There are two things that Jesus promises to bring into our lives. Firstly, He brings God’s love and grace. He proclaims, “I have come to set the earth on fire, and how I wish it were blazing already,” referring to the grace and love of God made present in the flames of the Holy Spirit […]| Catholic Exchange
The government has inaugurated a seven-member mediation committee with a one-month mandate to restore peace and stability in Gbenyiri and surrounding communities in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District of the Savannah Region, where violent land clashes have displaced tens of thousands of residents. The disturbances, which erupted on 23 August 2025, quickly spread to neighbouring villages, claiming …| Zed Multimedia
By Marianna Richardson – – – In a stirring opening address at the 2025 G20 …| Viewpoints
By JoAnne Wadsworth, Communications Consultant, G20 Interfaith Forum. – – – On August 28th, 2025, …| Viewpoints
In Colombia’s conflict-ridden Urabá region, the Peace Community of San José de Apartadó chose non-violence over armed allegiance. Since 2010, Lush Cosmetics has supported their resistance by sourcing fair trade cocoa offering not charity, but a dignified business partnership. The post Fair Trade for Peace: Lush Cosmetics and Colombian Peace Community appeared first on Vision of Humanity.| Vision of Humanity
Roy-Stanley Nwafor, IEP Nigeria Country Representative highlighted strategies for youth engagement, institutional strengthening, and continental stability.| Vision of Humanity
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For a man who has spent the past few weeks boasting about how many wars he’s put to an end, it seems bizarre for Donald Trump to announce he’s renaming the Department of Defence to the War Department.| Channel 4 News
Iran’s Lake Urmia, once the Middle East’s largest saltwater lake, has shrunk by 90 percent due to mismanagement, dams, and drought. As Tehran pour| Green Prophet
The need for us to work for peace continues as war rages in Gaza, Ukraine and around the world.| Office For Justice, Ecology and Peace
The March for Australia rallies held across the country worry me deeply. We need to find responses that that open space for dialogue, connection, and understanding: approaches that show, in both w…| Sustaining Community
PEACE Feels like a big word. Too big sometimes. Like something reserved for world leaders or breaking news headlines. Just too far off and too hard to reach. But what if peace didn’t have to be some distant, daunting goal? What if it started small? Say HI for Peace is Hostelling International’s global campaign to bring […] The post Time To Level Up: Play For Peace! appeared first on HiHostels Blog.| HiHostels Blog
During the tenth Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, which was held in Anning, in China’s southwestern Yunnan province, on August 15 Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi also held an important quadrilateral meeting on the sidelines, together with Lao Foreign Minister Thongsavanh Phomvihane, Myanmar Foreign Minister Than Swe, and Thai Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa, which … Continue reading Myanmar peace and reconciliation discussed in four-party talks The post...| Friends of Socialist China
On 11 August 2025, it was announced that Miguel Uribe the Pre-candidate for the Centro Democratico Party for next year’s presidential elections had died of his injuries from the assassination attempt on his life in June. This cruel act not only challenges democracy but also leaves a family devastated at his loss.| ABColombia
By JoAnne Wadsworth, Communications Consultant, G20 Interfaith Forum. – – – On August 8, 2025, the G20 Interfaith Forum hosted its final "Faith in Action: Reflections" webinar, focusing on "Disaster Preparedness, Relief, and Recovery." The discussion brought together faith-based humanitarian leaders to examine how religious communities serve as first responders…| Viewpoints
A peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan marks a potentially historic turning point in a conflict that has defined the South Caucasus for nearly four decades – and a resolution of one of the world’s longstanding conflicts. The post Armenia-Azerbaijan: peace for a longstanding conflict appeared first on Vision of Humanity.| Vision of Humanity
Silence is golden until someone gets loud| Poetry For Healing
Our book on the Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) around the world - with chapters from 62 authors in 21 countries - is now available! Continue reading →| Sustaining Community
Israel, Palestine and the U.S. must act on global momentum for a Palestinian state. The post Seizing the Global Momentum for a Two-State Solution appeared first on The Globalist.| The Globalist
Vered Berman grew up in West Jerusalem, has lived in Berlin for 22 years, and has been committed to peace since her youth. In 2003, she lost her mother in a Hamas suicide bombing. Twenty years later, she wrote a letter to the attacker’s family. In this interview with Kontrast, she shares what moved her […] The post Israeli Peace Activist: “Palestinian freedom and Israeli security go hand in hand” appeared first on TheBetter.news.| TheBetter.news
In the black depths of the northwest Pacific Ocean, between 6,000 and 9,500 metres beneath the surface, scientists have discovered what is now conside| Green Prophet
Read about Sparking Peace, a wonderful new picture book that is an excellent resource for raising peacemakers.| All Done Monkey
By JoAnne Wadsworth, Communications Consultant, G20 Interfaith Forum. – – – On July 31st, 2025, the G20 Interfaith Forum, in partnership with Praeveni Global, hosted a webinar on "Faith Leadership and Missions" as part of a monthly series commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Palermo Protocol. The panel explored how…| Viewpoints
Jenny Clegg takes a deep dive into Trump's militarisation drive and Starmer's backing of the special relationship - whatever the costs.| Labour Outlook - Amplifying socialist voices, supporting frontline struggles,...
