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STAND UP FOR PEACE 2

PEACE PRE SCHOOL RECEIVES CHILDREN OF PEACE GRANT

SEVEN NEW TRUSTEES JOIN CHILDREN OF PEACE BOARD

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: AGM  JUNE 26th 2010

MAHMOUD JABARI WRITES ABOUT HOPE & OF PEACE

TWO NEW GROUPS JOIN US - THE STEERING CENTRE FOR DEMOCRACY (BETHLEHEM) & BETHELEHEM STAR CHARITABLE SOCIETY

EVENTS COMMITTEE NEWS

CROSSING QALANDIYA LAUNCH IS GREAT SUCCESS

ABRAHAM FUND, NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE CHILD AND WESAL RECEIVE OUR LATEST GRANTS

YASMIN LEVY - GOODWILL AMBASSADOR HOLDS INSPIRATIONAL WORKSHOP

EVENTS COMMITTEE - RICHARD CLIFFORD TELLS US ABOUT THEIR WORK

WE APPOINT A FUNDRAISER

STEINER SCHOOLS JOIN US

CROSSING QALANDIYA - WRITERS DONATE TO US

OUR WINTER APPEAL 2009-10 SCHOOLS AID  GIVING CHILDREN A CHANCE

SCHOOL BAGS FOR GAZA

ZOE HELLER & YOTAM SOLOMAN: NEW FRIENDS OF CHILDREN OF PEACE

JOIN OUR GROWING FACEBOOK GROUP

SIR DEREK JACOBI BECOMES PATRON OF CHILDREN OF PEACE

SHIRAA ORGANISATION JOINS CHILDREN OF PEACE

AFFILIATE FOCUS: THE JEZREEL VALLEY MUSIC CENTER

CORK STREET CONTEMPORARY ART OPEN PRIVATE VIEW IS GREAT SUCCESS

TRUSTEES AGREE MAJOR CHANGE FOR CHILDREN

LOOK OUT FOR OUR FACEBOOK FAN PAGE

MUSICIANS FOR PEACE TEAM UP WITH US

CORK STREET OPEN EXHIBITION - ARTISTS SHOW UP FOR
CHILDREN OF PEACE

THREE GROUPS RECEIVE OUR SMALL INTERNATIONAL GRANT

ISLA BLAIR, SIMON CALLOW, JULIAN GLOVER AND JANINE MARTIN
JOIN AS FRIENDS

NEW AFFILIATE -
MAOF SCHOOL, ISRAEL

OUR 10K LONDON RUNNERS
EXCEED PERSONAL BEST

67 WEST BANK CHILDREN BENEFIT FROM THE 2008 WINTER APPEAL

ALL THE WORLD'S A STAGE -
A GREAT SUCCESS

UNIVERSITIES AND STUDENT GROUPS SUPPORT CHILDREN OF PEACE

EXHIBITION AT LUDLOW

PALESTINIAN AMBASSADOR GIVES US
FULL SUPPORT AND JOINS AS FRIEND

 

MATT LUCAS, PHILIP GLENISTER & AMELIA QUINLAN - NEW FRIENDS

 

SAHAR SHALALLDA AND DEJITSU WASSI - RECEIVE THE ABIR ARAMIN GIRLS' EDUCATIONAL BURSARY

 

STAND UP FOR PEACE - A BRILLIANT EVENING - A FUNDRAISING TRIUMPH!

 

NEW AFFILIATE - THE PEACE PRE-SCHOOL AT THE YMCA, JERUSALEM

 

ALL THE WORLD'S A STAGE - JUNE 2009 - IS A SELL-OUT SUCCESS

 

10K LONDON RUN - SUPPORT OUR TEAM

 

CORK STREET - CONTEMPORARY ART SHOW TO RAISE FUNDS THIS AUGUST

 

THE AMERICAN FUND FOR CHARITIES CHOOSES US FOR NEW WEBSITE

 

COUNTESS OF CHICHESTER, SHEIKH MANASRAH, MANAL TIMRAZ JOIN US

 

