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Amid a global pandemic, rising global violence, and a national and worldwide reckoning over systemic injustice and racism, #PeaceCon2020 brought together experts and practitioners to consider the interplay of justice and peacebuilding, and strategies to elevate and integrate peacebuilding in our collective effort to shape a more just, secure and peaceful future in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our goal is #ShapingWhatComesNext. "Working with local communities in partnership helps the peace and health outcomes in communities." ~ Lilian Kiapi Over the last 10 years, this international conference has grown to become the largest global gathering of peacebuilders held worldwide. But it is also a dynamic platform for peacebuilders to engage the global affairs community. The conference brought together and connected leaders from government, multilateral organizations, international and local NGOs,…
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Sanjana Molleti is majoring in Biology, Society, and the Environment with a minor in Spanish. Her dream is to become a doctor working in global health. As you can imagine, she is another designer of the Teach Peace Early Lesson Manual, that incredible tool I’ve already talked about. It can be accessed by any parent or teachers anywhere in Nigeria to teach children, individuals, and society the way to a better world, characterized by a peaceful existence based on nonviolence, tolerance, equality, respect for differences, social justice, etc. Aren’t you curious? For the full content of this curriculum that will help in shaping your ward or children’s life positively, I recommend you to send an email to info@galaxy4peace.org! As usual, I engaged Sanjana in a conversation related to the project and…
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Eleanor Kirby is a teacher from Manchester, United Kingdom. She loves working with young people and she’s energized by their ideas and action. Moreover, she recently completed a master’s degree, specializing in technology and peace education, in the hope of sharing new ideas with friends from around the world. And this is precisely our goal, in Galaxy4Peace. Sharing ideas and projects with people from around the world! So, as you can imagine, I engaged her in a conversation related to the project and what peace means to her by asking her a couple of questions. This is what Ellie would like to say. Follow me, and don’t miss this new interview! What made you want to work with G4P and, in particular, to create a curriculum to teach peace early?…
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Lagos, Nigeria - 16th May, Galaxy4Peace host the general public to a movie screening on the 19th of May in observance of the International Day of Families. Annually marked on the 15th of May,this day reflects the importance international community attach to families, and highlights the importance of all caregivers in the families, be it parents, grandparents or…
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Lagos Nigeria -6th May, Galaxy4Peace organized a capacity building training for young people on Peacebuilding and Conflict Prevention to prepare the new set of volunteers set to dedicate their time in spreading the message of peace particularly amongst their peers and to their communities in Nigeria at large. The event held as part of our project to introduce…
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7th April – Lagos-Nigeria, Galaxy4Peace joined the rest of the world in celebrating the International Day of Sports for Development and Peace, in Lagos, Nigeria at Prudence City College, Yaba. Annually observed April 6th, after United Nations declaration in 2013, this International Day born out of the realization that sport has immense potential to bridge cultural understanding, improve education, health,…
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Lagos, Nigeria - 8th February, Galaxy4Peace in partnership with Mahatma Gandhi Canadian Foundation for World Peace launch 64-Day Season for Nonviolence in Nigeria. The season which started on 30th January marking the anniversary of Gandhi's death, till April 4th, the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination offers individual ways to rethink and reshape attitudes that can lead to…
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Lagos, Nigeria - 13th June - Galaxy4Peace unveils the organization International Day of Peace project as they join United Nation to mark 2016 100-DayCountDown to Peace Day. International Day of Peace is observed around the world on 21 September every year. The General Assembly has declared this as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, both…