Children of the Earth is continuously establishing
and formulating new educational programs in various countries as
well as offering speakers to attend conferences and workshops and
contribute presentations on relevant topics which further a better life
for all children. Listed below are some highlights of our
activities, 1997-2002.
1.We offered input and supported programs for
development of the Culture of Peace by a Buddhist group in Thailand.
This involved active participation in an international gathering
honoring Buddha attended by 500,000 people.
2. We spoke on the potential role of the United
Nations’ documents in the education of children at the New
Millennium celebration on Conscious Education in Brazil.
3. We participated in UNESCO’s Jubillenium
workshop of Manifesto 2000 which launched the Culture of Peace and
Non-Violence project. In addition, we presented at the conference
establishing and furthering UNESCO and the UN’s Resolution for a Culture of Peace. In Spain, we further advocated that the
UNESCO and the UN Resolution for a Culture of Peace be included in all
public school curricula and continue for the decade.
4. We developed an educational curriculum on
Children’s Rights as reflected in the Convention
on the Rights of the Child as well
as other documents that entitle young people to a meaningful education.
5. We co-sponsored and actively participated in
“We the People’s Peace Summit” in Burlington,
Vermont. This conference is the first in a series of global events emphasizing
“Peace as a State of Being Beyond the Absence of
War.”
6. We coordinated the linking of individuals and
NGO groups committed to furthering spiritual perspectives as
reflected in the UN Charter. This involved monthly meetings and
an email group with over 100 participants focused on spirituality and
global understanding.
7. We traveled to Spain, India, Taiwan, China and
other countries to present at various conferences on supporting
cultural and religious diversity in order that our children face a more
integrated global future. Focus has been on Manifesto 2000: The
Culture of Peace and Non-Violence.
8. At the State of the World Forum, we coordinated
a group to discuss at a Round Table meeting the meaning of spiritual
values as it pertains to the United Nations.
9. We facilitated a discussion and supported the
development of involving a school in Nepal to begin to teach documents
and information gathered from the United Nations information services
for the children to become part of the growing global society.
10. We are developing a Children’s Peace Center in Ghana which brings international youth and African youth
together to learn and appreciate each other’ similarities and
differences as well as learn about pressing global issues such as
poverty, HIV-Aids and the enlistment of child soldiers.
11. We served as moderator at a conference on
Global Education in Sao Paolo, Brazil. We are scheduled to speak
on this topic at a conference on indigenous cultures to be held in India, February, 2003, and at a conference in May in Pallanzo, Italy.
12. We co-sponsored The Ark of Hope at the
United Nations World Summit on Sustainable Development.
13. We continue to work with various youth
groups to further the building of coalitions such as the Hague Appeal for
Peace and Youth. We reach out to groups
interested in establishing youth centers and linking for greater
world-wide impact.
14. Our president, Nina Meyerhof, EdD,
received an award from the Citizen’s Department of Peace, an
organization supporting Congressman Dennis Kucinich’s proposal
for a national Department of Peace. The award, in recognition of
all Nina’s peace work with children, was given on Septemebr 11th
2002, the first anniversary of the terrorist attack on the World Trade
Center. It specifically noted her response to the confused
and terrifying predicament of children who were affected by the Trade
Center calamity. Nina was instrumental in getting the Kids Korner
in the Armory set up.
15. We received the NY Inter-Faith Center
award for our work in developing the Children’s Peace Center in
Ghana.
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