STAND UP FOR PEACE: A NIGHT OF COMEDY ON 23RD MAY

 

OUR 2009 ABIR ARAMIN GIRLS' BURSARY FOR ISRAELI AND PALESTINIAN GIRLS

 

WESAL - GAZA SCHOOLS JOIN CHILDREN OF PEACE AS NEW AFFILIATE

 

AFFILIATE FOCUS: HAND IN HAND FOR ARAB-JEWISH EDUCATION

 

CORK STREET - CONTEMPORARY ART SHOW TO RAISE FUNDS THIS AUGUST

 

CHILDREN OF PEACE WINS FULL

SUPPORT FROM

THE PRESIDENT OF FRANCE

 

BRITISH ACTRESS SAMANTHA MORTON JOINS CHILDREN OF PEACE AS A FRIEND

 

"ANGEL OF MOSTAR" SALLY BECKER BECOMES GOODWILL AMBASSADOR TO CHILDREN OF PEACE

 

KING’S ACADEMY, JORDAN TO BE KEY PARTNER OF CHILDREN OF PEACE

 

ISRAELI AND PALESTINIAN RACING DRIVERS RACE FOR PEACE

 

HELPING THE CHILDREN - SAINT JOHN

OF JERUSALEM EYE HOSPITAL GROUP

 

