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2nd PyeongChang Youth Peace Challenge [registration deadline]
worldwide/virtualDear Friends, Greetings of peace from PyeongChang on the Korean peninsula! We are pleased to announce that youths interested in promoting and building peace are warmly invited to “The 2nd PyeongChang Youth Peace Challenge (YPC)”. The YPC 2022 is the peace and global citizenship education program in the form of essays and group debates for youths. It is organized
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2nd PyeongChang Youth Peace Challenge [registration deadline]
worldwide/virtualDear Friends, Greetings of peace from PyeongChang on the Korean peninsula! We are pleased to announce that youths interested in promoting and building peace are warmly invited to “The 2nd PyeongChang Youth Peace Challenge (YPC)”. The YPC 2022 is the peace and global citizenship education program in the form of essays and group debates for youths. It is organized
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Two years after the death of George Floyd: Antiracism, #BLM and the United Nations
worldwide/virtualAs people continue to challenge the systemic racism that has devalued the lives of Black and Brown people globally, many are asking the question: why do some of these tragic events spark a stronger call for change than others? Floyd’s murder also revived the concept of antiracism. The webinar will explore, in practice, what it
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Two years after the death of George Floyd: Antiracism, #BLM and the United Nations
worldwide/virtualAs people continue to challenge the systemic racism that has devalued the lives of Black and Brown people globally, many are asking the question: why do some of these tragic events spark a stronger call for change than others? Floyd’s murder also revived the concept of antiracism. The webinar will explore, in practice, what it
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WMG’s Side Event: The Centrality of Human Rights to SDG 5 & Agenda 2030
worldwide/virtualThis HLPF 2022 side event, organized by the Women's Major Group, UN Working Group on Discrimination Against Women and Girls, and the LGBTI Stakeholder Group, will look into the importance of centrality of human rights to the implementation and achievement of SDG 5 & Agenda 2030. There are many topics that could be examined under
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WMG’s Side Event: The Centrality of Human Rights to SDG 5 & Agenda 2030
worldwide/virtualThis HLPF 2022 side event, organized by the Women's Major Group, UN Working Group on Discrimination Against Women and Girls, and the LGBTI Stakeholder Group, will look into the importance of centrality of human rights to the implementation and achievement of SDG 5 & Agenda 2030. There are many topics that could be examined under
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Torture in Our Name: A Moral Call to End Solitary Confinement
worldwide/virtualPlease join us for a film screening and discussion about how survivors of solitary confinement and religious communities are working together to abolish torture once and for all. Join live via Zoom or Facebook! Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hIAox0YhQOCLvRJgLqxMHA Religions for Peace (RFP) USA is the largest and most broadly-based representative multi-religious forum in the United States, with
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Torture in Our Name: A Moral Call to End Solitary Confinement
worldwide/virtualPlease join us for a film screening and discussion about how survivors of solitary confinement and religious communities are working together to abolish torture once and for all. Join live via Zoom or Facebook! Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hIAox0YhQOCLvRJgLqxMHA Religions for Peace (RFP) USA is the largest and most broadly-based representative multi-religious forum in the United States, with
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The Fear of “The Great Replacement” and Impact on Society
worldwide/virtualThursday, Aug. 18, 2022, 2 PM to 3 PM ET Join Live via Zoom or Facebook. Please click here to register. Please join Religions for Peace for a discussion on how the fear of “The Great Replacement” has provided motivation for many heinous attacks on racial and religious minorities and what should be the role of religious communities
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The Fear of “The Great Replacement” and Impact on Society
worldwide/virtualThursday, Aug. 18, 2022, 2 PM to 3 PM ET Join Live via Zoom or Facebook. Please click here to register. Please join Religions for Peace for a discussion on how the fear of “The Great Replacement” has provided motivation for many heinous attacks on racial and religious minorities and what should be the role of religious communities
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