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ATLANTA, GEORGIA, USACapital and largest city (metropolitan area 3,000,000 citizens) of Georgia was settled in 1837, it became a city in 1847. In Civil War Atlanta was captured and burned (1864) by Gen. Sherman; rebuilt it prospered and became the state capital in 1868. Today it is located in one of America’s fastest-growing urban areas, it is the largest commercial, industrial, and financial centre in the south-east U. S. as well as a transportation hub and a convention centre. The city is also a centre of international trade and commerce. Among its numerous educational institutions points of interest include the Atlanta Memorial Arts Centre and the grave of Martin Luther King. Atlanta was the site of the 1996 summer Olympic games. |
2/15/2008
Venues of the IAPMC in 2008In 2008 two key events for us, members of the IAPMC, are the Executive Board meeting which will be in Suwon, S. Korea from 23-27 April 2008. The second important event is, of course, our annual General Assembly which will be kindly hosted by the city of Sochi, Russian Federation, from 13-16 November 2008. The topic of the General Assembly will be ‘The 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: The Struggle for Peace’.
12/31/2007
60th Anniversary of Universal Declaration of Human RightsThe International Association of Peace Messenger Cities has undertaken a campaign to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It will be culminated at our General Assembly in Sochi, Russia on November 13, 2008 under the theme” The 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: The Struggle for Peace!”
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