The Elders

Ending Child Marriage: Insights From Desmond Tutu And Mary Robinson

Marianne Schnall | Posted 04.07.2012

Read More: Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Mary Robinson, Nelson Mandela, Global Motherhood, Child Marriage, The Elders, World News
Marianne Schnall

Child marriage is one of the most shocking and disturbing practices facing girls around the world today. Every year, ten million girls are forcibly married before the age of eighteen, many as young as twelve or thirteen-years-old.

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Elders Meet Occupiers: 20th And 21st-Century Movements Connect

Rabbi Arthur Waskow | Posted 01.31.2012

Read More: Nonviolence, Occupy Wall Street Protest, Elders, The Elders, Civil Rights, Occupy Wall Street Protests, Occupy Wall Street, Economic Justice, God's Economy, Occupy Faith, Occupy Interfaith Service, Economy, Religion News
Rabbi Arthur Waskow

A delegation from the Council of Elders (veteran leaders of the freedom and peace movements of the mid-20th century) recently led an interfaith service at Zuccotti Park. Hundreds of OWS activists took part.

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Mary Robinson and The Elders Make Child Marriage Prevention a Top Priority

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 12.14.2011

Read More: Girls Not Brides, The Elders, UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, Child Marriage, The Elders Child Marriage, The Elders Girls Not Brides, Child Brides, Girls Not Brides Platform, Impact News
Marcia G. Yerman

Working to bring together non-governmental agencies from around the world, Girls Not Brides is confronting a practice that prohibits 10 million girls -- annually -- of the right to an education, health, and security.

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U.N. Week Announces "Girls Not Brides"

Tabby Biddle | Posted 11.27.2011

Read More: Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Girls, United Nations Foundation, Women, Girls Not Brides, Child Brides, The Elders, Impact News
Tabby Biddle

While the practice of child marriage has been rooted in the traditions of many communities for generations and has remained largely unchallenged, this is all about to change.

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Let's End Child Marriage in a Generation

Jennifer Buffett | Posted 11.22.2011

Read More: Human Rights, Clinton Global Initiative, Girls Not Brides, The Elders, Ford Foundation, Child Marriage, International Development, Nike Foundation, Womens Rights, NoVo Foundation, Women News
Jennifer Buffett

On a learning trip to Ethiopia, where 49 percent of girls are married before they are 18, I came face to face with one of the biggest challenges that holds back the world's female population and keeps countries mired in poverty: child marriage.

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New Global Campaign Takes Aim at Child Marriage

Katherine Gustafson | Posted 11.21.2011

Read More: Human Rights, Girls Not Brides, The Elders, Elders Girls Not Brides, Girls Not Brides Elders, Children, Girls Not Brides the Elders, Child Brides, The Elders Girls Not Brides, Child Marriage, Impact News
Katherine Gustafson

The Elders, an organization of eminent global leaders first convened by Nelson Mandela, have announced the launch of a major global initiative dedicated to ending child marriage within a generation.

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Kim Jong-Il Ready To Talk

ReutersNorth Korean leader ready to restart talks on any issue: Carter | Posted 06.28.2011

Read More: Pyongyang, Seoul, South Korea, The Elders, Jimmy Carter, North Korea, Kim Jong-Il, World News

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il is willing to hold talks without preconditions on "any" issue, former President Jimmy Carter sai...

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United We Stand, Divided We Fall

Sam Sasan Shoamanesh | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Arab Peace Initiative, Middle East Politics, United Nations, European Union, Lebanon, Middle East Integration, Middle East Peace, Iran, The Elders, Middle East, Middle East Security Framework, Middle East Union, Middle East Peace Process, Israel, Helsinki Final Act, Middle East Security Organization, Middle East Security Pact, Supranationalism, Egypt Protests, World News
Sam Sasan Shoamanesh

On 13 December 2010, The Elders released a joint statement that is sure to strike a chord with anyone interested and genuinely concerned with cause of...

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Desmond Tutu, South African Nobel Peace Prize-Winning Archbishop, Retires At 79

BBC News | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: South Africa, The Elders, Nobel Peace Prize, Desmond Tutu, Cape Town, Nobel Peace Prize Winner, South African Archbishop, World News

Archbishop Desmond Tutu is stepping down from public life, as he celebrates his 79th birthday. The man described as the "conscience" of South Africa w...

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The Elders Speak: Desmond Tutu, Jimmy Carter And Mary Robinson

Marianne Schnall | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Mary Robinson, Women's Rights, Nelson Mandela, Violence Against Women, The Elders, Jimmy Carter, Kofi Annan, Desmond Tutu, Middle East Peace, Religion, The Inner Life, Healthy Living News
Marianne Schnall

There is a diverse, all-star cast of some of today's most treasured and charismatic leaders who have come together online and off in a group called the Elders. Their mission: to fight for social justice.

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Are Reappropriated Pensions in Our Future?

Jim Selman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pensions, Retirement, Eldering, The Elders, Business News
Jim Selman

There is no excuse for a company or a government taking an employee's money and promising a pension in return and then spending, squandering or stealing that money for short-term expenditures.

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The Estimated Cost of Human Life in Zimbabwe is Four Dollars!

Michealene Cristini Risley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Human Rights Violations, Civil War, Abuse, Rape, Zimbabwe, Women and Children and Rape, The Elders, Mugabe, Zimbabwe Elections, Tsengeri, Politics News
Michealene Cristini Risley

The state-backed violence has reached a pinnacle in rural areas. Mugabe and his allies think the rural vote will decide the octogenarian's grip on power.

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