UN & UNESCO Monthly Events
UNESCO BMW CLUB MONTHLY PROGRAMS:
January 23 for 24 January: International Day of Education
February 13 for 10 February: World Pulses Day
March 6 for 8 March: International Women’s Day
April 10 for 6: Sport for Peace
May 23 for 21: Dialogue & Diversity
June 20 for 21: Yoga Day
July 25 for 26: Ecosystem
August 1 for July 31: Friendship
September 26 for 21: Peace
October 17 for 17: Eradication of poverty
November 21 for 20: Children& Youth
December 12 for 10: Human Rights
Get a Prize:
Answer 2 of the below questions
UNESCO DEFINITION OF LITERACY: September 8
1) literacy as skills, particularly the ability to read, write and calculate, sometimes called cognitive skills or a set of cognitive processes; 2) literacy as applied, practiced and situated, or as tasks that require the written word, such as functional, family and work-based literacy; 3) literacy as a set of social and cultural practices embedded in specific socio-economic, political, cultural and linguistic contexts, including schools, family and community contexts; 4) literacy as capabilities, reflected in the ability of the person using the skills to achieve their purposes and their communicative goals; and 5) literacy as a tool for critical reflection and action for social change, also referred to as critical or transformative literacy.
World International Friendship Day
Some Iraqi Friends Interview
Some International Friends Interview
Some Iranian Friends Interview
Ms. Ruba Hillavi plays Oud of TaQasim Group
World Eco-system & Mangrove Protection
Professor Carlos Mestanza Ramon of Equador
Environmental Engineer & Ecological Constructions: Environmental Technologies
Mrs. Sudha Bharti Khetarpal
The Sitar Player
Hudeby Kundalini
A song dedicated to the sacred Mother Kundalini by Italian Young Meditators:)
Shri Bhumi Devi Vandana by OneTree
A Musical dedicated to Mother Earth!
World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
Professor Sergio Elías Hernández
From University of La Laguna in Canary Island, Spain, has been exploring for more than ten years the benefits of mental silence for the human brain from different angles or perspectives: neuronal activity, brain anatomy, how the different areas of the brain cooperate to stablish the state of mental silence….
Some scientific references from Dr. Hernández:
“Larger whole brain grey matter associated with long-term Sahaja Yoga Meditation” Plos One. Public Library of Science. 2020 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33370272/
Master Seifollah Shokri
Music researcher, reviver of ancient instruments, musician and poet. His researches are in the history of music and instruments in Iran and the Middle East. By inventing the carpet maker as a platform for the voice of carpet weavers, he sought to change the working and living conditions of carpet weavers. In the field of revival of ancient instruments, Saifollah Shokri registered the Iranian harp in the list of Iran’s spiritual heritage and also donated it to the UN Secretary General and started his cooperation with the UN Sustainable Development Department and coordinated the music department of MERC-BLP for 2 years.
Heather Anderson
From USA, has a degree in Art Education with a focus in Psychology and a Masters in Social Work with a specialization in Creative Arts Therapy. She has an extensive background working in education settings around the globe, working with extraordinary minds in a united goal of supporting education, creating opportunity and hope. Heather has been active in the field of Brain Injury. She serves as an advocate, speaker and instructor with published works, sharing the power of art, as vehicle for healing and discovery.
She is the President and founder of Wisdom Art LLC.
Sahar Ismael
Is an Iraqi-American artist, who was born in Baghdad-Iraq and now resides in Maryland-USA. Sahar graduated as an Architect from Baghdad University which contributed to her artistic power and choose art of painting as a second profession in life.
Sahar‘s work is a collection of geographic spaces, of moments and of incidents. Every location she visits, every moment she lives and every event she witnesses is documented in her paintings, translated through the formations and colors she uses to reflect her life journey.
As an architect, she designed many medical buildings, business offices, and residential units in Iraq.
Saman Zomorodi
Saman lives and works in the District as a community-based real estate developer.”
Please note that the term is “whirling” or “sufi whirling”, not “swirling” or “dancing.” Doesn’t bother me 🙂 but I know traditional Sufis want to make sure that is not lost in translation.
Shaatha Al-Rawi
Holds a bachelor Degree in Fine Arts/Design. 2020 joined the group of ( Stay at home )during the pandemic. This group was established by two Iraqi artists Maysaloon Faraj & others. In 2020 joined the artistic group of Black & White drawings That was created by the a group of Iraqi & Jordanian artists since the pandemic started.
Rafael Trajano Camino Collantes
Is from Ecuador is an Ecuadorian dancer. He is the producer, general director, choreographer, and founder of the Jacchigua Foundation. Inspired by communities like his native Pilligsillí, Maca Chico, La Compañía y Poaló, he decided to show the reality of the wisdom of the village with its fiestas, people, dance, music, costume, and rituals.
