The United Minds for Peace Society is a an Independent Non Governmental Non Profit Organization dedicated towards the establishment of World Peace.

The United Minds For Peace Society (A Global Independent Non Governmental Peace Organization) took its roots in July 2008.Mr. Lawrence S. Pertillar a well renowned poet and dramatist of U.S.A gave the concept of declaring “The Minds For Peace Day” to Mr. Sonnet Mondal via The Enchanting Verses International (ISSN-0974-3057) in June 2008.It was from this concept that an Independent Non Governmental organization named “United Minds For Peace Society” was founded jointly by Lawrence S. Pertillar and Sonnet Mondal on July 2008 with an aim to bring the whole world under one umbrella of peace though its activities. An independent memorandum and Byelaws were prepared to regulate UMFPS. UMFPS took up the internet media as its main medium of fast communication to spread Peace globally and effectively.

In just one year’s time, the society spread globally with country executive committees in 47 countries till 2009.The society features eminent personalities, poets, writers, professors as well as common men and women from India, U.S.A., U.K., Greece, Belgium, Portugal, South Africa, Australia, China, Germany, France, Egypt, Malaysia, Poland, Romania, Honduras, Peru, Kenya, Mexico, Brazil, Korea, Nigeria, Iran, Uzbekistan, Serbia, EL Salvador, Kuwait, Ethiopia,Austria, Thailand, Italy, Finland, Netherlands, Panama, Domican Republic, Gutamela, Bahrain, Russia, Lebanon,Macedonia, Argentina, Venezuela, Chile, Pakistan, Israel, Columbia, Spain, HongKong, Republic Du Benin.

UMFPS has framed its own Memorandum and is governed by a decided Governing Body which has the post of Director General as the highest followed by Secretary General, Asst. Secretary General, advisory board members, Treasurer, etc. The country executive committees function as directed by UMFPS and a chairman is appointed for the larger committees. UMFPS charges no fees from its members but accepts donations if any. All posts in UMFPS are honorary and all funds are used fully for the betterment of the society and not for anyone’s personal benefit.

A BESU Sub Unit of UMFPS was opened at Bengal Engineering and Science University of Shibpur in West Bengal in August 2008.Young students of engineering of this premier institute whole heartedly took membership in UMFPS and contributed a lot to it. UMFPS released its United Peace Pledge in September 2008 as a pledge for all peace lovers.

The Secretary General of UMFPS introduced the “Eternal United Peace Song” named “The Call of Peace Echoes…The Song of Peace Echoes..” in December 2008 in a way such that anyone from any corner of the globe has the right of adding “Two Lines of verse on Peace” to this song and let the song go on eternally. Two journals namely the Enchanting Verses International, The BESU Review are affiliated by UMFPS along with the UMFPS Yearly Peace Journal.

The society is going to organize the world’s first Peace Poetry Festival in Kenya along with an International Writers’ meet in India followed by many other projects.

Recently UMFPS has opened the Musical Oasis for Resurrection to spread Peace through Music through the initiative of young classical musicians from India.

UMFPS till date has sent over 10,000 letters of Peace to spread peace globally and has taken numerous projects such as tree plantation, cleanliness of the society, poverty eradication etc. in many places all over the Globe. The society has declared “1st January” as “United Minds For Peace Day”. The Society is also on its way to collaborate with other Peace societies to turn the world into a “Global Village of Peace.”


Official website:-www.umfps.co.cc
Contact email:-umfps@royal.net

Director General:-Dr. Leo Rebello.
Secretary General:-Mr. Sonnet Mondal.
Asst. Secretary General:-Mr. Lawrence S. Pertillar. 

 
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