Rotary Peace Centers at Chulalongkorn Class of 2016.
By Ana Patel, 2016 Rotary Peace Fellow at Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
“Sawatdee” is a useful phrase in the Thai language. It means everything from hello and good morning, to goodbye and peace be with you. I learned the phrase on the second day of my three-month International Rotary Fellowship in Bangkok this summer, along with the traditional gesture of putting Continue reading
Dimitra Messini, left, discusses mediation with another participant of the workshop.
By Dimitra Messini, a 2013-15 Rotary Peace Fellow at International Christian University, Tokyo, Japan
Having chosen to pursue human rights as a lawyer, mediation has been a major part of my life. Even in my home country of Greece where mediation is not a popular practice, I have used mediation to resolve issues, helping married couples in prolonged disputes or companies with substantial lawsuits. Every kind of law, from criminal to civil, has a place for mediation. Continue reading
Rhett Sangster
Chris Offer, Rotary Club of Ladner, Canada
I recently visited the spring conference at Duke-UNC Rotary Peace Center, one of six worldwide. As a supporter of the Rotary peace centers program, I had an opportunity to see firsthand how our support is being used.
Rhett Sangster, a Saskatchewan nominated for the program from my Rotary district in Ottawa, was one of twelve graduating peace fellows delivering a presentation that day. His unique and innovative explanation of the ongoing treaty negotiations with Canada’s Aboriginal peoples, known as First Nations, changed my ideas and perceptions about the process. Continue reading
