By Erin Thomas Rotary Peace Fellow, Class 1 Rotarian Action Group for Peace Executive Director The Rotarian Action Group for Peace attended the 2014 RI Assembly in San Diego, California (USA) to share information about Rotarian Action Groups with incoming District Governors.  The tagline for Rotarian Action Groups is, "RAGS [...]

By Don Higgins Member of Rotary Club of Pinellas Park, Florida Founding Board Member & Social Media Manager for the Rotarian Action Group for Peace Back in 2010 when I first learned about “Peace” becoming an area of focus under the new Future Vision plan and the Rotary theme for [...]

The year 2014 is the fiftieth anniversary of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. receiving the Nobel Peace Prize. Dr. King was puzzled why he was awarded this prestigious prize when the work to combat racial injustice was incomplete. He concluded that it was the movement’s commitment to nonviolence that [...]

Tech startup HarassMap is taking a stand against harassment through one of the few places free speech remains relatively uncensored--the Internet. Since 2010, victims have been able to text, tweet or email the company to report assaults when they happen. HarassMap responds with advice on how to get help and [...]

The Culture of Peace News Network (CPNN) is a space where readers can exchange information about events, experiences, books, music and web news that promote a culture of peace. It is a self-sustaining network in which You, the reader, are invited to write a news report and contribute to its [...]

Find out more about how the collection of "big" data is giving us our first glimpse of a world in which we can map the Earth's riots as well as we can its earthquakes and hurricanes -- and all from just reading the news a little more carefully. Read the [...]