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</p><div data-editor="2313b" data-block="true" data-offset-key="2sko9-0-0"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="2sko9-0-0"><div data-editor="2313b" data-block="true" data-offset-key="2sko9-0-0"><div class="_1mf _1mj" style="text-align: center;" data-offset-key="2sko9-0-0"><span data-offset-key="2sko9-0-0"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" data-text="true"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Shortened Report of Peace Forum in Las Vegas, July 27, 2017</span></b></span></span></div></div><div data-editor="2313b" data-block="true" data-offset-key="9jsgd-0-0"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="9jsgd-0-0"><span data-offset-key="9jsgd-0-0"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" data-text="true"><div data-editor="2313b" data-block="true" data-offset-key="eqs9-0-0"><div class="_1mf _1mj" style="text-align: right;" data-offset-key="eqs9-0-0"><span data-offset-key="eqs9-0-0"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" data-text="true"><br></span></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" style="text-align: right;" data-offset-key="eqs9-0-0"><span data-offset-key="eqs9-0-0"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" data-text="true">Leslie Rigney, </span></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" style="text-align: right;" data-offset-key="eqs9-0-0"><span data-offset-key="eqs9-0-0"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" data-text="true">Executive Director, </span></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" style="text-align: right;" data-offset-key="eqs9-0-0"><span data-offset-key="eqs9-0-0"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" data-text="true">Universal Peace Federation, Las Vegas</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"></span><span style="margin: 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 14pt;"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri"></font></span><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br></div></div></span></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="9jsgd-0-0"><span data-offset-key="9jsgd-0-0"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" data-text="true"></span></span><span data-offset-key="9jsgd-0-0"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" data-text="true"><p style="text-align: left;"><img src="https://t1.daumcdn.net/cfile/cafe/266CA533598160FB04" class="txc-image" width="700" style="clear:none;float:none;" border="0" vspace="1" hspace="1" data-filename="UPF.jpg" exif="{}" actualwidth="700" id="A_266CA533598160FB04DF14"/></p><p><br></p></span></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="9jsgd-0-0"><span data-offset-key="9jsgd-0-0"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" data-text="true">Universal Peace Federation, Las Vegas, held a Peace Forum at the CARP Learning Center on Thursday evening, July 27th. Eleven guests were welcomed by five UPF members and five CARP members who had just returned to Las Vegas. </span></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="9jsgd-0-0"><span data-offset-key="9jsgd-0-0"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" data-text="true"><br></span></span></div></div><div data-editor="2313b" data-block="true" data-offset-key="5geh6-0-0"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="5geh6-0-0"><span data-offset-key="5geh6-0-0"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" data-text="true">Leslie Rigney of UPF Las Vegas, welcomed all guests and participants. CARP members ed the Pledge of Allegance and Prayer. An Introduction to UPF was given by Mr. James Rigney. A distinguished panel, including Deandre McGee, a millennial African-American activist and motivational speaker, Dr. Reeta Thukral, a medical doctor who founded and leads a non-profit that tutors at risk youth, Mrs. Aimmee Kodachian, an author, motivational speaker and survivor of the Lebanese civil war, was moderated by Ms. Claytee White, who leads the Oral History Project at UNLV. </span></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="5geh6-0-0"><span data-offset-key="5geh6-0-0"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" data-text="true"><br></span></span></div></div><div data-editor="2313b" data-block="true" data-offset-key="eskae-0-0"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="eskae-0-0"><span data-offset-key="eskae-0-0"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" data-text="true">The topic of the Panel was “Creating Community Beyond Race and Religion”. A very lively and passionate discussion ensued.</span></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="eskae-0-0"><span data-offset-key="eskae-0-0"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" data-text="true"><br></span></span></div></div><div data-editor="2313b" data-block="true" data-offset-key="f5fb0-0-0"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="f5fb0-0-0"><span data-offset-key="f5fb0-0-0"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" data-text="true">Following the Panel presentation, there was informal sharing and conversation, with many new connections and friendships forming.</span></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="f5fb0-0-0"><span data-offset-key="f5fb0-0-0"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" data-text="true"><br></span></span></div></div><div data-editor="2313b" data-block="true" data-offset-key="f3cii-0-0"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="f3cii-0-0"><span data-offset-key="f3cii-0-0"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" data-text="true">UPF Las Vegas sends a special ‘Thank You’ to all who participated and assisted in this event. </span></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="f3cii-0-0"><span data-offset-key="f3cii-0-0"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" data-text="true"><br></span></span></div></div><div data-editor="2313b" data-block="true" data-offset-key="862q8-0-0"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="862q8-0-0"><span data-offset-key="862q8-0-0"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" data-text="true">Future events include a Peace Forum on September 19th 6-8PM and an American Leadership Conference on September 18, 9:30AM-3PM.</span></span></div></div><div data-editor="2313b" data-block="true" data-offset-key="1lhlb-0-0"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="1lhlb-0-0"><span data-offset-key="1lhlb-0-0"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" data-text="true">Respectfully Submitted,</span></span></div></div><div data-editor="2313b" data-block="true" data-offset-key="eqs9-0-0"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="eqs9-0-0"><br></div></div></div></div><p><br></p>
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