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Sunday, November 26, 2017

INTERNATIONAL ICHANGE NATIONS GOLDEN RULE HONOR EVENT

World Civility Award Recipients
w/Dr. Gordon Bradshaw, Dr. Clyde Rivers
Dr. Donella Pitzl (receiving for Lew Bayer)

iChange Nations™ the “World’s Largest Building Cultures of Honor” network had an International Honor Event in Grand Rapids, Michigan November 4, 2017. In attendance were several different nations. Leading humanitarians and people of civility were honored with prestigious iChange Nations™ Awards.

There was a great representation from NW Indiana. Dr. Gordon Bradshaw, one of the founders of Community Civility Counts Initiative received the iChange Nations “Pillar Award” for his continued strong support of the Global ICN Golden Rule Movement of Honor. Vincent Harlston received the ICN Christian Media of Excellence Award and Dr. Anthony Branch received an Honorary Doctorate in Letters from United Graduate College and Seminary International for his outstanding journalism.

We are witnessing great international results coming out of World Civility Day. Dr. Chuck Hughes and Dr. Gordon Bradshaw along with the Gary Indiana Chamber of Commerce, have worked together to create the Community Civility Counts Initiative and World Civility Day and appointed Dr. Clyde Rivers as the Spokesperson for World Civility Day. This award is reaching platforms of the world and iChange Nations™ is finding great people of civility to honor.

Former President of Zambia, Kenneth Kaunda, is one of the last living freedom fighter that aided Nelson Mandela in his apartheid movement in South Africa; helping him get free from prison and housing and protecting members of his political party for years. Kaunda worked in his country to unite the over 70 tribes that are united to this day. He was then first person in history awarded the prestigious ICN World Civility Award and this has set the bar high for this award.

Although unable to attend the event in Grand Rapids, Lew Bayer, CEO of Civility Experts Worldwide Inc. received the ICN World Civility Award and the highest award to-date from iChange Nations™, the Girma Wolde Giorgis Presidential Environmental Award for her work to change the environments of the world today through Civility Training, bringing solutions to a world full of incivility. Along with this award she also received the ICN World Civility Award.

At the iChange Nations™ Global Honor Event, Naldy Consuelo Portillo Folgar, the “Women of Peace” for the country of Guatemala, was awarded the iChange Nations™ World Civility Award and also the iChange Nations™ National Statesman Award for her work in peace building her country, Guatemala. iChange nations™ desires to recognize the individuals and organizations working to empower and help mankind.

“We need to brand a new kind of hero, a new role model for the people of the world to follow. If we don’t bring these great people to our global platforms to acknowledge and honor them, we have lost a huge part of legacy intended to guide and better the world. That is the reason ICN seeks out people doing great things to help the world and bestows honor upon them. We are creating a new standard and the world will follow,” says Dr. Clyde Rivers.

Another recipient was a presidential candidate for the country of Guinea, Alpha Kabine Baro, he was awarded the ICN World Civility Award, for his work to keep peace amongst the youth of his nation. Among the award recipients was a gubernatorial candidate for the state of Kansas, USA, Patrick Kucera. He was also a recipient of the World Civility Day Award.

Dr. Charles Kinuthia in turn received the World Civility Day Award for his work in the nations to bring equity and an entrepreneurial spirit into business systems supporting World Civility globally.

The building of Cultures of Honor is one of the mainstays of iChange Nations™ global work. Dr. Donella Pitzl, ICN’s Global Director said, “Honor has a life of its own, once you bring it, it changes the atmosphere and people are empowered and encouraged to continue to do good and help mankind.”

Wednesday, November 1, 2017

DR. CLYDE RIVERS WINS CONGRESSIONAL PEACE AWARD

Dr. Clyde Rivers
In Chicago Illinois on October 29, 2017 at the Congressional Gala Award Night, Dr. Clyde Rivers, Founder and President of iChange Nations™ won the first Danny K. Davis Peace Prize Award.

Congressman Danny K. Davis is a legendary Congressman fighting to better the lives of all people in his Congressional District in the State of Illinois. He is a legendary Congressman working with entities like the Multi-Ethnic Advisory Task Force.

“This is one of the biggest honors of my life to receive the first Peace Prize Award in the name of this icon Danny K. Davis, a true public servant paving the way and mentoring the next generation,” says Dr. Rivers. He goes on to say, “Congressman Danny K. Davis is teaching and exemplifying ethics and integrity in the political arenas. He is a true statesman for all politicians to look up to. We still have much work to be done in the arenas of peace around the world. With leadership like Danny K. Davis we have a chance to make a lasting change.”

