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Youth-led World Peace Day celebration in Manila On September 21, 2009 Manila joined the rest of the world in celebrating the International Day of Peace. The celebration this year was extra special because it was organized and led by the youth! Read more...
The Peacemakers’ Circle Month-long Program for the Month of Peace 2009
Calendar of Events
a. Aug. 14th (Fri), 7pm-1am – Interfaith Peace Pilgrimage (Sacred Site Visit) to Sri Radha Madhava Center (Makati City) of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON)/Hare Krishna for the Sri Krishna Janmashtami celebration
b. Aug. 22nd (Sat), 2-5pm – Youth for Unity (Y4U) interfaith encounter with youths of the Archdiocese of Hamburg c/o the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences @The Peacemakers’ Circle Office
c. Aug. 29th (Sat) 6-8pm – Interfaith Peace Pilgrimage (Sacred Site Visit) to the Phil. Tibetan Nyingma Palyul Buddhist Center (700 Pinya Ave., Sta. Mesa, Manila) for the Hundred Deities Puja/Ceremony
d. Sept. 1st (Tue), 7am-12nn – Interfaith Prayers participation in the launching program for the Peace-consciousness month of September by the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) @ Quezon Memorial Circle Peace Bell, QC
e. Sept. 2nd (Wed), 5pm – Interfaith Peace Pilgrimage (Sacred Site Visit) to the Manila Sikh Gurudwara/temple (UN Ave., Paco, Manila)
f. Sept. 3rd (Thu), 7pm-9pm - participation in Brahma Kumaris talk on "The Silence of the Mind" by BK Jayanti @ Shangri-La Hotel, Makati City
g. Sept. 8th (Tue), 6:30pm-8pm – Interfaith Peace Pilgrimage (Sacred Site Visit) to Our Lady of Pentecost Catholic Parish (C. Salvador cor. F. Dela Rosa Sts., Varsity Hills, Loyola Heights, QC) for Feast of St. Mary
h. Sept. 15th (Tue), 9am-12nn – Talk on Freedom of Religion, Apostasy & Islam by Prof. Abdullah Saeed of Australia (in cooperation with the Australian Embassy) at Balay Kalinaw, University of the Philippines Diliman Campus, Quezon City.
i. Sept. 19th (Sat), 9am-9pm – Interfaith Prayers participation in DIWANG ILOG PASIG: DALOY, BUHAY AT PAG-IBIG spirituality & arts gathering for reviving Pasig River @ Makati Riverside Park, West Rembo c/o IAM, Inc. & partners
j. Sept. 21st (Mon), 9am-12nn – PEACE ONE DAY (International Day of Peace 2009) celebration with GZO Generation Peace youth network & peace partners @Quezon Memorial Circle, QC
k. Sept. 22nd (Tue), 6pm- 10pm – Interfaith Peace Pilgrimage (Sacred Site Visit) to the Hindu Temple (Paco, Manila) for Navratri Festival
l. Sept. 26th (Sat), 6pm - 27th (Sun), 7am – Interfaith Prayers participation in EARTH DANCE Global 2009 @ La Mesa Eco Park, Fairview, QC
Contact us if you want to participate! (Landline: (02) 920-7622 / Mobile: 0918-7822805 / 0906-3286441 / mailto:peacemakerscircle_uri@yahoo.com
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PCFI leads interfaith prayers @ OPAPP launch for Peace Month
On September 1, 2009 (Tuesday) The Peacemakers' Circle facilitated the multifaith prayers that started the program launching the Peace Consciousness Month 2009 organized by the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP), held at the Peace Bell area of the Quezon Memorial Circle in Quezon City.
