{"id":291534,"date":"2007-10-12T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-10-12T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.focolare.org\/united-world-week-2007-universal-fraternity-work-in-progress\/"},"modified":"2024-05-13T20:39:38","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T18:39:38","slug":"united-world-week-2007-universal-fraternity-work-in-progress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.focolare.org\/en\/united-world-week-2007-universal-fraternity-work-in-progress\/","title":{"rendered":"United world week 2007: Universal fraternity, work in progress"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/strong>\u201cLook around you and see the needs of others. Can you help?<\/strong> Go beyond animosity and prejudice, forgive those who have wronged you. Whatever idea you have \u2013 for orphanages, hospices, hospitals \u2013 remember, your city is your own!\u201d That was one of the many invitations issued world wide, by Youth for a United World,<\/strong> for United World Week. Since Genfest 1995<\/a>, and for the last eleven years, United World Week\u00a0has issued an annual appeal to young people all over the world, to national and international bodies, and to everyone, to support projects that promote unity at all levels. The official start :Sunday October 14<\/strong>. Many projects, however, began on Saturday October 13.There are hundreds of events all over the world in which thousands of young people commit themselves to break down the barriers that divide us \u2013 through the sharing of ideas, material goods and experiences. \"\"<\/strong><\/strong>World wide link up on Saturday and Sunday October 20 and 21. <\/strong>The high point of the week is the telephone call linking young people in over 100 cities: this year Nepal and Syria will join in for the first time. The call includes a message for young people by Chiara Lubich, and a sharing of experiences from some of the world\u2019s most distressed areas. Here is a quick overview of some of the projects<\/strong> launched in United World Week: Asia The Philippines Manila \u2013 Dare to love<\/strong>. A series of activities at the Bukas Palad social centre, to collect funds for the education of children and the social development of families. \"\"<\/strong>On October 20, \u201cU-nite\u201d (Unite + Youth at night) an event of music, experiences and fraternity. On October 22, the \u201cStep Up\u201d concert, with a band from Youth for a United World, and other Philippine acts. Africa Congo In Lubumbashi<\/strong>, 2000 km from Kinshasa, Youth for a United World will visit the children and teenagers in an orphanage. \"\"They will play, sing and dance with the children, and share what motivates them. On October 18-19 they will work with other young people in the diocese to build several classrooms, and to tidy up the grounds of the basilica. America Venezuela Caracas<\/strong>: A concert at the Simon Bolivar University will get the week underway. That will be followed by forums on non-violence, and fraternity in politics. Europe Ireland Dublin<\/strong>, October 13. \u201cIntercultural Exchange\u201d.<\/strong> Brazilian samba, Chinese dragon dancing, martial arts, and Irish humour. These and much more at the multicultural fair at University College Dublin. The objective of the day is to celebrate the best aspects of the national groups of which Ireland, an increasingly multicultural country, is now composed. Part of \u201cIntercultural Exchange\u201d will be a workshop on workers and tenants legal rights. www.cinews.ie<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

An international link up between 100 cities, and in Nepal and Syria for the first time. Projects all over the globe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"give_campaign_id":0,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-291534","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-non-categorizzato"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.focolare.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/291534","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.focolare.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.focolare.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.focolare.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/34"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.focolare.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=291534"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.focolare.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/291534\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.focolare.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=291534"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.focolare.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=291534"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.focolare.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=291534"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}