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GONÇALO MABUNDA

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GONÇALO MABUNDA

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The Elders, an innovative NGO founded by Nelson Mandela that calls on moral leaders to promote peace and human rights. 

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Peace reimagined in comics, Amnesty’s 50 year celebration via: aiusamidatlantic:

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The L.A. vs War project, held in 2011 using street art to promote peace.

The L.A. vs War project, held in 2011 using street art to promote peace.

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"Blasted into a wasteland,
behind an old torn photo
Father silently weeps
for what were once his people
their voices and love forsaken
while Mother has grown old
torn in recollection with grief
her children’s young kisses
still innocent upon her cheek;
memorizing, unborn babies
hear exploding bombs
as yet she stares, despondent,
out the broken window,
in remembrance for peace."

- Helle van Aardeberg, UNODA Poetry for Peace contest winner
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Winning poems from the UN’s Poetry for Peace award contest. 
“For four weeks, a social media Poetry for Peace contest invited the world to hear the living testimonies of atomic bomb survivors, called HIBAKUSHA, and respond to their stories in verse. People were also encouraged to “like” the poems that most touched them.” - UNODA

Winning poems from the UN’s Poetry for Peace award contest. 

For four weeks, a social media Poetry for Peace contest invited the world to hear the living testimonies of atomic bomb survivors, called HIBAKUSHA, and respond to their stories in verse. People were also encouraged to “like” the poems that most touched them.” - UNODA

Source: un.org