Peace News Articles2017-05-25T06:32:53-08:00
1501, 2021

A Passion for Justice

January 15, 2021|Categories: Uncategorized|

January 15, 2021. A Passion for Justice: Bernice King on what it takes to reach across political and racial divides. Originally published by the Rotarian, 2018. 

At the Rotary Presidential Peace Conference in Atlanta last June, Bernice King gave a rousing speech about the hard work of fostering peace. She challenged her audience – both those in the auditorium and Rotarians worldwide – to think anew about how they define peace and how they interact with the people they disagree with. “Every member of our world society, even our adversaries and opponents, is worthy of being looked upon with dignity,” she said.

2912, 2020

Finish 2020 with Peace

December 29, 2020|Categories: Uncategorized|

December 29, 2020. Finish 2020 With Peace. Published by the RAGFP Development Committee

Dear Peacebuilders, This year has been challenging for the world & for peace, but the good news is that 2021 is presenting us with vast new opportunities to advance the mission of worldwide peace. We are ready & we hope you are too because it's going to take a lot of people like you to help us to advance our mission.

2312, 2020

RAGFP Celebrates Rotary Month of Disease Prevention and Treatment

December 23, 2020|Categories: Uncategorized|

December 23, 2020. RAGFP Celebrates Rotary month of Disease Prevention and Treatment.

It is fitting that the year internationally defined by the COVID-19 pandemic ends on the Rotary month of Disease Prevention and Treatment. After over a year of our global humanity working together to slow the spread of the virus, social distancing, and keeping our communities safe, we can finally celebrate the beginning of the end of this pandemic this month. On December 8th, the first person was vaccinated for COVID-19. Just 2 weeks later, over 2.4 million people worldwide have been vaccinated.

2212, 2020

Disasters haven’t stopped for coronavirus. Neither have Rotary and ShelterBox.

December 22, 2020|Categories: Uncategorized|

December 22, 2020. Disasters haven't stopped for coronavirus. Neither have Rotary and ShelterBox. Published by Rotary Service Blog.


“Unprecedented” must be one of the most used words in 2020 – mainly connected to the global impact of the coronavirus but also true of the number of extreme weather events around the world. For ShelterBox, Rotary’s partner in disaster response, the end of the calendar year is busier than ever. The past few months have brought unprecedented weather activity:

1812, 2020

Chat with the Chair Returns in January

December 18, 2020|Categories: Uncategorized|

December 18th 2020. Chat with the Chair Returns in January. 

Ring in the New Year by building Peace with RAGFP Board Chair, Alison Sutherland, by joining the latest Chat with the Chair meetings. Chat with the Chair started in April as a means for Rotarians, Rotaractors, and Peacebuilders to connect and discuss actions for Peace in a world being socially distant. Through these meetings, over 20 Peacebuilder Clubs from 10 nations around the world have convened and taken action for Peace. Join an upcoming Chat with the Chair to meet with like-minded Peacebuilders and turn the discussion into action!

1612, 2020

Volunteer Expo!

December 16, 2020|Categories: Highlights|

December 16, 2020. Volunteer Expo. Led by Rotary of Great Britain and Ireland. 

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact many aspects of our daily lives, we are making changes to Volunteer Expo 2021 in order to protect the health and wellbeing of everyone associated with the event, while still providing an impactful and meaningful show. That is why Volunteer Expo will be going virtual for 2021, taking place on Friday 7th and Saturday 8th May.