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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London Round Table Brings Community Leaders Together for International Day of Peace
Community leaders, humanitarian advocates and peacebuilders from across London gathered at the Church of Scientology London to mark 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, Peace Ambassador, UN Women Advocate and member of the UK Civil Service Women Alliance, told participants that peace requires conscious choices and sustained effort.
Her contribution emphasised that peace does not happen automatically but is developed through responsible choices, compassion and cooperation.
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 outlined Rotary’s international peace fellowship programme and the work carried out through its Peace Centers.
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 peace and human rights are closely connected.
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 and United eu news politics Nations, highlighted the importance of applying respect, dialogue and human rights in schools, neighbourhoods and institutions across Europe.
More information is available in the full article on London’s Peace Day round table.
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