Dear Friends,

Thank you for making a success of the new website, Culture of Peace News Network, CPNN-WORLD.ORG. The articles you have contributed during the first two months have come from every region and address many interesting topics, as listed below.

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AFRICA

Moving towards the culture of peace and non-violence in Democratic Republic of Congo
... "For the very first time in the history of the Democratic Republic of Congo, we held free and democratic elections in 2006"

Campus Peace Educators' Training Program
..."May 7 – 12, 2007 ... Venue: The Peace Embassy, Abuja and TWB-Nigeria Training Center,"

ARAB STATES

Four Opportunities to Visit the Holy Land
... "Work hand in hand with Palestinians, Israelis and Internationals for justice."

ASIA-PACIFIC

"Let's build the Bridge of Peace."
... "Some thousand members of the Marma community including men, women, and children attended the colourful event."

The Mindanao Week of Peace
..."working and advocating and mainstreaming the CULTURE OF PEACE in the Southern Philippines"

Running for Peace
..."a symbolic running relay between Hiroshima and Nagasaki"

Peace Song from Hiroshima to the World
... "I began to promote this song through the Internet"

The Nobel Peace Prize to Mohamed Yunus and the people of Bangladesh
..."a new dream for today's youth, inviting them to become a new kind of entrepreneur that 'can change the character of capitalism radically.'"

EUROPE

Sport and peace : another way to practice football - 7-A-side Football
... "Developed with more than 1200 teams across France"

EU Sets Example for Slowing Climate Change
..."to ensure that by 2020 at least 20 percent of their energy comes from renewable sources like wind and solar power."

LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN

Culture of Peace for Public Policies - 1st Cycle of Conferences in São Paulo
..."support for the creation of public policies based on culture of peace principles and values"

Colombian Network Football for Development and Peace
..."This landmark meeting will take place on May 17th and 18th 2007 in Bogotá"

Eco-Citizen Programme : Urban Agriculture for Vulnerable Youth
... "planting of vegetable gardens and medicinal herbs ... awakens new interests and perspectives for the youth"

Latin Leaders Plan for Union Based on Culture of Peace
..."The Cochabamba pronouncement"

NORTHERN AMERICA

The White Tree of Peace
..."this tree symbolizes the Iroquois Nations gathered around a hole where the Peacemaker cast the weapons of war"

Gandhi, King, Ikeda: A Legacy of Peace
..."what our world leaders would accomplish through peace dialogues and non violent resolutions"

To Teach, To Learn
... "I find great satisfaction at the end of class when children say goodbye in Arabic or thank you in Chinese"

Bitter Roots are often the Wellspring of Conflict
..."The Bitter Roots Center for Conflict Resolution opened this year"

ALL REGIONS

Youth for Culture of Peace Report 2006
... "Youth organisations were asked to describe what activities they would undertake or expand if funds were available."

Global Peacebuilders Project
..."aims to bring together the sheer diversity of organisations and practitioners working in peacebuilding, conflict resolution, conflict transformation and community relations"

Executive Board of UNESCO reaffirms Culture of Peace as a Priority
..."peace in action, through dialogue, contacts and other exchanges among peoples and promotion of universal values."

Young People’s Retreat for Social Change - Building a Culture of Peace
... "Our rituals come from the Native American tradition, the Buddhist tradition, the Hindu tradition, the Jewish tradition and more."

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DISCUSSION TOPICS

Here are some of the topics that have been discussed in the first months of CPNN. They may be found under the Forum indicated on the CPNN DiscussionBoard (http://cpnn-world.org/cgi-bin/ib3/ikonboard.cgi ).

ECOLOGY

When you cultivate plants, do you cultivate peace?

MAKING AN EFFECTIVE PEACE MOVEMENT

Where are there other peace weeks?, And what are the advantages of this approach?

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND CULTURE OF PEACE

How can culture of peace be developed at the municipal level?

GLOBAL MOVEMENT FOR A CULTURE OF PEACE

Youth initiatives for a culture of peace, How can we ensure they get the attention and funding they deserve?

OTHER THEMES

The understanding of indigenous peoples, Can it help us cultivate a culture of peace?

A READING LIST FOR CULTURE OF PEACE

What are the most important books about the culture of peace?

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To repeat from the last bulletin, "Please go to the http://cpnn-world.org and write your own news report about events or media that promote a culture of peace. It may be something that you and your organization have done, or something that your read or saw in the media that promotes one or more aspects of a culture of peace (human rights, democratic participation, understanding, tolerance and solidarity, sustainable development, free flow of information, equality of women, peace education or disarmament).

Also add your comments to the DiscussionBoard which already hundreds of questions that have already been raised. Your comments may be on your own story or to any story previously submitted.

Peace,