Rev.Dr. C.P.Anto the founder and director of Peace Channel, an emerging secular youth peace movement that aims at the transformation of the individuals and groups as peace lovers, peacemakers, and peace promoters in the conflict situations said that the movement had trained nearly twenty NEISSRians who completed MSW in our institute in peace studies have been trained and capacitated to introduce the new chapters in all the districts to empower the children, youth and adult to be the promoters of peace and trainers of peace in all conflict situations. They are also given some seed money to start its branches officially in all the districts of Nagaland and in the days to come in the region and the country gradually by forming the peace clubs among the children, peer mediation forums among the youth in the colleges and universities and Peace Forums among the adults ie., professionals, educationists, and religious and community leaders who will be capacitated on different peace skills to prevent and intervene in the conflict situations.

Our friends at the Apu Palamguwan Cultural Education Center shared their recent newsletter that included this article on Christmas in APC. They shared, "Christmas in APC is a celebration of peace and an expression of gratitude, according to APC Deputy School Manager Mercy Pakiwag."

Being part of APC is an opportunity to discover ourselves, and because we have the ability to teach, even though some of us we didn’t finish a degree, we can render service to the children in our community. We are all thankful for being able to identify and sustain our culture, discovering the core values of being Pulangiyēn: seeking sustainability in helping each other, caring for our land and water, being honest, understanding, caring each other and being peace-minded.

In the Philippines, Christians celebrate Christmas, remembering the birth of our savior Jesus Christ. It is the season where all Filipino people unite, families come together as those abroad come home.

As Pulangiyēn, we also celebrate Kaamulan, a thanksgiving for the graces that we received during the year. We have Panalangin, thanksgiving for the harvest and many other celebrations. We join in Christmas caroling, simbang-gabi, advent vigil of nine early evenings (for us) and of course noche buena on the 24^th of December. We hope you enjoyed the true peace and joy of Christmas.

The ARF, IIPDS, and AMAN team are very pleased to share the pdf last Newsletter of the 2020(2.37 MB) of the Asian Resource Foundation (ARF), the International Institute of Peace and Development Studies (IIPDS), and the Asian Muslim Action Network (AMAN).

  pdf The November Newsletter(1.25 MB) of the Asian Resource Foundation (ARF), the International Institute of Peace and Development Studies (IIPDS), and the Asian Muslim Action Network (AMAN). 

Starting from this issue they will dedicate a full page to pioneers inspired by Religion, Human Rights, and Social Activism. They will also be glad to receive your suggestions on whom to highlight in this particular section, along with your motivations.

pdf Download the November 2020 Newsletter here(1.25 MB) .