{"id":3045,"date":"2014-09-21T19:56:45","date_gmt":"2014-09-21T19:56:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/peacepalsinternational.org\/?p=3045"},"modified":"2017-03-17T19:59:15","modified_gmt":"2017-03-17T19:59:15","slug":"plant-a-tree-for-peace-followed-by-the-ambassador-of-peace-tour-in-dubai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peacepalsinternational.org\/es\/plant-a-tree-for-peace-followed-by-the-ambassador-of-peace-tour-in-dubai\/","title":{"rendered":"[:en]Plant A Tree For Peace followed by the Ambassador of Peace Tour in Dubai[:]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[:en]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b><i>Organized, Promoted and Reported by:<\/i><\/b>\u00a0\u00a0<i>Simran Vedvyas,<br \/>\n <\/i><i>Green Team Student Coordinator &amp; Student at UAS Dubai<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\"><em><b>\u2018<\/b><b>Peace is a journey of a thousand miles and it must be taken one step at a time.<\/b><b>\u2019<\/b><span class=\"s1\">&#8211;\u00a0<span class=\"s2\"><b>Lyndon B. Johnson<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\">Peace matters today as wars and conflicts have spread to every continent. Every deed towards peace is important.\u00a0<span class=\"s3\">The ESOL-UAS Green Team at The Universal American School, Dubai UAE successfully planned and showcased the edge by joining hands with global organizations like Eno Program, Peace Pals International and Peoples Climate March. \u00a0\u2018<\/span>The ENO Program (NGO)\u2019 that has empowered 10000 schools in 157 countries to plant trees. Every September 21st trees are planted to celebrate the international day for peace.\u00a0The program is now celebrating its10th anniversary.\u00a0\u00a017 million peace trees have been planted, with the aim to plant 100 million trees by 2017.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5454\" src=\"http:\/\/worldpeace.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Plant-A-Tree-For-Peace-peace-Tour-in-Dubai-02.jpg\" alt=\"Plant-A-Tree-For-Peace-peace-Tour-in-Dubai-02\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">Enthusiastic students participated and supported the \u2018Plant A Tree For Peace&#8217; as they planted Tacoma trees in the school premises.\u00a0 The\u00a0Students also took a selfie beside the sapling with the message \u00abI Plant A Tree For Peace\u00bb, which was then tweeted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5455\" src=\"http:\/\/worldpeace.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Plant-A-Tree-For-Peace-peace-Tour-in-Dubai-03.jpg\" alt=\"Plant-A-Tree-For-Peace-peace-Tour-in-Dubai-03\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">Another interesting highlight of the day was the \u2018<span class=\"s4\"><b>Ambassador of Peace tour in Dubai\u2019.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>This<b>\u00a0<\/b>will be up throughout the week till 25<\/span><span class=\"s5\"><sup>th<\/sup><\/span><span class=\"s4\">\u00a0September 2014 and is organized for the first time in UAE with the consent of\u00a0<\/span>Peace Pal International USA that encourages children from around the world each year to submit their artwork for the Annual Peace Pals International Arts Exhibition and Awards.\u00a0\u00a02014 being the 17<span class=\"s6\"><sup>th<\/sup><\/span>\u00a0Year celebration of spreading the message- \u2018Right to Peace\u2019, under the theme of the 2014 UN International Day of Peace.\u00a0\u00a0The Program by World Peace Prayer Society, promotes the message- \u2018May Peace Prevail on Earth\u2019 as a simple, universal expression to unite the hearts of all people in our common desire and hope for peace on earth.\u00a0The Ambassador Peace Tour project will also be showcased at the \u00abWhat Works Conference\u00bb organized by KHDA ( Knowledge and Human Development Authority) during this month. (\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.whatworks.ae\/Pages\/en\/Programmeen.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"s7\">http:\/\/www.whatworks.ae\/Pages\/en\/Programmeen.aspx<\/span><\/a> )<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5453\" src=\"http:\/\/worldpeace.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Plant-A-Tree-For-Peace-peace-Tour-in-Dubai-01.jpg\" alt=\"Plant-A-Tree-For-Peace-peace-Tour-in-Dubai-01\" width=\"400\" height=\"333\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">Simran Vedvyas, the student Coordinator for the Event claimed that working to put up this exhibition was truly inspiring and interesting for her and she was further encouraged when\u00a0<i>Jules Lamore \u2013 Director Peace Pals International\u00a0<\/i>said-\u00a0<i>\u201cSimran,\u00a0<\/i><span class=\"s4\"><i>I am so happy to hear from you and learn of your interest in promoting and sharing the Ambassador of Peace tour within Dubai.\u00a0 This is quite wonderful and to hear from a young person such as yourself\u201d.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p7\"><span class=\"s3\">On this special day, as a responsible youth she shares what inspires her<b><i>&#8211;<\/i><\/b><\/span><b><i>\u00abSometimes it falls upon a generation to be great, you can be that generation\u00bb -Nelson Mandela<\/i><\/b><span class=\"s8\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><span class=\"s9\">.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">In her belief \u201c<i>Peace can only last where human rights are respected, where the people are fed, and where individuals and nations free. True peace with oneself and with the world around us can only be achieved through the development of mental peace.\u00a0 It is important is that we each make a sincere effort to take responsibility for ourselves, each other and for the natural environment we live in seriously\u201d.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p>[:]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[:en] Organized, Promoted and Reported by:\u00a0\u00a0Simran Vedvyas, Green Team Student Coordinator &amp; Student at UAS Dubai \u2018Peace is a journey of a thousand miles and it must be taken one step at a time.\u2019&#8211;\u00a0Lyndon B. Johnson Peace matters today as wars and conflicts have spread to every continent. 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