How wise is it to blast out threats of nuclear war almost non-stop? The financial investment advisory guru, Martin Armstrong, has just issued another such warning to the world: 100% Chance of Nuclear War – Martin Armstrong | Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog, by Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com. Six weeks ago, legendary financial and geopolitical cycle analyst Martin …| Global Research
“Unless the Lord builds the House, they labor in vain who build it …” (Psalm 127:1) The Flood of Noah accomplished a reset for the earth and her inhabitants. A […]| GGWO Church Baltimore
In 2018 Philanthropy for Social Justice and Peace (PSJP) started to facilitate a learning space for a cohort of philanthropy and development practitioners who wanted to increase the effectiveness and impact of their work. They identified themes such as dignity, community resilience, measuring change, sustainability, community philanthropy, leadership, power, among others, that they wanted to unpack. | Global Dialogue
Artistic reflections around war, much like war itself, have been an awfully male-dominated affair. The Women’s Media Center cites an estimate that only 15 to 20 percent of news photographers are women—a field with very few female figures, such as Lee Miller and Gerda Taro, gaining widespread fame.| Arts Help
The Afghan windcatcher car cooler isn’t just clever. It’s low-cost climate adaptation. With rising global temperatures and millions of cars still| Green Prophet
“Silence is the language of the heart.” – Rumi ~ This week’s Lens-Artist Challenge is from SH, asking us to explore quiet hours. This is an interesting challenge in exploring what quiet means, and what attributes of a scene contribute to the sense of silence, stillness, absence, and space. A good photo helps remind us…| writing to freedom
On 7 and 8 July, ABColombia had the pleasure of welcoming Monsignor Hector Fabio Henao to London for a series of meetings with parliamentarians, government officials, and think tank representatives. The visit aimed to shed light on the current humanitarian crisis in Colombia and offer practical recommendations for how UK authorities and civil society can... The post Monsignor Hector Fabio Henao’s Visit to London Highlights Colombia’s Humanitarian Crisis and what the UK government can do t...| ABColombia
By JoAnne Wadsworth, Communications Consultant, G20 Interfaith Forum. – – – On May 28-29, 2025, the G20 Interfaith Forum Association hosted Africa Week at Future Africa, University of Pretoria, bringing together global experts to examine complex intersections between traditional belief systems, indigenous rights, and international policy frameworks. The session on…| Viewpoints
By JoAnne Wadsworth, Communications Consultant, G20 Interfaith Forum. – – – On May 28-29, 2025, the G20 Interfaith Forum Association hosted Africa Week at Future Africa, University of Pretoria, examining how diverse stakeholders can meaningfully engage with global governance structures. This gathering featured key government officials and civil society leaders…| Viewpoints
By JoAnne Wadsworth, Communications Consultant, G20 Interfaith Forum. – – – On May 28-29, 2025, the G20 Interfaith Forum Association hosted Africa Week at Future Africa, University of Pretoria, bringing together interfaith representatives, youth leaders, and G20 engagement groups to explore how Africa's diverse faith communities can meaningfully contribute to…| Viewpoints
Review on George Orwell’s Novel 1984 1984 is not just a classic or a “good” book that the high school literature teacher propagates with all her pathos. Treating it as such would …| VOICES
As peace operations falter worldwide, Namibia’s lasting success shows peacekeeping must be more than a crisis response; it must be a sustained, strategic commitment. Read more.| Vision of Humanity
While nations focus on spending on defence, a network of quiet changemakers is growing, people at the grassroots who refuse to accept conflict as inevitable.| Vision of Humanity
While many conflicts remain limited, others escalate quickly, becoming highly lethal, protracted & destabilising. Understanding why some wars escalate is essential for designing early interventions and effective peacebuilding strategies.| Vision of Humanity
Love and a loving touch can bring a baby peace.. Inner peace is a home grown commodity; beginning with the seeds of loving ourselves as babies then as children. Add the nourishment of loving parent…| joyful2beeblogs
The world is in need of our peace today. Please stop all the fear mongering. Don’t listen to all the scaremongering/rumormongering. Become the peace you want to see in the world.| Selma