AFFILIATE FOCUS – HANNAH WEITZER LOOKS AT THE WORK OF WINDOWS

CORINNE BAILEY RAE GIVES STRONG SUPPORT TO CHILDREN OF PEACE

JEWISH SIXTH FORMERS CHOOSE CHILDREN OF PEACE AS THEIR 2009 CHARITY

BORIS JOHNSON - THE MAYOR OF LONDON GIVES HIS SUPPORT FOR OUR WORK

CHILDREN OF PEACE SETS UP NEW FACEBOOK PAGE

AMERICAN DONORS CAN NOW GET TAX BREAKS IF YOU GIVE TO CHILDREN OF PEACE

2009 - THE UNITED NATIONS YEAR OF THE CHILD

GORDON BROWN SENDS PERSONAL MESSAGE OF SUPPORT

HELENA BONHAM CARTER
TIM BURTON
AND SOPHIE ELLIS BEXTOR
JOIN AS FRIENDS  

GOODWILL AMBASSADORS MANSOOR & VALERIE IJAZ ON
WHY THEY ENDORSE OUR WORK  

LATEST LONDON EVENT A SUCCESS

VICE-PRESIDENT
JOE BIDEN SUPPORTS
CHILDREN OF PEACE

DONATIONS TO FIVE REGIONAL PARTNERS

BURLESQUE DINNER GALA

INTERNATIONAL STAR YASMIN LEVY BECOMES GOODWILL AMBASSADOR

 HADASSAH UK JOINS US

THREE LEADING ACADEMICS
JOIN AS FRIENDS

TEAM CHILDREN OF PEACE TRIUMPH

GAZA AID SHIPMENT REACHES THE CHILDREN

AMERICAN SENATOR JOSEPH BIDEN SUPPORTS US

HOUSE OF GRACE JOINS CHILDREN OF PEACE

HEREFORD CREAM TEA DELIGHTS

10K TEAM RAISES MONEY FOR CHILDREN OF PEACE

ETI CASTRO AND SAMACH ZAHOUT

JEFF GOLDBLUM MEETS SIR DEREK JACOBI IN LONDON

FOUR NEW PREFERRED PARTNERS

CHILD BEGGARS IN ISRAEL

BASSAM ARAMIN BECOMES CHILDREN OF PEACE GOODWILL AMBASSADOR

DOMINIC MARTIN BECOMES SPORTS COORDINATOR - MADELEINE McGIVERN OUR VOLUNTEERS COORDINATOR

JULIA SAWALHA JOINS CHILDREN OF PEACE AS A FRIEND

MESSAGE FROM TONY BLAIR
March 2008

EMMA THOMPSON, GREG WISE, IMELDA STAUNTON AND JIM CARTER BECOME FRIENDS OF THE CHARITY March 2008

BRITISH ARTIST HOLDS CHARITY NIGHT March 2008

RICHARD CLIFFORD ELECTED TRUSTEE

ABIR ARAMIN 2008 SCHOLARSHIP

GAZA EMERGENCY APPEAL SENDS AID December 2007

HEREFORD FOOTBALL CLUB SUPPORT December 2007

SOCCER SCHOOLS UPDATE

STARS OF STAGE AND SCREEN ATTEND THE FIRST LONDON EVENT November 2007

OUR GAZA FRIENDS CALL ON CHILDREN OF PEACE TO HELP October 2007

CHILDREN OF PEACE SUPPORTS ONEVOICE DAY OF PEACE
October 2007

MIDDLE EAST DELEGATION REPORTS TO DISTINGUISHED GUESTS April 2007

CHILDREN OF PEACE SOCCER TEAM WIN WORLD CUP! March 2007

CHILDREN OF PEACE DELELGATION MEETS 13 ISRAELI AND PALESTINIAN GROUPS March 2007

CHILDREN OF PEACE REMEMBERS ABIR ARAMIN January 2007

BIG LOTTERY FUND AWARDS FIRST INTERNATIONAL GRANT TO CHILDREN OF PEACE December 2006

CHILDREN OF PEACE ENJOYS A SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH Nov. 2006

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MADONNA
DAME JUDI DENCH

ROYAL PATRON:
HH THE BEGUM
AGA KHAN

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FEBRUARY 2009...

 

CORINNE BAILEY RAE GIVES STRONG SUPPORT

TO CHILDREN OF PEACE

 

 

"For me, Children of Peace brings a profound and powerful message of peace to all sides in the ongoing Middle East conflict. It is one that I strongly believe in and support."

 

The Trustees of Children of Peace welcome the talented international singer Corinne Bailey Rae as a Friend of the charity. Corinne is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist who released her eponymous debut album Corinne Bailey Rae in February 2006. She was named the number-one predicted breakthrough act of 2006 in an annual BBC poll of music critics, Sound of 2006. Corinne became only the fourth female British act in history to have her first album debut at number one. She was nominated for Grammy Awards and BRIT Awards, and has won two MOBO Awards. Her music has been used in a number of leading films and recently she recorded with Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, and other well-known jazz musicians Joni Mitchell's "River" for Herbie Hancock's September 2007 Joni Mitchell tribute album "River: The Joni Letters". At the 2008 Grammy Awards, the album won Album of the Year and Best Contemporary Jazz Album.

 

Giving her reasons for supporting Children of Peace, Corinne says:

 

"My music reflects my belief in tolerance and understanding, personal hurts and joys. And I believe these values of reconciliation, peace and hope are needed throughout the world. For me, Children of Peace brings a profound and powerful message of peace to all sides in the ongoing Middle East conflict. It is one that I strongly believe in and support.

 

It calls for the protection of all children - regardless of their faith, community and background - the forgotten victims of the conflict.

 

Children do not choose. Right now they are the innocent bystanders in all of this. Yet, they are the next generation and we must give them every opportunity to live normal lives and live in peace with each other.

 

Children of Peace is a remarkable charity - a groundbreaking model of conflict resolution, working with grassroots groups and communities in Gaza, Israel, Jordan and the West Bank on programmes and projects for peace. Please support their work, as I intend to do."

 

Corinne Bailey Rae - January 2009 www.corinnebaileyrae.net

 

 

 

JEWISH SIXTH FORMERS CHOOSE CHILDREN

OF PEACE AS THEIR 2009 CHARITY

 

Abigail Kay, the Charities Coordinator, explains why:

 

"AJ6 is a cross-communal Jewish youth organisation, originally founded in 1977 to help sixth formers to prepare for University life. Over the years it has evolved, but it still retains its focus on peer leadership. Every year, during the winter holidays, there is a five day event, which (as well as being a social event) gives members the opportunity to vote for a Charity of the Year; throughout the year, it is the job of the elected Charities Co-ordinator to organise fundraising events in its aid and to raise the charity's profile.

