One World Family
https://animoto.com/play/ezG1kNJW0vF8yXU18uFb1w Swami Shantatmananda, Secretary of the Ramakrishna Mission in New Delhi, spoke on “Global Ethics and Volunteerism” in Tokyo, Japan on September 29, 2018. There, he shared stories that animated India’s age-old...
Korean Service Wave
At the end of the 20th century in Korea, volunteering was not considered desirable. At the time, the country was just coming out of the Asian financial crisis and, before that, the people were busy. So busy, in fact, that the nation was able to...
We Are One Family: Speech by Swami Shantatmananda
The following speech was delivered by Swami Shantatmananda, Secretary of the Ramakrishna Mission in New Delhi, on “Global Ethics and Volunteerism” in Tokyo, Japan on September 29, 2018. Swami Shantatmananda shared stories that animated India’s age-old...
Ways Nature Can Make Better Leaders
A group of college students from across the United States came together to participate in a week-long hiking trip in the iconic wildernesses of Montana. Emerging from barren hills spiked with burnt trees, snow-covered mountain peaks and shining crystal...
Thanksgiving Lessons on Unity
https://animoto.com/play/ZG6izkLt3iJS39EM1YtApA 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...
Peaceful Reunification on the Korean Peninsula: Looking to International Models of Peaceful Change
From Gandhi’s Satyagraha-based push for Indian independence to Martin Luther King Jr.’s nonviolent Civil Rights Movement in the U.S., examples of peaceful resistance offer important lessons on peaceful nation-building. The following story highlights...
The Unfinished Movement: March 1, 1919
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,...
The Vision of One Family under God can Build Peace Anywhere
Over the years, Global Peace Foundation (GPF) has worked in countries around the world, continually identifying models and local renditions of the vision of One Family Under God. This vision recognizes each person as equal in intrinsic value, dignity, and...
Bringing a Loving Heart to North Korea: Father Hammond’s Story
Father Hammond is not Korean. But he has visited North Korea 58 times to treat tuberculosis. His passion is fueled by his commitment to serve his brothers and sisters in North Korea. His example sends a powerful message to faith leaders in the...
The Birth of the Korean Independence Movement
The largest peaceful uprising against colonial rule in Korean history began on March 1, 1919. Months earlier, Korean students gathered at a YMCA in Tokyo to secretly listen to a proclamation made by a group of patriots declaring Korea’s independence....
Discovering a Path to Economic Independence and the Dream for One Korea: A Story of North Korean Defectors
Action for Korea United, a conglomerate of organizations from all sectors of Korean society, is supporting grassroot efforts towards peaceful reunification on the Korean peninsula. One of the most urgent challenges that will face a newly reunified Korea is...
A Declaration for Independence: The Dream of One Korea
https://animoto.com/play/hv0zQ1W13KkgsQiI6mRopQ The Korean Declaration of Independence issued on March 1, 1919 was the spark that ignited a peaceful dream for a united, free, and prosperous Korea. Penned by an inter-religious body of 33 Koreans, the...