Articles Tagged with the word ‘change’
Being the Change
30 Dec 2003
I have always cared passionately about justice and equity, the dignity and deep worth of people. Now non-violence and compassion are equally important to me too. I can no longer support old' ways. I seek ways that focus on meaningful action' to symbolise my commitment
Spirituality ñ The Key to World Change
30 Dec 2003
The past 12 months have been extraordinary. The whole of the year has been balancing precariously between war and peace and we are all learning to live with uncertainty. We asked several people at the leading edge of change to share their thoughts on the way ahead
World Youth Jam
30 Sep 2003
Young activists left feeling truly inspired from the World Youth Jam held in India last October. This was an event which brought together 30 young leaders, aged 15-30, from 20 nations, who are all involved with organisations and movements working for social justice, peace, freedom, dignity and environmental sanity.
Comment No More War
30 Sep 2003
Let's imagine for a moment that we can create a world with no more war. If we put our collective mind to it, could it just be possible?
Being the Change
28 Feb 2003
In 1999 600 young people from over 100 countries gathered together in Hawaii to celebrate the role of youth in society and discuss their priorities for the new Millennium. The event was such a success that Peace Child decided to do it all over again.
From 16 ñ 28 August, 2003 up to 1,000 young people from all over...
Images and Voices of Hope
28 Feb 2003
The gardens at the Oxfordshire home of the Bee Gees' singer Robin Gibb and wife Dwina, an artist and author, formed the picturesque backdrop to a gathering of nearly 100 media professionals, launching the Images and Voices of Hope (IVOH) project in the UK on January 13th, 2002.
Finding Your Vision
30 Dec 2002
Moving from teenage years into adult life is a time of rapid change and development, often a time of highs and lows. The Life Foundation run a series of courses specifically aimed at helping the new you' to evolve, teaching techniques to stabilise emotions, overcome fears and awaken the amazing potential that is within everyone.
Becoming the Change
30 Sep 2002
Severn Cullis-Suzuki was only 12 years old when the Rio Earth Summit took place. Nevertheless, she and 3 school friends from Vancouver raised the money to go. There she gave a speech that made a huge impression on delegates. Since then she has attended many UN conferences and, now 22, she was invited to join Kofi Annan's World Summit...
Becoming the Change
30 Sep 2002
Severn Cullis-Suzuki was only 12 years old when the Rio Earth Summit took place. Nevertheless, she and 3 school friends from Vancouver raised the money to go. There she gave a speech that made a huge impression on delegates. Since then she has attended many UN conferences and, now 22, she was invited to join Kofi Annan's World Summit...
People’s Earth Summit
30 Jun 2002
Gaia's Director, Liz Hosken, says: 'There is a real hunger amongst ordinary people for positive change. At present countless individuals and groups are already involved in working for the common good in a wide variety of ways. An eagerness and creativity exists in a great many of us to make a difference but, too often, our voices are not...
Beyond Crisis: Growing Up on Planet Earth
30 Jun 2002
Global Net, in association with Positive News, is delighted to be publishing a wonderfully useful, inspiring and vital handbook: You Can Change the World, is written by Professor Ervin Laszlo, founder director of the Club of Budapest. The message speaks to all of us, to each of us in person, but Professor Laszlo is especially keen that it should...
Envisioning the Future
30 Jun 2002
Envision was set up by four young dynamic individuals in 2001 to inspire and empower people to be positive agents for sustainable change. The Young Envisionaries Award (YEVA) encourages 16-18 year olds to take responsibility for environmental and social issues at school and within their local community.
Hope Project
30 Jun 2002
...is for those who think that life is about something more than being consumers and producers and who see the necessity for a far reaching change in our way of living on planet Earth.
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Archive
30 Sep 2003
Something extraordinary is happening. People are uniting, in ever increasing numbers, around a common cause ñ the future of the Planet. The European World Social Forum, in Paris in November, was not widely reported, so we do not see the true extent of events like this reflected in the mainstream media.