Issue 66 December 1998
A Call to Peace and Peacebuilders
A CALL TO PEACE – pathways to a holistic future
The 4th International Holistic Conference, the Findhorn Foundation, 3rd – I0th April 1999
This 4th International Holistic conference is a partnership between the Findhorn Foundation and the International Holistic University of Brasilia.
The Findhorn Foundation, founded 35 years ago, is an educational charity, associated with the UN and a member of the UNESCO Planet society Network.
The International Holistic Conference represents a new holistic culture. Its project "The Art of living in Peace", published by UNESCO, promotes an educational method for fostering a global culture for peace.
Enquiries: Conference Office, Findhorn Foundation, The Park, Findhorn, Forres IV36 OTZ, Scotland U.K. Fax: +44(0)1309 691833, email:
PEACEBUILDERS – A Way of Life
PeaceBuilders' director, Aurora Soriano, describes the PeaceBuilders Programmes as "an approach to reducing Youth violence for elementary school children". It teaches children to: "Praise People, Give Up Put Downs, Seek Wise People, Notice Hurts, and Right Wrongs".
The Programme is implemented through the teachers and all school staff. The impact on the schools has been:
-50% decrease in referrals within a six month period
-up to 100% decrease in student suspensions
-playground fights reduced
-up to 100% reduction in school vandalism
PeaceBuilders are mainly supported by the community through business, civic and community organisations.
For further information write:
PeaceBuilders, Inland Agency, 6235 River Crest Dr., Suite P, Riverside, CA 92507, U.S.A.
Many to Many
a quarterly publication issued by
Operation Peace through Unity
An accredited NGO in association with the UN Dept of Public Information
Anthony Brooke and Gita Brooke, co-founders
Te Rangi, 4 Allison Street, Wanganui 5001, New Zealand
phone/fax: +64-6-345-5714 ~ e-mail: Many to Many
under the aegis of
Operation Peace Through Unity
is a communicating link between
'we, the peoples' of all nations, races, creeds and ideologies offering in the spirit of the preamble of the United Nations Charter an instrument for the furthering of better relationships based on deepening mutual understanding and the aspiration to promote unity and cooperation beyond all differences.