Sent from my iPhone Nina Meyerhof .. Pres. Children of the Earth 802-578-6990 Skype nina_meyerhof Nina@xxxxxxxxxxxx Begin forwarded message: > > > Having trouble viewing this email? Click here > > > > Welcome to Anand & Seethalakshmi to COE > > Anand & Seethalakshmi > > Nina Meyerhof Finishes as a Finalist in the Public Peace Prize > > > > Nina Meyerhof, president and founder of COE, finished as a finalist for the > 2015 edition of the Public Peace Prize. She received sufficient support to > meet the criteria for the Internationally-reputed Peacemaker category. > > LEARN MORE > > Support COE through Amazon's Smile Program > > > Support COE every time you shop on Amazon through the Amazon Smile program. > It doesn't cost you anything extra and a small % is donated to COE. Search > for Children Of The Earth Inc and make sure you select the one headquartered > in So Burlington, VT > > Sign Up Here > > COE on Social Media > > COE Facebook Page > > COE Facebook Group > > EU Facebook Group > > Africa Facebook Group > > Hearts Bend Facebook Group > > COE Official Twitter Page > > Collected Works of Art for UN Peace Day 2013 > > > Digital download. Plus Portraits of Sustainable Youth Leaders around the > World. > > LEARN MORE > > Interview with Dr. Nina Meyerhof - PEACE, PEACE, PEACE ... > now and forever > > > > WATCH THE VIDEO > > One Peaceful Africa T-Shirt > > The OPA T-Shirt Project is a collaboration of the hearts and minds of the > children of Africa generating funds to support the efforts on the ground in > Liberia, Nigeria and beyond. While many aid initiatives are driven by the > outside international community, this OPA project is coming directly from the > people living on the continent and the purchase of a One Peaceful Africa > T-Shirt supports the the children of Africa, directly. > > Your Donation Supports One Peaceful Africa Projects > > GET YOUR T-SHIRT HERE > > SUPPORT COE > > This is a critical time in our world. Our youth require our support more than > ever before to inspire them in taking action towards the future that they are > destined to create. Your contribution will assist us to continue our work > with youth leaders all over the world to inspire and equip them to live > meaningful lives by assisting to become social change agent and spiritual > activists. > > We recently added the ability for you to sign up to make a recurring donation > to COE. Pledge your monthly support! > > CLICK HERE TO DONATE > > > > The World Peace Violin Story > > > "The World Peace Violin serves as a powerful metaphor for both the beauty and > diversity of our planet and for the successful integration of its religions, > cultures, and people. It is bringing peace to the world." > - Reverend Patrick McCollum, Children of the Earth Director > > Constructed of diverse woods and materials collected from the sites of world > conflicts and resolutions, and impregnated with materials and fragments > collected from sacred sites and events connected to the peace process from > around the world, the World Peace Violin was fully born on the Winter > Solstice of 2012. The violin has been traveling around the world and will > continue traveling in 2015. > > READ MORE > Trek the Himalayas in Nepal and Help Develop a New Cultural Center > > > Support the development of a new cultural center in Nepal while finding > respite in the serene Himalayan Mountains. > > For the past few months, the Toronto Group has been organizing the creation > of a cultural center in Nepal that will eventually host retreats and > workshops on spirituality, leadership and the arts. In the spring of 2015, > members from the Toronto Group, (most of whom are artists) will be traveling > to Nepal to deliver workshops, and to conduct a needs assessment with the > host community at the future site of the center. To raise funds for the > building of the center, we are hosting our first fundraising trek in May > 2015. This trip will be a mix of light hiking through remote villages, with > workshops and cultural exchanges, as well as some opportunities for > meditation and yoga in the Himalayas. > > LEARN MORE > One Peaceful Africa - Computer Classes for Peace in Nigeria > > > "Volunteerism, education, and service are replacing rape, robbery and > kidnapping in the culture of young people in south eastern Nigeria." > > Femi Sylva, COE Member > > The COE South East Nigeria project focuses on ICT skills instruction for > young people and is growing in over 27 local areas. Femi Sylva piloted this > project after attending the One Peaceful Africa: Ghana Gathering in the > summer of 2013 in order to cultivate peace in his community by teaching > computer classes for youth. H>e started with just a laptop computer and 4 > students and grew by collecting discarded computers from the local government > and rebuilding them with his own money which allowed him to teach up to 65 > students. > > With the number of young people in the community being inspired and joining > the project, Femi is eager to expand the program in order to provide a > solution to youth unemployment and violence in this volatile area. As the > program grows, so does his need to fund it's growth. Please consider giving > to this project. > > READ MORE > From Silence Into Action for the Climate > > > tzcuauhtli (Eat-Squat-Lee) is an 11 year old indigenous eco hip-hop activist > with Earth Guardians. Over the past year he says he has learned more about > the urgency of our climate crisis and worries about the kind of world his > generation will be left with if there isn't a switch to clean, safe, > renewable energy. > > On Oct. 27,2014, Itzcuauhtli went on a 45-day silence strike for climate > action. People all over the world joined in and pledged to be climate > leaders. Join the global movement for a healthy, sustainable planet by > signing the pledge. The goal of the movement is to get one million signatures > to deliver to the UN Talks in Paris in December of 2015. > > READ MORE > YES Youth Europe Self-Empowerment Cooperative > > > > The YES initiative aims to reduce youth unemployment. With rates of 50/60% in > Spain, followed closely by other countries ...dramatic action must be taken > to eliminate this situation. > > 28 young people will be chosen from 28 EU States and will meet to discuss an > initiative leading to the foundation for the YES COOPERATIVA. > > This will take place in Germany, 26th April to 3rd May 2015. > > The 28 young people participating in the very first gathering for YES will be > the founding members of an SCE or cooperative society. > > Final Application Day is 15th February 2015 > > READ MORE > Green Hope UAE Brings Santa to Labor Camp Residents > > > Christmas is a season of giving and Green Hope UAE decided that the best way > to celebrate it was to bring some joy to laborers of their city. > > "We saved our pocket money and campaigned amongst our friends and neighbours > to collect blankets, daily use items, cooking oil, dry food and clothes. We > then packed them into biodegradable bags and visited a labour camp in Sonapur > where we handed them out to the delighted laborers." > > READ MORE > > Email Sponsored By: > > > The Constant Contact Cares for Kids program supports youth oriented nonprofit > organizations. Learn more about the Cares for Kids program. > > More than 500,000 small businesses and organizations trust Constant Contact > to connect with their customers and members. Signup for a free 60-day trial. > > Forward email > > > This email was sent to nina@xxxxxxxxxxxx, by nina@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe™ | > Privacy Policy. > > Children of the Earth | 26 Baycrest Drive | South Burlington | VT | 05403