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We began to develop a Peace Council for UPF with Committees on topics that inspire Ambassadors for Peace to cooperate together.
- Birmingham Peace Council efforts
- AFP Peace Council Meetings in UPF HQ
Two important events in the year are
- The Annual General Meeting currently for FFWPU at which UPF activities are reported
- The Annual Seasonal Gathering in December to review the year and make plans for the following year.
During 2006 there were six visits to Israel – Palestine with the Middle East Peace Initiative (MEPI). I have not included the reports.
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The London Global Peace Festival (GPF) began with a standing-room only plenary discussion hosted at the House of Commons in the Palace of Westminster on the topic “New Paradigm in a Time of Global Crisis.” It included presentations from Mrs Ida Odinga, wife of the Prime Minister of Kenya, the former President of Sierre Leone, Ahmed Kabbah and the former Prime Minister of Slovenia, Anton Rop.
The panel discussion, which featured several representatives from Europe, Africa and the Middle East, was hosted in the House of Commons by Dave Anderson, MP. Anderson recently attended the GPF in Kenya and warmly welcomed the delegates from over 50 nations.“People who want to make a difference in this world are always welcome in this House,” he said.
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A Tsunami fundraising event was organised from the charity’s headquarters in London.
Dr. David Earle of Birmingham gave a report on the Interfaith Children's Home in Hyderabad, India. He met three cabinet ministers in Andra Pradesh to help get new land to extend the orphanage. An interfaith prayer meeting was held at the Children's Home and attended by some eighty people including Hindu priests, Muslims from the local mosque and Christian ministers.
Prayers for Peace were held on a regular basis at the charity's headquarters in London
A Jewish-Muslim evening was held at the charity's headquarters in London
An interfaith evening was held at the House of Lords at which an Israeli-Arab and former Knesset Member, Mr Walid Sadik, was the guest speaker
A European leader's meeting took place in Rome were planned interfaith activities were discussed.
Prayers for Peace meetings took place throughout Britain
An interfaith conference held at the charity’s headquarters in London considered the influence of Government policies on the strength of the family structure in the UK
- Written by: Robin Marsh
The Annual Seasonal Gathering was a time for reviewing all Universal Peace Federation's great work during 2007 as well as assisting the development of UPF in the UK. The early section in Lancaster Gate, UPF Headquarters, was designed to inform 40 close Ambassadors for Peace of UPF activities around the world as well as emphasise its core values. Mr. Tim Miller gave presentations on Peace Council development. These were followed by discussion groups on how Peace Councils and their Standing Committees could develop both locally and nationally. The afternoon included presentations on activities that had been successful during 2007. Mrs. Francoise Murphy spoke about her work in Watford. Dr. David Earle said that through the women’s peace meetings in Birmingham there had been many fruits including the Hyderabad Interfaith Children’s Home. There was a report from Bristol about their growing foundation by Rev. Dawnecia Palmer. There was a report from Dr Raheem Khan on the Manchester UPF event that revealed the power of Ambassadors for Peace combining to develop local chapters. Photo Link