 

Union of Jewish Sixth Formers website: www.aj6.org

 

 

 

AJ6 has strong links with Israel and is 'twinned' with the town of Shlomi in the north of Israel. It's members form strong friendships with the teenagers there. To make peace in the country a reality, action is more important than words. The suffering of any child is terrible, and so choosing Children of Peace as the Charity of the Year is a way of aiming to both protect the immediate well-being of children and to make the dream of peace a reality.

 

 

It is an AJ6 tradition that the focal fundraisers of the year are 'Balls' aimed at Jewish youth in years 11 to 13; on top of these, however, there will be several more events, and a strong focus on social action. The organisation will run its own collection for the Hope Flowers appeal, and there are plans to organise social events with youth of different religions. In 2009, AJ6 hopes to involve its members in inter-religious dialogue, and to help in making peace an achievable goal. We also plan to work closely with the Children of Peace Events Committee."

 

 

 

BORIS JOHNSON - THE MAYOR OF LONDON GIVES HIS SUPPORT FOR OUR WORK

 

Children of Peace is delighted to have the support of Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London - one the world's greatest cities. In his statement of support for our work, the Mayor writes:

 

"As Mayor of London, I deplore conflict and all acts of violence. I support a culture of global peace and understanding, including the restoration and promotion of peace in the Middle East. I would like to commend Children of Peace for their efforts in promoting peace and understanding between the children of Israel and Palestine."

 

Boris Johnson - Mayor of London

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHILDREN OF PEACE SETS UP

NEW FACEBOOK PAGE

WE ASK SUPPORTERS TO JOIN OUR GROUP

TO GET OUR MESSAGE ACROSS

 

 

Children of Peace has just set up its own Facebook page.

Facebook reaches across countries, communities and age groups and the more people who sign up to our group, the more impact Children of Peace can have.

Our group can be found by clicking below:

If you are already a member, joining the group is straightforward. If you are not yet a Facebook member, simply sign up at www.facebook.com with your email address and a password. It's that straightforward. Then type 'Children of Peace' in the Facebook search box and you'll see us, with our logo on a listings page. You'll recognise our logo - we are currently the third panel down. Click on that and you can then join us as a group member.

 

As a member, you will receive regular updates about Children of Peace's activities and news on upcoming fund-raising events. Let's get our message out there.

 

 

AMERICAN DONORS CAN NOW GET TAX BREAKS IF YOU GIVE TO CHILDREN OF PEACE

WE JOIN THE AMERICAN FUND FOR CHARITIES

 

Children of Peace enjoys tremendous support from individuals, organizations and institutions in the United States who commend our non-partisan position and our mission to protect all children in both Israel and Palestine.

 

That is why we have won the support of political leaders worldwide, including Vice President Joe Biden and are on the approved charity list of Goldman Sachs in the USA.

 

If you are an American taxpayer and wish to donate to Children of Peace, the following information will be important for you and your tax adviser.

 

American Taxpayers:

 

Children of Peace is an approved grantee of the American Fund for Charities. The American Fund for Charities is a US non-profit organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and donations are tax exempt to the extent allowed by law. EIN 52-2109597.

 

Get the American Fund Donation Form pdf. Please complete the donation form fully and clearly in order to ensure the American Fund can issue the receipt you require for your Tax Return.

 

The American Fund is managed by Chapel & York Limited. See http://www.chapel-york.com/services/usfund.htm for further information. If you want to discuss a gift of appreciated stock or other property, a planned gift or bequest or a matching gift, or have any questions, contact fundmanagement@chapel-york.com

 

 

2009 - THE UNITED NATIONS YEAR OF THE CHILD

2009 marks the 30th anniversary of the UN International Year of the Child and the 50th anniversary of the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of the Child.

 

The Trustees of Children of Peace will mark this important anniversary with activities and projects throughout the year and we will redouble our efforts to protect the children in the region, following the Gaza conflict.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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