| Affiliation with other organizations: |
Soka Gakkai International |
| Publications: |
Newsletter sent quarterly to registered members, with proceedings from planning groups and online forums. Newsletter also published on website.Teaching mandala for global disarmament published on People's Decade website, and updated annually with experiences and classroom notes of teachers from regions around the world.. |
| Purpose of the organization: |
Conflict resolution, development of empathy, human rights, gender equality, sustainability and the interwoven dynamics of these elements with economic justice are themes of the teaching methods we are developing. Regional differences are celebrated and harmonized, while we work toward educating for global citizenship. |
| Activities relevant to the conference of States Parties to the convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: |
Brazilian members are active in a project to bring gardening to the schools providing both an income for the families involved and healthy food, as well as educational benefits for the students. In China, our CEIN founder is working on sustainability issues and gardening with elementary, middle and university students. We are calling these Global Solidarity Gardens, and contrasting the life-affirming work of growing food, the nurturing of life, with the destruction wrought by nuclear weapons. |
| Confirmation of the activities of the organization at the regional, national or international level: |
Please see our website. https://ceinwiki.wikispaces.com/ Also People's Decade, teaching mandala |
| A list of members of the governing body of the organization, and their countries of nationality: |
Stephanie Tansey, China Terry Ellis, Florida, USA Constance Haig, Maryland, USA Dave Koranda, Oregon, USA Michel Nader, Brazil Patricia Dupin, Brazil Anne Pene-Annette, France Joy Williams, California, USA |
| Description of the membership of the organization, indicating the total number of members: |
200 registered, preschool through university educators; school guidance counselors; researchers; educational and family psychologists. |
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