PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE: 07 February 2019
Rotary International (RI) designates the month of February as Peace and Conflict Prevention/Resolution month. One of my goals as president has been to introduce you to areas of RI that go beyond just our local clubs. Therefore, this week’s message is simply the sharing of RI’s policy statement of Peach and Conflict Prevention/Resolution as provided by The Rotary Foundation (TRF), which is as follows:
Rotary supports the training, education, and practice of peace and conflict prevention and resolution.
Area of Focus Statement of Purpose and Goals
TRF enables Rotarians to promote the practice of peace and conflict prevention/ resolution by:
1. Training leaders, including potential youth leaders, to prevent and mediate conflict;
2. Supporting peace-building in communities and regions affected by conflict;
3. Supporting studies for career-minded professionals related to peace and conflict
prevention/resolution.
Parameters for Eligibility
TRF considers activities targeting the following to be within the scope of the peace and conflict prevention/resolution area of focus:
1. Community activities targeting non-Rotarian participants, including conferences, trainings, and camps, in support of nonviolence, peace-building, and human rights;
2. Facilitated conflict resolution workshops related to topics addressing community needs such as policy development, business activities across conflict lines, educational reform, and peace journalism;
3. Supporting initiatives addressing psychological effects of conflict;
4. Educating youth on preventive measures to avoid conflict;
5. Training programs or campaigns to address negative social dynamics in a community, including but not limited to anti-gang efforts and those to overcome radical differences;
6. Communication and arbitration among parties previously engaged in direct conflict;
7. Vocational training teams supporting the above activities;
8. Scholarships for graduate-level study in programs related to peace and conflict
prevention/resolution.
TRF considers activities targeting the following to be outside the scope of the peace and conflict prevention/resolution area of focus and as such are not eligible for global grant funding:
1. Peace conferences targeting Rotarian participants;
2. Enrollment at a Rotary Peace Center partner university in the same, or similar, academic program as those pursued by Rotary Peace Fellows.
While the RI information this week was in a written format instead of a video, I have included a very short (3:15 minute) TED talk link on why the word ‘doubt’ has the letter ‘B’ in its spelling.
TED TALK LINK
As a final note, please invite a potential member to join us at this week’s meeting. We have funds set aside to cover the cost of your visitor.
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k we will welcome Jamie Korn, Director of Development at the Family and Children's Center. Jamie is also an active Valley View Rotarian. 
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Rotary Lights 2019 will be our 25th anniversary.
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