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Peace

WEEK of PEACE Trainers Training for Volunteers Opened New Opportunities

December 2, 2009

Peace Advocates Zamboanga (PAZ) and Youth Solidarity for Peace (YSP) recently concluded the conduct of the Culture of Peace Trainers Training for Youth Leaders designed in preparation for the celebration of the Mindanao Week of Peace last October 18, 2009 at Ebenezer Bible College, Upper Calarian, Zamboanga City.

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Kids Meet to Learn Peace-Making in Week of Peace Fete

December 2, 2009

Sixty-six children of the tri-people of Zamboanga received peace offerings from the “Claretian Peace Weavers” of Quezon City as one of the highlights of the Children and Youth Peace Assembly held in the afternoon of November 26 at the Scout Antonio Limbaga, Pasonanca Park. The assembly was preceded by a big parade held in the morning of the same day to launch this year’s celebration of the Mindanao Week of Peace in the city. The 25 Muslim children of village of  Mariki, 21 Subanon children of Lintangan, and 20 Christian children of La Paz received cleanliness kits from the members of the Claretian Peace Weavers of the Claret schools of Quezon City, who joined in the parade as well as the afternoon activity.

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Mindanao Week of Peace 2009

November 21, 2009

The Mindanao Week of Peace is a comprehensive promotional activity that involves various GOs, NGOs, and PO’s in advocating the culture of peace in the Southern Philippines. It is a celebration of peace which was initiated in Zamboanga City by Peace Advocates Zamboanga Foundation, Inc. (PAZ) and SALAM Foundation in 1997.

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Peace Initiatives through Blogging

November 11, 2009

BlogFest.Asia , the first-ever pan-Asia bloggers’ conference, became a venue for introducing the Mindanao Bloggers Community to the world. Put together by the DotAsia Organisation (the registrar for .asia domain names) in Hong Kong from 6 to 8 November 2009, 3 Filipinos were present at BlogFest.Asia to provide the audience with primers on the Philippine blogosphere. (Actually there were 4 Filipinos there, but the fourth one was invited as the representative of Creative Commons – Asia.) It was the experience of Mindanao’s bloggers, however, that really got the attention of many of the participants.

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UN International Day Of Peace: Disarm Now

November 9, 2009

Thanks to UPF for organisation of another event and the extension of the invitation to speak today. I wish to dedicate my contribution to the silent voices of millions of people who were sacrificed by the Warmongers. This contribution will not focus on the scientific, technical or legal dimensions but on the political economy of war and address the 800 pound gorilla in the room which we are in denial.

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