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Aug 30, 2014
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WFWP Int'l, World Summit, Seoul/Korea

WFWP Int’l joined with UPF (Universal Peace Federation) to convene this World Summit 2014. At this occasion, also several First Ladies gathered with WFWP UN Representatives to explore approaches to peace building, in a more informal, heart-based meeting Please see some photos of this meeting as well as other occasions during the summit. Seoul, Korea - Convened at a time of heightened global concerns about security, the UPF World Summit at the Millennium Seoul Hilton Hotel

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Aug 26, 2014
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WFWP Birmingham/UK, Peace Meeting/Character Education

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Jul 24, 2014
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WFWP Youth Bolton/UK celebrating Africa day

"A dance we did back in May on Africa Day - 22 May 2014. This was the first Africa Day to be celebrated in Bolton. It was organised by The Smile of Hope and us. Bolton College were very happy to host the event. The turnout was much more than expected and so we made the front page of our local news. This is a link to one of the performances: #youth #uk #cultural #videos

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WFWP London/UK, Sommer Gathering, 5 July 2014

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Jul 24, 2014
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WFWP London/UK, Sommer Gathering, 5 July 2014

UPF/WFWP Summer Gathering Report 5th July, Peace Embassy, Thornton Heath By Colin Gardiner Some 70 people, representing a vibrant local and diverse community, attended a superbly harmonised summer gathering organised by the Universal Peace Federation and Women's Federation for World Peace at the South London Hall, on Saturday 5th July 2014. The event was showcased by the presentation of Ambassador for Peace awards to eleven members of the public who had made outstanding c

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WFWP Austria/Russia,Angels of Peace, Part 2, June 14

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Jul 24, 2014
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WFWP Austria/Russia,Angels of Peace, Part 2, June 14

WFWP Austria/Russia,Angels of Peace, Part 2, June 14 An overall report about the recent ‘Angels of Peace’ Tour in Austria, the Russian children’s dance group singing and dancing for Russian-Austrian reconciliation: The "Angels of Peace" tour in Austria took place from June 20th to June 30th, and included 5 cities and one village: Graz, Linz Salzburg, Vienna and Neckenmarkt! The purpose of the tour was to build a "Bridge of Peace" through music and dance 100 years after the

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Jul 24, 2014
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‘Stuttgart Year of the Psalm 2014’

A report by WFWP Stuttgart/Germany: The Women’s Federation for Peace, Stuttgart held its monthly ‘Thursday meeting’ in the UPF premises under the title ‘Stuttgart Year of the Psalm 2014’. The Protestant and Catholic Church in Stuttgart had made an appeal that the wonderful variety of the psalms be experienced anew in the time from 1 December 2013 until 28 November 2014. July the 3rd was a beautiful summer’s day, and a group of 10 of us met, first of all to enjoy various refr

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Jul 24, 2014
2 min

"The New Italian Born abroad: equal but different"

http://video.avventisti.it/streaming/servizi/immigrazione WFWP Italy participated at this conference at the Seven Days Adventist Church in Rome. It took place under the theme "The New Italian Born abroad: equal but different" - with the purpose of understanding and embracing the reality of immigrants, and to provide assistance. It was organised by the Federation of Evangelical Churches in Italy and took place on 7 June 2014. The conference featured the following speakers:

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WFWP Russia/Austria,Angels of Peace Reconciliation Dance

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Jul 7, 2014
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WFWP Russia/Austria,Angels of Peace Reconciliation Dance

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Jun 30, 2014
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Russian children's dance group is performing in Austria

Angels of Peace - A Russian children's dance group is performing in Austria in 5 cities, from 20- 30 June 2014. They are dancing for reconciliation 100 years on from the beginning of the 1st World War. This is a clip of their beautiful performance in Salzburg on 27 June #austria #cultural #videos

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May 30, 2014
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WFWP Italy, Ukranian School Celebration

WFWP Italy participated in this End-of-the year-Celebration of the Ukrainian School in Rome, on 31 May 2014. Elisabetta Nistri sent us this report: The WFWP President was invited to participate in the celebration for the end of the year ofthe Ukrainian Saturday School. The purpose of this school is to help Ukrainian children living in Italy to know their origins and traditions, to study their mother tongue and thus be able do get the Ukrainian school certificate. Some of the

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WFWP Hungary, 'Femininity, Divinity, Creativity',Hungay

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May 27, 2014
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WFWP Hungary, 'Femininity, Divinity, Creativity',Hungay

Parisa Nagy, President of WFWP Hungary, sent us this report about their recent workshop under the theme ‘Femininity, Divinity, Creativity’: ‘It was my pleasure to held our one day creativity program in our home in Monor on Saturday, 26 April 2014, from 10.00 to 18.00. It was a one day creativity program and at the same time sharing and talking together. I wanted to listen to the young women in order to understand their needs and struggles and to see what WFWP can offer the

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WFWP Italy, Integration of Nigerian Families

