Vishva Sama Samadhi – More than one million people from Sri Lanka itself and many visitors from overseas are expected to participate in a Universal Peace Meditation on 2nd October – please join us here in Sri Lanka or feel free to organise your own simultaneous meditation closer to home. Since the recent escalation of violence in Sri Lanka, Sarvodaya has held a series of spiritually-based events across the country. This new peace initiative began with a peace meditation for 10,000 in Trincomalee in February, and will culminate in the Universal Peace Meditation, chosen to coincide with Mahatma Gandhi Day, 2nd October 2006. Join us.

Hotel Taj Palace of Delhi, became the focus of global attention during the week of 22 – 25th August, 2006. ‘It has been one of the best GKP regional meetings in recent history’ – Rinalia Abdul Rahim, Executive Director of GKP (Global Knowledge Partnership).‘I learned so much by being there…, and will certainly carry home a lot to adapt at Latin America region’ – Klaus Stoll, GKP Regional Coordinator for Latin America.

The world has become a more dangerous place. While the Western media directs the world’s attention to places like Iraq, Israel and Palestine, a similar deadly game is being played here in Sri Lanka. Like the more publicised wars, our situation has very similar characteristics.
In the Sri Lanka conflict, two violence-oriented parties, one governmental [...]

Sarvodaya assessment teams returned from treacherous journeys to Kantale and Seruwila, location of emergency welfare camps for thousands of people who have been displaced by the most recent escalation in violence in Trincomalee/Muttur. Our team was unable to travel on to Muttur to assess the humanitarian crisis due to security concerns and restrictions on travel.