The Danny K. Davis Peace Prize
The Danny K. Davis Peace Prize Award will be a yearly award given to the top peacekeepers in the world. Dr. Rivers wishes to thank, the Multi-Ethnic Advisory Task Force for the nomination of this award. 

Sunday, October 22, 2017

ICHANGE NATIONS™ PRESIDENTIAL AWARD WINNER 2017

Lew Bayer - Civility Experts Worldwide
We are honored to present Lew Bayer with the highest honor given at iChange Nations™. The iChange Nations™ President Girma Wolde Gorgis Human Conservationist Award. This award is presented to individuals that have produced monumental change in the lives of people or systems around the world.

Lew Bayer is one of those highly esteemed individuals iChange Nations™ looks to nominate for this prestigious award. She is the Founder of Civility Experts Worldwide. Lew is on the cutting edge of Civility Training at an international level. She has dedicated years creating and producing the literacy to bring the skills of civility into society at every level. Her philosophies are tested and her skills training has produced life changing results in well over 30 nations of the world. Lew says, “Civility is its own reward”. She suggests that “In choosing civility, people find their best self, and in doing so, they experience the grace, courage, generosity, humanity, and humility that civility engenders.”  Lew Bayer is also a renowned author and speaker to audiences around the world.

Ambassador Clyde Rivers said, “I have never seen a person that has truly developed a solution through literacy; teaching skills for civility solutions to every generation. The message of Civility is needed around the world in epic proportions. iChange Nations™ is honored to be able to honor this international educator in civility, Lew Bayer.”

Everywhere Dr. Rivers and iChange Nations™ goes they find people doing good things to help mankind and people that are living the Golden Rule, “Treat others the way you want to be treated.” The combined efforts of the iChange Nations™ Honor System, the Golden Rule International Award System and others organizations and institutions we work with, have catapulted iChange Nations’™ to the top. Giving us the ability to say we are the “Largest Honoring Network Establishing Cultures of Honor in the World.” Soon to become the “World’s Strongest Voice to Help Change the Nations.”

Dr. Clyde Rivers is the Founder and President of iChange Nations™ a professional institution that builds Statesmen by equipping, mentoring and training highly esteemed individuals who have the desire to change nations throughout the world. The organization is seeking to bring global awareness by strategically helping nations to educate, train and support the Nation Building Process designed to improve the dignity and betterment of human life. This international platform focuses on establishing effective relationships to help people understand the value of honor and basic human rights.

Saturday, September 2, 2017

KINGDOM CONGRESSIONAL INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE AMBASSADOR OF THE YEAR AWARD


In Portland, Oregon August 2017, Ambassador Dr. Clyde Rivers was presented with the prestigious Kingdom Congressional International Alliance 2017 Ambassador of the Year Award.

The Body of Leaders for Kingdom Congressional International Alliance (KCIA) observed and assessed the global work of Ambassador Dr. Clyde Rivers as a leading World Peace Ambassador. Ambassador Rivers is working in the nations to bring the Golden Rule to help mankind and leaders of nations. He looks around the world to find and establish the value of human life and find those living, “Treating others the way they want to be treated.” He is building Cultures of Honor globally. The Kingdom Congressional International Alliance (KCIA) has bestowed upon Ambassador Rivers this award for his great works aiding the world in how to view people from the proper perspective and bring honor.

Ambassador Rivers commented, “I am very humbled to receive this award from Dr. Bruce Cook the leader of KCIA and its leadership council for recognizing the work I do around the world. I am truly honored to receive this award.”

Everywhere Dr. Rivers and iChange Nations™ goes they find people doing good things to help mankind and people that are living the Golden Rule, “Treat others the way you want to be treated.” The combined efforts of the iChange Nations™ Honor System, the Golden Rule International Award System and others organizations and institutions we work with, have catapulted iChange Nations’™ to the top. Giving us the ability to say we are the “World’s Largest Honoring Network Establishing Cultures of Honor in the World.” Soon to become the “World’s Strongest Voice to Help Change the Nations.”

Dr. Clyde Rivers is the Founder and President of iChange Nations™ a professional institution that builds Statesmen by equipping, mentoring and training highly esteemed individuals who have the desire to change nations throughout the world. The organization is seeking to bring global awareness by strategically helping nations to educate, train and support the Nation Building Process designed to improve the dignity and betterment of human life. This international platform focuses on establishing effective relationships to help people understand the value of honor and basic human rights.

Saturday, August 19, 2017

iCHANGE NATIONS™ CREATES THE AMBASSADOR MUSSIE HAILU GLOBAL PEACE AWARD

Amb Clyde Rivers with Amb Mussie Hailu
Ambassador Dr. Clyde Rivers, Founder and President of iChange Nations™ has approved a new award in honor of a top World Peace Activist and Philanthropist, Ambassador Mussie Hailu. This award is the iChange Nations™ Ambassador Mussie Hailu Global Peace Award. Ambassador Hailu is known worldwide to be a man of high values, deep care for humanity and works around the world with the message of the Golden Rule.

