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Arms Down! The WCRP Campaigns for Shared Security
The World Conference of Religions for Peace (WCRP) has recently launched Arms Down!, a year-long global multi-religious youth campaign that will focus on “advancing shared security by abolishing nuclear weapons, stopping the proliferation and misuse of conventional arms, and reducing military expenditure” ICCI, which is the Israeli chapter of the WCRP, is cooperating with this [...]
“So that You May Know One Another”: ICCJ’s Annual Conference, June 2010, Istanbul
June 20-23 2010, Istanbul, Turkey The annual conference of the International Council of Christians and Jews (ICCJ) will take place on June 20-23, in Istanbul, Turkey. The conference, held for the first time in a predominantly-Muslim country, will explore both the potential and pitfalls of inter-religious dialogue. To download the conference program, or to register, click here.
Ongoing programs at the Interreligious Coordinating Council in Israel (ICCI)
Judaism, Christianity and Islam all preach peace. Too often, however, they are corrupted to fuel hatred and violence. The mission of the ICCI is to harness the teachings and valeus of the three monotheistic religions and transform them into a source of reconciliation and co-existence. ONGOING PROGRAMS The Jerusalem Interreligious Young Adult Forum (JIYAF) During [...]
CREATIVITY VENTURES: Creativity in Personal and Social Development
5th–13th of July 2010, Belgrade, Serbia Training Course: “Advance Development of Creativity of Trainers” A trainer/youthworker is its own tool for work, so the quality of work in large existent depends on trainers’ personal development and his/her emotional/cognitive/creative capacities. The level of change trainer can allow or motivate in group of participants depends on his/her [...]
Seminar on Africa Diaspora youth living in Europe
12-19th September, 2010 CEULAJ (Euro-Latin American youth center) Mollina – Spain
Young Innovations Europe (YIE)
YIE is a fresh and exciting magazine created for and by young people interested in exercising positive leadership in their own communities in groundbreaking ways. Showcasing the brightest and most innovative youth-led and youth-motivated initiatives effecting positive change and youth participation in Europe, we are engaging with our commitment to encourage young people to inform and [...]
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Crossing Borders: Supporting Youth and Educators in Conflicting Zones
Crossing Borders is a non-governmental and not-for-profit organisation based at Humlebaek in Denmark with cooperating partners in Egypt, Finland, Germany, Israel, Jordan, Palstine and Yemen. The primary aim of Crossing Borders is to provide impartial dialogue space and empowering skills training for youth and educators, with special focus on areas of conflicts, to fully participate [...]
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Search for Common Grounds
Geographic Focus: All Regions Founded in 1982, Search for Common Ground works to transform the way the world deals with conflict – away from adversarial approaches and towards collaborative problem solving. We work with local partners to find culturally appropriate means to strengthen societies’ capacity to deal with conflicts constructively: to understand the differences and [...]
Foundation for a Culture of Peace / Fundación Cultura de Paz
Geographic Focus: Europe Fundación Cultura de Paz was founded in March, 2000, and ascribed to the protectorate for foundations of the Community of Madrid’s regional Department of Education. The Foundation’s objective is to contribute to building and consolidating a Culture of Peace through reflection, research, education and on-the-spot action. Its activities focus mainly on linking [...]
The Tony Blair Faith Foundation’s global film competition.