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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
2 min

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 Austria,Czech-Austrian Reconciliation Event, Linz

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Apr 4, 2014
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WFWP Austria,Czech-Austrian Reconciliation Event, Linz

WFWP Austria held this event to promote Czech-Austrian reconciliation, on 4 April 2014.A report by Therese Heitzinger, WFWP Austria:'Mrs. Christa Scharf, Ambassador for Peace spoke on: “Renunciation of revenge and retribution (Charta of the Germans expellees)”. Mrs. Scharf was born 1929 in North Bohemia in the German speaking part. She explained, that in the past the people lived in harmony with the other ethnic groups until the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1919

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WFWP Slovakia, Risky sexual behaviour of young people

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Mar 27, 2014
2 min

WFWP Slovakia, Risky sexual behaviour of young people

A report by WFWP Slovakia, sent in by Mirka Alexy, WFWP Slovakia Vice-President, about their recent event on such an important issue:'We have organized this timely event on 27th March 2014, with the final participation of 42 guests. It was very successful and positive, new relationships were initiated, new small hopes sparkled and impulses for lot of hard work for the future resonated in our minds… How did all of this start?Already at the end of last year we, as representativ

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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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WFWP UK,Equality for Women is Progress for All

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Mar 18, 2014
3 min

WFWP UK,Equality for Women is Progress for All

EQUALITY FOR WOMEN IS PROGRESS FOR ALLIn commemoration of International Women’s Day, WFWP UK held an event at the Houses of Parliament in London, discussing the topic of equality. The first speaker was Professor Rosemary Sage who is a Trustee of the Charity EIMAN which predominantly empowers Muslim Women. However EIMAN also works with a wider audience of women to raise the awareness the Commission on the Status of Women which is a platform for gender equality and advancement

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From Woman to Woman - Music to Help Heal the War Wounds of Srebrenica Survivors

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Mar 18, 2014
1 min

From Woman to Woman - Music to Help Heal the War Wounds of Srebrenica Survivors

Help us continue our project, which uses music, body movement, and psychosocial assistance as tools for healing, to support the women in Eastern Bosnia. http://igg.me/at/from-woman-to-woman We have received this message from lulia Socea from an organisation called 'Musicians without Borders' sharing about a beautiful project they working on. Please take a look:Hi!My name is Iulia Socea and I’m currently working with Musicians without Borders (Netherlands) on a beautiful proj

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WFWP Finland, Indonesian Dance Intro, Helsinki

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Mar 16, 2014
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WFWP Finland, Indonesian Dance Intro, Helsinki

WFWP Finland held a workshop to introduce Indonesian dance and culture - a report by Päivi Yoshizumi:Indonesia is a big country, spread out over several main islands, each with differing cultures. Jetty Jusuf shortly introduced some of her home country's differing styles of dances reflecting differing ethnic majorities living on each of the islands. Being from Sumatra, Jetty taught us one particular, ancient, group dance called "Dindin ba dindin" - or clapping dance.Starting

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Mar 16, 2014
1 min

WFWP Scotland/UK - Int'l Women's Day

Outing with the Muslim Women’s Association Edinburgh at the Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh:MEAE (Muslim Women’s Association Edinburgh) invited WFWP Scotland and Friends to have a walk and picnic lunch at the Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh on 8th March. Even though rain was predicted, a strong wind blew the clouds away, bringing blue sky and sunshine. We walked through the Chinese Garden and went up to the Chinese Hillside. Each person brought lunch from their own country and we s

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Celebration of International Women's Day in Northern England

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Mar 13, 2014
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Celebration of International Women's Day in Northern England

Celebration of International Women's Day on 08/03/2014 in Northern England: WFWP UK got together in the Hindu Temple, Huddersfield to celebrate the International Women's Day on 08/03/2014. Our Chair person, Kiran Bali chaired this event starting with introductions of oneself one by one to get to know each other. We explored words that symbolise women; such as Inspiration, love, peace. Video clips of Women's Day from all over the world were shown as well as the message from Ph

