Great Job, Joy!!

Posted on June 9, 2008 by uusforpeace

Here’s a great example of what you can do to help build a culture of peace:

Instead of presents on her birthday, Joy Sullivan (above), a new UU-UNO Youth Envoy from Tallahassee, FL proposed having her friends and family make contributions to either an environmental organization or one working on peacebuilding in Rwanda, after being so [...]

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Peacebuilding initiative for youth in Burundi!

Posted on May 2, 2008 by uusforpeace

A plug for a friend’s organization working on a peacebuilding project in Burundi’s Riyugi Province. Many of you play team sports and so you might relate. After a few trips to the province, Heather has begun working with one of the soccer clubs there to secure uniforms, equipment, cleats, etc for their youth teams, who [...]

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Suggested Resources for Building a Culture of Peace

Posted on April 15, 2008 by uusforpeace

Please find below a list of suggested resources from our Spring Seminar Committee! Feel free to add any other suggestions in the comments
Books
Chasing the Flame: Sergio Vieira de Mello and the Fight to Save the World…Samantha Power, 2008

The House at Sugar Beach … Helene Cooper, September 2008 … Liberian who fled to US with [...]

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