To read this online in your browser Click Here WE – A global  campaign of We, The World to unite and amplify the efforts of people, organizations and movements working for the common good www.WE.net 11 Days of Global Unity – 11 Ways to Transform Your World September 11- 21, 2017 Culminating on the INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE Sept. 21st It’s Time to Unite Our Efforts! Every day we hear about new social, political and environmental challenges for our society and world. Millions of people are concerned about increasing economic insecurity, militarism, and environmental .degradation Growing polarization and intolerance is keeping us from collectively addressing the issues that potentially threaten our civilization’s very existence: The Mass Extinction of Species and Climate Disruption – both of which scientists say may become irreversible in the next 5-10 years if extraordinary action isn’t taken. If we want a Livable Future, then we believe it is crucial to carry out a strategic collaborative plan for large scale coalition-building, collective action and the promotion of “WE Thinking” that prioritizes the Common Good – the wellbeing of all people and the entire interdependent web of life. 11 Days of Global Unity and the 11 Campaigns for Change provide a powerful platform to carry out this plan.   Join the Action – WE will promote your activities during 11 Days of Global Unity! What are you and your group doing that contributes to peace, sustainability and transformation? We will work with you to get the word out to a global audience! Free Resources for Collaboration & Action 11 Days of Global Unity – 11 Campaigns to Transform Your World Generous Support from our Friends makes all of this Possible!
	Free Promotional Resources For Your Group’s Programs GlobalUnityCalendar.org Post your Events and Announcements Worldwide! This Public International Calendar is compatible with Timely, Google, Outlook, Apple and many other calendars so you can easily Subscribe and Synchronize your group’s calendar events to it. When you post your social change or cultural events on our Calendar, the post shows up on many other websites as well for added global exposure! Trends in Global Grassroots Organizing http://WE.net/trends Trends Newsfeed: http://trends.we.net Our New Platform Featuring The Change Agents & Movements Creating Peace, Justice, Sustainability & Transformation   We invite you to submit a Trend Report on your organization’s work for our online magazine Trends and for our ongoing Trends Newsfeed   To Register Your Organization: Click Here Your Group’s Name, Link, Mission, Focus Areas, Goals and Action Steps will be added to our 11 Days Participation Directory for a global audience! To Sign-up your group CLICK HERE To Become a Campaign Coordinator: Click Here We, The World is seeking highly motivated individuals, passionate about creating social change to positively impact people and the planet. If you want to join the WE Team CLICK HERE. 11 Global Unity Campaigns For Change     Campaign Descriptions HERE     Organization Directory HERE (Note: These Themes support the UN Sustainable Development Goals)   Theme 1 Campaign: UNITY     Become a Coordinator of this Campaign HERE     Sign-up your organization HERE     Donate to the Unity Campaign:     Theme 2 Campaign: INTERDEPENDENCE     Become a Coordinator of this Campaign HERE     Sign-up your organization HERE     Donate to the Interdependence Campaign: Theme 3 Campaign: ENVIRONMENT     Become a Coordinator of this Campaign HERE     Sign-up your organization HERE     Donate to the Environment Campaign: Theme 4 Campaign: ECONOMIC JUSTICE     Become a Coordinator of this Campaign HERE     Sign-up your organization HERE     Donate to the Economic Justice Campaign: Theme 5 Campaign: HEALTH     Become a Coordinator of this Campaign HERE     Sign-up your organization HERE     Donate to the Health Campaign: Theme 6 Campaign: CHILDREN & YOUTH     Become a Coordinator of this Campaign HERE     Sign-up your organization HERE     Donate to the Children & Youth Campaign: Theme 7 Campaign: WOMEN     Become a Coordinator of this Campaign HERE     Sign-up your organization HERE     Donate to the Women Campaign: Theme 8 Campaign: HUMAN RIGHTS     Become a Coordinator of this Campaign HERE     Sign-up your