In 2022, after the war in Ukraine started, Lama Zopa Rinpoche offered advice on prayers and practices to do in order to pacify the threats of war. All are welcome to download the booklet, Prayers| FPMT
Last August I shared a post, “Books, Bunnies and Forgiveness” and included a few snaps of a baby bun-bun. A welcome visitor on our deck. I can’t say for sure, but I think the little dude (or dudette) is now a teenager and decided to visit again. Same spot. Same ambition. Figuring out where the […]| Victoria Ponders
Image is from Pexels It might sound unusual, but being dyslexic can be a unique and cool experience at times; let me explain. I was writing a bookish post where, instead of ‘indie,’ I w…| Mybookworld24
Sunset at Lake Wilson, Fayetteville, AR. ~ This week Anne asked us to use reflections for the Lens-Artists Challenge. The group has shared many beautiful and creative images. There are endless refl…| writing to freedom
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Today, I’ve escaped to my happy place. Cloaked in the humid salty air, I sit at the edge of the earth, where land cascades into the highest tide in the world. Waves lap at my toes, and seagul…| The Light for My Path
The Intercommunity Justice and Peace Center (IJPC) educates and advocates for peace, challenges unjust local, national and global systems, and promotes the creation of a nonviolent society. Based in Cincinnati Ohio.| Ignite Peace
The 2025 Global Peace Index reveals 'The Great Fragmentation' - a sharp decline in global peace driven by rising conflicts, shifting power, and new warfare risks.| Vision of Humanity
Online memorial of the roughly 38,000 child victims of the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, 80 years ago. The post Online memorial for the child victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki appeared first on Get Hiroshima.| Get Hiroshima
Showa Emperor Hirohito visited the A-bombed city of Hiroshima two and a half years after the bombing on the anniversary of Pearl Harbor.| Get Hiroshima
With so many self-help books out there, it's difficult to know where to start. If you want to have a flick through some handy books that'll help you to improve your life and wellbeing, both physically and mentally, here are a few options for a quick read...| My Thrifty Life by Cassie Fairy
I could see peace instead of this. ~A Course in MiraclesA friend of mine some years ago had worked very hard to get to a position of success. He had a good job and was| Galen Pearl
How are you doing in these volatile times? Today, I want to share one of my poems from my book, I Say the Sky:May I Greet Youas you might, in your best moments, greet yourself: not fearful, not turning in judgment, not asking permission. The gates are wide and many: look, here, this egg on the tableready […]| Nadia Colburn
by Jonathan Curry-Machado I first met Rodney backstage at the South London Theatre, as I was just embarking on my Continue readingPlays of War and Peace The post Plays of War and Peace first appeared on Amaurea Press.| Amaurea Press
By Sr. Ngozi Uti and Katherine Marshall This post builds on the statement by Sr. Ngozi at the G20 Interfaith conference in Addis Ababa in May 2025. - - - Honoring and enhancing women’s leadership needs to be at the heart of the agenda of both the South African Presidency of…| Viewpoints
I call it cruel and maybe the root of all crueltyto know what occurs but not recognize the fact.| Americans Who Tell The Truth
These 4 strategies will help you grow, help you release emotions, experience calm, and find your peace. Each is detailed and in depth with examples.| Little Miss Lionheart
I don’t write fiction, and my non-fiction feels like a phase. Wordpress. Blogging. A phase that has run its course. I pay to blog at crystalbyers.com, and why? I’ve contemplated this qu…| Faith + Gratitude = Peace + Hope
The best time to think about peace is right in the middle of conflict. Dialogue is imperative when we are angriest with each other and words seem to fail us. That is also when it is hardest. In the…| The Peace Blog
[:en]Within the space of a few weeks, sensational announcements for rearming Europe have multiplied and fine proclamations in favour of peace and international law were made. Behind the scenes, however, the picture is less glorious: between…| rosalux.eu
The Environmental Peacebuilding Association gave its recent award –– the 2025 Al-Moumin Award and Distinguished Lecture on Environmental Peacebuil| Green Prophet
When she was nine years old, Hetty Bower (September 28, 1905–November 12, 2013) saw the wounded veterans returning from the battlefields of WWI and became an unflinching opponent of war. She spent the century that followed fighting for social justice as one of Britain’s most unrelenting political activists. Among her last words when she died at the age of 108 was the song she sang with her daughters during those final days, and the refrain to her entire life: “Ban the bomb, for ever mor...| The Reconstructionists
