[D9640general] [eFlash_Rotary] Digest Number 851

[Garry Krischock]

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1. 1614: Archbishop Desmond Tutu <>  to speak at 2009 peace symposium From:
Sunil K Zachariah 

2. 1615: Rotary Center Aluni <>  From: Sunil K Zachariah 

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Desmond Tutu to speak at 2009 peace symposium 

 Wed Dec 17, 2008 8:42 pm (PST) 

Archbishop Desmond Tutu to speak at 2009 peace symposium 

The Rotary Foundation has announced that Archbishop Emeritus Desmond 
Tutu of South Africa will be the keynote speaker at the 2009 Rotary 
World Peace Symposium on 18 June in Birmingham, England. Tutu, a 
Nobel Peace Prize recipient, will address Rotarians and Rotary peace 
programs alumni on the challenges of peace-building.

Rotary's peace symposium, a preconvention event scheduled for 18-19 
June, will focus on issues related to migration and refugees, 
recovery and development, and the role of religion and ethnicity. 

The Rotary World Peace Fellowships program is a peace studies 
initiative that provides the next generation of leaders and diplomats 
with the skills needed to resolve conflicts and promote peace. 
Attending alumni are dedicating their careers to preventing and 
resolving the root causes of conflict, such as poverty, hunger, 
illiteracy, and environmental degradation. 

Foundation alumni from 2001 or later are eligible to attend the RI 
Convention, 21-24 June, at a reduced rate. 

Source: Rotary International News / Courtesy: eFlash_Rotary

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<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/eFlash_Rotary/message/1534;_ylc=X3oDMTJxcnU0Z
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zQEc2VjA2Rtc2cEc2xrA3Ztc2cEc3RpbWUDMTIyOTU4ODQ0Ng--> 1615: Rotary Center
Alumni 

Wed Dec 17, 2008 10:59 pm (PST) 

Rotary Center Alumni - Post-Fellowship Employment

Statistics are for all alumni through the 2006-08 class, except for
those at Universidad del Salvador, which have not completed their
studies yet. These statistics are accurate as of 1 November 2008. 
These statistics include the latest class from Chulalongkorn University.

There are 322 peace fellows that have reported their current position to
The Rotary Foundation.

Of these 322 peace fellows:

* 98 work for NGOs or perform other peace-related work (30%) * 71
work for a government agency (22%) * 40 are pursuing masters' or
PhDs in peace-related fields (12%) * 31 are teachers/professors
(10%) * 29 work in research or academic support positions (9%) *
15 work for United Nations agencies (5%) * 8 work for the World Bank
(2%) * 8 are journalists (2%) * 3 are lawyers or work in a
law-related field (1%) * 11 defy easy categorization; these include:
bankers, human resource professionals, and business owners (3%) * 8
reported they are actively looking for work in the field (2%)

Alumni find work around the world:

* 97 reside in North America (30%) * 84 reside in Asia (26%) 
* 47 reside in Europe (15%) * 34 reside in Africa (11%) * 24
reside in South America (7%) * 23 reside in Australia and Oceania
(7%) * 8 reside in the Middle East (2%) * 5 reside Central
America and the Caribbean (2%)

Alumni become Rotarians:

* Five alumni have become Rotarians since June 2008.

Rotary World Peace Fellow Alumni Employment

Rotary World Peace Fellow Alumni Employment Location

Alumni Features

Mr. Arik Gutler-Ofir, Israel, Rotary World Peace Fellow, 2004-06,
University of Queensland, Australia, sponsored by the Rotary Club of
Maa'lot, Israel, District 2490

There are those who believe that theater and peace-building are
unrelated topics. Rotary World Peace Fellow Arik Gutler-Ofir begs to
differ. Arik has devoted much of his life to theater production, with
his work often slanting toward the field of peace and conflict
resolution, particularly between Jews and Arabs in homeland. He took
advantage of his applied field experience during his fellowship to study
with Jews for Just Peace in Vancouver, Canada, where he performed youth
theater relating to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Upon completing his fellowship, he returned to Israel where he set out
to produce the War, Peace, and Social Justice Festival at the Al-Laz
Theatre in Acre, Israel, an idea he first conceived during his
fellowship. The festival, held over five days in June, showcased nine
plays in which ideas of peace amid the conflict-prone region were
discussed. About 700 people attended the festival.

Rotary World Peace Fellows A Hit All Over the World

Alumni and current fellows from the Rotary World Peace Fellowship have
been invited to speak at Rotary Institutes around the world this year.
The feedback from those who hear them speak has been universally
positive. Here is a sample of comments from Rotarians who heard these
presentations.

"It was well done and well received. Both RIPE Kenny and TRFT
Okudzeto made positive comments about (him) in their remarks."

"I thought (she) gave an inspiring, animated, passionate
presentation."

"She is a good speaker and a very good story teller. Her story about
her job in Kosovo helping children in need was particularly emotive and
she had an impact on the audience."

Congratulations to all the peace fellows who have been invited to speak
at these important Rotary events:

. Rotary Institute in Guadalajara, Mexico - Zazil Romero
(Mexico to USA, 2004-06)

. Rotary Institute in Philadelphia, PA, USA - Jana Farr (USA
to England 2007-09), Amy Kay (USA to Australia, 2002-04), and Jeyashree
Nadarajah (Malaysia to USA, 2004-06)

. Rotary Institute in Sandusky, Ohio, USA - Anslem Agbonyeme
(Nigeria to Thailand, 2007)

. Rotary Institute in Victoria, BC, Canada - Noelle DePape
(Canada to Australia, 2003-05)

. Rotary Institute in Indianapolis, IN, USA - Russell
Vandenbroucke (USA to Thailand, 2007)

. Rotary Institute in Brussels, Belgium - Anne-Sophie Massa
(Belgium to USA, 2003-05)

. Rotary Institute in Portland, OR, USA - Domingo Blanco
(Venezuela to USA, 2007-09)

. Rotary Institute in Boise, ID, USA - Conor Fortune (USA to
Argentina, 2002-04)

. Rotary Institute in Tampere, Finland - Larissa Bruun
(Finland to Australia, 2004-06)

. Rotary Institute in Seoul, Korea - Ji-hyang Lee (Korea to
USA, 2003-05)

. Rotary Institute in Nassau, Bahamas - Amy Kay (USA to
Australia, 2002-04)

. Rotary Institute in Taipei, Taiwan - Nai-Hua Wu (Taiwan to
Japan, 2005-07)

. Rotary Institute in Agra, India - Vikas Gora (India to
Australia, 2006-08)

. Rotary Institute in Christchurch, New Zealand - Greg
Mitchell (New Zealand to England, 2003-05)

. Rotary Institute in Athens, Greece - Ayca Atay (Turkey to
England, 2005-07)

Source: Rtn TK Balakrishnan, Rotary Club of Cochin North, India who
retreived this item from the TRF webpage / Courtesy: eFlash_Rotary

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