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'Women of great value - Witches: Legends, Myths and History’.

Jun 24, 2014
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'Women of great value - Witches: Legends, Myths and History’.

WFWP Bergamo/Italy held a lecture event in cooperation with Associazione Alchemilla, on 8 May 2014. Its theme was 'Women of great value - Witches: Legends, Myths and History’. A report by Elisabeth Schneider: "Prof. Alessandra Meleri told us about the witches in the history of the Mediterranean region, accompanying her words with pictures of the history of art throughout the ages; in the history of civilisation, beginning with ancient times, we can find representatives of wo

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The WFWP India Chairperson leads One Million Tree of Peace Campaign in Kashmir

Jun 24, 2014
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The WFWP India Chairperson leads One Million Tree of Peace Campaign in Kashmir

We are happy to re-post this report that we received from WFWP India, by Ms. Sreerupa Mitra Chaudhury: Srinagar, J&K, The Women’s Federation for World Peace India, June 5, 2014: The Women’s Federation of World Peace (WFWP) India Chairperson Ms. Sreerupa Mitra Chaudhury planted a Tree of Peace in Kashmir valley this morning on the occasion of World Environment Day. “For me, it is planting Peace,” said Sreerupa Mitra Chaudhury in a telephonic interview. The WFWP is an interna

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WFWP France,Report about Middle East Peace Initiative

May 31, 2014
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WFWP France,Report about Middle East Peace Initiative

meeting of UPF/WFWP-France: Saturday, May 31, 2014, Paris Ambassadors for peace and a few guests were invited by the French chapters of the Universal Peace Federation (UPF) and the Women’s Federation for World Peace (WFWP) at the “Centre Culture et Paix”, in Paris, to hear reports and discuss about two recent programs held jointly by UPF and WFWP in Jerusalem and Geneva. First was a report on the 10th anniversary of the Women for Peace activities and the MEPI program organi

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WFWP Italy, Ukranian School Celebration

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

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 Slovakia, Japanese Healing Workshop

May 27, 2014
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WFWP Slovakia, Japanese Healing Workshop

WFWP Slovakia held this event about Seitai, a Japanese healing method: 'On Friday 25th April 2014 WFWP Slovakia organized another of its regular monthly Japanese events with the title „Seitai exercise“. SEITAI is a Japanese healing method which uses natural restorative processes of our body. It has two parts – massage and exercises to harmonize different body parts and restore the blocked places in human body. This time our event was focused on healthy lifestyle, exercises

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WFWP Italy, Integration of Nigerian Families

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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Malta spent their Mother’s Day this year in quite a different way

May 26, 2014
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Malta spent their Mother’s Day this year in quite a different way

Please see this message and report from Myrabelle Corlett, WFWP Chairwoman Malta, about how they spent their Mother’s Day this year in quite a different way "Dear sisters and friends of WFWP worldwide, I wonder if you ever thought of spending Mother's Day in a different way than usual, investing your positive energy in giving back something to our universal parent - ' Mother Nature'. During this month, on the weekend of 10th and 11th May, being Mother's Day weekend, WFWP

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WFWP Ireland, Interfaith Prayer -BringBackOurGirls

May 20, 2014
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WFWP Ireland, Interfaith Prayer -BringBackOurGirls

On 20 May 2014, WFWP Ireland in collaboration with the Lantern Centre in Dublin, hosted an Interfaith Prayer Evening in support of the worldwide #BringBackOurGirls campaign. Recently, we have all been following the news about the tragic events of the abduction of over 200 Nigerian schoolgirls on 14 April 2014. It's hard to come to terms with such a horrendous crime being inflicted on these innocent school girls. As a result a worldwide campaign emerged called #BringBackOurGir

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WFWP Norway, Relevant Perspectives of the Family in 2014

May 20, 2014
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WFWP Norway, Relevant Perspectives of the Family in 2014

In honor of the UN Day of the Family, UPF and WFWP Norway came together to hold a conference to bring to light current issues involving the family. Steinar Murud, leader of UPF Norway, was MC and gave the background history of the day. The first speaker, Maria Sammut representing the Catholic Church, spoke about the church’s project, “The Year of the Family 2014.” Even though the project is meant to be an internal project, the experiences Sammut shared were easy to relate to.

