|
|
|
|
|
Connect with RAGFP at the RI Peace Symposium
|
|
|
RAGFP leaders will present a heartfelt vision for positive peace in General Session II of the Rotary Peace Symposium held on Friday, May 31st - Saturday, June 1st. The Rotary Peace Symposium is a two-day pre-convention event that will inform and prepare all Rotarians to be active and effective peacebuilders in Rotary's Peace Area of Focus.
|
|
|
This is your opportunity to meet fellow Rotarians who share your passion for peace and are engaged in Rotarian peacebuilding throughout our world.
Pick up your RAGFP Member badges at the RAGFP Friendship Table in the Peace Symposium General Hall B7 outside Room B703. Show the Rotary world how RAGFP members, wage peace.
|
|
|
RAGFP Rotary Peace Symposium General Session II Presentation
RAGFP Executive Director & Rotary Peace Fellow Reem Ghunaim
RAGFP Chair Elect Alison Sutherland
Friday, May 31st, 14:30 – 16:00
Meeting Room B703
|
|
|
|
Find all RAGFP Rotary Peace Symposium events in our Hamburg 2019 RI Convention Calendar here.
|
|
|
Capture the Moment in Hamburg
|
|
|
RI conventions take the best minds and the newest ideas, pack them together, and share them with Rotarians over just four days. With so much to do, the RI convention can be difficult to navigate. Below, we've provided a schedule of RAGFP's events occurring in Hamburg, to help you best "Capture the Moment".
|
|
|
|
The photo (right) represents the launch of our RAGFP Peacebuilder Clubs program at the RI Convention in Toronto 2018. Rotarians "pinned the map for peace" in our Toronto HOF Booth with dedication to return to their own local Rotary clubs around the world and form a RAGFP Peacebuilder Club. Our August 2019 RAGFP Peacebuilder Clubs Expand the Road to Peace newsletter provided Peacebuilder Club blueprints based upon the vision of Rotary Founder Paul Harris for how Peacebuilder Clubs can "pave a path to peace."
|
|
|
|
The RAGFP Peacebuilder Club program electrified Rotarian peacebuilders, and Rotary International recognized this energy by publishing Peacebuilder Clubs create momentum for peace within communities on the Rotary Service in Action website. RAGFP Peacebuilder Clubs are now established in some of the most difficult conflict zones on earth. Rotarians in troubled areas and around the world are unified in a simple concept of forming a Peace Committee to launch peace projects and initiatives that will promote positive peace within their communities. Rotary clubs register with Rotarian Action Group for Peace to be "pinned" on our Peacebuilder Clubs Map, and importantly, this data provides contact information so Rotarian peacebuilders may open channels of communication with other peacebuilders. For example, RAGFP connects Peacebuilder Club Makati Olympia in the Philippines to Peacebuilder Club Westlake in Louisiana, USA. RAGFP provides a global network for all Rotarian peacebuilders.
|
|
|
RAGFP Peacebuilder Clubs are essential to peace because Rotarian peacebuilders fill positive peace gaps within their communities that are often neglected or even oppressed by broader society. Our RAGFP newsletters Rotarians Unify for Peace and Meet the Amazing Top 5 2019 spotlight their Rotarian peacebuilding initiatives.
We've illustrated how RAGFP Peacebuilder Clubs' positive peace through service is attending needs to floods of desperate refugees who arrived in Europe, finding no hope if not for kind Rotarian peacebuilders. Prime examples include the Rotary Club of Cardiff Bay (RAGFP Chair-elect Alison Sutherland photo above is a member of this club), and the Rotary Club of Bornheim, welcoming all Rotarians to Germany for the RI Convention 2019 in Hamburg. (Meet members of the Rotary Club of Bornheim in RAGFP HOF Booth #4342!)
RAGFP Peacebuilder Clubs and RAGFP members are not only active in Europe, but globally. In America, RAGFP member Dan Sockle is helping "depolarize America" through a program called Better Angels. This is a Peacebuilder Club story that was later covered and published in The Rotarian Magazine. RAGFP Peacebuilder Clubs and RAGFP members are recognized as leaders in world peace, and our Rotarian Action Group for Peace stories are recently published by Culture of Peace News Network. These are Rotarian stories of peace through service.
