Play Mission: Zhobia – An Online Peacebuilding and Development Game

By: David J. Smith, July 12, 2017 Are you into online games?  The game Mission: Zhobia is downloadable for free and was developed by PeaceNexus Foundation, a consortium of international peacebuilding institutions came to together in August 2013 to think about an innovative approach to train essential peacebuilding competencies.  Consortium members include UNITAR, USIP, andContinueContinue reading “Play Mission: Zhobia – An Online Peacebuilding and Development Game”

Yoko Ono’s “Wish Tree” Global Peace Project, Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, 7/1 through Labor Day

By: David J. Smith, July 10, 2017 Readers of my blog know that I have posted about peace monuments on the National Mall and around DC including the recently established Peace Trail  on the National Mall (“Peace Trail on the National Mall, ” 3/3/17; “Explore Peace Monuments,” 1/5/17; “Peace Monuments Dedicated in 2015,” 1/4/16; “West End NationalContinueContinue reading “Yoko Ono’s “Wish Tree” Global Peace Project, Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, 7/1 through Labor Day”

Sister Cities International, Global Communities for World Peace, 61st Annual Conference, Virginia Beach, VA, 7/14-15: Registration closes 7/9

By: David J. Smith, July 6, 2017 Sister Cities International is holding its 61st Annual Conference July 14-15 in Virginia Beach, VA. This year’s theme is “Global Community for World Peace.” Click below for more information