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May 26, 2014
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WFWP Italy, Integration of Nigerian Families

WFWP Italy supported this event to help the integration of Nigerian families in Italy and to promote unity within the family. It was held under the theme ‘The Global Change of a Migrated Family’ and took place in a Catholic church. Please some details about it here: ‘The event was organised by Ambassador for Peace Mrs. Victoria Chioma Ezewoko and by the Catholic Men Community, and was held in the theatre of S.S. Simon and Jude Thaddeus Catholic church in Rome.. Three speak

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WFWP Austria/Slovakia, Friendship Meeting/Day Trip

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May 24, 2014
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WFWP Austria/Slovakia, Friendship Meeting/Day Trip

WFWP Austria sent us this report and photos about their recent joined Austrian-Slovakian Friendship Meeting along the Danube river. A report by Renate Amesbauer: "Saturday, May 24th 2014 25 people met in Vienna at 7:00am to go together to Bratislava for an Austrian Slovakian Friendship- Exchange-Meeting (as has happened several times before). In the group already 14 nationalities where represented. Welcomed by WFWP Slovakia – friends and families we got on a boat to start a

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May 5, 2014
2 min

WFWP Watford/UK, Community Festival

WFWP Watford/UK held their amazing annual community festival again recently. Here is a full report by Francoise Murphy and a selection of photos, however the complete photo album can be viewed under this linkhttps://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisboff/sets/72157644609865951/ : ‘Watford’s very proud of its Celebration’ This was the title of the newspaper article that appeared in the Watford Observer after the Watford Celebration 2014 event. The ninth annual Watford Celebration to

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WFWP Italy,Meeting with the Nigerian Community, Rome,13 Apr 2014

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May 3, 2014
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WFWP Italy,Meeting with the Nigerian Community, Rome,13 Apr 2014

Elisabetta Nistri, President of WFWP Italy, was invited by Victoria Kiomo Ezewoko - Peace Ambassador and President of the Nigerian Women Association - to attend a party she organized to celebrate the establishment of the mini-basketball GREEN TEAM NIGERIA. Main representatives of the Nigerian Community – both religious ministers of different denominations and faiths and representatives of different ethnic groups - were present.The purpose of the event was to help young boys t

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May 1, 2014
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WFWP Portugal, Food Health and Peace

WFWP Portugal held an event in partnership with the ‘Alimentary Alchemy’, as a way to introduce universal values. The event took place on 1 May 2014 in the Peace Embassy in Lisbon on the theme “Alimentation and Peace” The Program consisted of an Opening Session by the President of WFWP Portugal, Dr. Marta de Carvalho, who after a brief introduction of WFWP and its Founders introduced the theme and explained how serious the Founders were about the importance of universal valu

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WFWP Austria, Intercultural Friendship Meeting

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Apr 27, 2014
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WFWP Austria, Intercultural Friendship Meeting

WFWP held an "Intercultural Friendship Meeting" in the country village of Haibach in Upper-Austria. Women of 8 nationalities came from different parts of Austria to meet and share with local women. The "Meeting House" which is a project of two women from the village -Mirjami and Gerlinde - attracted much interest about what kind of activities we offer in the countryside and what our 'Meeting House' looks like. We got to learn and share more about the activities of WFWP at t

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WFWP Stuttgart/Germany, Day Trip to Moeckmuehl

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Apr 26, 2014
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WFWP Stuttgart/Germany, Day Trip to Moeckmuehl

Ute Lemme from WFWP Stuttgart/Germany sent us this report about their recent day trip: 'This time our excursion was to a small place, whose special feature is a town centre dating back to the Middle Ages, and which is designated in its entirety as a historical monument. Möckmühl is in the lovely Jagst valley, where the Seckach flows into the Jagst. One part of the town is on the fortress hill, and the larger part, the ‘valley settlement’, lies at the foot of the hill. The eng

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Apr 26, 2014
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WFWP Scotland UK, 'Experience Japan'

On 26th April 2014 this year’s “Experience Japan” was held at Augustine United Church in Edinburgh. Through this programme, WFWP Scotland introduces Japanese culture and also offers a platform for people to demonstrate Japanese arts and disciplines. After three months of continuous preparation, the final preparations were made in the main hall of the church by WFWP members, friends and volunteers on the day. The volunteers responsible for each stall knew exactly what was need

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WFWP Stuttgart/Germany, Breakfast and Slideshow

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Mar 20, 2014
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WFWP Stuttgart/Germany, Breakfast and Slideshow

WFWP Stuttgart held a festive and inspirational breakfast gathering.To begin with, Gabriele Schickert said a prayer, and Mikaela Meyer offered two pieces on the violin. Margaret Bellomo, WFWP member in Stuttgart, presented a slide show on her most recent three month stay in New Zealand. The viewers were totally amazed about the scenery, the fauna and flora, as well as the Maoris. The occasional “uh” and “ah” was heard, and many had the desire to also visit New Zealand. Conver

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