Contributing to World Peace and Environmental Sustainability By Attending The International Conference on Peace and Nonviolent Action (ICPNA)
๐ต๏ธ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฒ, ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐๐ฎ๐น ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐, ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ท๐๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ต-๐ฏ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐, ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐? ๐ต๏ธ
The 11th International Conference on Peace and Nonviolent Action (ICPNA) is an opportunity to explore this question. Organized by the Jain community of India, the conference is a platform to discuss ahimsa (nonviolence) and devise nonviolent strategies to prevent wars and violent conflicts. Learn more HERE.
The theme, "only world peace and environmental sustainability" couldn't be more relevant. Our world is grappling with violence, hatred, and an unprecedented environmental crisis. Our biodiversity and forests are dwindling, rivers are drying up, and mountains are being stripped of trees. The earth is losing its carrying capacity.
The UN has set the 2030 agenda for a sustainable world consisting of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). But can governments alone accomplish these ends? No, it is not possible for them to do so without involving people and civil societies in a big way.
We need to minimize our needs at every level. Self-restraint is life and wantonness is harmful beyond words.
The prospects for peace at the global level is fragile.
As faith-based practitioners, we can play a pivotal role in this transformation. We can use our platforms and Callings to spread messages of love, compassion, and collaboration. We can inspire our communities to adopt sustainable practices and promote peace.
If you're interested in contributing to this cause, I encourage you to participate in the 11th ICPNA. Registration is free,
Let's use our collective spiritual power to create a world without violence and hatred, a world that is environmentally sustainable.
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~ Ebony C. Peace, SPHR, GCDF
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