organization HERE     Donate to the Human Rights Campaign: Theme 9 Campaign: FR EEDOM     Become a Coordinator of this Campaign HERE     Sign-up your organization HERE     Donate to the Freedom Campaign: Theme 10 Campaign: DISARMAMENT     Become a Coordinator of this Campaign HERE     Sign-up your organization HERE     Donate to the Disarmament Campaign: Theme 11 Campaign: PEACE     Become a Coordinator of this Campaign HERE     Sign-up your organization HERE     Donate to the Peace Campaign: See Complete Campaign Descriptions HERE		Cooperation & Coordination with New Global Allies Contact our Coordination Team at: WeTeam@WeTheWorld.org WE will facilitate: Cross Promotion on websites, social media Joint Calls to Action: campaigns, rallies, town meetings, conferences, teach-ins Coordinated Media Press Releases and Press Conferences If you and your group create it, we’ll promote it during 11 Days of Global Unity! September 11 – 21 festivals concerts public forums town meetings press releases press conferences discussions and advertising on major and independent media PSAs on major and independent media tele-summits, tele-forums & tele-seminars conferences campaigns petitions call-ins to society’s leaders , CEOs, media outlets, etc house parties civic actions rallies tent cities occupations of public space flash mobs teach-ins campus clubs student and other youth actions media appearances arts presentations and performances celebrations vigils parades marches Key objectives: To ignite public interest and involvement To generate mass support for organizations and coalitions whose practices are beneficial to the planet To increase pressure and action regarding: current crucial issues, social injustice, habitat/species destruction, unethical corporate or other institutional activities, upcoming decisions that will affect many people’s lives, and so on. 11 Days of Global Unity Tele-Summit September 11-21, 2017 Deep Dialogues on Each of the 11 Themes of Change Featuring Visionary Thinkers & Activists This year including: Ralph Nader, Marianne Williamson,  Robert Thurman, Nwamaka Agbo , Michael Beckwith, Sande Hart, Jonathan Granoff, and many others! Participate by computer or phone from anywhere worldwide! Pre-Register for FREE: 11DaysSummit2017@WeTheWorld.org New voices are emerging that may have an unexpected influence in high places… An Urgent Message From Your Children http://WeYourChildren.org Are you alarmed about the kind of world our children will grow up in? They are too! If you or your friends have environmentally concerned children who are 12 years old or younger in your life, here is an opportunity for them to express their fears, concerns and hopes for the future in a simple video. An Urgent Message >From Your Children at http://WeYourChildren.org is a Public Service Video Series featuring children under 13 speaking in their own words to adults, making an appeal to all of us to respond with appropriate urgency.At http://WeYourChildren.org you’ll see 20 inspiring kids speaking in their own words, and learn how the children in your life can create and upload their own videos to add their voice for a Livable Future.Let’s spark a global children’s movement that gets the attention of those in power and helps to create major change! WE begins with YOU! Your generous tax deductible Donation will help us to continue and expand our global network of collaboration and action! With your Support we will: Expand cooperation and coordination between like-minded socially conscious organizations and businesses Synchronize calls to action Coordinate Press Releases and Press Conferences Convene public forums, conferences and tele-summits that Connect The Dots Carry out a Media Campaign that includes Public Service Announcements for TV, radio, YouTube and other social media. Engage the participation of local campus & community groups Reach out to the millions of “Cultural Creatives” in the USA and worldwide that value social & economic justice, environmental stewardship, peace, nonviolence, holistic health, spirituality, business social responsibility, compassion, personal growth, global awareness, indigenous wisdom and “WE” consciousness. Thank you! Rick Ulfik – Founder of We, The World and the WE Campaign at WE.net 11 Days of Global Unity 11 Ways to Transform Your World

