75th COMMEMORATIVE ANNIVERSARY OF THE LIBERATION OF AUSCHWITZ
THE U.S. PEOPLE ARE CONFLICTED ABOUT WHAT HATE SPEECH IS.
February 7, 2020 by
INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO NON-VIOLENCE AND PEACE
November 29, 2019 by
Keynote Speech by Professor Victor Lawrence on the 150th Birthday celebration of Mohandas Gandhi in New York City on October 1st 2019 during the 74th Session of the United Nations.
“ICT is having a profound impact on the way we live, work, learn and entertain our selves. It is helping all parts of our communities and improving all sectors of the world economy. It is changing the world.”
– Professor Victor Lawrence
CUMHURİYET VE KADIN
November 23, 2019 by
Sermin ÖZCİLİNGİR’in, Başkan, Amerika-Türk Kadınlar Birliği | ATKB; “Cumhuriyete Doğru” programında, Salvation Army International Commission on Social Justice, New York’ta 29 Ekim 2019 Salı günü sunmuş olduğu konuşma metnini, etkinliğin içeriğini ilgilisine ulaştırmak amacıyla aşağıda yayınlıyoruz.
– TurkishLibrary.Us
“Cumhuriyet idaresinin ilk yılları, 1923’te nüfus sayımında kadınlarında sayılması, 1924 seçme ve seçilme hakları reddedilmişti. Atatürk çok istese de bu yıllarda, Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi’nin kabul etmediği kadın haklarının zamanlamasının, o ilk yıllar için çok da uygun olmadığını gördü.
2 yılı daha bekliyecekti.”
[Read more…]CUMHURİYETE DOĞRU (TOWARDS REPUBLIC) Celebrated in NYC
November 22, 2019 by
A summary on The Light Millennium’s “Milli Mücadele/Cumhuriyete Doğru” October 29th Celebration event:
On October 29th, 2019, The Light Millennium, joined by the American-Turkish Women’s Association and the American Association of Ataturkist Thought and Patriotism, celebrated the 96th anniversary of the Turkish Republic with its “Milli Mücadele / Cumhuriyete Doğru” event at the Salvation Army International Social Justice Committee in New York City.
Event Summary by Irem UNAL, Youth, Representative of The Light Millennium to the United Nations Department of Global Communications
[Read more…]COSTA RICA’S NON-MILITARY PRACTICES IN CORRELATION WITH GANDHI’S NONVIOLENCE AND PEACEFUL RESILIENT
November 3, 2019 by
“While countries keep enhancing military budget, Costa Rica has gone for over 70 years without an army.
Living in peace and relying on international agreements as its only means of defense, while dedicating larger portions of available public resources, not to prepare for war,
but to enhance minds through an ever increasing public education program, to protect bodies by means of a universal health care system, and to protect and strive to assure an ecologically balanced environment.”
Delivered at: “In a Gentle way, you can shake the world” Mahatma Gandhi – The Man of Millennium Event
by H.E. Rodrigo A. CARAZO, Permanent Representative of Costa Rica to the United Nations
October 1st, 2019
[Read more…]GANDHI at 150: Opening Remarks by Hon. SHATRUGHNA SINHA
November 2, 2019 by
Dear Friends,
It is an honor for me to be present here with you in the magnificent premises of Salvation Army in New York to celebrate 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. This is indeed a very special occasion as we mark the culmination of a year long celebration of Gandhiji’s 150th Birth Anniversary.
Opening Remarks by Hon. Shatrughna SINHA
Deputy Consul General of India in New York
[Read more…]PATHWAYS TO A MORE PEACEFUL AND SUSTAINABLE WORLD: THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
October 17, 2019 by
“I pledge to be a global citizen and help bring PEACE for one and all:
By treating all children with love, hope, and kindness;
By respecting and helping others every day; and
By thinking about how I can work with others to bring positive change in my home, neighborhood, workplace, community, and the world at large with help from the Early Childhood Peace Consortium https://ecdpeace.org/.”
by James LECKMAN, MD, PhD
[Read more…]FRIENDLY HEADS-UP: UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES
October 17, 2019 by
The Light Millennium organization being always on the lookout for the future well-being of humanity for current actions, once again shed light-pun intended- on some of the good intentions of the bold United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs) that were discussed at the 68th UN Civil Society Conference that was held in Salt Lake City during 26-28 August 2019.
