The World Peace Flame “Candles for Peace Campaign” in Kenya organized a peace gathering in Nairobi on 16th February. Hundreds of people gathered for dance, songs and then a special play about the post election violence. The pictures show the culmination of this play: the whole community breaking down into violence – what happens if…

The famous gospel choir ‘Akkoord’ will perform a Christmas concert in the church in Vroenhoven, Krijtstraat, Riemst, Belgium. Come and enjoy their ‘Voices for peace’! Tickets are €12 (donation price for the World Peace Flame Riemst!). Ticket reservation: T. 0032 (0) 12232078 (between 10 AM and 5PM). See for more information: www.wereldvredesvlamriemst.be

The Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds has put a display with the World Peace Flame in the central attraction of the Museum, the Hall of Steel. The World Peace Flame will be present during the service on Armistices Day, November 11th .

The World Peace Flame has been lit in East Coast Greenland! A ski expedition with members from Greenland, Norway, Scotland, England, New Zealand and the USA took the World Peace Flame to this special part of the world. Graham Austick:´It was a fine moment on 11th April 2012, and a pleasure and honour to be…

Savitri MacCuish will present the World Peace Flame at the opening of the Conference of Indigenous Grandmothers in The Hague on Friday 14 September. The conference will be opened by Princess Irene. This 3 day conference will take place in Hotel Atlantic in Kijkduin, The Hague. Information and registrations for the conference: www.grootmoeders2012.nl

The World Peace Flame Lights the Wakefield, Oakenshaw Grange Jubilee Beacon… The World Peace Flame played a major role in the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations in Yorkshire, UK, where it lit the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Beacon in Wakefield. A wonderful gathering of people at Oakenshaw Grange, Crofton, enjoyed an evening which included a candle lit…

Pam Evans, founder of the Peace Mala initiative, received the World Peace Flame in Snowdonia Mountain Lodge, North Wales. On 30th March 2012 Pam Evans, founder of the Peace Mala initiative, and her colleague Dalleen Jones, were warmly welcomed to Snowdonia Mountain Lodge by Sheila Roberts and Ned Hartfiel. Pam received the World Peace Flame…

On Friday 11th May the World Peace Flame was formally presented to the headmaster, staff and children of Ysgol y Gelli in Caernarfon, N. Wales, which becomes the first school in Britain to begin working with the new WPF education package ‘Peace in your hands’. The pupils had already heard that the World Peace Flame…

April 29th 2012 was a special day for Belgium: the unveiling of the first World Peace Flame monument! More than 800 people joined in a very festive programme,the highlight of which was the lighting of the flame. The beautiful World Peace Flame monument of blue glass, is situated near the bridge over the Albert canal…

A musical gesture of friendship and support. Like everyone, we were shocked by the news of the tragic events in Oslo and Utøya. When one hears of such horrors taking place it is always a challenge to know how to reach out and to respond in such a way that can bring some help and…