RAGFP Peacebuilder Clubs pave the future of Rotary International and provide the path to peace, because every Rotarian is a peacebuilder. Learn how to register your Rotary Club as a Peacebuilder Club here. Visit us at the RI Convention Hamburg 2019 House of Friendship Booth #4342 (in the entrance across from ShelterBox) for Peacebuilder Club information and registration.
|
|
|
Rotary Peace Fellow Unconference
|
|
|
Peace Fellows don't play by the book. Every year, Rotary International sponsors up to 100 Rotarians to further develop their skills. They learn effective, sometimes radical, new peacebuilding strategies at the world's finest institutions, and bring them back to their communities to turn what we know about peace on its head.
|
|
|
|
This year, the Peace Fellows are bringing that energy to Hamburg by holding the Unconference on Thursday, May 30th, from 9:00-17:00. The Unconference subverts the form of a traditional symposium by being participant led. This provides opportunities for discussion on a myriad of topics that would otherwise be overlooked during a traditional conference. All Peace Fellows are welcome to attend and share their peacebuilding experiences and passions with their peers. To RSVP, please book your ticket through a RITS venue no later than Wednesday, May 29th. Tickets are free for all Peace Fellows. Don't forget to spread the word!
|
|
|
What was your 'Rotary Moment'?
|
|
|
For Linda Krahn, her 'Rotary Moment' occurred during a Rotary Friendship Exchange in Southern India. She met patients whose lives have been saved thanks to Rotarian action. She was recognized by the community and thanked for her work. Her story began at the RI convention; it took her across the world.
|
|
|
|
Sponsor a New Generation of Rotarian Peacebuilders
|
|
|
You can help RAGFP recruit and develop the next generation of Rotarian peacebuilders. RAGFP members and Rotarians around the world are now involved in our new Sponsor a Rotaract Program to activate youth in a global network of Rotarian peacebuilders.
|
|
|
|
Youthful energy and ideas are the lifeblood of Rotary International and world peace. It is essential for all Rotarians to engage, educate and empower youth in peace projects and initiatives, peace education, and community leadership. You can sponsor and welcome them into the Rotarian Action Group for Peace.
|
|
|
General Rotaract Sponsorship helps recruit Rotaracts around the world for Rotarian peacebuilding leadership, engagement, education, and empowerment. Help us prepare the next generation of Rotarian peacebuilders! If you seek more information about the RAGFP Sponsor a Rotaract Program, simply email us at contact@rotariansforpeace.org or call our office at +1-503-505-5720.
|
|
|
A Call to Action in Hamburg
|
|
|
You may be asked to volunteer at the RAGFP booth in the Peace Symposium, as well as with other opportunities based on your availability. Write to contact@rotariansforpeace.org and provide your name, contact email address and dates you will be in Hamburg. We will reach out to you to discuss the opportunities for your engagement in the symposium and convention.
|
|
|
RAGFP Annual General Meeting
|
|
|
Activate Peace in Your Club or District
|
|
Support the Rotarian Action Group for Peace to help us engage, educate and empower the next generation of Rotarian peacebuilders. Peacebuilder Clubs are RAGFP's call to action. Peacebuilder clubs gather regularly and focus on peace, discuss peace action, and educate their community about Rotarian principals of peacebuilding. Start a Peacebuilder Club in your local Rotary Club. We provide resources and step-by-step instructions here. Form a RAGP Peacebuilder Club in your Rotary club today!
- Recruit fellow Rotarians in your area to join and donate to Rotarian Action Group for Peace.
- Contact us if you are unsure that your RAGFP membership is up-to-date. Our research indicates that only 50% of all Rotarians who receive our communications are active RAGFP members. Email us at contact@rotariansforpeace.org or call our office at (USA) 503-505-5720.
- Visit our E-Newsletter Archives to learn more about how your Rotary club can inspire peace, where ever you live in our world.
- Share with other Rotarians how your Rotary club is promoting peace. Send us your peacebuilding stories so we may share them with other Rotarians and RAGFP members.
|
|
Join and donate to Rotarian Action Group for Peace to help us engage, empower and educate Rotarian peacebuilders around the world. Thank you!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
