Stories from around the globe show how a united world is already in motion. This platform highlights experiences, initiatives, and projects from people and communities working for unity and peace. Explore what’s happening and get inspired.
<p style="text-align: justify;"><em>The Festival for Peace and Solidarity is one of the activities that took place starting 1st May, all over the e world for the UNITED WORLD WEEK, entitled " Link Cultures-un camino para la Paz ", which binds the many various initiatives for fraternity.
<p style="text-align: justify;"><em>Here are some other flashes about the Run4Unity from the world. This time from Angola, Congo, Australia, New Caledonia, India, Syria, Egypt, Bulgary, Spain, Grand Britain and Italy.</em></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><em>The seventh day of Ecuadorian experience of the United World Week shall take place in Otavalo, intercultural capital of Ecuador. « It is important to shout out to the world that only peace can lead to a better world », this is how they welcome Gustavo Pereja, the mayor of the place.</em></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><em>The sixth day of our journey to “centre of the universe” starts. Today, we awaken to the Salinasof Bolivar. This morning, all of us woke up with the immense desire to meet Father Antonio Polo, a Salesian missionary, who arrived in this Andean community on 5th July, 1971.</em></p>
<p></p> <p><em>Here are some more flash news from Run4Unity. From Mexico, Jordan, India, Albania and Italy!</em></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><em>We are all ready to set off on the 2016 <strong>#Run4Unity 2016!</strong> #together lets bear witness with joy and strength that dialogue is the best way to build peace and a united world.</em></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><em></em></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><em>This United World Week was more than just special to us, it was an experience of a small idea that blossomed into a garden of opportunities to love - literally.</em></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><em>Second Stop: trip to Puyo, East of Ecuador where the Amazon starts.</em></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><em>16 nations, 36 teams, 238 goals for Syria, 225 players and 150 fans give a visible sign for peace! Children, youth and adults of Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, from different countries of Africa, and Austria have collected money to Syria, every goal was sponsored.</em></p>
Economy & Work
Thirty-five years ago a dream was born: the Economy of Communion. In late May Argentina will host an extraordinary celebration where people of all ages will come together to breathe new life into this project and write the future for a different kind of economy.
Lorna Gold, Executive Director of Laudato Si’ Movement, reflects on ten years of the encyclical, analysing how integral ecology is an essential path to global unity and tackling the climate crisis.
Operation Mato Grosso is working on over 100 missions across Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia, all rooted in education, hard work, and solidarity. Jacopo Manara, who has been a volunteer for years, tells us their story.
An interview on communication with Michele Zanzucchi, journalist and writer, former director of Città Nuova, professor of communication at Sophia University Institute and at the Pontifical Gregorian University, and author of around forty books.
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