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	WE – A global  campaign of We, The World to unite and amplify the efforts of people, organizations and movements working for the common good WE.net International Women’s Day March 8, 2018 Programs by We, The World and our Allies Join the Action – Add your Programs & Events to our public international Global Unity Calendar at http://GlobalUnityCalendar.org When you post on our Calendar the post shows up on many other websites as well! Please let us know if you want to synchronize your calendar with ours. Included in this special newsletter: Treasuring Women Global Online Summit March 8th 3PM Eastern Time (USA) Featuring: Sande Hart, Angel Fullerton, Rick Ulfik and many others Peace Channel Global Webcast March 7-9 for International Women’s Day Candlelight Vigil March 8th at 8 pm in every time zone – produced by Heidi Little for love, care and respect of all Women & Girls Global Kindness Going Viral Show March 8, 2018 With Host Karen Palmer Unleashing the African Woman – Thato Angelina Gabaitse, Botswana ZEMYNA The Goddess of Earth March 9th in Mumbai, India – Namrataa Arora Singh, Charter for Compassion India, Women and Girls San Francisco Performances by Roberta Donnay to Benefit W.O.M.A.N., Inc.  (Women Organized to Make Abuse Nonexistent, Inc.) International Women’s Day 2018 Official Campaign – Theme: #PressforProgress Re-Release of our inspiring Interview with Visionary Women’s Advocate EVE ENSLER It’s Time to Unite Our Efforts, and Support Our Efforts too!  Your generous Donation will help We, The World to continue and expand our global networks of collaboration and action. Thank you!
	First Annual TREASURING WOMEN GLOBAL SUMMIT! March 8, 2018 3PM Eastern Time (USA) Register for the Summit Here – It’s FREE! Featured Speakers Include Sande Hart – Director of the Women and Girls Sector of Charter for Compassion International Rick Ulfik – the Founder of We, The World and the WE Campaign at WE.net Moderator: Angel Fullerton – Founder of Treasures From The Universe Other Featured Speakers include Treasures >From The Universe members Nina Laiberg, Nancy Baldry, and Sarah Otis. Please join us for a dynamic, inspiring and interactive live conversation on the women’s movement and women’s empowerment between passionate advocates Sande Hart, Rick Ulfik and a collective of women who have come together to give birth to Treasures From The Universe – a project of co-creation and collaboration bringing light, love, and healing to the world in tangible ways.		INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY WEBCAST March 7-9, 2018 http://peacechannel.com Co-Sponsored by We, The World, Playing For Change, Unity Foundation Pledge To Peace and Step It Up for Gender Equality Since 1909, International Women’s Day has celebrated the power of women around the globe. On March 8, 2018, International Women’s Day spotlights a worldwide movement for women’s rights, equality and justice. In our first annual Women’s Day Webcast, Peace Channel honors the strength and courage of the women who make up nearly half of the planet’s 244 million migrants, preserving families and contributing to the global economy. You may Embed the Peace Channel W ebcast on your own webpage using this code: <a class=”embedly-card” href=”http://peacechannel.com/“>PeaceChannel</a><script async src=”//cdn.embedly.com/widgets/platform.js” charset=”UTF-8″></script>. To learn more, contact us at darlene@peacechannel.com. Let us know on Facebook if you are planning a Vigil in your area. here are our new Love Power T-Shirts!
	Global Kindness Going Viral Show March 8, 2018 With Host Karen Palmer known as MindfulMediaMom Visit www.facebook.com/spiritualitygonewild and like the page to get notifications of when we are live On March 8th, join us for a whole day filled with inspiring interviews, global meditations, and empowering action steps to become what we wish to see in the world. Conscious Women leaders in love, compassion, and kindness will share their uplifting stories of hope and ways the audience can help co-create a kinder and more loving world for all of us. Guests include: Ladies Go Live, Tina Valant, Lottie Hern Ross, and Jenn Nelson, Then Wendi Gilbert of Kindness Evolution, Sande Hart of Charter for Compassion Women and Girls Sector, Teri Angel of Angelspeakers and Spirituality Gone Wild, David Nichol will lead us in a Global Meditation for Unity, Ann Cabano Founder of Just Be Love Project, Scarlett Lewis of Jesse Lewis Choose Love Foundation, Heidi Little of We, The World and International Children’s Month, and ShaRon Rae of No Judgement Just Love Movement.		Unleashing the African Woman Thato Angelina Gabaitse Founder and Director Gabarone, Botswana Unleashing the African woman is a program aimed and designed to train groups of vulnerable women across Botswana. The mission of this program is to empower women to take full control of their lives. The program is designed to bring out the beautiful, strong and compassionate goddess in every woman. This program strives to achieve this goal by developing the woman’s mindset through the building of leadership, life and entrepreneurial skills. This will be achieved through training conducted for 30 weeks through a body, mind and soul transformation journey with counseling, training on the development of a wholesome and holistic childhood foundation through love, abundance, and joy. Other activities include arts & crafts, theatre & dance, and gardening. Currently we are mobilizing resources to launch the program in partnership with YWCA Botswana (Young Women’s Christian Association), an organization that gives teen mothers the opportunity to continue with their secondary education while their babies are enrolled in the day care centre within the institution! And soon we will be opening a branch office for We, The World in Botswana. For more information contact us at info@WeTheWorld.org
	ZEMYNA The Goddess of Earth https://www.facebook.com/groups/1654075494638275 Inviting all Eco Warrior women to join hands with us to make this a better planet Organised by Namrataa Arora Singh Country Director for Charter for Compassion India, Women and Girls Date: 9 March, Friday, Time: 10 am to 12 noon, Location: CrossRoads Music School, Goregaon East, Mumbai, India; Mission: Women for A Better Planet Launching Compassionate India Namrataa Arora Singh is a spiritual eco-feminism activist, currently a fellow with Change.Org’s She Creates Change program in India, battling against the use of plastics and other issues relating to empowering women.		Performances by Roberta Donnay http://www.RobertaDonnay.com March 8th and 10th, 2018 to Benefit W.O.M.A.N., Inc.   Women Organized to Make Abuse Nonexistent http://www.womaninc.org 26 Boardman Place | San Francisco, CA 94103 Direct Line: (415) 969-6761 24/7 Support Line: (415) 864-472 Roberta Donnay’s New Album Release For International Women’s Day March 8th
	International Women’s Day 2018 Campaign Theme #PressforProgress https://www.internationalwomensday.com Now, more than ever, there’s a strong call-to-action to press forward and progress gender parity. There’s a strong call to #PressforProgress  motivating and uniting friends, colleagues and whole communities to think, act and be gender inclusive. Individually, we’re one drop but together we’re an ocean. Commit to a “gender parity mindset” via progressive action. Let’s all collaborate to accelerate gender parity, so our collective action powers equality worldwide. Take action here: https://www.internationalwomensday.com/PressforProgress		On International Women’s Day Hear & Join Eve Ensler’s Passionate Call for 1 Billion Women To Rise! Go to http://WE.net/EveEnsler for the inspiring interview with Eve Ensler who has led a global movement to end violence against women. “At the beginning, we got a group of women together in my living room. I think living rooms and kitchens are where all revolutions really begin.” – Eve Ensler Tony Award winning playwright, activist, and author of the theatrical phenomenon The Vagina Monologues Eve Ensler was the Featured Speaker on WOMEN for the 11 Days of Global Unity Tele-Summit 2015 produced by the Shift Network in Partnership with We, The World.

