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><em>Tsipras wins the elections as expected and will govern again with the right wings allies of Anel. The unknowns of the future</em></p> <p><span id="result_box" lang="en"><span title="E così Tsipras è di nuovo a capo della politica greca.">So <strong>Tsipras</strong> is again at the head of Greek politics. </span><span title="I mercati, la Ue, gli stessi greci non ne sono poi così scontenti, anche se la partecipazione al voto è stata bassa, poco più di un elettore su due si è infatti recato alle urne. ">The markets, the EU, the Greeks themselves are not all that unhappy, although the turnout was low, little more than one voter out of two fact went to the polls.</span></span></p>
<p><em>The campaign, Change for the planet – Care for the people, promots sustainable lifestyles in view of the upcoming Conference on the Climate in Paris, France. Bernd Nills, Secretary General of the CIDSE (a network of Catholic agencies for development) meets with Maria Voce, president of the Focolare. Working with institutions and mobilizing the base.</em></p> <p>Networked for the common good, in the aftermath of <a href="http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/encyclicals/documents/papa-francesco_20150524_enciclica-laudato-si.html" target="_blank"><em>Laudato Si’</em></a>, which asks for immediate concrete action, includes many others besides Bernd Nilles and Maria Voce, who all met at the International Centre of the Focolare in Rocca di Papa, Italy, on September 9, 2015, together with co-president Jésus Moran and several collaborators representing the youth and several agencies of the Focolare (<a href="http://www.afnonlus.org/" target="_blank">AFN</a>, <a href="http://www.new-humanity.org/it/" target="_blank">New Humanity</a>, <a href="http://www.amu-it.eu/?lang=it" target="_blank">AMU</a>, <a href="http://edc-online.org/" target="_blank">EoC</a>).<strong><br /> </strong></p>
<p><em>The current election campaign. The appeal of Aung San Suu Kyi and the hope for a real change after years of oppressive military dictatorship. The problem of extremist fringe of <em>theravada-Burmese</em> Buddhism<br /></em></p> <p>November 8 Myanmar will live a moment that we hope will be a turning point in the history of the country. Over 30 million citizens will go to the polls for elections that are supposed to represent a "real political and administrative change" in the words of Mrs. Aung San Suu Kyi, charismatic and historical leader of the opposition to the military power that controls the country for decades with an iron fist. Just Aung San Suu Kyi has launched the campaign with a social message asking, among other things, to the international community to ensure the elections to be conducted in a free and truly democratic way.</p>
<p><em>A daily influx of thousands of refugees crossing the Hungarian border and heading for Austria and Germany have created an emergency situation which is difficult to manage. Then, there are people whose sense of humanity often wins out.</em></p> <p><strong></strong>Viktoria Bakacsi and Laszlo Vizsolyi from the Focolare Movement in Hungary write: <strong>“Every day we encounter suffering under so many guises, right outside the doors of our homes. </strong>We listened to the words of Pope Francis and are now trying to put them into practice even more.”</p> <p><strong>“For months,” they write, “there has been a continual influx of refugees. </strong>Some two thousand people arrive in Hungary every day: families with children, exhausted. Despite the general chaos, many people are stepping out and giving a helping hand, people belonging to civic groups and church organisations.”</p>
<p><em>A village at the entrance of the forest where the ideal of brotherhood is translated into concrete decisions in favour of the common good: a house for guests, a rice bank, a health centre and child care. Gilbert’s story.</em></p> <p><strong></strong><strong>Seven kilometres into the forest, reachable on foot or by <em>baka </em>(van), </strong>which is the only thing capable of travelling over the mud and holes during the rainy season, lies the village of Glolé. It is one of eighteen Cantons in the region of Tonkpi, northwest of the Ivory Coast. There is no electricity, and therefore no television, internet or shops. Many of the people in that region have been touched by Chiara Lubich’s ideal of brotherhood. They live it in their daily lives beginning with putting into practice the Word of the Gospel; even the social and political structures have been gradually enriched and illuminated by the experience.
<p>We are the "Youth for a United World", and looking at the global situation and what is happening around the world, we feel the need and urgency to step in and do something about it. Driven by the experiences of many, we would like to propose a project to make an impact in our communities, in our country, in the institutions, in the social media and loudly declare, together with the whole Work of Mary, involving as many people as possible, that: ”WE WANT PEACE AND UNITY AMONG PEOPLES”.</p> <p>Therefore, we propose to everyone to begin, as a first step, from <strong>11 September 2015</strong> to:</p>
<p><em>A new spirit of participation has been spreading among the population since April. Resignations and arrests at the highest levels of the Latin American country. The contribution of the Political Movement for Unity: #politics4unity</em></p> <p><strong></strong>In April, a huge fraud by officials of the Tax Administration Service in collusion with senior level political leaders was uncovered. The close collaboration between the Public Ministry and the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) led to dozens of people being brought to trial for corruption, including the Vice President. It raised a wave of indignation among citizens, which continues to grow.</p>
<p><em>The aim is to create a world of 100% renewable energy by 2050. "Religions for Peace" calls on heads of nations to respond urgently to the threats of climate change. Give your support too!</em></p> <p><strong>Climatic change is one of the major moral challenges of our times</strong>. Several religious leaders unite in order to support a worldwide petition in favour of 100% of renewable energy by 2050.</p> <p><strong>Religions for Peace</strong> is the world’s largest and most representative multi-religious coalition-advances common action among the world’s religious communities for peace.
Dialogue & Interculture
New Humanity NGO presented the M.E.D.I.T.erraNEW project — co-financed by the Erasmus Plus Program — to the Youth Section of UNESCO in Paris.
Peace & Human Rights
Amid the rubble of Syria, art becomes an act of resistance. Discover the story of Aeham Ahmad, the “The Pianist of Yarmouk”, who defied the horror of war with the invincible beauty of his musical notes.
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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