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Greetings!
As the end of the year approaches, we give thanks and want to take a moment to reflect on the journey we've shared in building a culture of peace together. Your support has always been the heart of our mission, allowing us to spread love and compassion in our community. At Pathways To Peace, we know any gift grows when given with love.
Many of us enjoy a cup of our favorite gourmet coffee or tea – perhaps we indulge once a week or once a month. I know I do! In the spirit of the holidays, we are inviting you to exchange that cup of coffee for a Cuppa Peace. Just five or ten dollars a month helps us continue our work, foster understanding, and create a brighter and more peaceful future for all. Your contribution to a Cuppa Peace can truly make a difference to any of our many programs. And you can designate your contribution to the program that most speaks to your heart. Let’s celebrate a bright future with a Cuppa Peace.
Tezikiah Gabriel
Executive Director
Pathways To Peace
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Peace School In Guinea
One of our key initiatives focuses on the Girls Shelter in Guinea, where we stand firm against the abhorrent practice of female genital mutilation. We believe every girl deserves a life filled with dignity, safety, and the right to make her own choices. Your support can help empower these young women to overcome their challenges and build a brighter future. Our vision is to end Female Genital Mutilation in one generation. Will you join us?
Be inspired - https://pathwaystopeace.org/programs/the-girls-shelter-in-guinea/
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Your support is critical to advance work for nuclear disarmament.
Pathways To Peace is committed to Nuclear Disarmament, and we are members of ICAN. We understand the importance of promoting Peace and security globally, and we strive to contribute to a world free from the threat of nuclear weapons. This work is ongoing and progress is being made.
One example of this powerful work occurred on August 25th, 2023, when Pathways To Peace Program Coordinator, Rinor Jani, organized the first Balkan Forum on Nuclear Disarmament at the Bunk Art 1’ Museum in Tirana, Albania. The conference focused on regional nuclear disarmament, the humanitarian impact of nuclear weapons, and the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW).
You can watch the video here: https://youtu.be/XGeWSynpABs?si=uwiiLwxgm9VrpGck
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Youth Leadership Program
Peace Education is core to the mission of Pathways To Peace (PTP), and we’ve provided educational programming since our inception in 1984. We provide over 100 Peace presentations, workshops, and training annually – to adults, youth, and children, at the UN and beyond! As with all our work, our approach is intergenerational, interfaith, and multicultural.
While we believe everyone can benefit from Peace education, many of our trainings focus on preparing our next generation of Peacebuilders – our youth. Through our Peace Education classes, students engage in enriching experiences that teach them about conflict resolution, emotional intelligence, and community building. Many of the young Peace leaders go on to build Peace in various troubled areas of our world, and some also become PTP Representatives to the UN.
Education is core to building a Culture of Peace. Do you feel called to contribute to this essential work? We are grateful for your support!
Enjoy Peace in the Middle East: https://youtu.be/HSSknNjljmA
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One of our proudest initiatives is the Exceptional Women of Peace Awards, celebrating the remarkable contributions of women who have dedicated their lives to peacebuilding. These women, through their courage and resilience, embody the spirit of Peace and demonstrate how love can be a powerful catalyst for change. The importance of the Exceptional Women of Peace cannot be overstated. By highlighting these extraordinary individuals, we not only honor their achievements but also inspire future generations to embrace the role of peacebuilders.
Women have proven time and again that they are key players in creating sustainable Peace, often leading efforts in their communities with empathy and strength. Their unique perspectives and nurturing capacities are essential in addressing the root causes of conflict and fostering understanding. This year's awardees are strong, inspiring, and powerful women in peacebuilding.
Our ceremony, where we honor their hard work and dedication: https://youtu.be/92E2ol3IYXE?si=Im2YvYt5pyqlDm-4
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Wisdom Keepers: Bringing Peace to Our World
Pathways To Peace (PTP) has created an online Repository of Wisdom that is free and open to all. Project Leader Naimisha Mehta interviews and captures on video elders who share their perspectives on their source of wisdom, their vision for Peace, and their ideas about how to build Peace on our planet.
As Naimisha shares, “Documenting the stories of people from different backgrounds who have gone down different paths in their extraordinary lives, but then somehow all diverge at the intersection of peace…that has been very inspiring and makes me hopeful of what is possible.”
Naimisha is continuing this incredible offering to our communities, and you are invited to see and hear the first 13 elders sharing their wisdom here: Wisdom Keepers: Bringing Peace to Our World - Pathways To Peace
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About Pathways To Peace
Incorporated in 1983, Pathways to Peace (PTP) is an international organization dedicated to making Peace a lived reality in our world today. PTP is an UN-designated Peace Messenger Organization that holds consultative status with the UN Department of Global Communications (DGC) and the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). For over 40 years, PTP has been engaged in innovation, collaboration, and movement-building. Our Vision is for a World at Peace, and our work is about building a Culture of Peace.
Pathways To Peace provides education, consultation, and mentorship. Working in partnership over the years, PTP has inaugurated several UN-recognized global Peace initiatives, including UN International Day of Peace, the UN Culture of Peace Resolution and Programme of Action, and the PeaceWave.
Pathways To Peace works in partnership with Peacebuilders locally and globally, multi-generationally and cross-culturally on programs that build Peace and eliminate barriers to Peace, including nuclear disarmament, climate change, racial equity, and gender equality. works to raise awareness and advocate for nuclear disarmament and the adoption of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) globally and within Albania.
We invite you to join us in our Peacebuilding efforts! For more information about
Pathways to Peace, please visit our website: pathwaystopeace.org
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Thank You for Contributing to Pathways To Peace!
We can’t do our work without you.
This newsletter comes to you from Pathways To Peace (PTP), steward of the Culture of Peace Initiative (CPI) newsletter. PTP is a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization, whose work would not be possible without our volunteers and your support. If you would like to support Pathways To Peace programs and activities around the globe, you can do so by clicking the Donation Button above. A heartfelt thank you from the Pathways To Peace Team!
For more information or to make a donation by check, Venmo, or Paypal, please contact:
Tezikiah Gabriel, Executive Director
tez@pathwaystopeace.org
651-357-4436
Pathways To Peace Business Office
122 Demont Avenue E, #173
St. Paul, MN 55117
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