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It’s Time to Unite Our Efforts

Sponsored by Women’s March Alliance

https://www.womensmarch.com/enough

Women’s March Youth EMPOWER is calling for students, teachers, school administrators, parents and allies to take part in a #NationalSchoolWalkout for 17 minutes at 10am across every time zone on March 14, 2018 to protest Congress’ inaction to do more than tweet thoughts and prayers in response to the gun violence plaguing our schools and neighborhoods. We need action. Students and allies are organizing the national school walkout to demand Congress pass legislation to keep us safe from gun violence at our schools, on our streets and in our homes and places of worship.

FAQ’s

Why are we doing this?

We are living in an age where young people like us do not feel safe in our schools. This issue is personal for all of us, especially for those of us who are survivors of gun violence. We are walking out for ALL people who have experienced gun violence, including systemic forms of gun violence that disproportionately impact teens in Black and Brown communities. It is important that when we refer to gun violence, we do not overlook the impact of police brutality and militarized policing, or see police in schools as a solution. We also recognize the United States has exported gun violence through imperialist foreign policy to destabilize other nations. We raise our voices for action against all these forms of gun violence.

Why March 14?

March 14 is the one-month anniversary of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.

Why 17 minutes?

The 17 minutes are in honor of the 17 lives taken in the tragedy in Parkland, Florida.

For more FAQs go to https://www.womensmarch.com/enough-faq

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  Date(s) – 22/03/2018  in GHANA

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  Chief’s palace

Sankofa: Reclaiming relevant indigenous cultural and ancestral values to make a case for nature-based solutions

The chieftaincy, elders and people of Funko community-located in the Western Region of Ghana- honored World Water Day by creating awareness about the need for circumspection when adopting vices or policies which consequently cause public health problems and are detrimental to the environment. Illegal/unsustainable mining – popularly referred to as “Galamsey”in the country- and fringe activities which indirectly empower the practice are examples of such vices.

The Funko community is close to the Ankobra river and, symbolic of the strong inter-connectivity still existent between most societies and their natural environment. This river is an important source of drinking water for many communities in the Western Region of Ghana- and beyond- but continues to be polluted through illegal mining activities. It flows at least 120 km south to the Gulf of Guinea (Atlantic) and is located very close to the western part of Axim, a commercial center of the river basin.

In celebrating this important day, we sought to highlight the important role some historic cultural practices (spoken word, dancing and drumming) and community dialogues can play in influencing the re-adaptation of relevant conservation values which were more commonly applied by the ancestors. Overall, the concept of Sankofa is espoused. Sankofa is a Ghanaian-originated cultural principle which literally means to take back what was lost in order to protect the future. This -arguably- manifests the tenets of sustainability. There are many of such doctrines in many communities across the world.

The principle teaches communities the importance of going back to their roots- and reclaiming worthy values- in order to move forward. For example, the indigenous and unadulterated local anthropological cognition reveres some key natural receptors – such as rivers, wetlands and forests- as deities. By tapping into the novelty of such values, the current mega trend of sustainability would be well anchored and in a way which significantly addresses most of the conservation, food security and sub regional stability challenges existent now. A cultural dance and community dialogue were among the activities undertaken to commemorate the day.

On World Water Day, the funding partner and collaborator for the performances –who is also the founder of Windhouse Resources Systems (WRS)- would reach out to stakeholders to solicit input on case studies concepts intended to be develop in order to make a stronger case for nature-based solutions. WRS is a boutique sustainability consultancy located in Ghana – West Africa.

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Date(s) – 22/03/2018
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Chief’s palace

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CAMPAIGN NONVIOLENCE CONVERGENCE: MOMENT OF TRUTH

MARK YOUR CALENDARS! Join us on Sept. 21, 2018, International Peace Day, for an evening of reflection on five years of Campaign Nonviolence and the next steps forward, with George Martin, Rev. John Dear,  Rev. Lennox Yearwood, Shane Claiborne, Dr. Ken Butigan & Dr. Kit Evans-Ford, and on Sat. Sept. 22, 2018, for a legal rally and a nonviolent silent march from the Martin Luther King, Jr. statue to the White House for a rally and nonviolent direct action.