I picked up Stephan Beyer’s Talking Stick: Peacemaking as a Spiritual Path thanks to a neighbor, Fran, who is a librarian and who always has dozens of books in his house. Over the years we have always shared the books … Continue reading →| The Autarkist
It is virtually certain that Churchill was unconscious of the meaning of the palm-in V-sign. Former secretary Elizabeth Layton Nel told me he was "astonished" when (with some embarrassment) she told him what it meant.| The Churchill Project - Hillsdale College
Researchers from a desert country, where food growing is limited due to lack of water, offer a new proof of concept for a new closed loop system calle| Green Prophet
Today’s post is the second in a three-part series. In these posts, we’re looking at the introductions of Paul’s epistles and examining how Paul talks about himself, how Paul talks…| Like An Anchor
Feb. 2-3. 2025 FIDELA is the Interreligious Forum of the Americas (Foro Interreligioso de las Americas). FIDELA helps to bring together individuals and organizations of faith, that address the issues and hope to be part of the solution to the problems that the people and the nations of the western…| Viewpoints
Learn more about What I'm reminding myself here. Read this article and download our Free Resources at Nadia Colburn . %| Nadia Colburn
Positive attitude, humor, midlife, empty nest, breast cancer survivor, DIY, recipes, crafts, home decor, jewelry making, mixed media and gardening with a side of bohemian, globally inclusive, gypsy. If your life is all about Heart, Home & Hot Flashes you've found your tribe. Read posts, subscribe to newsletters or follow on social media. There is a lot to love about a creative, happy, midlife. Let's chat!| Vicki O'Dell
By Marianna Richardson, Director of Communications for the G20 Interfaith Forum – – – Elder Ulisses Soares, an apostle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, spoke at both the Global Faith Forum and the International Religious Freedom Summit 2025 during the first week in February. During both…| Viewpoints
It is not enough to lament and proclaim that, in an ideal world, the aggressor must be defeated, because geopolitics is not a childish game of good versus evil.| europeanconservative.com
Achieving a net-zero future is impossible without carbon capture. But until now, the solutions have been too expensive, too complicated, or too slow t| Green Prophet
I have a new duty. That’s teacher-speak for required work outside of the classroom. Before this year, I’ve never had a DAILY duty station. Maybe 30 minutes once a week. Last semester, m…| Faith + Gratitude = Peace + Hope
Just as virtually any book about the Buddha and his teachings tells us that he was a prince (the first myth I tackled), we’re also told that he renounced his kingdom because he saw “four sights.” This is the myth I want to tackle here. The story of the four sights The traditional story goes...| Wildmind
14-year-old Rita lives in South Sudan. As part of the Unicef Poems for Peace program, she is sharing a poem she wrote in order to advocate for using poetry as a call for peace, not only in South Sudan, but everywhere. Casa Marianella has and always will advocate for peace and the protection of children. [...]| Casa Marianella
President Trump revealed ongoing communication with Vladimir Putin while claiming progress in ending Russia's war against Ukraine, though he declined to provide specifics.| Euromaidan Press
Editor’s note: The following is an excerpt from Tad R. Callister’s book The Infinite Atonement.| LDS Living
US President Jimmy Carter’s funeral is being held today in Washington, DC at the National Cathedral. Since he passed away shortly after Christmas, tributes have abounded about a man once deri…| The Duck of Minerva
the UK and Colombia need to end the Colombia-UK Bilateral Investment Treaty| ABColombia
Urgent action, in particular immediate and unimpeded humanitarian access, is required to address the widening famine in Sudan, where almost 25 million| Green Prophet
How to submit to Poets for Peace anthology. The post Poets for Peace Project first appeared on Shutta Crum.| Shutta Crum
I am deeply grateful for this moment and all it brings. I appreciate the simplicity of life as it unfolds right now. I choose to see the beauty in this moment. No matter how small. I am grateful fo…| Faith + Gratitude = Peace + Hope
It’s official! The United Nations has declared December 21 (tomorrow!) to be World Meditation Day 🎉 World Meditation Day is not just another holiday to mark on our calendars… it’s a massive, institutional, global acknowledgment from world leaders, of the power of meditation to help bring peace in this world 🙌 Meditation isn’t just about […]| Meditation Magazine
