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<p><em>On Friday 26 the pontiff has received in Vatican 473 members of the General Assembly of the Focolare Movement. Among them, a group of Youth for a United World who have given to the pope a copy of the <a href="it/dossier-uwp-it.html" target="_blank">"Atlas of universal fraternity"</a>.</em></p> <p><strong>Clementine Hall, Vatican - </strong>With Pope Bergoglio Friday, September 26, in private hearing there were 473 participants of the General Assembly of the Focolare Movement gathered at Castel Gandolfo from first days of September for the election of the President (confirmed Maria Voce), the new co-president (Jesus Moran) and 30 general councilors.</p> <p><strong>Among those there were a group </strong>of the Youth for a United World, youthful expression of the Focolare Movement, which gave the pope a copy of the <a href="it/dossier-uwp-it.html" target="_blank">"Atlas of universal fraternity"</a>. Here are some photos of the event.</p>
<p><em>In Monsummano Terme the mayor of Bethlehem Vera Baboun took part to the ninth edition of "Harmony between peoples", sharing guidelines for future projects of friendship between the towns of Valdinievole and Pistoia proposed by the mayor Rinaldo Vanni. The invitation for the next summit for Peace in Ramallah and the signing of a pact of solidarity and fraternity between the municipalities present.</em></p> <p>Montecatini Terme - <strong>After the great march of "Harmony for Peace"</strong> of Saturday, September 20 organized during the ninth edition of "Harmony between peoples", the 25 September arrived a new piece for great mosaic of the event (consult the article: <a href="en/home/10-news/576-dancing-for-peace.html" target="_blank">"Dancing for peace"</a>).</p> <p><strong>Vera Baboun (in the picture), mayor of Bethlehem,</strong> came to the town of Monsummano Terme, on invitation of the mayor Rinaldo Vanni, to explore the possibilities to forge more relationships between the different realities of Valdinievole and Pistoia which acceded to the Protocol "Harmony between peoples." The meeting was attended by mayors of several municipalities: Monsummano Terme, Lamporacchio, Larchwood, Pieve a Niveole, Massa and Cozzile, Buggiano, Ponte Buggianese, Uzzano, Chiesina Uzzanese and Pistoia.</p>
<p><em><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15.6000003814697px;">The Jewish New Year, is celebrated in 2014 from sundown on September 24 to nightfall on September 26.</span></em></p> <p><strong>Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year,</strong> is celebrated in 2014 from sundown on September 24 to nightfall on September 26. The Hebrew date for Rosh Hashanah is 1 Tishrei 5775.</p> <p><strong>Though Rosh Hashanah literally means</strong> "head of the year," the holiday actually takes place on the first two days of the Hebrew month of Tishrei, which is the seventh month on the Hebrew calendar. This is because Rosh Hashanah, one of four new years in the Jewish year, is considered the new year of people, animals and legal contracts. In the Jewish oral tradition, Rosh Hashanah marks the completion of the creation of the world. (...)
<p><em>What is the role of education when it comes to preserving minority languages? Learning World takes a look.</em></p> <p><strong>Unesco estimates that half of more than 6,000</strong> languages spoken today will disappear by the end of the century.</p> <p><strong>There are all sorts of reasons why</strong> some languages die and others thrive. We go to Kenya to report on efforts to keep alive the Yakku language, which is spoken by only ten people in a remote area of central Kenya.</p> <p><strong>We speak to a linguist in Hungary</strong> who works for the UN on minority rights.
<p><em>The former Communist country, which was once declared the world's first "atheist state", was an example to the the world, said the pontiff. Follow a part of the pope's speech: pills to build fraternity.</em></p> <p><strong>In his first trip to a Muslim-majority country,</strong> Pope Francis held up Albania as a model of religious harmony compared to the sectarian savagery sweeping across the Middle East.</p> <p><strong>Large crowds lined the broad avenues</strong> of Tirana, the capital, on Sunday as the Pope was driven into the centre of the city after a short flight from Rome.</p> <p><strong>The Pope said that </strong>"religious differences are being distorted and manipulated."</p>
<p><em>Organizers Say They Want to Raise Awareness Ahead of U.N. Summit</em></p> <p><em></em>New York— <strong>Demonstrators are making their way</strong> through Manhattan's streets as part of a series of global marches over climate change.</p> <p><strong>Thousands filled the streets Sunday</strong> near Columbus Circle and Broadway, including actors Mark Ruffalo and Evangeline Lilly.</p> <p><strong>Other cities held similar marches.</strong> In London, organizers said 40,000 took part including actress Emma Thompson and musician Peter Gabriel. A march in Melbourne, Australia, drew 10,000 people.
<p><em>Ninth edition of the festival "Harmony between peoples" in the province of Pistoia. Among the events planned a inter-religious and intercultural <em style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15.6000003814697px;">march </em>and a meeting with the mayor of Bethlehem Vera Baboun.</em></p> <p><em></em><strong>Armony can be a cardinal principle</strong> of dance, but can also be applied in the fields of peace and dialogue. This is the guideline of the ninth edition festival "Harmony between peoples" sponsored and organized by Armonia DanceLab that takes place in more villages in the province of Pistoia from September 15 to 28. Title chosen this year, "The culture of giving." </p> <p><strong>After the experience carried out by the association</strong> with the Art Campus in Bethlehem 1 to 14 July 2014, under the artistic direction of Antonella Lombardo, here we are for this new appointment.
<p><em>19 coordinators of Butterflies, a women's rights network which also has 100 core volunteers. They put their lives on the line to assist forcibly displaced women and those who have been subject to sexual or physical violence.</em></p> <p>Geneva – <strong>The UN refugee agency on Friday (12th of September) named</strong> a group of courageous Colombian women as winners of the prestigious annual Nansen Refugee Award for their work in helping survivors of forced displacement and sexual abuse in the violence-ridden and run-down Pacific port of Buenaventura.</p> <p><strong>The volunteers of the women's rights group</strong>, Red Mariposas de Alas Nuevas Construyendo Futuro (known in English as Butterflies for short), are being recognized for their selfless work in helping more than 1,000 women and their families in Buenaventura, Colombia's main seaport.
<p><em><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15.6000003814697px;">In the summer of 2009 t</span>hree students, <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15.6000003814697px;">when their university lecturers in Nigeria went on strike, realized <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15.6000003814697px;">the single largest job placement website in sub-Saharan Africa, helping over 35,000 people find jobs within the last two years.</span></span></em></p> <p><strong>Three students had time</strong> on their hands in the summer of 2009 when their university lecturers in Nigeria went on strike.</p> <p><strong>Instead of slacking off,</strong> Ayodeji Adewunmi, Olalekan Olude and Opeyemi Awoyemi started an online job search company.</p> <p><strong>Five years later their start-up,</strong> Jobberman, has got a multi-million dollar valuation, employs 125 people, and is still growing.
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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