Friday, Sept 21. 2018
Gather at 7:00 p.m. at The Festival Center, 1640 Columbia Rd., NW, Washington, D.C. for an evening featuring Campaign Nonviolence The centerpiece of this Week of Actions will be The Moment of Truth – The Campaign Nonviolence Convergence September 21-22 in Washington, DC.  On September 21, we will gather, reflect and prepare.  On September 22, we will assemble at the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial, march to the White House, vigil, and take nonviolent action.

As we mark the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., we will march in the spirit of the prophetic declaration he made the night before he was killed: “The choice is no longer violence or nonviolence; it’s nonviolence or non-existence.”  In this moment of truth, we will call on the nation to choose a culture of nonviolence free from war, poverty, racism, and environmental destruction.

Now is the moment of truth for taking action – and for recommitting to the power of truth itself, in light of the many false or misleading statements made by the administration. On September 22, we will take action for peace, economic equality, racial justice and environmental healing – and for a new spirit of truth and nonviolence.

Speakers will include Lisa Sharon Harper, Rev. Lennox Yearwood, Jr, Kit Evans-Ford, Rev. Ray East, George Martin, Shane Claiborne, and Rev. John Dear.

Join us in Washington at this critical moment of truth.

THE NATIONAL CONVERGENCE SCHEDULE

Friday, September 21, 2018

Location: The Festival Center, 1640 Columbia Rd., NW, Washington, D.C.

4:00pm – 5:30pm: Nonviolence training by CNV with Ken Butigan and Veronica Pelicaric. Free. Dinner available for purchase at The Potter’s House restaurant and bookstore next to the Festival Center.

7:00 pm: Gathering at The Festival Center to celebrate, reflect and share stories on five years of the Campaign Nonviolence movement and discuss next steps. Speakers include CNV leaders Rev. John Dear, Ken Butigan, George Martin, and Kit-Evans Ford. Free-will donations accepted at the door.

Saturday, September 22, 2018

Location: King Memorial, 1964 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20024 near West Basin Dr. SW

9:00 am: Rally at the statue of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on the Southside of the Lincoln Memorial, near the Jefferson Memorial Tidal Basin.

10:00 am: Silent March. We will line up in pairs holding signs and walk in silence from the Dr. King statue past the Lincoln Memorial to the front of the White House, where we will stand in silence with signs in Lafayette Park. While some keep vigil in front of the White House, others will participate in nonviolent direct action.

Registration: Please let us know which events you will join and how to contact you.

Please note: CNV is not coordinating lodging or transportation.

This convergence is taking place during the 5th Campaign Nonviolence Week of Actions September 15-23, 2018. Be sure to hold your event locally earlier that week, then join us in DC!

Together in this Moment of Truth, we choose the way of nonviolence and we will take our message to the White House and the nation. Together, our collective actions and voices are calling for an end to the culture of racism, poverty, war, and environmental destruction, and making the choice for nonviolence, peace and truth.

For more information, contact Ryan Hall at Pace e Bene, at info@paceebene.org.

YES! I AM COMING TO WASHINGTON!

“A decade ago, Unity Foundation launched the Peace Day Global Broadcast to celebrate the message that peace is really possible,” explains Bill McCarthy, founder of Unity Foundation and co-founder of the Peace Day Global Broadcast.   “Since then, we’ve been honored by participation from world leaders and international celebrities. Our audience has grown each year.  Last year, we had more than 700,000 views in more than 130 countries.   This year, we plan to surpass a million views.”

BE THE GENERATION TO TAKE ACTION. 

Global Citizen is calling on YOU to take a stand, use your voice to make change and Be the Generation to Take Action.

From Sep 22 – 29, we are turning NYC into an arena of advocacy, with dozens of events and activations. We are uniting Global Citizens to learn, take action, and see world leaders commit to achieve the Global Goals for Sustainable Development and a world without extreme poverty by 2030.

Global Citizen Week coincides with the annual leaders meeting of the United Nations. We kick off at the historic Riverside Church on the Upper West Side celebrating the human rights leaders and movements who spoke up against injustice, and culminate at the iconic Global Citizen Festival in Central Park on Saturday, Sept 29.

Join us at conferences and concerts, on the streets, in shops, and in churches to show our leaders that the movement for change has never been stronger.

Be sure to check back as we add more events and opportunities for you to get involved!

SEE events already listed on website!

SEP 24 – 26

DC Advocacy Days 2018 – Peace Alliance DoP Campaign

by National DoP Committee

TICKETS –$25

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It’s become an annual tradition since 2011, Several or many of us prepare materials, strategies and sometimes gifts, connect in DC, welcoming newcomers and preparing ourselves for a new year of advocacy meetings and conversations while dropping off information packets with staffers and Members of Congress. We meet with prospective, former and current co-sponsors to continue to build the case for a federal infrastucture making peacebuilding and nonviolence a priority in all that we do and supporting U.S. cities who choose to do the same.