Y4U Interfaith Encounter with German Youths of the Archdiocese of Hamburg
On August 22nd (Saturday) about 25 German youths and representatives from the Archdiocese of Hamburg-- along with their Filipino hosts from the Federation of Asian Bishops Conference (FABC) youth desk-- visited The Peacemakers' Circle (PCFI) office and had an interfaith encounter with 11 members of the Y4U (Youth for Unity) circle. Read more & see photos
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Peacemakers participate in Mindanao Peoples' Peace Agenda consultation meeting
On August 20th (Thursday) the Mindanao Solidarity Network (MSN) & the Mindanao Peaceweavers network conducted a consultation meeting among Metro Manila-based peace advocates at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani monument. Around 40 representatives from different NGO's, academe, and community organizations participated. Read more...
PCFI Launches Visits to Sacred Sites and Festival Celebrations for Peace month
The Peacemakers Circle is hosting a series of visits and faith observances together with partner religious organizations and groups leading up to September 21 as part of its cause to promote peace through interfaith dialogue and understanding. To launch this project, members celebrated Krishna Janmashtami with the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) last Friday, August 14. Read more...
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An overview and report on the URI Moral Imagination and Peacebuilding initiatives in SEAPac by Marites Guingona-Africa For the first time since its eight years of engagement in the field, The Peacemakers' Circle reached out beyond the environs of Metro Manila to engage in consultation with representatives of organizations and institutions based in conflict-affected areas of Mindanao to explore the possibility of engaging in a long-term and sustainable action-reflection collaborative work with them. The aim was to train a team of grassroots leaders from conflict-affected areas (who will meet once in every 3-4 months within a span of two years) in an action-reflection program that will build their capacities to promote moral imagination approaches to healing memories of violence and war (among themselves and members of their respective communities) , grassroots interfaith dialogue and relationship- building, and community development and peacebuilding in their respective conflict areas in Mindanao, southern Philippines. Read more...
Peacemakers Y4U visit Shumei : Farming to Create a Heaven on Earth
In line with the World Environment Day (June 5) the Y4U: Youth for Unity group of the Peacemakers' Circle Foundation, Inc. turned its focus on the growing environmental problems, climate change, food shortages, and increasing poverty in the World. A visit was organized to the Shumei (a Japanese spiritual movement) center to learn about their practice of natural agriculture. However, the visit to the center at Valencia Hills Condominium, Quezon City did not materialize until June 25, 2009 (Saturday)... Read full text & more photos
Peacemakers celebrate URI 9th Anniversary with interfaith leaders
The Peacemakers' Circle -- a Cooperation Circle or CC of the United Religions Inititative (URI)-- in partnership with the URI Southeast Asia-Pacific regional office had a beautiful gathering with interfaith leaders and friends on June 25 entitled People for Peace in celebration of URI's 9th Anniversary of its Charter-signing. Around 24 interfaith leaders and representatives braved the Manila typhoon signal warning to grace us their presence to renew bonds and friendships. Old and new friends happily exchanged their interfaith stories and lessons with each other. Read full text & more photosPeacemakers’ Circle co-organized interfaith Event on Global Peace Prayer Day / World Shift day
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On May 17, 2009 the Philippines joined more than 52 countries in the world in synergetic harmony as the Global Peace Prayer and Meditation Day / World Shift Day was celebrated with Symphony of peace prayers (SOPP)*, an interfaith program jointly organized by the Byakko Shinko Kai – Philippines (BSKP) and The Peacemakers’ Circle Foundation, Inc. (PCFI), and in partnership with the Center for Peace Education of Miriam College. ******************************************************
Interfaith Earth Day celebration
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The Peacemakers' Circle staff has recently joined interfaith leaders and representatives of other URI Cooperation Circles (CCs) from all over theSoutheast Asia & the Pacific region last March 15 - 21, 2009 for the
United Religions Initiative Southeast Asia-Pacific (URI-SEAP)
Regional Assembly 2009
held @ Mindanao Civic Center, Tubod, lanao del Norte, Mindanao
see full report here (or copy-paste the url) : http://uriseapnewsletter.blogspot.com/2009/04/highlights-of-5th-uri-seapac-regional.html
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