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POLICE / LAW ENFORCEMENT PROFESSIONALS FELLOWSHIP of ROTARIANS
ROTARY DISTRICT PEACE COMMUNITIES PROGRAMME
ROTARY PEACE CITY PROJECTROTARY PEACE CITY PROJECT
(A recommended programme seeking the support of members and friends of PoLEPFoR)
The Smiling Policeman's Rotary Based and Vocationally driven programmes include establishing Rotary Peace Cities/Towns and Municipalities' around the world, along with accompanying programmes (Peace Conferences, Conflict Resolution Programmes etc.,). Los Angeles was declared the eleventh `Rotary Peace City' and conducted the first `Rotary Peace City' Conference June last under the Chairmanship of Past President Paul Warner of the RC of East Los Angeles. Email: warner@pacificnet.net
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The photograph below was taken on the occasion of the declaration of the County and City of Los Angeles, California, June, 1996, as the world's eleventh `ROTARY PEACE CITY'. Note the presence of members of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Pictured are the assembly of distinguished Rotarians, Civic and Government personalties who officiated on the day in front of the Rotary Peace City monument situated in the Student Park of the East Los Angeles Community College. |
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At rear left is Past President Angela Warner - Rotary Club
of East Los Angeles D5300 (Past President Angela is the wife of Special
Ambassador Past President Paul Warner, Chairman for the Rotary Peace
City Conference and prime mover of the Los Angeles Rotary Peace City
initiative). Wearing distinguished beard and standing left of
Past President Angela then 1995/96 President of the Rotary Club of
East Los Angeles, Rotarian David Beltran. Past President David is a
distinguished Los Angeles Vetinarian and valued Rotary colleague
In the foreground are Japanese Rotarian Special Ambassadors Motonobu (Moto) Nishimura and Hirofumi (Hiro) Ohnishi of ECC Foreign Institute, Osaka, Japan Standing on the far right is President of the East Los Angeles Community College Ernest H.Moreno. |
Four Conference `Peace Ambassador Awards' were presented to the recipients pictured with another ten awarded at an evening presentation dinner held during the Conference. Among the very distinguished recipients were the Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
Polepfor Chairman `The Smiling Policeman' is about to have his official Police `Akubra' hat flung into the Pacific Ocean by an exuberant fellow Rotarian (thanks pal).
CANADA ROTARY PEACE CITY INITIATIVE
Inspired by the ROTARY PEACE CITY PROJECT Canada is developing an active peace programme through the magnificent work of Rotarian RPCP Special Ambassador Robert Stewart of the Rotary Club of Okotoks, Calgary, Alberta. Special Ambassador Robert has developed the `PeaceBuilders' Website which is open to Rotarian and non Rotarian Peacemakers and Peacebuilders. Special Ambassador Robert may be contacted at: Email: stewartr@peace.ca.
Steps are currently under way to resurrect the `Conflict Resolution Fellowship of Rotarians'.
Stay tuned for further developments.
Find out more about how you can develop a Peace City program from the
Peace City Committee Chairman Past President Tony Quinlivan,
Rotary Club of Wagga Wagga-Kooringal D9680 Wagga Wagga,
New South Wales AUSTRALIA
Tel/Fax: 61/69/2244441
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