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Rotary Peace Centers
June, 2019 Making communities around the world more peaceful and vibrant
Rotary Peace Symposium draws hundreds to Hamburg
Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr. Denis Mukwege, a gynecologist who treats survivors of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, gave an inspirational address in which he urged that women be included at all levels of society. Mukwege cares for patients at Panzi Hospital, which he founded in 1999, and campaigns globally to end rape as a weapon of war.
Peace advocate Amina Agović spoke in her closing keynote address about growing up in war-torn Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and her current involvement with nongovernmental organizations, working on sustainable peace projects with Bosnian youth.
The symposium featured 24 breakout sessions led by peace fellows in themes that included economics and peace, mutual respect and peace, education for peace, partnership for peace, and from inner to outer peace. Other sessions offered experience and advice or workshops on how to collaborate with global NGOs and how to do a peace project. Many sessions gave peace fellows and Rotarians a chance to discuss how they might work together on Rotary projects.
Events like Rotary Peace Symposium “re-energize” and connect peace fellows
Eduardo Rodrigues da Costa (Duke-UNC 2010-12) attended the Rotary Peace Symposium in Hamburg and enjoyed the opportunity to connect with other Rotary Peace Fellows and Rotarians who are working to build sustainable peace. “The peace symposium is an amazing opportunity for peace fellows, both current and alumni, to get together to discuss what they’re doing now and how they can help each other. These international events re-energize me,” Da Costa says. “I see that I am part of something much bigger than myself, not just Rotary peace fellow alumni, but Rotary as an organization. You get to meet like-minded people who believe that peace is possible.”
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The power of nonviolent action in a divided world
A persistently divided world illustrates the significant need for people trained in peacebuilding and equipped with the skills to safeguard lives. The Rotary Peace Fellowship program has intersected many times over the years with Nonviolent Peaceforce, an international nonprofit. More than a dozen peace fellows have previously worked or volunteered at Nonviolent Peaceforce, which focuses on protecting civilians and training unarmed civilians to protect others.
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Pilgrimage produces project for peace
After completing her peace fellowship at International Christian University in Japan, Magdalena Zurita (ICU 2016-18) decided to walk the Via Francigena in Italy. The thousand-year-old path has been traveled by thousands of pilgrims since the Middle Ages. The journey provided time for deep reflection on where she wanted to focus her attention and work following her fellowship. The experience helped Zurita lay the groundwork for an endeavor called the Suyai Project, which serves as an accelerator for peace projects.
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A Rotary Peace Fellow’s journey to Antarctica
Emilse Anabella Palacios (Duke-UNC 2009-11) took part in an expedition to Antarctica with 89 other female scientists from 26 countries as part of Homeward Bound, an initiative that seeks to increase the influence and impact of women making decisions that shape our planet. It was the largest all-female expedition so far to that continent.
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Why one fellow found a perfect match in ICU
Lorraine Hayman, an incoming Rotary Peace Fellow, describes why she chose International Christian University in Japan for her 2019-21 fellowship: She is looking forward to an immersion in Japanese culture, living in Tokyo, making a trip to Hiroshima, and having a chance to study at the United Nations University in Tokyo.
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