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Lessons about peace, nonviolence help students understand themselves and the world

Mercury News
February 3rd, 2012

“School is a wonderful place to teach students the skills to change the world for the better.”

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Mahatma Gandhi Lookalikes Set New World Record

Metro
January 31st, 2012

Assembled pupils took part in a 0.5km ‘Rise Up’ march in honour of Gandhi, who was assassinated 64 years ago to the day, to promote his ideology of non-violence.

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Grassroots Peace Photojournalism Helps Young People Find their Voices

Yobo Yobo Staff
January 24th, 2012

We have all been told that a picture is worth a thousand words, but graduates of Peace In Focus’ Grassroots Peace Photojournalism program know that some pictures are worth much more than that.

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Empowering for the Future

AFSC Yobo Member
January 19th, 2012

Our future is only as strong as the young people we have invested in as a community. Miafere “Mia” Jones is a young woman doing just that in Baltimore City, not just investing in our youth, but also offering herself as a resource to those in need of guidance.

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You All Make the Impossible Possible

Ashoka Yobo Member
January 13th, 2012

I started working at Ashoka 10 years ago – incredible, isn’t it?! And the most important thing these last 10 years is meeting so many special and wonderful people like each of you.

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Yoga Without Borders To Host First Take Action Summit

Healthzone.ca
February 1st, 2012

Forget the yoga mat. For a group of Toronto yogis, what’s important is taking the message out of the studio and changing the world.

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Connecting Across Religious Divides: Program Update from Sri Lanka

Karuna Center for Peacebuilding Yobo Member
January 25th, 2012

I recently returned from two weeks in the Sri Lankan city of Trincomalee, where we had earlier launched our year-long reconciliation program with a series of workshops within Buddhist, Christian, Muslim and Hindu religious communities.

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The Challenge of Meditating with Wolves

Earthfire Institute Yobo Member
January 20th, 2012

Sometimes when people call us in the morning they comment we seem rushed. This is our current early morning schedule, which starts about 7 am – we are at the moment a two-wolf two-dog cabin.

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Why Authentic Fair Trade Matters: The CESMACH Story Retold

Equal Exchange Yobo Member
January 19th, 2012

This article exemplifies the difference between Authentic Fair Trade and a corporate-centered imitation of Fair Trade. The former focuses on small farmer co-operatives and a belief that Fair Trade’s mission is to support the development model of organized farmers.

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