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>At the conclusion of a workshop/meeting, 650 educators from around the world commit to an ‘educational pact.’ Their mission of teaching pathways to peace continues in hundreds of initiatives and projects already underway. During the live streaming: a new presentation for the United World Project</em></p> <p><strong>Education, the privileged pathway for seeking peace.</strong> This was the idea that brought together: families, schools, group animators, educational researchers and also some young and even very young people from many cultural backgrounds who are working daily to face the educational challenges of our times. They met at Castelgandolfo, Italy (September 6, 2013 – September 8, 2013) for a workshop entitled <a href="http://www.new-humanity.org/it/learning-fraternity.html" target="_blank">Learning Fraternity</a>.</p>
<p><em>How would you translate in practical terms: ‘do unto others as you would have them do unto you’?This is what the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Y4UW.JO?fref=ts" target="_blank">Youth for a United World (Y4UW) - Jordan</a> share on their Facebook page.</em></p> <p>Over 60 thousand persons have signed <a href="http://unitedworldproject.org/en/signatures/sign-up-online.html" target="_blank">their committed to live the Golden Rule</a> and endorse the United World Project: young people, adults and even personalities. There are, in fact, so many ways to put it into practice in our everyday situations or challenges as it entails going “beyond” our way of life and acquire a new lifestyle in which one puts the other person at the centre of attention.
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; border-width: 0px;"><em>The 20th of August - humans consume more than planet can produce for the year</em></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; border-width: 0px;">There are only so many natural resources the earth can supply and today we’ve gone over our annual limit. <strong>Earth Overshoot Day</strong> is the point in the year when humans have used as much nature, such as land, trees and fish, as the planet’s ecosystems can regenerate.</p>
<p><em>“A modern society needs fraternity in order to govern complex social relationships.” For “The protagonists of the fraternity,” ten years after his death we wish to introduce Sergio Vieira de Mello, UN official, promoter of peace in places of conflict alongside refugees and protector of human rights</em></p> <p><strong>16:40, 19th August 2003</strong>. A violent explosion blasts Canal Hotel, which was being used as UN headquarters in Baghdad. It was a serious attack that killed 22 people. Among these people, there was the Brazilian Sergio Vieira de Mello, Special Envoy to the United Nations. Three days of official mourning was later decreed by the then Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in remembrance of the UN Human Rights High Commissioner. In 2008 the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 19th August as the World Humanitarian Day. It is a way to raise awareness on humanitarian issues because nowadays, we live conflicts on a globalized level. In Bologna (Italy), a square that leads to ‘Porta Europa’ is named in his honour.</p>
<p><em>A small group of youth makes a big impact on the Texas border — and keep going even in difficult times</em></p> <p><strong>“I come from a small city near El Paso, Texas</strong>, where there is not much recreational fun. It offered me, though, something more valuable. A huge activity our youth group got into was the broadcast from a local radio station called Chicos Por la Unidad (Young for Unity), 1110 AM Radio Guadalupana. Even though El Paso has been named the safest city in America for the last three years, because of its location on the border people are continually exposed to violence, injustice and poverty. We wanted to find some way to give the values of peace, brotherhood and love to the young people of El Paso and Ciudad Juarez, our “sister city” right across the border and one of the most dangerous towns in Mexico. It took three months to get the approval, but in the end we created an hour-long program called “Teens for Unity — where only love can change the world.”</p>
<p><em>Vatican City, July 31 -</em> <em>Pope Francis on Wednesday announced that the theme for the celebration of his first World Day of Peace will be "<strong>Fraternity</strong>, the Foundation and Pathway to Peace"</em></p> <p>Celebrated on January 1, the Day of Peace was the brainchild of Pope Paul VI and advocates for the end of world violence. "<strong>Fraternity</strong>, a gift and task that comes from God the Father, urges us to be in solidarity against inequality and poverty that undermine the social fabric, to take care of every person, especially the weakest and most defenceless, to love him or her as oneself, with the very heart of Jesus Christ," said a Vatican statement.</p> <p> </p>
<p><br /><em>At the conclusion of the <a href="http://www.cantierelegalita.org/" target="_blank">Meeting of Caserta</a> a wide-ranging discussion on how one person’s choices affects others. My revealing waste habits</em></p> <p>A current trend in society is the quantified self, capturing data about our daily lives such as diet, sleeping patterns and exercise routines to better understand our habits and improve our quality of life. As a part of my master’s research project, which was dedicated to understanding the invisible urban waste infrastructure, I began exploring the quantified self through the lens of waste. What if we could track our waste habits to better understand our lifestyle choices?
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.
Art & Social Commitment
Art is not just memory, but a living force. Art historian Giulia Spoltore guides us through the great works of war-defying art, illustrating how beauty can transform society and create a universal culture of peace.
Health, Sport & Ecology
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.
Education & Research
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.
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