to our community by putting together 25 Toiletry Kits, 25 Cleaning Kits, and five Linen Kits. All kits will directly benefit refugees being resettled in our area. Lutheran Social Services of the National Capital Area Refugee and Immigrant Services program works in partnership with the U.S. State Department to welcome and resettle refugees from around the world, including Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and West Africa. This is a Rotary-Peace Corps Partnership Project.
March 8, 2018, Published in UN.org
International Women’s Day is a time to reflect on progress made, to call for change and to celebrate acts of courage and determination by ordinary women who have played an extraordinary role in the history of their countries and communities.
Published in religiousfreedomandbusiness.org
H.E. Ban Ki-moon, the former UN Secretary General, addressed the latest developments in the North-South Korean negotiations at the Business and Peace Symposium in Seoul, the day before the Winter Paralympics began. A main focus of the event was the presentation of the Global Business & Interfaith Peace Awards, given to CEOs worldwide for their promotion of peace through interfaith knowledge and action. Al Jubitz, co-founder of Rotarian Action Group For Peace, is among the distinguished world business leaders who received a 2018 Global Business & Interfaith Peace Award.
By Albert Essien, Published in Rotary International
Fante Mayera is a medium-size rural community of about 800 people in the greater Accra region of Ghana. In August, I visited the community with the manager of the Rotary-USAID partnership in Ghana and other officials to meet with villagers and check on the progress of a borehole and latrine. I had been part of an initial visit with my Rotary club in 2016 to assess conditions there, and it was exciting to return and see the difference this important collaboration is making.
By Rhea Wessel and Andrew Chudzinski, Published in Rotary International
On the nightly news and around her city, Pia Skarabis-Querfeld saw the refugees arriving in Berlin after fleeing war, persecution, and poverty in their home countries. Wanting to help, she gathered a bag of clothes to donate and headed to a nearby gym filled with refugees. What began as a single act of charity eventually evolved into an all-encompassing volunteer project.
By Makiko Nakasone, February 26, 2018
We cannot hope peace for tomorrow unless we learn from yesterday. So we have been helping the students at Glendale Unified School District learn about the historical events such as Hiroshima and the Japanese American internment during WWII, so they understand how dramatically common people's lives change because of war, how important peace is and how they may take an action toward peace building.
By Bill Gates and Melinda Gates, Published in Gates Notes
We are outspoken about our optimism. These days, though, optimism seems to be in short supply. The headlines are filled with awful news. Every day brings a different story of political division, violence, or natural disaster. Despite the headlines, we see a world that’s getting better.
By Rotarian Action Group For Peace, February 12, 2018
RI President Ian Riseley and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau welcomed 800 Rotarians from around the world to the Presidential Peacebuilding Conference on Environmental Sustainability and Peace, held in Vancouver, Canada, on February 9 - 11. It was the first of six Rotary Peacebuilding Conferences slated in 2018. RAGFP was pleased to be a partner for this important event.
By Arnold R. Grahl, Published in Rotary International
A program created by Rotarians in Seattle, Washington, USA, is fighting hunger and poverty in Arkansas thanks to connections formed through Rotary. Rotary First Harvest has been funneling donations of imperfect or “ugly” produce to food banks in Washington via donated shipping since the 1980s. The program also organizes volunteers for gleaning, the ancient practice of going through fields after harvest to pick up remaining crops for the poor.