Attend 1, 2 or 3 days of Advocacy 9/24-26/18;

Contact Karen at politicalstrength@gmail.com or 312-545-3460 for room shares at the Harrington.

Advocacy materials will be provided in DC; more information to registrants.

Pre-Lobby Days Options

• 9/21-22 in DC – Pace e Bene Campaign Nonviolence Convergence (some DoP advocates will be attending; see www.paceebene.org/events/campaign-nonviolence-convergencefor more information.)
• 9/21-23 in Toronto – World Beyond War Conference (9/22 DoP Workshop, “Departments and Other National Infrastructures for Peace – A Way Forward” with Saul Arbess and Anne Creter, plus a DoP table at conference); optional Sunday event through WBW. Portions of the WBW conference will be simulcast. (See NoWar2018! for more information.)
• 9/23 in DC – 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. – limited number of free “timed entry tickets” for The National Museum of African American History and Culture – reserve ASAP by contacting kendramon@comcast.net; optional a.m. event through Campaign Nonviolence.

Hotel Harrington

436 11th St NW

Washington, DC 20004

For over 25 years, we’ve inspired, educated and activated thousands of communities and organizations through our solutions-focused programs and ready-to-use social and digital tools. Together, they provide the launchpad for emerging generations and sustainability leaders to experience “ah-ha” moments that lead to extraordinary environmental and social change.

Drawdown EcoChallenge is:

• a 21-day engagement program focused on carbon reduction;
• a challenge taking place April 3-24 and;
• following actions highlighted in Drawdown, a book based on meticulous research that maps, measures, models, and describes solutions to global warming that already exists and;
• where participants track and share their progress online in a robust platform and earn points for taking action and;
• the combination of collective action, camaraderie, and friendly competition makes change a little easier — and a lot more fun and;
• providing tools and inspiration to turn intention into action, and
• giving participants a fun and social way to think about and act on proven solutions to reverse global warming!

Over eighty actions within seven challenge categories

provide participants with diverse options to reduce carbon usage. 

The EcoChallenge Platform is a signature offering of EcoChallenge.org (formerly Northwest Earth Institute), a sustainability organization that provides innovative social and digital tools designed to be a launchpad for emerging generations and sustainability leaders to experience “ah-ha” moments that lead to extraordinary environmental and social change. EcoChallenge.org also hosts a global October EcoChallenge which is free and open to everyone, everywhere. Over 73,500 people from 101 countries have used the EcoChallenge Platform and the organization has engaged over 250,000 people throughout its 25-year history. The EcoChallenge Platform can also be used to create custom Challenges that meet the engagement and action goals of your workplace, college, or community.

It is especially important to share your Peacebuilding activities on the universal Peace Map! You can add your activities for the world to see, and for people interested in joining you, by clicking here: https://internationaldayofpeace.org/event-map/

Peace Month is particularly significant this year as we honor the 20th Anniversary of The UN Declaration and Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace, which is September 13th: A/RES/53/243 B Adopted by the United Nations in 1999, The Declaration and Programme of Action serves as a reminder of the importance of making Peace Day every day. The theme for the 20th Anniversary Observance is: “Empowering and Transforming Humanity.” And, we know that you are committed to doing that every day!

Please know this site is a long-established and universal website (www.internationaldayofpeace) that serves to inform and connect every one involved in Peace Day, beginning annually with the 100-day Countdown.

Please make the site your own and drop in frequently to see what’s happening to create a diverse and sustainable Culture of Peace throughout our precious and challenged planet.

Let us all create Peace Day every day!

Every two minutes a woman dies from complications in pregnancy or childbirth, and millions around the world are denied the choice of if and when they want to have children.

UNFPA Supplies supports over 20 million women and girls worldwide with family planning services, contraception, and vital maternal medicines, and since 2007 they have saved over 1.1 millions lives.

Without additional support, their vital work — and the safety of over 20 million women and girls — will be at risk. Call on world leaders to step up for women and girls by pledging new funds this year.

Thank you so much,

Annabelle Roberts

Sign the Petition

17 September 2019 – Opening of the General Assembly regular session | 24 September 2019 – Opening of the general debate.
Sign the petition telling world leaders — including the UK, Canada, Australia and Germany — to pledge new funds to UNFPA Supplies and protect women’s lives everywhere. We’ll be handing your signatures over to decision makers this September at the United Nations General Assembly, so add your name now!

Press Conference – Livestream – Facebook – JULIANA vs UNITED STATES – SEPTEMBER 18 – SIGN UP AND TUNE IN – WASHINGTON D.C. 

