Revolutions are moments of transition which, once passed, may not need replication. Instead, they lay down an agenda for political and social change that through reform, struggles and democracy may take decades or centuries to be achieved……
Youth leaders of Cyaad came up with an idea to design an action on the GCC theme of the month with the title of LET’S SAY YES TO PEACE AND NO CONFLICT.
The idea behind this action was to show solidarity with the most targeted and vulnerable community of Quetta recently dwelling in Mariabad.
Last Saturday a group of GCC leaders from the Portland area participated in an hour long video chat with Tunisian leaders in Gafsa. The GCC program in Tunisia is new and this was their first opportunity to meet US leaders. Before the video chat, none of the US youth had previously engaged with anyone from Tunisia.
It's not everyday that we get to talk to people from across the globe, face to face, about their lives, what matters and just get to know one another. This Saturday GCC leaders from Tunisia and the United States will be doing just that.
In honor of peace day Iraq GCC youth organized a festival to celebrate a unified nation, bringing together Arab Sunni and Shies, Kurds, Christians and Turks. The event started with some historical background of peace day in Arabic Kurdish and English.
The GCC youth leaders of Sukkur celebrated ‘One day One goal’ event by organizing a friendly soccer match between GCC Sukkur youth leaders team & Sukkur District Football associati
The CYAAD Swat team and GCC youth organized an action called “One day one Goal” a football match on the 23 of September. A crowd of more than 1,000 people enjoyed the match and the crowd highly appreciated this event.
My friend Katie, who is also part of the GCC program, and I wanted to create a fun way to celebrate International Peace day but we also wanted it to be informative and meaningful.
Quetta has been one of the cities known for its diverse cultures, the beauty of its peaceful folk music and dances. People would gather and celebrate this beauty and peace.
On September 21st, 2011, iYouth members held a gathering for youth form different backgrounds and discussed important topics related to Peace and Conflict.
