"We have Jews and equally strong Anti-Zionistic Arabs in our Rotary Club. We are a living 'Pipe of Peace' always being smoked." Jerusalem, Christmas 1931. (Page 331, Keokuk Peace Letters) Nada Ghanem, Paris, Rotary District Gov., presented our publication to Mário César Martins de Camargo of Brazil, Rotary World President. Please support Nada's Peace Conference, […]
We are glad to announce that we are able to hold our Rotary Peace Conference, especially after needing to postpone it in October 2021. We are entering what is being called a Zeitenwende (a New Epoche). The timeless Rotary Keokuk Peace Letters from 1932 give answers to the challenges that Eastern Europe and especially Ukraine […]
We are glad to announce that we are able to hold our Rotary Peace Conference, especially after needing to postpone it in October 2021. We are entering what is being called a Zeitenwende (a New Epoche). The timeless Rotary Keokuk Peace Letters from 1932 give answers to the challenges that Eastern Europe and especially Ukraine […]
Rotary Club of Jerusalem, 1931: "WE LEAVE OUR DIFFERENCES AT THE DOOR" In 1931, US Jewett Fulton, Rotary Club Keokuk, Iowa, grew concerned about rising nationalism and the danger of its leading to war. He sent peace letters to all 504 Rotary clubs outside the US. The Rotary Club of Jerusalem, the only English-language Club […]
The Rotary Peace Letters from Keokuk, IA, 1932-2022 – Nationalism, Then & Now Today we sense once again that the fundamental values of our communal life are under threat, in the form of nationalism, populism, homophobia. The commitment to peace and mutual understanding among peoples remains a constant challenge—and a perpetual task for all of […]
Enjoy our latest Video on Youtube: Watch Video The year is 1931. The results of the global economic crisis have an impact everywhere. Nationalism and ideologies that violate human dignity are on the rise. In the midst of this, the Rotary Club of Keokuk, Iowa sends out 496 letters in late December. On the model […]
MOIN - MOIN: Vergangenheitsbewältigung - Conference “working through the past” Peace & Conflict Resolution October 2021 (INDIAN SUMMER), Northfield, Minnesota, USA: peaceconference.us (Feel free to forward these invites / mail to family & friends.) __________________________________________________________ 100 Community Mediators for Africa Steering Committee: Past District Governor Grant Daly; District Governor Annemarie Mostert; Advocate Les Morrison (SC); […]
Gabe Hau, "Building Peace, Club by Club", Rotary Down Under Magazine, Feb. 21, p.33 published a fine article about our project and other peace-building efforts happening around the world. Please visit: https://peaceconference.us
The topic of the ZOOM PowerPoint: The Peace-Pipe Letters from Keokuk, IA, 1932-2022 – Rotary under Nazi Rule Today we sense once again that the fundamental values of our communal life are under threat, in the form of nationalism, populism, homophobia. The commitment to peace and mutual understanding among peoples remains a constant challenge—and a […]