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Nobel Laureates in dialogue - Vancouver Peace Summit September 2009

Sunday, October 18th, 2009

The following video clip is from the 2009 Vancouver Peace Summit with His Holiness the Dalai Lama in dialogue with Nobel Peace Laureates, Betty Williams, Jody Williams, Mairead Maguire, and Mpho Tutu (daughter of Archbishop Desmond Tutu), and Mary Robinson (first female President of Ireland).
The clip is approximately 64 minutes long but TRULY WORTH WATCHING. [...]

News coverage from the Vancouver Peace Summit

Friday, October 2nd, 2009

Why a Peace Summit? Here are its three key goals
Nobel Laureates’ talk turns personal
‘Social change is possible’ 16,000 learn at We Day
Beyond the ‘circus,’ some serious intentions
Education paves the road to women’s equality
Generation Fix meets its mentors
Peace Summit with the Dalai Lama, Eckhart Tolle, and Nobel Laureates
Dalai Lama’s message fits busy, liberal society
Dalai Lama promotes [...]

23rd July, 2009 – Visions for a Sustainable World (Vienna, Austria)

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009

Betty Williams will be taking part in the first awards ceremony to honor individuals and organizations chartered to promote a sustainable world in Vienna on Thursday 23rd July and Friday 24th July, 2009.
The World Awards (founded and headed by the wonderful Georg Kindel) are organizing the awards ceremony to bring this critical cause to the [...]

5th June, 2009 - History was made today

Sunday, June 7th, 2009

Betty William’s has always had a dream …. a dream to help refugee children seeking shelter in safe zones countries to be housed, nurtured and educated. Through the Cities of Peace for Children, the main focus of WCCCI has been to find a country where we could build a city and give children hope. Hope [...]

1st June, 2009 - XIII Games of the Small States of Europe (Nicosia, Cyprus)

Saturday, May 30th, 2009

Mario Frangoulis will sing at the opening ceremony of the XIII Games of the Small States of Europe on Monday 1st June, 2009 in Nicosia, Cyprus.
The Ambassador of Peace for WCCCI will sing the official anthem of the Games which was originally written by Cypriot composer Vasos Argyrides and the lyrics were by Bampis Anayiotos.
Mario [...]

23rd May, 2009: With open arms we will change the world (Palermo, Italy)

Thursday, May 21st, 2009

Thousands of students will take part in a rally to demonstrate their fight against Mafia domination. On 23rd May, 2009, a ship will set sail from Napoli to Palermo where students will come together and hug their peers to open a day which marks the XVII anniversary of the Capaci massacre.
The primary focus of the [...]

5th March, 2009 - Women’s World Awards (Vienna, Austria)

Tuesday, March 10th, 2009

The Women’s World Awards ceremony held in Vienna, Austria on 5th March, 2009 was a tremendous success for all the recipients. This was an opportunity for extraordinary women to finally receive global recognition for their achievements.
Betty Williams received the Women’s World Achievement Award to a standing ovation. She thanked the audience and the Women’s World [...]

5th March, 2009 - Betty Williams to receive the Women’s World Achievement Award in Vienna, Austria

Saturday, February 14th, 2009

Betty Williams is to receive the Women’s World Achievement Award in Vienna, Austria on 5th March, 2009. Georg Kindel, Chairman and Founder of The World Awards stated that the World Award’s Committee had based its decision on her extraordinary humanitarian and philanthropic efforts, which have not only helped many children around the globe but also [...]

MTV coverage of PeaceJam 2008

Monday, October 6th, 2008

Click on the following link to see MTV’s coverage of PeaceJam:
MTV News

Athens Mayor Nikitas Kaklamanis meets with Betty Williams – 23rd September, 2008

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

Athens Mayor Nikitas Kaklamanis and World Centres of Compassion for Children International (WCCCI) founder and chairman Betty Williams today underlined the need to take action to raise public awareness of issues affecting children. During a press conference at City Hall, Mayor Kaklamanis and Ms Williams announced details of a benefit concert featuring Mario Frangoulis and [...]

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