Shinnyo-en USA
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Na Lei Aloha Foundation
www.naleialoha.org
Lantern Floating Hawaii
www.lanternfloatinghawaii.com
Global Shinnyo-en Website
www.shinnyoen.org
Exhibition of the Vision and Art of Shinjo Ito web site
www.shinjoito.com
The Univers Foundation
www.univers.or.jp/index2.html
August 30, 2010 by
The joint conference of the United Nations Department of Public Information and Non-Governmental Organizations commenced in Melbourne, Australia on August 30, 2010. This year the 63rd Annual UN DPI/NGO Conference, titled “Advance Global Health: Achieve the MDGs” with the core focus addressing global health in relation to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The conference has [...]
August 28, 2010 by
I’ve been ruminating a lot on globalization. I don’t know much about the political and economic forces at play, although I’m learning more every day. But, I’ve been thinking about globalization and its effect on communities, and I can certainly see some of the changes that have taken place in Guatemala. This has set me [...]
August 26, 2010 by
During an unusually sunny weekend in Seattle, Washington, several Shinnyo-en Foundation staff members, Shinnyo Fellows and interns visited the Shinnyo-en Temple in Burien, Washington as well as the Seattle University campus to report on recent peace and service efforts by the Shinnyo-en Foundation and build relationships with long-term partners in the area. At Shinnyo-en USA, [...]
August 21, 2010 by
There once was a girl with worn out shoes It gave some volunteers the blues They wanted for her more They went to the store And gave a new pair to their muse She wiggled and screamed in glee Never dreaming of what was to be They didn’t expect Their “good” deed’s effect The girl’s [...]
August 20, 2010 by
Shinnyo-en Fellows Allie Bollaidlaw and Rebecca Richardson share reflections of their experiences on the 2010 Peace Through Service Japan trip. Hiroshima used to be a textbook statistic. Facts and numbers I learned in different history classes that sometimes even led to debates about nuclear weapons. In sixth grade when I first learned about the horrifying [...]
August 16, 2010 by
Paving Paths to Peace on College Campuses and Beyond By Audrey Lin | Thursday, August 12, 2010 6:20 AM ET Students across the nation are designing their own paths to peace and service. shinnyofellows1.jpgWith the end of August just around the corner, college students across the nation are getting ready for a new semester. Some [...]
August 12, 2010 by
The Peace Club of Leon joined the Government’s Reforestation Program. México has one of the largest biodiversities in the world, in particular of the genus Pinus. However, several Pine species and locally adapted pine populations are endangered by a high rate of deforestation. The Club Members, planted about 300 trees around the city. Ana Maria [...]
August 10, 2010 by
Dear Friends at the Shinnyo-en Foundation, It was an honor to host a group of students for a day at the end of July in Edina for NYLC’s youth leadership training. I was very excited to listen some of our city’s stakeholders and leaders as we discussed the achievement gap, its impact on suburban students [...]
August 7, 2010 by
The thing that everyone warns you about when you come to Guatemala is safety. This week, I’m feeling really lucky for those warnings and the training I received in how to respond when things go awry. Antigua is surrounded by three breathtaking volcanoes. If they’re beautiful from down here, I couldn’t stop imagining what they [...]
August 7, 2010 by
Lately, I’ve been having that squished-in feeling of being abroad. I miss home. I miss my people. I miss food that doesn’t make me sick (I have had all the dreaded traveler’s stomach maladies), or at least food that makes me feel better when I am sick. I miss the beach, bridges and BART. I [...]
Ms. Nan Peterson is the Director of Service Learning for The Blake School located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She is also the first and only Senior Fellow of the Shinnyo-en Foundation. Read more...