‘It sounds like a cult’ he said. When I told an old school friend that when away with my son, we would be meeting strangers, in bars,...| Julie Leoni
At the whispering of my ancestors, I hit the open road with the wind in my hair and a spirit of freedom. A short drive from my new home, the Choctaw Nation kicked off Native November with one of the nation’s largest powwows—my first powwow—a three-day event. Dancers, musicians, and artists from tribes around the … Continue reading Native November→| Faith + Gratitude = Peace + Hope
A landmark conference promoting kindness and harmony.| The European Times News
On the last day of October, I treated myself to a day off and a walk, a latte, time, reflection. The month was filled full of God’s goodness, family and friends, fresh air and long walks, belly dancing and a clean bill of health from MD Anderson. Unusual things too, like wild pigs feeding on … Continue reading Goodbye October, Hello November→| Faith + Gratitude = Peace + Hope
Crystal was beginning to get very tired of sitting at home on the couch, and of having nothing to do: once or twice she peeped at her grading, but there was nothing exciting in that. So she was considering in her own mind whether the pleasure of a drive would be worth the trouble of … Continue reading Up the Rabbit Hole→| Faith + Gratitude = Peace + Hope
Published by The Club of Rome in Enduring Peace in the Anthropocene, May 2024 A just resolution to the Israel/Palestine conflict requires acknowledging and honoring truths that are seemingly contradictory. Examples from other domains show how this can be accomplished and offer a potential pathway to an enduring, long-term peace. Let us consider some facts … Continue reading Honoring Multiple Truths: An Integrative Pathway to Peace in Israel/Palestine| Patterns of Meaning
Peace Begins with Us: Art-for-Peace Activity Roshni Matriculation School, Kuthanoor October 8, 2024 Report by Divya Prabha S. On October 8, 2024, over 100 students from Roshni Matriculation School,…| prajnyaforpeace.wordpress.com
(This post is co-authored with John by Associate Professor Miranda Forsyth of RegNet) Instability and the potential of conflict recurrence could be brewing in Bougainville. Yesterday John Momis, the President of the Autonomous Bougainville Government, expressed extreme concern about statements by PNG Prime Minister O’Neil that cast doubt on whether the referendum on independence [...] The post Honour the Bougainville Peace Agreement appeared first on John Braithwaite.| John Braithwaite
Sreelekha Chatterjee is a poet from New Delhi, India. Her poems have recently appeared in various magazines and journals like Raw Lit, The Mini Magazine of Assam, Verse-Virtual, The Wise Owl, Ghudsavar Literary Magazine, Orenaug Mountain Poetry Journal, and Ukiyo Literary Magazine, and in the anthologies—The Harvest & the Reaping, Winter Glimmerings, and Whose Spirits … More PeaceVerse 2024: A Quest for a Tranquil World, by Sreelekha Chatterjee|
Carol D’Souza is a writer and translator based in Bangalore. A collation of her work can be found at linktr.ee/cblaizd.|
Maureen Tai is a Hong Kong-based Malaysian writer who has published creative works in literary magazines such as Cha, Mekong Review, the Asian American Writers’ Workshop, Kyoto Journal and Voice & Verse Poetry Magazine, as well as in local and international anthologies. Primarily writing for children and teens, she has published short stories for children with Oxford University Press and Marshall Cavendish … More PeaceVerse 2024: Peace Offerings for a Ceasefire, by Maureen Tai|
I am a recovering control freak. For much of my life, I would be anxious about the future. I would succumb to stress or overthink various matters and circumstances. My heart would be full of questi…| IGNITUM TODAY
“A specter is haunting strategic studies—the specter of peace.” These bizarre words are from Richard Betts, who provocatively presented peace itself as a problem in a largely forgotten article…| The Duck of Minerva
Few American presidents, barring perhaps recent exceptions, have courted as much scandal and controversy as… The post Treasonous Ambition: Did Nixon Stall Vietnam Peace Talks to Get Elected? appeared first on Historic Mysteries.| Historic Mysteries
Like the system we wanted to change, we too played into a separation between object and subject, us and them, into the belief that what needed changing was ‘over there’, separate from us.| Another Way Is Possible
Peace of mind is really vital for the quality of life, thus we need to find ways of how to achieve it. There are some steps you could make in order to achieve peace of mind: The most powerful ways …| BoomSumo