wishing_tree_issOn 27 November, 2010, the International Student Chaplaincy as well as Islam & Dialogue hosted the one day international student conference “From Crisis to Hope – the Challenges of the Earth Charter” in the Institute for Social Studies in The Hague. The event brought together some 100...

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“EcoPeace – Environmental Peacemaking in the Middle East” was the title of a conference exploring the Jordan River Rehabilitation Project of Friends of the Earth Middle East (FoEME) took place in Amsterdam on June 30, 2010. After having met leading representatives of FoEME at the 3rd Annual...

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On Ocotober 10, 2010 (10/10/10) the World Day of Interconnectedness was celebrated with music, lectures, and conferences in different parts of the world. The website of the Day of Interconnectedness Foundation states:

“By organising a global 24 hour event with a focus and concentration on...

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pakistan_flood"The situation is one of the most difficult we have ever faced," said Mengesha Kebede, UNHCR representative in Pakistan. "We are smack in the middle of a catastrophe, people in need are everywhere, some routes are blocked, and even when we deliver tents some people may lack dry land where they can...

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Rabbi Soetendorp took part in the World Economic Forum in Davos end of January 2010 and joined around 2.500 leaders of business, government, and civil society and discussed issues around the theme "Improving the State of the World - Rethink, Redesign, Rebuild".

Please watch his message to...

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Rabbi Soetendorp participated in the 8th Annual Doha Conference on Interfaith Dialogue that took place in Doha, Qatar from October 19 to 21, 2010. The conference was hosted by the Doha International Center for Interfaith Dialogue (DICID) and brought together some 220 leaders from Jewish, Christian...

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At the Earth Charter + 10 Conference in the Peace Palace in The Hauge on June 29, the Soetendorp Institute launched the Feather Project, which is a collaborative effort to build intergenerational dialogue and collaboration between elders and youth, and to draw upon the wisdom of the...

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The Soetendorp Institute joins Green Cross International (GCI) in condoling the victims of the devastating earthquake that hit Haiti. "We form one human family, and indeed one human body. When one part of the body aches, we all feel the pain. Therefore our prayers are with the children, women, and...

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The Peres Center for Peace has launched the "600 Goals, One Peace" Campaign that brings Palestinian and Israeli children together in a safe, healthy, and fun environment. This is your chance to ensure the continuation of the longest running coexistence youth sport project in the Middle East.
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An open letter from Chief Arvol Looking Horse, Spiritual Leader of the Lakota, Dakota and Nakota People

A Great Urgency

To All World Religious and Spiritual Leaders

My Relatives,

Time has come to speak to the hearts of our Nations and their Leaders.  I ask you this from the bottom of my...

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