Angela Nambiar
Is from Colombia, South America. Currently she lives in the USA. She has a degree in music education from an University in Colombia. She studied basic Indian music in Nagpur India. She lives music from different cultures and enjoys song writing. Contact info: angelapc@gmail.com
Clelia Cavallaro-McKeon
Is from Italy. Born in Italy to a family of professional musician. Clelia can be thought of as a Renaissance woman. She sings, plays piano, composes, and educates. Clelia first studied at the Vincenzo Bellini Conservatory, in Catania, Italy, where she received her master’s degree in piano performance.
Guido Di Laurenzi
Is from Italy. The name of this instrument probably alludes to its inherent potential (i.e. the wish) to generate a wave of love that can “overwhelm us”. Contact info: https://www.solomente.it/2019/03/28/guido-di-laurenzi/
guidodilaurenzi@gmail.com, +393477626403
Francesco Bucchi
Hola! My name is Francesco Bucchi from Spain, and my artistic name is “El Halcón”. I am a dancer and choreographer of Flamenco and Modern style dancing with 19 years of professional experience in Spain and across the world.
Pollyanna Rodrigues
Is from Brazil, multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter.
Paulino Carrasco from Peru, who lives in Brazil, singer, multi-instrumentalist, flutist and luthier specialized in indigenous ethnic flutes. Composer with works released in partnership with the poet Maria Raquel.
Nahid Moradi
I am very interested in art, especially music. I have been learning daf for about four years. Playing the daf is very relaxing for me, it increases my concentration and reduces stress. As a result, it creates an inner peace for me that is very enjoyable.
Sebastian Lasso
is from Ecuador, guitarist and singer-songwriter, he has participated in folk music groups. He studied at the “National Conservatory of Ecuador”. He has performed on stages in Brazil and Colombia and is currently developing his first studio album called “Time does not wait.
Luz Andrea Velasco Prada
is from Puerto Rico, Musical Therapist, trained in Psychology and Music, dedicated to teaching the musical initiation of various instruments. Luz has created her own method of Music Therapy.
Paraluz7@gmail.com, IG: paraluz7, +54 911 33162455, +1 (787) 241-3170, +1 (787) 525-9238, FB: Prada Luz
Andrés Marando
is from Argentina, is a self-managed Argentine musician, composer and producer. Since 2000, he began his solo career as a singer-songwriter and lyricist until today. His musical style adapts to the “song” format, Andrés mixing pop, rock and folk in a sound balance with new musical and digital trends.
Tarciso Alves
is a singer/songwriter specializing in Forró, a North-Eastern Brazilian folk genre. He grew up in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco, steeped in the region’s traditions of music, folk dancing, and spoken-word poetry. His debut Album called “Vivências”(Experiences in English) was launched at 2015 followed by “Arrocha o Nó” (2017) and 3 singles all available on streaming platforms.
OneTree
is an Austria music that makes you feel the oneness of the world. All cultures of the world are flowers, branches and fruits of the same tree of life. They are different but contribute essentially to the same beauty that is humanity. Free music download at https://www.purejoyrecords.net/onetree
Josep Eduard Sánchez Cortes
is form Andorra, born in the country of the Pyrenees the Principality of Andorra in 1981 and Spanish nationality. Eternal student, with training in classical music and lover of the different cultures and traditions of the world, he interprets the transverse flute and ethnic flutes of different traditions such as the Indian bansuri, the Turkish ney or the American quena.
LiuJian
is a guqin player from China. He started the path of learning guqin from different teachers since 2003.
By the year 2017 he wins the silver award in a national music competition.
Guqin is an ancient instrument has more than 3,000 years history, the traditional way is “Using the qin to understand better the nature and potential of music and perhaps thereby learn more about the self”and”Cultivating oneself by playing Qin”.
Tanya Wells
is British and spent several childhood years living in North India where language, diverse music and culture informed the ears and imagination of this talented singer. Her flexible vocal style (attributed to years of having learnt Hindustani classical vocal) has given her opportunities to perform with world renown artists such as sitarist Anoushka Shankar (Cannes Film festival 2014), soul singer Joss Stone (Mama Stones 2013),
Click for downloadable Seven Eyes High Res Photos
Rachelle Jeanty
is a Haitian Canadian singer/musician since the last 25 years, and recently a keynote speaker on the theme of spiritual awareness and intuition.
