ROTARY PEACE INITIATIVE

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1 ROTARY PEACE INITIATIVE Juanita Cawley, District Rotary Foundation Chair District Training Assembly May 14, 2016 Becoming A Peacebuilder Club in Rotary District 7610

2 WHAT IS THE HISTORY OF PEACE IN ROTARY? 1905 Rotary founded for fellowship and mutual helpfulness 1910 Five objects of Rotary developed 1917 The Rotary Foundation founded

3 At the 1921 convention in Edinburgh, Scotland, Rotarians agreed to incorporate peacemaking into Rotary s constitution and bylaws Rotary Convention Edinburgh, Scotland

4 1935 Rotary Convention Mexico City When a good Rotarian crosses a borderline, he becomes an ambassador of goodwill. Ambassadors of goodwill will dedicate themselves to the eradication of misunderstanding.

5 Rotary members served in 29 delegations to the United Nations Charter Conference.

6 TODAY RI s representatives to the UN host an annual Rotary Day at the United Nations to celebrate this partnership for peace. Rotary maintains close relationships with many UN agencies.

7 ROTARY PEACE INITIATIVES 1947 Global Understanding through International Scholars 1965 Global Connections through GSE, now VTT to promote International Understanding 1987 First Peace Forums 2002 First Rotary Peace Scholar class 2013 Global Grants with areas of Focus

8 The mission of The Rotary Foundation is to enable Rotarians to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty. The mission of Rotary International is to provide service to others, promote integrity, and advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through its fellowship of business, professional, and community leaders.

9 ROTARY AND PEACE

10 PEACE CENTER FELLOWSHIPS The Rotary Peace Centers program has a vision of sustainable peace: encompassing a network of peacebuilders and community leaders dedicated to preventing and resolving conflicts across the global community

11 ROTARY PEACE CENTERS Rotary Peace Centers offer master s degrees or professional development certificates in fields related to peace studies and conflict resolution.

ALUMNI FROM DISTRICT 7610 Janie Hulse Najenson (USAL, 2003-2005) Communications and research consultant Leah Klass (UQ, 2004-2006) Kevin Melton (UQ, 2007-2009) Senior

12 ALUMNI FROM DISTRICT 7610 Janie Hulse Najenson (USAL, ) Communications and research consultant Leah Klass (UQ, ) Kevin Melton (UQ, ) Senior advisor, IPSI Lauren Conn (USAL ) Research fellow Helen Varouhas (Chula, 2012) - Meditation and yoga instructor Sana Saeed (ICU, 2013-) Shahak Nabi (UQ ) Kevin Melton

13 AREAS OF FOCUS

14 AREA OF FOCUS: PEACE

15 DEFINING PEACE Peace Fellow Patricia Shafer defines: Peacemaking as stopping bullets Peacekeeping as negotiating Peacebuilding as creating an environment of security through providing education, water, hygiene, and food.

16 WHAT IS A PEACE BUILDER CLUB? A New Initiative within Rotary District 7610 beginning in

17 WHAT IS A PEACE BUILDER CLUB? A Peacebuilder Club is a Rotary club that is dedicated to diminishing the root causes of conflict: the need for food, water, shelter, health care, literacy, jobs, and human rights, breaking this cycle of devastation and despair, and to helping create an environment of security through providing education, water, hygiene, or food.

18 PREPARING TO BECOME A PEACEBUILDER CLUB Form a Peacebuilder Committee in your club Learn the meaning of peacebuilding. Look for a leader. Look for members interested in Rotary and peacebuilding.

19 PREPARING TO BECOME A PEACEBUILDER CLUB Learn about peacebuilding Learn about Rotary s history in Peacebuilding. Participate in district training about peacebuilding. Learn about peace initiatives that other Districts, clubs and Rotarians have undertaken.

20 PREPARING TO BECOME A PEACEBUILDER CLUB Involve Youth/New Generations Brainstorm ways to involve youth. Think of ways to partner with schools Think of ways to serve youth

21 QUALIFYING AS A PEACEBUILDER CLUB Accomplish three of the following: Integrate peace into a club service project and/or partner with groups outside of Rotary. Submit a candidate for a Rotary Peace Fellowship and/or work on recruitment efforts for the district.

22 QUALIFYING AS A PEACEBUILDER CLUB Commit $500 towards district support for Rotary Peace Centers and actively recruit qualified candidates. Participate in peace projects with other clubs.

23 QUALIFYING AS A PEACEBUILDER CLUB Engage in a Conflict Resolution program in your community. Sponsor a program, or Be a facilitator of a program, or Actively participate in a program.

24 QUALIFYING AS A PEACEBUILDER CLUB Work with your governmental officials on a joint peace project for your community. (OR Survey your own community, seek areas where your club can assist your Government in making your community more peaceful and safe and conduct a joint peace project) Google Rotary District 7080 Peace Community Program for further information. This is an unofficial Rotary program.

25 BECOMING A PEACEBUILDER CLUB Prepare an end of year report on the progress of your peace project(s).

26 BECOMING A PEACEBUILDER CLUB Submit your end of year progress report to our District Governor by June 1 and to the Rotary Action Group for Peace for posting on its website for other Rotarians to learn and be inspired by your work.

27 RESOURCES

28 QUESTIONS? Erik Haas, District Peacebuilder Chair , Lester Schoene, District Peace Fellowships Chair, Juanita Cawley, District Rotary Foundation Chair,

The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International

The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International Mission Statement The mission of The Rotary Foundation is to enable Rotarians to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of