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The Waves of Change PRACTICE PEACE Forum hosted on INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE 21st SEPTEMBER in CROYDON

28/9/2019

On the International Day of Peace, Saturday 21st September, some 70 people from various backgrounds and organisations attended the Waves of Change ‘Practice Peace’ forum at Croydon’s Fairfield Halls in South London. The day long event was hosted by Peace Partners in association with The Tutu Foundation UK and Youth Futures.

The aims of the event were summarised by Dr. Mitesh Desai, the day’s chair person, as “to reflect on how peace can become a reality for us as individuals, for our families, in our communities, and indeed for countries across the world”.

In partnership with PeaceCast.tv the entire event was streamed live and formed a part of PeaceCast.tv’s annual Peace Day global webcast. This had the effect of increasing the event audience several times over.

There were presentations on The Prem Rawat Foundation’s Peace Education Programme and the Tutu Foundation’s Ubuntu Youth Project, as well as from a number of groups from the Croydon area with an active focus on youth well being and conflict resolution. A signing of the Pledge to Peace and a Meditation vigil were held, and invited guests included Shaniqua Benjamin, Croydon's Deputy Mayor and the Iman of Croydon Mosque. Also included were videos, live music and poetry, a panel debate with audience participation, and a Youth Futures workshop.

Measured by the reactions from presenters, attendees (even from some of the venue staff) and by the new connections established, this Peace Day celebration event, in preparation for several months, was a wonderful success! It seems that the remote audience viewing via the internet felt the benefit too, one viewer from Australia commenting “I watched for hours last night simultaneously with my son, over 1000 kilometres away. We had our phones on so could comment and enjoy together. Fantastic. Thank you Peacecast.tv team and Peace Partners UK and everyone who contributed.“

Comments from attendees included these: “an amazing event” “an awesome day” “a brilliant feeling event” “it was a pleasure to be there” “a wonderful event”.

An edited recording of the livestream video from the event is already available (it is best played on a mobile device). You can view it here https://youtu.be/Gw2AL5AD31Y

We hope to produce very good quality video from the event in due course - please keep an eye out on our website and social media for more.

View a brief slide show from the event.

With our thanks and gratitude to all our collaborators who helped make the event so successful!

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Put the Fun into Fundraising!

28/9/2019

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Join us at Peace Partners’ Celebration Tea Party to raise funds for
The Prem Rawat Foundation Food for People Programme

INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION

, the amazing Richard Ballinger

You are very warmly invited to join the team at Peace Partners for a truly special fundraising tea party at Kewstoke Village Hall near Weston Super Mare in Somerset from 1.00 on Sunday 13th October for an afternoon of exceptional jollity and fun, finishing at about 6.00pm

In a peaceful rural setting, just ten minutes walk from the sea you will be entertained by Bill Benham, a virtuoso violinist, Jolene Lawrence, a celebrated female singer and esteemed musicians Tim Hain and Roger Lobb, see their bios below. You may even be surprised to find yourself dancing to the popular reggae and blues music known as ‘Bleggae’ originated by Tim Hain.

A delicious celebration high tea will be served on specially selected vintage crockery, some of which can be purchased at the end of the event. A variety of cakes, scones and tea will be on offer and of course, gluten and dairy free alternatives will be provided.

Tickets will be on sale for our raffle with enticing prizes such as a basket of award- winning Cornish cheeses and a beautiful painting of an Australian Lion Fish by Len Hatcher. There will also be an auction with a variety of wonderful donated items, including a weekend yoga break, a weekend in a beautiful shepherd’s hut and some very prestigious works of art - it's always nice to go home with something different!

To put an added spell on the afternoon a magician, the amazing Richard Ballinger, will pass through the company, delighting us with his sleight of hand tricks and other such wizardry.

Tickets for this unique fundraiser are £25.00 and are available from the Peace Partners website, please register soon so we can be prepared. All proceeds will be donated to The Prem Rawat Foundation in support of the groundbreaking Food for People Programme . A slide show and talk about the work of the Foundation will start off the proceedings.

Our venue is very accessible by public transport and there is a large car park.

Further details for travel and how to find us are available on the Peace Partners website. We look forward to seeing you there.

TIM HAIN is a singer, songwriter, guitarist, producer and performer. Known as “The King of Bleggae” and spoken of as “a breath-taking fusion of blues and reggae”, he has worked, written and played with the likes of Narada Michael Walden, Jeff Beck, Rob Davis (writer of Kylie’s biggest hit) and reggae legends such as Little Roy. Tim Hain is an engaging live performer and has played over 2,000 shows in the last 20 years. Currently he is working on new songs at his home studio. He regularly performs with Richard Lobb and has just released a book, “Lap of Honour - A Photographic Journey with Sir Stirling Moss”. Tim lives in Reigate (renamed “Reggate” by a Rasta drummer friend) with his wife and two children.

RICHARD LOBB is a songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer. Over the last 15 years he has played and written with the likes of multi Grammy award winner, Kacey Musgraves (2019 CMA Album of The Year), X-Factor winner Matt Cardle, Lucie Silvas, Simon Lynge, The Hours, and of course Tim Hain. Richard has toured Europe with Emmylou Harris; opened for U2 at Wembley Stadium and performed above the Arctic Circle in both Greenland and Canada. When he's not playing music he can be found practising Shiatsu, growing vegetables and teaching people to swim. Originally from London, he now lives in Bristol with his wife and two young children.

BILL BENHEM At the age of 20, Bill became a member of the Bath Festival Orchestra under Yehudi Menuhin and then, at the age of 22, he joined the first violins of the London Symphony Orchestra, under Andre Previn. After five years there, he spent two years in Newcastle as co-leader of the Northern Sinfonia. At the age of 29 he returned to London and worked as a session musician playing in a wide variety of films and recordings. He also performed on stage with a number of big stars from the world of pop and musicals.

RICHARD BALLINGER is one of the South West’s most experienced magicians and entertainers who has been amazing, mystifying and, most of all, amusing audiences since the 1980s. Richard is a long-standing member of Equity, The Bristol Society of Magic and The International Brotherhood of Magicians and specialises in children’s, family and comedy magic and entertainment. His act combines close up magic tricks, balloon-modelling, mentalism, puppeteering and ventriloquism. He’s performed in front of small groups of family and friends through to hundreds at corporate venues such as Center Parcs and Pontin’s.

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PeaceCast.tv UN International Day of Peace press release

9/9/2019

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PeaceCast.tv press release 8th September 2019

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The Waves of Change PRACTICE PEACE Forum hosted on INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE 21st SEPTEMBER in CROYDON

Put the Fun into Fundraising!

​​Join us at Peace Partners’ Celebration Tea Party to raise funds forThe Prem Rawat Foundation Food for People Programme

PeaceCast.tv UN International Day of Peace press release

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