Contributing to World Peace and Environmental Sustainability By Attending The International Conference on Peace and Nonviolent Action (ICPNA)
🏵️ 𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗲, 𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆? 🏵️
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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𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲,
~ Ebony C. Peace, SPHR, GCDF
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