International Convening Discusses Community-Driven Peacebuilding at the 2023 Global Peace Convention

Jan 30, 2024

Three virtual sessions on the topic of community-driven peacebuilding were held in November during the 2023 Global Peace Convention (GPC). Highlighting “One Family under God: Vision for National Transformation and a Civilization of Peace,” these sessions went beyond...

Transforming Education in a Modern World: Educators Congress at the 2023 Global Peace Convention

Jan 18, 2024

It has been a while since I graduated from my own university, so it felt good to be back on a university campus again. I had the opportunity to attend the Global Peace Convention 2023 Educators Congress at the University of Makati. It was December, and the university...

A connection of hope, strength and courage: my experience at the International Forum on One Korea at the 2023 Global Peace Convention

Jan 16, 2024

“Maka-Diyos, Mako-tao, Makakalikasan at Makabansa.” “For God, People, Nature, and Country.” —national motto of the Philippines “Hongik Ingan” “To benefit humankind” A few weeks ago, I got to be a part of the Global Peace Convention (GPC) 2023 in the Philippines. On...

Youth Engagement and Thinking Before, During and After | GPC 2023

Dec 10, 2023

As I participate in the Global Peace Convention (GPC) 2023, I am greeted not just by the hot tropical weather but also by the warm hearts and youthful spirit of the Filipino people. Not only do they dress well, but their spirits fly high, and that was the case at the...

Vision for a United Korea at the 2019 Global Peace Convention: Perspective from the United States

Apr 24, 2019

The following blog is a reflection by an attendee of the 2019 Global Peace Convention. Emiko Perea (pictured above center) is from the United States. The Global Peace Convention (GPC) 2019 hosted in Seoul, Korea was the second GPC I have attended. What I love about...