This month will be the dawn of a new era in the climate movement. With glaciers melting at unprecedented rates and fires burning across the Amazon, young people are going all out to fight for our future and our elders are rising in solidarity with us.

On Wednesday, September 18, my Juliana v. United States co-plaintiffs and I will come together with Swedish climate activist, Greta Thunberg, at a press conference in Washington D.C. We will call on world leaders to recognize the fierce urgency of climate change, and to put in place science-based climate recovery plans around the world. Tune in to the Facebook livestream of this historic union of major youth leaders.

Sign up for a reminder to tune in to the September 18 press conference featuring the Juliana plaintiffs and Greta Thunberg.

https://www.youthvgov.org/livestream

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AND THEN – DON’T FORGET; 

On Friday, September 20, young people, workers, activists, politicians and many more will strike to demand immediate climate action in what will likely be the largest climate mobilization ever. We will strike to demand transformative action to address the climate crisis. Building on the recent surge of the youth climate movement, adults will join us to send a clear, intergenerational message to governments that they must act decisively in the face of climate chaos. 

Join my co-plaintiffs and me at strikes across the country, from New York City to Alaska, to show solidarity with the broader youth climate movement and demand our day in court.

Grateful for all you do to support the brave young people in this movement.

Thank you for rising with us,
Xiuhtezcatl Martinez
Juliana v. United States plaintiff and Earth Guardians Youth Director

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#strikewithus

On September 20, three days before the UN Climate Summit in NYC, young people and adults will strike all across the US and world to demand transformative action be taken to address the climate crisis. Millions of us will take the streets to demand a right to a future, and we’re inviting you to #strikewithus

Find a strike near you to attend on September 20 on the map below. If you don’t see an event in your area, organize one! We’ll provide everything you need to get started in planning something in your community so no experience is necessary.

Whether you’re 7 or 777, you’re invited to join the movement.

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PO BOX 5181 EUGENE, OR 97405 | INFO@OURCHILDRENSTRUST.ORG

US Climate Strike

https://www.youthvgov.org/congress4julian

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KELSEY JULIANA, 23

EUGENE, OREGON

XIUHTEZCATL MARTINEZ, 19

BOULDER, COLORADO

MIKO VERGUN, 18

BEAVERTON, OREGON

LEVI D., 12

INDIALANTIC, FLORIDA

ISAAC V., 17

BEAVERTON, OREGON

JAIME BUTLER, 18

FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA

NATHAN BARING, 19

FAIRBANKS, ALASKA

HAZEL V., 15

EUGENE, OREGON

NICK VENNER, 18

LAKEWOOD, COLORADO

TIA HATTON, 22

BEND, OREGON

JOURNEY ZEPHIER, 19

KAPAA, KAUA’I, HAWAI’I

ZEALAND B, 15

EUGENE, OREGON

AJI PIPER, 19

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON

AVERY M., 14

EUGENE, OREGON

JACOB LEBEL, 22

ROSEBURG, OREGON

VIC BARRETT, 20

WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK

KIRAN OOMMEN, 22

EUGENE, OREGON

JAYDEN F., 15

RAYNE, LOUISIANA

SAHARA V., 15

EUGENE, OREGON

SOPHIE KIVLEHAN, 21

ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA

ALEX LOZNAK, 22

OAKLAND, OREGON

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MUSIC BY JULIANA V. US PLAINTIFF XIUHTEZCATL
VIDEO PRODUCED BY ROBIN LOZNAK

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IF YOU’RE A LEGISLATOR AND READY TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT, GO HERE.

While we wait for the decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, we must call on Members of Congress to publicly support Juliana v. United States and the constitutional rights of young people to life, liberty, and property free from government endangerment. We have been calling on the judicial branch to help hold the executive branch of our federal government accountable for its role in causing the climate crisis, and we need the legislative branch to step up as well.

Let’s make this happen.

~ Vic Barrett, Juliana v. United States plaintiff

Remember to do all three – tweet and email and call

The United States government has known about the causes and dangers of climate change for more than half a century. Yet it continues to promote and protect the major driver of the climate crisis: our national fossil fuel energy system. These actions of the executive branch have endangered young Americans. This is unjust and unconstitutional. That’s why the 21 young plaintiffs in Juliana v. United States are suing the federal government. We need Congress to support them and their fundamental constitutional rights to life, liberty, and property free from government endangerment in its role in causing climate chaos.

In order to actualize real, lasting reforms to our juvenile justice system

on a national level,

we need your help making a difference on the local and state level.

Governors, state legislators, county commissioners, district attorneys, and mayors all make decisions that shape communities, including what investments our tax dollars fund. Down-ballot candidates for these policy-making positions have the ability to shift resources away from youth incarceration and into community alternatives for our young people.