The "Ambassador Mussie Hailu Global Peace Award," is an iChange Nations™ award intended to acknowledge, recognize and appreciate the efforts of individuals or organizations throughout the world who are committed to promoting a culture of peace, compassion, human dignity, the teaching of the Golden Rule, "Treat others the way you want to be treated", with mutual respect and co-existence among followers of different religions and cultures.

Ambassador Mussie Hailu is working at regional, national and international levels. His efforts involve promoting peace, reconciliation, interfaith harmony and world citizenship. In addition, he labors to protect human rights, enhancing respect and human dignity and compassion for all forms of life around the world. He also actively works against the proliferation of small arms and light weapons promoting disarmament. His efforts are also directed at constructive dialogue, building bridges for international cooperation and promoting the teaching of the Golden Rule as a guiding principle.

Ambassador Clyde Rivers said, “Ambassador Mussie Hailu is one of the most influential men I know around the world impacting humanity for good. It is a great honor for my organization, iChange Nations™, to be able to create an award in his honor. Anyone receiving this award will be an example of what our world so desperately needs. True global peace representatives honoring mankind by living the Golden Rule, treating others the way they want to be treated.”

iChange Nations™ is the World’s Largest Honoring Network Establishing Cultures of Honor in the World. We are proud to now have the, “Ambassador Mussie Hailu Global Peace Award,” in which to honor qualified people changing the world.

Wednesday, July 19, 2017

GUYANA VICE PRESIDENT SYDNEY ALLICOCK RECEIVES GLOBAL AWARD

Vice President of Guyana, the Honorable Sydney Allicock


The Vice President of Guyana, the Honorable Sydney Allicock, was honored with the iChange Nations™ Person of the Year award for South America in early June 2017. The award was received in Honorable Allicock's absence, by Errol Ross. Recognition of Honorable Allicock was brought to Dr. Clyde Rivers by iChange Nations™ Representative, Astell Collins.

Honorable Allicock was given this award for his commitment to empower the indigenous people in Guyana. He’s created an institute called Bina Hill Institute. It’s a skills development education that’s training the indigenous community in skills so they can produce jobs and make a better life for themselves and others. This is considered, by iChange Nations™, a “heroic institute” that the Honorable Sydney Allicock has put in place for his country. “The work that the Vice President of Indigenous People Affairs for Guyana, Sydney Allicock, is the type of work that is needed to help eradicate poverty from the world,” says Dr. Clyde Rivers.

Dr. Rivers continued to say, “To have such a leader in the country of Guyana and the world that is caring for the next generations is deserving of special recognition. iChange Nations™ has seen the fruit of this man’s labors for his country and believes he is worthy of being recognized as the iChange Nations™ Person of the Year Award, South America.”

In addition to this prestigious award, iChange Nations™ Person of the Year Award - South America, Honorable Allicock also received the iChange Nations Challenged Champions and Heroes™ Award for being a champion of the indigenous people of his nation. This award is given to men and women that are championing those with challenges in life. Rivers said, “Honorable Allicock is a strong example of a role model that is working hard to help such people in his nation and around the world by creating solutions to answer challenges.”

Golden Rule Dialogue Expert, Dr. Clyde Rivers, has put out a plea to every leader of the world. He asks, “Please, let us treat others the way we want to be treated, even as the Vice President of Guyana, Honorable Sydney Allicock, is doing for his nation and the world. We will only succeed in bringing peace and hope to this world when every individual born is able to bring their skills as a solution to the problems of the world.”

Dr. Clyde Rivers, Founder and President of iChange Nations™ said, “We have set our focus to thank the great people of the world that are preserving humanity, serving others, and making the world a better place. We had no idea how fast this Culture of Honor would grow but today we have reached 120 nations of the world through our honor systems. Everywhere we go we find people doing good things to help mankind and people that are living the Golden Rule, ‘Treat others the way you want to be treated.’ The combined efforts of the iChange Nations™ Honor System, the Golden Rule International Award System and others organizations and institutions we work with, have catapulted iChange Nations’™ Culture of Honor to the top. Giving us the ability to say we are the World’s Largest Honoring Network Establishing Cultures of Honor in the World.”

Dr. Clyde Rivers is the Founder and President of iChange Nations™ a professional institution that builds Statesmen by equipping, mentoring and training highly esteemed individuals who have the desire to change nations throughout the world. The organization is seeking to bring global awareness by strategically helping nations to educate, train and support the Nation Building Process designed to improve the dignity and betterment of human life. This international platform focuses on establishing effective relationships to help people understand the value of honor and basic human rights.

