Photo and video coverage of New York City's cultural events and diaspora communities, connected to the eight Pillars of Positive Peace, with media and digital literacy for every neighborhood.
At New York City's Dominican Day Parade, Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa shared one civic space. What the walk shows about the mechanics of Positive Peace.
We promote and document cultural awareness events sponsored by the City of New York that reflect the eight Pillars of Positive Peace, as part of ARAC's Positive Peace mandate, led by M. Nuri Shakoor as an IEP Positive Peace Ambassador.
The eight Pillars →Through THINK services and toolkits we build critical thinking, digital and AI literacy, and advocate for community tools and services so that no community is left behind.
Visit THINK →We cover events within New York's international communities to understand the social, political and economic issues they face, and highlight gatherings that promote unity and goodwill.
Community coverage →The Institute for Economics & Peace defines Positive Peace as the attitudes, institutions and structures that create and sustain peaceful societies. Every story on this site is tagged with the Pillars it illustrates.
THINK is ARAC International's public service education initiative for media literacy, digital literacy, critical thinking and AI literacy. Our community coverage and THINK share one aim: residents who can examine a claim before acting on it.
We do not tell you what to think. We help you think about information.
As Sierra Leoneans rallied for and against President Julius Maada Bio during UNGA in New York, their competing voices exposed a deeper question: how can a divided diaspora help build trust at home?
community.arac-international.org will host photo and video stories from New York City cultural events, media and digital literacy through THINK, and coverage of the city's diaspora communities.
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