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People Making a Difference: Peace Crane Project
Sue DiCicco, founder of Armed with the Arts, Inc. demonstrates how to create an origami crane for the Peace Crane Project.
THE PEACE CRANE PROJECT
As a symbol of peace, an origami crane with a personal message is either given to a friend or left in a public place. This is the peace crane project---an initiative first spearheaded to celebrate the United Nations International Day of...
International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
http://www.un.org/en/events/nuclearweaponelimination/Achieving global nuclear disarmament is one of the oldest goals of the United Nations. It was the subject of the General Assembly’s first resolution in 1946. It has been on the General Assembly’s agenda along with general and complete disarmament ever since 1959. It...
International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
Achieving global nuclear disarmament is one of the oldest goals of the United Nations. It was the subject of the General Assembly’s first resolution in 1946. After general and complete disarmament first came onto the General Assembly’s agenda in 1959, nuclear...
"The people of the world have asked us to shine a light on a future of promise and opportunity. Member States have responded with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development... It is an agenda for people, to end poverty in all its forms. An agenda for the planet, our...
United Nations – International Day of Peace
On the International Day of Peace, global brands are joining forces across industries and geographies in an unprecedented effort to highlight the vital role of food assistance in creating a more peaceful world. We teamed up with Noma Bar to...
International Day of Peace
The International Day of Peace, sometimes unofficially known as World Peace Day, is observed annually on 21 September. It is dedicated to world peace, and specifically the absence of war and violence, such as might be occasioned by a temporary ceasefire in a combat...
Zac Goldsmith on Transforming UK Politics
RSA Spotlights – taking you straight to the heart of the event, highlighting our favourite moments and key talking points. How can we empower the public regarding issues that affect their day-to-day lives? Voter frustration with politics...
Magna Carta: Legacy
One of two beautifully illustrated animations telling the story of Magna Carta, made with the British Library to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the Charter’s creation - with the added bonus of being voiced by Monty Python's Terry Jones!...
What did democracy really mean in Athens? – Melissa Schwartzberg
https://teded.herokuapp.com/lessons/what-did-democracy-really-mean-in-athens-melissa-schwartzbergWhile we might consider elections to be the cornerstone of democracy, the Athenians who coined the term actually employed a lottery system to choose most of their politicians. Melissa Schwartzberg describes the ins and outs of the Athenian democracy, and addresses...
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