The event brought together different approaches to peacebuilding while highlighting a shared emphasis on dignity, cooperation and respect.
The event brought together different approaches to peacebuilding while highlighting a shared emphasis on dignity, cooperation and respect.
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London Round Table Brings Community Leaders Together for International Day of Peace
Peace advocates and representatives of community initiatives came together at the Church of Scientology London for a round-table discussion held in connection with the United Nations International Day of Peace.
Discussions centred on practical peacebuilding, particularly the contribution of human rights education, community responsibility and cooperation across different backgrounds.
This year's discussion reflected the United Nations emphasis on investing in peace through action by individuals, organisations and communities.
Lorna Marah, Peace Ambassador, UN Women Advocate and member of the UK Civil Service Women Alliance, told participants that peace requires conscious choices and sustained effort.
Marah stressed that peace is built deliberately through choices, leadership and compassion, describing every person as having a news eurovita role in designing more peaceful communities.
Eleanor Daibowon Moore, founder of Eleanor’s Children Foundation, highlighted how community support and sustainable opportunities for vulnerable people can contribute to stability and dignity.
Suraiya Kassamally of Rotary Club London outlined Rotary’s international peace fellowship programme and the work carried out through its Peace Centers.
A significant part of the meeting focused on the connection between peace and human rights.
Tracey Coleman, Community Affairs Director of the Church of Scientology London, said that peace and human rights are closely connected.
She highlighted the educational work of Youth for Human Rights International, which presents the 30 articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in accessible materials for young people and educators.
The Church of Scientology supports human rights education as part of a wider range of humanitarian and community initiatives inspired by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard.
Ivan Arjona, representative of the Church of Scientology to the European Union, OSCE, Council of Europe and United Nations, linked the initiative to European principles of human dignity and respect for fundamental rights..
Read the full report on the London International Day of Peace round table.
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