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For the last 24 years, a peacebuilding initiative has taken root in Chicago, where violent crime, gang activity, and racial tension has long thrived. But the city is also a wellspring of hope. The True Family Values (TFV) Awards Banquet, an interfaith and intercultural education effort founded in 1996 by the American Clergy Leadership Conference (ACLC) has brought together thousands of people over the years, and this year it is through a ‘Peace Starts With Me’ gala and JAM concert on Saturday, October 19.
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Peace Starts With Me (PSWM) is sweeping through the Windy City on October 19th to shine a light on activists making a difference in the lives of local youth with the Peace Starts With Me Chicago Gala followed by the Peace Starts With Me Youth Jam at the new Marriott Marquis Chicago Hotel.
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Do you think that women need to play a role in peace-making? This was one big question answered at the Global Women’s Peace Network (GWPN), a project of Women’s Federation for World Peace (WFWP) International inspired by the message of the 2019 Peace Starts With Me Unity Festival in Las Vegas.
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Youth and Students for Peace (YSP), a non profit organization which aims to advance world peace by empowering youth and students to become global citizens through character education and peace projects supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals, held a two-day Peace Designer Seminar from June 24 to 25, inspired by the message of the 2019 Peace Starts With Me Unity Festival in Las Vegas on June 22, 2019.
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LAS VEGAS, June 22, 2019 -- On the infamous Las Vegas Strip, a diverse line-up of Grammy-award winning talent led thousands in praise and worship on Saturday, June 22, for the Peace Starts With Me Unity Festival. It was a powerful call for America to go beyond boundaries.
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