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It’s critical that we build relationships with candidates throughout their campaigns to ensure that any person running for office knows that youth justice is a priority in your community. They need to hear from you and other voices in the community who care about youth justice from now through Election Day and beyond. We’ve updated our Electoral Toolkit for 2019 to provide you with updated resources, including social media graphics, to mobilize your community to engage local candidates in an effort to end youth incarceration and direct resources to community alternatives. Those seeking political power in local and state elected positions must understand the issues facing youth involved in the juvenile justice system, talk about their positions publicly, and stand ready to work with young people and families if elected. Your participation helps educate candidates about youth incarceration and what is at stake, so that we can create local systems that promote safer communities and a more just system for our children. Candidates also need to know that we are an engaged community that will hold them accountable through our vote and our activism, even once they’re in office, through activities such as voter registration drives, community events, and forums. Please join our movement by downloading our toolkit to learn what you can do in your community and share this with all your friends and colleagues in your own network. You can also share this toolkit on your social media pages using the graphics here. We look forward to joining together with you in this fight. Thank you, The Youth First Team ___________________________________________________________________ YOUR TOOLKIT TAKE ACTION : LOOK AT THIS PDF You can take action now to educate your lawmakers on why incarcerating youth doesn’t work! Follow these steps: Share these recommendations with federal policymakers and candidates for office. Find your Legislators’ contact information: Visit this page and either navigate to your state or fill in your address to find contact information. Invite your Legislators to meet with youth & community members, visit an alternative to incarceration program in your community, and/or visit a youth prison to see where youth from your community are sent. Present your lawmakers with this statement from Youth Correctional Leaders for Justice so that they can see the growing consensus across the country to end youth incarceration and invest in youth in their communities. Share these Legislative Options with your Legislators here:   NKIP-Shifting-Resources-Backgrounder-Document-2P ___________________________________________________________________ Looking to make a difference? Take action now by joining a campaign in your community! Don’t see a campaign in your state? Consider starting your own campaign. CONNECTICUT In 2015, Governor Malloy announced plans to close to close the Connecticut Juvenile Training School (CJTS). The Connecticut Juvenile Justice Alliance (CTJJA) is spearheading advocacy efforts to ensure that the state replaces CJTS with a comprehensive continuum of mostly community-based programs for youth and their families. ctjja.org KANSAS Progeny protects youths’ voice and advocates for Kansas youth touched by the juvenile justice system. Progeny strives to progress, develop and build the future expectations of the youth in our community. Progeny successfully advocated for the restoration of funding for alternatives to incarceration for youth. facebook.com/progenyICT/ MAINE Maine Youth Justice is a nonpartisan campaign to end youth incarceration in Maine and invest in a range of community-based alternatives that respond to young people’s needs, support families, and build community in support of community alternatives to youth incarceration. maineyouthjustice.org NEW JERSEY 150 Years is Enough seeks to transform New Jersey’s youth incarceration system into a community-based system of care by closing two of New Jersey’s three youth prisons, the New Jersey Training School for Boys (“Jamesburg”) and the Female Secure Care and Intake Facility (“Hayes.”) njisj.org/150_years_is_enough VIRGINIA RISE (Re-invest in Supportive Environments) for Youth is a nonpartisan campaign of youth, families, and community organizations that successfully advocated for re-investment of funding from the closure of youth prisons in Virginia into community-based programs and placements for youth. The campaign is urging the state to continue to expand effective community treatment rather than build new prisons. riseforyouth.org WATCH

JOIN US IN CREATING ‘MEMORIES OF THE FUTURE;’ AND ASKING #WHATIF

WE KNOW THE TIME OF BUSINESS IS OVER, THAT WE MUST TRANSFORM THE

PRESENT IN ORDER TO CREATE A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

If we are to make the changes the climate emergency demands of us, the next 10-15 years will be a time of social, cultural, economic and political transformation almost without precedent. It will be a time when our imagination needs to be invited, valued and empowered. A time that future generations will sing great songs, and tell great tales about. A challenging yet amazing time to be alive!

What will help us build something so necessary and so remarkable will be our ability to tell rich and compelling stories of how the future could look, feel, taste, and sound. Stories that create a deep longing for a future very different from the present.

A future of clean air, children playing in the street, cities with food growing everywhere, more birdsong and wildlife, thriving local economies, homes and businesses powered by renewable energy, imaginative and playful architecture, and rewilded landscapes.

An age of connection, collaboration and community, with a sense of collective purpose. A more resilient, more diverse, more equal, more caring, fair world with zero emissions.

It will be a time of creativity, dreaming, and sharing. A space to explore our longings for what we want the future to be. Connecting us to each other and to a future worth fighting for.

WE INVITE YOU TO JOIN US DURING 17-24 OCTOBER

Gather your community group, faith group, street, school, or organisation and spend time together generating ‘memories of the future’.

What this will look like is up to you, and you can find out more and download a resource guide here – https://transitionnetwork.org/popuptomorrow/