The London meeting showed how organisations and individuals from different fields can contribute to peace through education, dialogue and practical community service.
The London meeting showed how organisations and individuals from different fields can contribute to peace through education, dialogue and practical community service.
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Peacebuilders Meet in London to Highlight Human Rights and Community Action
Peace advocates and representatives of community initiatives came together at the Church of Scientology London for a round-table discussion held in connection with the United Nations International Day of Peace.
The meeting focused on the role that education, human rights and practical community involvement can play in building more peaceful societies.
The round table was held in the context of the 2026 International Day of Peace theme, “Invest in Peace – For Everyone, Everywhere, Every Day.”
Lorna Marah, a Peace Ambassador and United Nations Women Advocate, told participants that peace requires conscious choices and sustained effort.
“Peace is not accidental. It is intentional,” she said, describing peace as something shaped through leadership, compassion and a willingness to overcome division.
Eleanor Daibowon Moore, founder of Eleanor’s Children Foundation, brought a humanitarian perspective to the discussion, drawing on her organisation’s work supporting orphans and widows in Liberia.
Suraiya Kassamally of Rotary Club London also presented the work of Rotary Peace Centers and their international fellowship programme.
The participants also examined the role of human rights awareness in promoting respect and preventing discrimination.
Tracey Coleman, Community Affairs Director of the Church of Scientology London, said that human rights education can provide young people with practical foundations for respect and tolerance.
She highlighted the educational work of Youth for Human Rights International, which presents the 30 articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in accessible materials for young people and educators.
The Church of Scientology supports human rights education as part of a wider range of humanitarian and community initiatives inspired by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard.
Ivan Arjona, representative of the Church of Scientology to the European Union, OSCE, Council of Europe news eureka ca and United Nations, noted that peaceful societies depend on turning human rights principles into everyday practice..
Read the full report on the London International Day of Peace round table.
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