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WFWP Netherlands - UN Day of Families 2014

May 17, 2014
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WFWP Netherlands - UN Day of Families 2014

May 17th, The Hague, Christus Triumfator Church WFWP Netherlands in cooperation with UPF organized an event to honor the UN Day of Families 2014. A report by Rita Salaris: 'Through these observances the UN gives us an opportunity to invite other organisations/foundations to celebrate this day together by pointing out the difficulties, but they provide an opportunity to be grateful for the accomplishment in history. The presence of participants from different religions and

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WFWP Hungary, 'Man Woman Relationships' Day of Family

May 10, 2014
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WFWP Hungary, 'Man Woman Relationships' Day of Family

On the occasion of UN International Day of Families, WFWP Hungary held a workshop about "Man and Woman Relationship as a basis for a healthy family". It took place on Saturday, 10. May 2014. It was with a pioneering spirit that we held our event for the first time in the city of Monor, in Vigado Cultural Center, hoping to reach out to more people who join us to work together in our efforts to realize the noble goals of WFWP. We plan to have regular club meetings in Monor an

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WFWP Watford/UK, Community Festival

May 5, 2014
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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 Spain, Flamenco in aid of Refugees, 15 March 2014

May 3, 2014
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WFWP Spain, Flamenco in aid of Refugees, 15 March 2014

WFWP Spain sent us this report about their recent spirited fundraiser concert, by Marcia de Abreu:'On 15 March 2014 WFWP and UPF organized a charity concert in Madrid whose benefits will go to a United Nations Agency (UNRWA) to support their relief work in favor of Palestinian refugees in Syria.On this occasion we invited a multinational group called 'Flamenco a la Turca'. The components of this group come from Turkey, Spain, Syria, Japan and Mexico. They performed a blend of

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WFWP Stuttgart/Germany

May 3, 2014
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WFWP Stuttgart/Germany

Under the overall theme “We are thinking about the life of Jesus.”, prior then to Easter, members and friends of the local WFWP met, this time to view a film. After refreshing themselves with food and drink, Gabriele Schickert (WFWP Germany, Stuttgart Branch member) offered a prayer, before a film was shown on Jesus, as portrayed in the Bible as the Messiah, describing his life and works. At the conclusion each guest was asked as to their personal relationship with Jesus, whi

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WFWP Bergamo/Italy, Heart to Heart Meeting, 23 Mar 2014

May 3, 2014
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WFWP Bergamo/Italy, Heart to Heart Meeting, 23 Mar 2014

‘WFWP Bergamo/Italy held this meeting with all their associated members in Bergamo to make plans for the year. A report by Elisabetta Nistri and Elizabeth Schneider:‘In the morning, the local WFWP President, Mrs Giannina Figus, read and commented on some extracts of recent speeches of our international Founder Doctor Hak Ja Han Moon; these words emphasise the importance of taking responsibility and caring for the world’s problems with a mother’s heart, and to be a good educat

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

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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WFWP Austria - “Mother and Mission” Coffee Meeting, Sunday 6th April 2014

May 3, 2014
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WFWP Austria - “Mother and Mission” Coffee Meeting, Sunday 6th April 2014

A report by Yoshiko Pammer:'Kathrin Ladstätter was our host for this coffee meeting – we were all welcomed into her cosy home, having trekked through an unexpected April shower, and were warmed, body and soul, by the beautiful environment that was prepared.Kathrin shared about the time her family lived in Russia, due to her husband’s mission, and touched on the ways she personally managed to overcome difficulties she experienced. She explained how through books she could feel

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WFWP Hungary planning meeting

May 3, 2014
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WFWP Hungary planning meeting

Parisa Nagy gave us this report about the gathering of the Hungarian ladies 'On 5th of April 2014 we had a very interactive and productive meeting of WFWP with ladies in Budapest to discuss and formulate the main focus and activities for WFWP Hungary. First we listened to Carolyn Handschin's presentation on "Women’s leadership and role" during the recent European Assembly in Venice.Carolyn picked up on 3 main points from Mother Moon's speech from July 2012. Our discussion was

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WFWP Scotland, Coffee Mornings, Edinburgh

May 3, 2014
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WFWP Scotland, Coffee Mornings, Edinburgh

Feb and March 2014:WFWP Scotland started our monthly Coffee Morning in February. We decided to rent a small room in a Church in central Edinburgh. It is a good location, easy for everyone to reach. On 25th February we had the first Coffee morning. 11 women attended. Mrs. Bongayi Patty, a good friend of WFWP Scotland for some years, came as the speaker. She spoke about her projects, especially helping Zimbabwe rural village children through sending books, stationary, bicycles,

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