Dear friends,<\/p>\n
In Ancient Greece, the idea of peace was strictly related to a primordial period of harmony, stability, and prosperity. In the Roman Empire, peace was brought in the area of values and it was brought to reality through Pax Romana, a stable way of organization of the social life and an international order system.\u00a0Today, according to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, freedom, justice, and peace are based on the recognition of equal rights for all people.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Where there is peace,\u00a0there is prosperity<\/strong>, therefore economic growth. Internal conflicts, discrimination, the type of regime, the social climate for building peace and the conflict with neighboring countries play a more important role than money, work, technology, and economic policies. Peace decreased insecurity, distrust, and risk, increasing economic growth.\u00a0Where there is peace, there is prosperity.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n It doesn\u2019t come as a surprise that the Rotary mission is to offer services to others,\u00a0to promote integrity,\u00a0<\/strong>and to advance world kindness and peace through our community of leaders and businesspeople. How do we do this?\u00a0Through the 6 areas of action:<\/strong>\u00a0we support education, we save mothers and children, we fight against disease, we grow local economies, we assure access to clean waters, and we promote peace. However, none of these would be possible without peace.\u00a0Peace is the base and the glue of all our areas of action.<\/strong>\u00a0Just like conflict, peace feeds on itself:\u00a0peace creates more peace, conflict creates more conflict.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The high number of conflicts in the world has brought forward the need for professionals who would consolidate peace. Our collaboration for the past 75 years with peace symposiums and peace forums of the UN is a declaration of continuity and dedication to building peace.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Peace is the value Rotary has dedicated 6 study centers to, so as to identify and train professionals to become peace agents. The world\u2019s leaders of all time talk about peace as\u00a0the supreme ideal of the human race.\u00a0<\/strong>However, I\u2019m proposing to shift our attention from the bigger picture to ourselves, because\u00a0peace begins with our own person.\u00a0<\/strong>Trying to\u00a0bring peace to the world by changing individuals\u00a0<\/strong>is difficult, but it\u2019s the only way. As the great spiritual leaders say,\u00a0love, compassion, and altruism\u00a0<\/strong>are the bases of peace. Let\u2019s stop for a few moments and ask ourselves: how do we grow these values in ourselves? How do we\u00a0solve conflicts that show up in our lives and, yes, even in our clubs?\u00a0<\/strong>Even more so, what are the best practices to solve these situations quickly and effectively, so as to promote peace?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Here are a few ideas for your club:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n https:\/\/www.rotarianactiongroupforpeace.org\/peaceincubator\/<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I invite you to share with us the projects created by your club and tell us about the impact peace projects have on your community. In Rotary, we see peace not as an abstract concept, but as a live expression of human progress and\u00a0the way in which we leave our mark on the world. If we collaborate to create peace at a local level, we can create durable change on a global level.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n On the 23rd of February, we celebrate the International Peace and Understanding Day and 115 years since our organization was founded in Chicago, Illinois USA. Rotary is one of the biggest non-governmental organizations in the world, dedicated to\u00a0bettering the human condition in local communities around the globe.\u00a0<\/strong>It is a reason for\u00a0celebration<\/strong>. It is time we remembered\u00a0the values that unite us<\/strong>. I invite you all\u00a0to celebrate together through actions<\/strong>\u00a0dedicated to the 115 years of service above self and to promote ou greatest success: reducing polio cases by 99.9% and vaccinating over 2.5 billion children.\u00a0Rotary is a force of good\u00a0<\/strong>that connects us to one another, through common values, and to the world, through our projects.\u00a0Today, more than ever, we are called to become a source of inspiration through personal example for our family, our colleagues, friends, neighbors, and members of our communities, through the way we make a difference around us.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Armed with power and courage, for peace, for education and health, for friendship within the community as well as for our planet, for our children, for our future, now is the time to step ahead, arm yourself with all the necessary knowledge and honor the role of people of action. NOW is the time for change for each of us.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n I am ending the newsletter dedicated to peace and resolving conflicts with the quote that, 115 years ago, founded a vision for humanity: \u201cWhatever Rotary may mean to us,\u00a0to the world it will be known by the results it achieves<\/strong>.\u201d – Paul Harris.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sincerily,<\/p>\n Marian Neagoe<\/strong><\/p>\n District Governor 2241, Romania si Republica Moldova<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I invite you to follow me and what I am doing on my social media:<\/strong><\/p>\n http:\/\/www.marianneagoe.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n Facebook<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0Instagram\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n USEFUL LINKS<\/strong><\/p>\n GLOBAL GRANTS<\/a><\/p>\n GRANT MANAGEMENT SEMINAR LEADERS GUIDE<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n https:\/\/learn.rotary.org\/members\/learn\/catalog<\/a><\/p>\n http:\/\/www.evenimenterotary.ro<\/a><\/p>\n https:\/\/brandcenter.rotary.org<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n TRAININGS (In Romanian)<\/strong><\/p>\n Training-uri Membership<\/a><\/p>\n Training-uri Leadership<\/a><\/p>\n Training-uri Fundraising<\/a><\/p>\n\n