She started her career as backvocalist for Celine Dion but left the music business for a deeper path of music and meditation.
www.rachellejeanty.com
www.rayahmusiclove.com
www.facebook.com/rachellejeantyofficial
Erwin Ebens – Moderator
is from Spain is a the Trinity LTCL Diploma holder in TESOL and a Joint Honours degree in Linguistics and Modern Languages from the University of Essex, United Kingdom. He has over 28 years’ experience as an English teacher and Teacher Trainer working in language schools in various locations in Spain, Bulgaria, T Over the last 18 years, he has held positions as a Teacher Trainer, Academic Consultant, Course Director and TEFL Adviser. www.teflbarcelona.net
Anastasia Landázuri Kovalenko
is a professional soloist singer and songwriter who was born the 17th of February 1993 in Quito-Ecuador. Her Russian mother, Natalia Kovalenko, is a professional concert pianist, and her Ecuadorian father, Anibal Landázuri, a professional musicologist. The three of them graduated in Russia at the St. Petersburg National Conservatory named after “Rimsky-Korsakov”. Anibal and Natalia are the founders and directors of “Mozarte” Conservatory and “Mozedu” Music School in Quito-Ecuador.
Listen to the music of Rayah: RAYAH is : Rachelle Jeanty & Rosie Henshaw : Two Internationally acclaimed singer/musicians, yoginis and inner peace advocates, who share sacred songs from the soul.
RAYAH SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS:
Website: https://www.www.rayahmusiclove.com
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaETr0xQXWeRgnPfrkhSxNA
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rayahmusiclove
Bandcamp:https://rayahmusiclove.bandcamp.com
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/rayahmusiclove
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rayahmusiclove/
Cenacolo of Leonardo da Vinci and The Last Supper: with Angela Golia: Historian and professor of Art History: Join us on Zoom this Saturday April 24th
The Last Supper is a late 15th-century mural painting by Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci housed by the refectory of the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan, Italy. It is one of the Western world’s most recognizable paintings.
April Book Day!
February Pulses Day!
Alka Deshpande- Clinical HerbalistAlka Deshpande- Clinical Herbalist– Audio
https://www.junowellness.comJanuary Education Day! 
2020
Dec. Human Rights Day!
Children’s Day Celebration!
Opening by the President Zohreh Rezazadeh
Unity of Peace in Hearts by MC Saranga Bansal!
Haleh Mahmoodi - Poet
Setayesh Salimi Toosi - Piano
Mahdiyar Amid Sardari
Performer (Covid-19)
Helia Enteshari - Qanoon
Master Miead Nikfarjam Daf
Mehrafarin Pooya Sama (Sufi dance)
Eradication of Poverty Day!
International Peace Day!
International Humanitarian Day!
International Ecosystem Day!
July 26 – 2020: In occasion of UN/UNESCO Conservation of Mongrove Ecosystem
Why Eco-system?
How to be in tune with Mother nature through: Sport, Nutrition, Resilience, Eye-Yoga, and Meditation!
Indo-Iranian Festival
We had an online Cultural Indo-Iranian Folk Festivals on last June 21 2020. This festival included traditional music with exotic instruments, live cultural dances and songs. Our goal, as an UNESCO organization, is to expand and spread these folk festivals all around the world as a way to celebrate and promote peace and cultural heritage.
Season for non Violence
7th March 2020
This year the season of non violence for the UNESCO Center was filled with moments of jam music where East meets West.
The movie on importance of meditation was so inspiring. The Martin Luther King and Gandhi short film brought back memories in the audience. The whole atmosphere was encouraging to be greatful for what we have today thanks to the efforts in the past.
Human rights concert + meditation
In 1950, this date was chosen by UN to honor the first global enunciation of Human Rights. A day marked both by high level political meetings and cultural events and exhibition dealing with human rights issues.
UNESCO Clubs Center with its partners, as part of UN Civil Society, invited the citizens of Frederick to attend a special kickoff for the 2019 annual Season for UN Human Rights.
To celebrate the event, a classically trained violinist, Zhenya Zianouka with her students make a fantastic and memorable performance.
Middle East Resolution Program
18th October 2019
“In peace there’s nothing so becomes a man as modest stillness and humility…”
― William Shakespeare, Henry V
Linda P. Funsch, the Professor of Middle East & Islamic Studies invited our President of UNESCO BMW Zohreh Rezazadehvto have a lecture in her classroom in FCC about Iran . Zohreh explained about the history of Great Cyrus, Zarathustrian teachings effects on Iranian culture and Islamic religion in Iran. She also talked about Iranian customs and food. More than 50 adult students were listening and making comments. There was a special atmosphere suggesting: If we are the source of all our social and political problems, we are also the solution!
At the end Zohreh played daf for them and they had a global wish of PEACE!
Conference on non-violence
19th January 2019
UNESCO Center for Peace, with its partners, invited the citizens of Frederick to attend a special kickoff for the 2019 annual Season for Nonviolence.
The Season for Nonviolence was established in 1998 by Arun Gandhi, Mahatma Gandhi’s grandson, as a yearly event celebrating the philosophies and lives of Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr.
It is anchored by a mission statement of principles and commitments toward living in a nonviolent way.