Report by Sevgin OKTAY, Representative of The Light Millennium to the United Nations Department of Global Communications
• RUN-DOWN and Welcoming • PHOTO Album of the Workshop | • BOOKLET with Bios (Abstract included) | • FLYER • MEDIA Release (Updated on August 19, 2019) | • Photo Album
[Read more…]Report on ‘IN A GENTLE WAY, YOU CAN SHAKE THE WORLD’ – MAHATMA GANDHI, MAN OF THE MILLENNIUM
October 9, 2019 by
On Tuesday, October 1, 2019, The Light Millennium, along with the Consulate General of India in New York, Shanti Fund, and Anuvrat (Anuvibha) Global Organization, led and hosted a program in reflection of Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birthday and on the occasion of the International Day of Non-Violence on October 2.
At the Salvation Army International Social Justice Commission, individuals of various backgrounds came together to celebrate the work of Gandhi and to speak of the man’s methods of non-violence and how it can relate to today’s world.
Reported by: NaYoung YANG, Vilacesti Inc.
Run-Down | Photo Album of the Event |
PROGRAMME – Booklet of the Event
GANDHI’S NOTION OF PEACE
October 4, 2019 by
Anniversary of Mahamat Gandhi
October 1, 2019
The Light Millennium
Written and Presented by:
Abdelkader Abbadi, Ph. D
The world is celebrating the International Year of peace and the 150th anniversary of Mahamat Gandhi.
Every year on September 21, the United Nations calls on all nations and people to put down their weapons and reaffirm their commitment to living in harmony.
MAHATMA GANDHI AND THE SCULPTOR
October 3, 2019 by
– A personal view by Harvey TORDOFF
“Bearing in mind he was a thorn in the flesh of the British Government during most of his life it says a great deal about his legacy that he has been honoured in sight of Parliament and says a lot about Britain that they should place his sculpture where it is.”
– Philip Jackson, Sculptor
[Read more…]HOW TO PROTECT INDEPENDENT SCIENCE AND ENSURE OUR INNOVATIONS ARE IN TUNE WITH OUR HEALTH AND HUMAN RIGHTS? A Necessity for Free and Healthy Communities
September 17, 2019 by
“A free and unbiased science is essential for resilient and sustainable cities. Otherwise, business plans will become entrenched in untested technologies, which it will become too difficult and unwieldy to back away from. We will have become a highly inflexible and un-resilient, and secretive, society.”
Written & Presented by JULIE MARDIN, Researcher-Author, Digital Artist and Representative of The Light Millennium to the UN Department of Global Communications (New York).
WORKSHOP: GREAT GOALS, UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES: How to handle the complexity of our technology, and make true progress for our social and environmental well being
Organized & Presented by The Light Millennium
as part of
The 68th United Nations Civil Society Conference
BUILDING INCLUSIVE AND SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES
26 – 28 August 2019, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
– For the full text of this paper (Pdf), please click on here >
NOTES – References | GLOSSARY
“HOW TO PREVENT THE PROLIFERATION OF HATE SPEECH WITHIN THE CONTOURS OF FREEDOM OF SPEECH…
September 12, 2019 by
“As new channels for hate speech are reaching wider audiences than ever at lightning speed, we all – the United Nations, governments, technology companies, educational institutions – need to step up our response.”
– UN Secretary General António Guterres
Paper presentation by Sevgin OKTAY, Representative of The Light Millennium to the United Nations Department of Global Communications
Workshop titled: GREAT GOALS, UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES: How to handle the complexity of our technology, and make true progress for our social and environmental well being
[Read more…]MAHATMA GANDHI ~ THE MAN OF MILLENNIUM
September 11, 2019 by
“In a Gentle Way, You Can Shake the World”
The Light Millennium, Consulate General of India in New York, Shanti Fund and Anuvrat Global Organization (Anuvibha) take immense pleasure to invite you on the eve of Mahatma Gandhi’s 150 birth anniversary.
CAN RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION PAVE THE WAY FOR THE ECO-SUSTAINABILITY OF THE FUTURE?
September 8, 2019 by
Below paper written by Dr. Sohan Lal GANDHI, International President, Anuvrat Global Organization, associated with the United Nations Department of Global Communications.
Presented by: Arvind VORA, Representative of Anuvrat Global Organization to the United Nations Department of Global Communications;
at the following titled Workshop, “Great Goals, Unintended Consequences: How to handle the complexity of our technology, and make true progress for our social and environmental well being“, which was led by The Light Millennium Organization
as part of
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