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January 2012 Blog Posts (3)

Greater Wealth, More Poor People?

Do countries with greater wealth have less poor people? Unfortunately, examples such as U.S. and some European countries show us that it is not the case (Lawson, 2012).

However, there are some countries that lifted people out of poverty. One of the examples is Brazil. Brazil’s economy, with large and well-developed agricultural, mining, manufacturing, and service sectors, has been growing and expanding globally (Central Intelligence Agency, 2011). There were about 12 million…

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Added by Karen Tam on January 26, 2012 at 8:21pm — No Comments

Peace Day - Philly 2012 and Global Truce 2012

Peace Day - Philly 2012 planning is underway, with a number of orgs already committed to participating. We'll have a dedicated website come May 2012.

We are encouraging individuals & groups to sign on to the Peace One Day campaign Global Truce 2012. The 2001 U.N. resolution regarding Peace Day specified that Peace Day is to be a global day of "ceasefire & non-violence." Our cities need and deserve ceasefire and non-violence, just as do settings of armed conflict. Help put into…

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Added by Lisa DiNardo Parker on January 10, 2012 at 9:29am — No Comments

MasterPeace Starts with you! Up to the challenge?

Looking to make a difference in your community?

MasterPeace (www.masterpeace.org) gives you the opportunity to become a co-owner, by obtaining a license to develop MasterPeace activities in the frame of a MasterPeace Club. MasterPeace Clubs are the arms we are using encourage dialogue, togetherness and social sustainability throughout small local neighborhoods and global regions of…

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Added by MasterPeace on January 10, 2012 at 7:49am — No Comments