by Editor | Dec 20, 2018 | Peacebuilding
The prevailing view was that [German] reunification was a distant dream, and key leaders in Europe did not support a unified Germany. Despite these obstacles, President Bush worked behind the scenes in support of a grassroots movement that led to unification in a way...
by Editor | Dec 11, 2018 | Global Peace Foundation, Peacebuilding
The following story from Global Peace Foundation illustrates the power of community engagement in grassroots projects to create peace on a local and national level. The One Family under God Campaign in Nigeria’s Kaduna State brings together religious leaders and...
by Editor | Nov 20, 2018 | Peacebuilding
The United States observes Thanksgiving on the third Thursday of November. Most every citizen acknowledges the national holiday as a day to express gratitude for the blessings in their lives, enjoying time and sharing food with family and close friends. However, many...
by Editor | Nov 17, 2018 | Korean Dream, Peacebuilding
March 1, 1919 was the first peaceful protest in a series of Korean citizen-led demonstrations that expressed the spirit of the times: the deeply-rooted longing of a people to make their own choices and to determine their own fates. Many nations (China, Philippines,...
by Editor | Oct 30, 2018 | Korean Dream, Peacebuilding
In 2015, an unprecedented project was launched, using Korean popular culture to engage younger generations around the world on the issue of Korean reunification – the New Era Unification Campaign. Kim Hyung-suk, a well-known Korean composer, took up the task along...
by Editor | Oct 12, 2018 | Global Peace Foundation, National Transformation, Peacebuilding
When confronting the challenges that impact our everyday lives, from global issues of peace and development, to local work of community development and social cohesion, all too often the approach is framed in an “us” vs “them” framework. Yet, it is this very mentality...
