You are specially invited to join us as a Special Guest at the upcoming 2026 Peace Begins at Home – International Mega Meeting.
📅 Date: Tuesday, 24 February 2026
⏰ Time: 9:30 PM (AEST)
📝 Registration: Click here to register
https://forms.gle/MHTV83qsom4HJo4BA
This International Mega Meeting will feature distinguished global peace and Rotary leaders, including:
• Mark Daniel Maloney – Past President, Rotary International (2019–2020)
• Steve Killelea – Founder & Executive Chairman, Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP), and Founder of the Rotary–IEP Ambassador Program
The 2026 Peace Begins at Home – International Mega Meeting is designed to mobilise peace advocates, families, community and faith leaders, multicultural associations, Rotary leaders and members, civil society organisations, and global changemakers from around the world.
The meeting seeks to reinforce a vital truth: sustainable global peace is built through daily actions, shared values, and strong relationships—beginning at home.
Today, rising violence, conflicts, family violence and abuse, along with increasing youth gang and community-related violence globally, highlight the urgent need to strengthen social cohesion, youth belonging, and family-level prevention. These challenges call for Rotary-led, community-driven initiatives, hybrid peace events, and strong collaborative networks.
While policing and security responses remain essential, lasting peace and safety depend on preventive, community-led approaches that foster positive identity, inclusion, and resilience—particularly among young people and families most vulnerable to alienation and peer-driven violence.
Moments like these remind us that peace cannot be taken for granted.
They call us to renew our commitment to grassroots peacebuilding, starting within families, groups, and communities—where values are shaped and a sense of belonging is nurtured.
Sustainable peace starts locally. Many wider conflicts are rooted in:
• Broken relationships
• Intolerance and exclusion
• Violence within homes and communities
Through this Mega Meeting, we aim to:
• Shift peacebuilding from theory to daily practice
• Empower individuals and families as first peace actors
• Strengthen community cohesion across cultures and generations
Thank you for your continued commitment to peace and humanity. I sincerely hope you will be able to register and join us for this important global gathering.
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