{"id":5,"date":"2008-08-01T14:47:25","date_gmt":"2008-08-01T19:47:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arkforpeace.org\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2020-01-29T17:24:15","modified_gmt":"2020-01-29T23:24:15","slug":"development","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/arkforpeace.org\/about-us\/development\/","title":{"rendered":"Reflection &#038; Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>LOOKING BACK<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>How do you create peace? This question stands at the heart of <strong>ARK<\/strong>. War and violence come\u00a0too easily. Bombs, guns, bullets, battleships ~ we human beings build and use them without a\u00a0second thought. Creating peace, however, is much harder. The <strong>ARK<\/strong> Global Coordinators drafted this revised mission statement in 2018 to move them forward in their quest to become peace builders: GO TOGETHER 2019 and beyond.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-345\" src=\"https:\/\/arkforpeace.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/macalester-2019-kofi-annan-institute-for-global-citizenship.jpg\" alt=\"Kofi Annan Institute for Global Citizenship at Macalester College\" width=\"1000\" height=\"578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arkforpeace.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/macalester-2019-kofi-annan-institute-for-global-citizenship.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/arkforpeace.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/macalester-2019-kofi-annan-institute-for-global-citizenship-300x173.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive alignnone wp-image-343 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/arkforpeace.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/macalester-lawn-red-shirts.jpg\" alt=\"ARK people in red t-shirts on Macalester College lawn, summer 2019\" width=\"1000\" height=\"669\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arkforpeace.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/macalester-lawn-red-shirts.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/arkforpeace.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/macalester-lawn-red-shirts-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" style=\"text-align: right; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; color: #999;\">Macalester College and the Kofi Annan Center for Global Citizenship<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Architects &#8211; Relationships &#8211; Knowledge<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>ARK, an international FAMILY,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>builds bridges of trust to promote peace.<\/strong><br \/>\nMission Statement 2019<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This mission statement is central in defining the objectives for the two-week summits that have met twice in Guatemala, twice in Minnesota, once in Bethlehem and most recently at Macalester College in Minneapolis, USA, focused on global citizenship. Participants gathered to learn about the unique history of each country, the cultural, religious, socio-economic &#8211; political diversity that defines them and the current critical issues that need addressing <strong>NOW, TODAY! ARK<\/strong> countries are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Guatemala<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Iran<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Lithuania<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Malawi<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Palestine<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Pakistan<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">United States (Minneapolis &amp; New York City)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The purpose of the Mission Statement, &#8220;<strong>ARK, an international FAMILY builds bridges of\u00a0trust to promote peace<\/strong>&#8220;, is a powerful reality. The relationships between a person and another\u00a0human being is what creates and allows peace to take root and flourish. <strong>ARK is a FAMILY\u00a0bonded together in their diversity to allow peace to flourish.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive alignnone wp-image-364 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/arkforpeace.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/macalester-2019-whole-crew-in-yellow-t-shirts.jpg\" alt=\"Macalester College 2019 - all participants wearing yellow t-shirts\" width=\"1000\" height=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arkforpeace.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/macalester-2019-whole-crew-in-yellow-t-shirts.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/arkforpeace.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/macalester-2019-whole-crew-in-yellow-t-shirts-300x173.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-4by3\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"embed-responsive-item\" title=\"ARK - New York City - June 2015\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/173544737?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\" style=\"text-align: right; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; color: #999;\">ARK in New York 2015. Video by Mikaela O&#8217;Keefe<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"p1\">LOOKING FORWARD<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"p1\">ACTION AGENDA 2019 AND BEYOND: <strong>GLOBAL CITIZENS<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p2\"><strong>ARK<\/strong> will work with global partners to development <strong>ACTION AGENDA 2019 AND\u00a0BEYOND<\/strong> with strategies and solutions that are urgently needed to build bridges of peace in\u00a0their personal lives, families, communities, nations and the entire global family.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-330\" style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 100%; height: auto; padding: 0; border: 0; margin: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/arkforpeace.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/ark-bridge.png\" alt=\"ARK Bridge artwork\" width=\"900\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arkforpeace.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/ark-bridge.png 900w, https:\/\/arkforpeace.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/ark-bridge-300x167.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>THE ARK FAMILY IS TRAINED AND PREPARED<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>TO MEET THIS CHALLENGE AS THEY<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>WORK TOGETHER WITH OTHERS TO TRANSFORM<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>THEIR LIVES, FAMILIES, COMMUNITIES, SCHOOLS AND<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>WORKPLACES INTO PEACE ZONES.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LOOKING BACK How do you create peace? 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