Thankfulness finds its full measure in generosity of presence, both through participation and witness. We sit at the table as part of every other person’s world while making our own world without will or effort, this is what is extraordinary and gifted, this is the essence of gratefulness, seeing to the heart of privilege. Thanksgiving happens when our sense of presence meets all other presences. Being unappreciative might mean we are simply not paying attention.”
I just wanted to say I am grateful for you!

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Thanks to 68 partner organizations, last year’s inaugural conference was a resounding success. 1,600 people from 86 countries attended the conference in 2021; another 3,000 people watched the event on YouTube Live. Nearly 700 attendees from 71 countries submitted feedback that was overwhelmingly positive.

As the Conference Chair of the Inaugural event and now as the network’s new Partnership Chair, I’m reaching out to you personally to invite your organization to participate in the second annual Global Peace Education Day online conference as a partner organization.
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This year’s theme is “Empowering Educators for Peace” The program combines keynote speakers, panels, interviews, music, video interludes, and special features. Our conference chair is UNESCO’S Assistant Director-General for the Social and Human Sciences, Gabriela Ramos. International screen actor Michael Nouri will return as the host.

Our inclusive global faculty includes peace advocates, educators, officials, dignitaries, scholars, scientists, civic leaders, clergy, entertainers, and artists, showcasing creative and practical ways to share peacebuilding skills. We will show the impact of peace education, on climate emergency, women and refugees, peacebuilding to heal violence, and sustainable development. We’ll discover the role of arts and culture in peacebuilding, look deeply at peace careers, and explore the expanding global culture of peace.

We would like to invite your organization to be a partner organization for the conference. As a partner organization we will promote your organization’s name and logo on the GlobalPeaceEducation.com partner page. Here are some other ways to help.

1. Sign The Petition for an official United Nations Global Peace Education Day on our website at GlobalPeaceEducation.com
2. Promote the online conference to your audience through your email, social media and newsletter communications.
3. Volunteer. We need help with research, social media, communications, interpreters, and more, from now through September.
4. Contribute. We are committed to keep the conference free to attend, but there are real costs for video recording and editing, online software, equipment, travel and marketing. Personal donations are tax deductible through our fiscal sponsor Peace is Possible North Carolinafile://localhost/. https/::peace-is-possible-nc-inc.square.site:product:peace-education-day-support:13%3Fcs=true&cst=custom

We hope you will honor us with your participation and support.

Please respond to our invitation by September 9th, 2022

If your organization would like to help and need further information,
please contact david@peacechannel.com.

We look forward to your organization’s participation and support.

Respectfully,
Bill McCarthy,

Co-Founder and Partnership Chair
2022 Global Peace Education Day Online Conference

Founder and President
Unity Foundation

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… NEW YORK NEWS MEDIA AND DAYBOOK ADVISORY FOR OCTOBER 22^nd, 2020 …

ARE CLEAN ENERGY JOBS BETTER JOBS? DOES CLEAN ENERGY

PAY HIGHER WAGES, MORE BENEFITS?

New Report Details Wages and Benefits of Clean Energy Jobs Nationally and Across 15 Occupations; Includes State-Specific Data and Highlights Which are Wage Leaders in Clean Energy: AK, CA, CT, DC, LA, MD, MA, NV, NJ, NY, OR, TN, TX, and WA

WASHINGTON, DC – NEWS ADVISORY – As the coronavirus-induced economic downturn worsens, experts will hold a live, video-based news conference, Thursday, October 22 at 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT to release the findings of the Clean Jobs, Better Jobs report with leading clean energy organizations. The report will answer the question: Would most Americans earn higher wages, better benefits in a clean energy career?

Prepared for E2 (Environmental Entrepreneurs), the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE), and the Clean Energy Leadership Institute (CELI) by BW Research Partnership, the Clean Jobs, Better Jobs report is a groundbreaking new analysis of federal occupational and wage data for FY2019.  The report covers jobs in the entire clean energy sector including renewables, energy efficiency, storage & grid modernization, clean fuels, and clean vehicles.

The analysis features state specific employment wage data, including by median hourly wage, percentage above/below statewide median hourly wage, findings on unionization rates for clean energy jobs, and comparisons to other employment sectors including fossil fuels, retail trade, and food and dining services.

Highlighted states include: Alaska, California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, and Washington. Highlighted occupational data includes solar PV installers, wind turbine technicians, construction laborers, wholesale trade representatives, plumbers, electricians, pipefitters and streamfitters, electric vehicle technicians, building efficiency carpenters, and welders and solderers.

WHO

Speakers participating in the news event include:

• Bob Keefe, executive director, E2
• Phil Jordan, vice president, BW Research
• Gregory Wetstone, president & CEO, ACORE
• Becca Ward, acting executive director, CELI

WHAT

A live, two-way video-based news conference with full Q&A to discuss the finding of the “Clean Jobs, Better Jobs” report.

WHEN

Thursday, October 22^nd , 2020 at 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT for the live video-based news event. A streaming version of the news event will be available later that same day at www.e2.org

WHERE

Register to participate in the news event here. Reporters will be provided a link to participate directly in the event, including the Q&A period.  Reporters who elect to participate by a traditional dial-up phone call will be in a listen-only mode for the Q&A period and can pose questions after the fact. The Q&A period will be reserved for members of the news media only.

EMBARGOED MATERIALS:

Reporters who wish to review the new “Clean Jobs COVID-19 data” report in advance of its official release may contact Alex Frank at (703) 276-3264 or afrank@hastingsgroup.com.  A media embargo on the report will run through Noon ET on Thursday, October 22^nd.

MEDIA CONTACT:

Alex Frank at (703) 276-3264 or afrank@hastingsgroup.com

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