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THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE 2004

Events Around the World by Members and Friends of

The World Peace Prayer Society, The Goi Peace Foundation, The United Religions Initiatve and Others

Compiled by Deborah Moldow, Director,

The World Peace Prayer Society, www.worldpeace.org

 

UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS, New York City

Annual Student Observance, hosted by the UN Department of Public Information, with

the World Peace Prayer Society, the United Religions Initiative and Pathways to Peace

 ARGENTINA

Buenos Aires–Susi Reich Giesso, Fundación Proyecto 3er. Milenio & WPPS Peace Representative

AUSTRALIA

Brisbane–Kerry McCarthy, WPPS Peace Representative

Byron Bay–Benny Zable

Geelong–Jenny Funston, WPPS Peace Representative

Cockburn City, Western AustraliaDee & PJ Mahuvawalla, Peace Representatives

BANGLADESH

Chittagong–Madal Barua, Rural Multipurpose Development Center, Buddhist Brotherhood Assembly

CHILE

Santiago–Gerardo Gonzales, Foro Espiritual de Santiago por la Paz, United Religions Initiative

CHINA

            Chengdu–Sushil Koirala, peacefornepal.com

CONGO (RDC)

                Kinshasa–Théo-Joseph Binene, WPPS Peace Representative

FINLAND

                   Helsinki– Heidi Rautionmaa, United Religions Initiative

GERMANY

            Berlin–Dagmar Berkenberg, World Peace Prayer Society Munich

ITALY

            Rome–School Sisters of Notre Dame

JAPAN

            Tokyo–Yashio Mochizuki, The Goi Peace Foundation

NEPAL

            Kathmandu–Khagendra Bhandari

THE NETHERLANDS

            The Hague–Irene Hadjidakis, WPPS Peace Representative

NIGERIA

Lagos I–Olaitan Ibiyemi, Agenda for Community Development
Lagos II– Fanida Ayodele, Save our Community, Students for a Free Tibet (Nigeria Chapter), General Action Against the Violation of Human and Children’s Rights

Ukanafun–Mojima Umo Etukudo, WPPS Peace Representative

PAKISTAN

Faisalabad–Pastor Ajmal Chaughtai, Pakistan CLM Faisalabad

Gujranwala & Indo-Pak Border–Yuel Bhatti, Tehreek Taraqe-E-Insaniate, United Religions Initiative, Peace & Development Foundation, WPPS

Lahore–Anila Gill, Women And Children Development Org, IPB, WPPS, and URI

Multan–Fr. James Channan, OP, Pastoral Institute Multan, URI, WPPS

Rawalpindi–Noreen Mirza, WPPS Peace Representative

THE PHILIPPINES

Manila–United Religions Initiative + Mario Fungo, WPPS Peace Representative

PORTUGAL

            Tamera Spiritual Community

ROMANIA

           Sighetu Marmatiei–Tatomir Ion Marius, WPPS Peace Representative

SOUTH AFRICA

Johannesburg–Susan Kaschula, WPPS Peace Representative

SWITZERLAND

            Castle Clarisegg

            Geneva–Life Motivation Centre

UNITED KINGDOM

Scotland–Caroline Uchima, WPPS Peace Society, Scotland


THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

 California

            New Vision United Methodist Church
            Ojai–Andrea Kay Smith
            San Francisco–Rev. Charles Gibbs, The United Religions Initiative
           
San Jose–Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian, Center for Spiritual Enlightenment
         San Ramon–Mata Amritanandamayi Center
Florida

Gainesville–Jean Larson, Gainesville Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends)

Sarasota–Harmony Ananda Feldman, WPPS Peace Representative

Illinois

Rockford–Keeling-Puri Peace Plaza

Michigan

            Kalamazoo–Western Michigan University, Sangren Hall

New Hampshire

            Wilton–Pine Hill Waldorf School

Maryland

            Annapolis–Unitarian Universalist Church

Massachusetts

            Sherborn and Boston–Penny Joy Snider-Light, WPPS Peace Representative

New York City

            Brooklyn–Rev. Liz Alexander, The Church of Gethsemane in Park Slope

New York, NY

Central Park, NYC–Nickolai Parker, WPPS UN Representative

World Trade Center Site–Monica Willard, United Religions Initiative & WPPS Peace Representative

Our Voices, Our World–Rick Ulfik, We The World

Franciscans International

Pennsylvania

            Cresson–Pax Christi of the Alleghenies, Saint Francis University

Texas

            Spring–Creative Life Spiritual Center

Washington, DC

            Peace Parade–Paula Christine, The World Peace Prayer Society

            Native Nations Procession–Jack & Donna Kassewitz, WPPS Peace Representatives

 

OUTREACH BY U.S.-BASED RELIGIOUS GROUPS

            World Council of Churches–Bernice Powell Jackson

            The Dominicans

            The Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis

            United Church of Christ–Verna Rapp Uthman

 

POST SCRIPT:

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