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Mar 13, 2014
2 min

Int'l Women's Day for WFWP Malta

See this lovely report and wishes on Int'l Women's Day for WFWP Malta: 'Just as the sweet smell of Spring is about to fill the air, on Thursday 6th March, WFWP Malta held a special event for this year's Women's Day . Families of members and friends of WFWP were invited to a guided cultural tour of 'Villa Francia' the official residence of the Prime Minister of Malta. Since this was a celebration of Women's day, Mrs. Michelle Muscat, the Prime Minister's wife, graciously accep

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Mar 8, 2014
1 min

Young Women Form the Future

Bringing together women of different cultures and ages to celebrate being women and look together towards the future, in honor of International Women’s Day. The Women’s Day event was beautifully prepared and many came from all over Norway. The speeches were short and captivating. Margoth Kalstad and Turid Matsdal gave the history of Women’s Day in a creative dialogue. The main speaker, Rana Abusamra, immersed us in her story of her experiences both in Gaza and as an asylum se

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WFWP Cardiff/UK - gathering to mark Int’l Women’s Day

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Mar 8, 2014
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WFWP Cardiff/UK - gathering to mark Int’l Women’s Day

on 8 March 2014:‘We began our gathering with prayers for world peace, which was very beautiful. Everyone gave a heartfelt prayer full of emotion.Then, Masako Chellew gave us a sushi demonstration, and we all made our own sushi to take home. This was great fun and we learned a lot about sushi, especially how to cook the rice in a special way. Masako showed us the Korean way. Afterwards we had refreshments and ate some of the sushi.It was a wonderful day we shared together.Love

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“Honoring Father Moon”An event of FFWPU/UPF/WFWP in Warsaw, Poland

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Mar 4, 2014
2 min

“Honoring Father Moon”An event of FFWPU/UPF/WFWP in Warsaw, Poland

Saturday February 1, 2014As representative of the Warsaw region and the nation of Poland around 70 members of UPF, WFWP and FFWPU came to honor Father Moon around the anniversary of his birth. They wanted to thank him for a long life of dedication to God and to mankind, and for the hope and love he gave to each of them. The program was held in our Peace Embassy in Warsaw which had been festively decorated with colorful Korean lanterns. We were greeted by two very elegant cran

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WFWP Youth Norway held a spa and beauty day

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Feb 28, 2014
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WFWP Youth Norway held a spa and beauty day

February 1, 2014: WFWP Youth Norway held a spa and beauty day for ladies of all ages. It was a day of relaxation and sisterly bonding. There were massages, pedicures, makeup tutorials, good food, and great fun. #norway #reports

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WFWP Norway Rejuvenation Weekend; part of their women's self empowerment program:

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Feb 27, 2014
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WFWP Norway Rejuvenation Weekend; part of their women's self empowerment program:

Lovely report from WFWP Norway about their Rejuvenation Weekend; part of their women's self empowerment program: Winter gathering in Gjøvik, Norway On the 22nd of February WFWP in Norway arranged a winter gathering for WFWP members in Gjøvik. We were welcomed us with a nice hot soup and fresh baked bread at the home of Bente Krockow, before we went out for snow sledging; An activity that brought out the smile among us and we could see that our activity brought inspiration

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WFWP South London, Talk on Crystal Healing,

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Feb 27, 2014
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WFWP South London, Talk on Crystal Healing,

UK, Feb 2014Updated last ThursdayOver twenty ladies attended the talk with great expectations on Healing with Crystals.The talk was given by Mrs. Kapila Patel. Mrs. Patel had a display of many shapes and colours of crystals on the table. She explained that the colour of the crystals and stones have a relationship with the colour of the seven chakras of the body.She said that every crystal according to their colour has a different effect on our body. For example the purple or

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WFWP Netherlands, Overview over Activities, 2013

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Feb 15, 2014
1 min

WFWP Netherlands, Overview over Activities, 2013

An overview over the activities in 2013, a summary and some pictures by Rita Salaris: Project: 1% Love Sharing project for North Korea - Donation $ 1000 In cooperation with UPF NL- Honouring UN days in The Hague: May 11 – Int. Day of the Family September 26 – Int. Day of Peace December 10 – Int. Human Rights Day WFWP NL participation: September 21 – WFWP NL participation in the Women’s conference in The Hague in honour of Baroness Bertha von Suttner (Nobel prize in 1905) Conf

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