Thursday, May 18, 2017

ICHANGE NATIONS EXECUTIVE ADDRESSES NATIONAL AUDIENCE AT TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY

Dr. Donella Pitzl
At Texas Christian University, Dallas/Ft. Worth Texas in April, Dr. Donella Pitzl, Executive Director of Global Operations for iChange Nations™ as well as a World Civility Ambassador and a Golden Rule World Peace Ambassador, addressed a crowd of newly appointed Golden Rule International World Peace Ambassadors. She brought to the audience the framework of iChange Nations™ as well as the commissioning of the newly appointed World Peace Ambassadors. She said, “ICN is very happy to continue to appoint people helping mankind with the Golden Rule International Award for their service to and love for humanity of all cultures, races and religions around the world. Exemplifying with their lives, ‘Treating others the way they want to be treated.’”

Dr. Donella tells us for this article, “iChange Nations™ is dedicated to three key things. One, bringing back the lost art of honor.  ICN is the largest global, “Building Cultures of Honor” organization in the world. iChange Nations™ believes that there are amazing contributions in everyone born on this earth. When those contributions are able to come forth in individuals and those individuals honored for their addition to humanity and our world, the world becomes a better place. We at ICN believe that every life is valuable and created with a specific purpose. It is not good to overlook greatness in others. If we do, we starve as humankind on the earth, we create a gift famine. Gifts that would be solving our problems and enhancing our world.

She continues to say, “Secondly, ICN builds Statesman. According to our experience in building Statesmen these are quality people that are not swayed by popular voice, as a politician is, but rather one that has a deep seated belief and understanding on how to help the world. One that is dedicated to their purpose and selflessness in working to bring the world to a better place. We have trained many Statesman that have global initiatives that are reforming how the world looks at honor and people treatment. They are changing the world around them.

As Dr. Pitzl expounded, “Moving on to one of the greatest focuses of iChange Nations™, Golden Rule Civility and Golden Rule Dialogue. Our world is in dire need of civil people treatment. All we have to do is look around. There have been several civility training mechanisms set in motion around the world. At ICN we are experiencing civility laced and lead with the Universal Principle of Golden Rule People Treatment, ‘Treat others the way you want to be treated.’ is the true change agent. You see, without this element, of Golden Rule Universal People Treatment, our societies will continue to hate and degrade each other. We fail to recognize that there are ramifications to not applying Golden Rule People Treatment. History tells us the story… How has people mistreatment affected the ending of so many lives? Those that suffer from the hand of it and those that continue to dole it out? 

We must ask ourselves the Golden Question, ‘If I were receiving this same treatment, would I be okay with it?’ There is no escaping the backdoor of people mistreatment. It will eventually come back upon the one mistreating and generations continue to suffer. At ICN we have seen all over the world that humanity responds to kindness and honor. Acts of kindness and honor have a life and fruit of their own. In saying that we continue to dedicate ourselves to this great global movement of the Golden Rule Universal Principle of People Treatment.”


iChange Nations™ Founder and President, as well as the Golden Rule Dialogue Expert, Dr. Clyde Rivers along with Dr. Donella Pitzl and their team have a mandate to bring Golden Rule Honor, Train Statesman to help humanity and create avenues for Golden Rule Civility and Dialogue around the world. They continue to bring their message to governments, law enforcement, communities, tribes and nations. They work tirelessly and selflessly to make others great around them, a Golden Rule example for the whole world.

Monday, May 15, 2017

iCHANGE NATIONS™ AWARDS NW INDIANA TIMES MEDIA GROUP WITH SPECIAL RECOGNITION

Clyde Rivers, Chuck Hughes, Bob Heisse, Gordon Bradshaw
World Peace Ambassador and World Civility Spokesperson, Dr. Clyde Rivers, applauds NW Indiana Times Media Group for their effort to keep hate speech out of their editorial section. Dr. Rivers calls this a “heroic effort to help bring peace and civility to the world.” As iChange Nations™ President and Founder, Dr. Rivers presented Bob Heisse of the NW Indiana Times Media Group this special recognition for their efforts to stand with Community Civility Counts initiative to support civil dialogue and civil actions.

“As we engage media as a voice of civility we will change the culture of any nation. iChange Nations™ would like to thank the NW Indiana Times Media Group for being the pioneers of a new style of media. We will use this example, put forth by the NW Indiana Times Media Group, to engage medias around the world to do good.”

Dr. Rivers is the President and Founder of iChange Nations™, his organization that is dedicated to Bringing Back the Lost Art of Honor, training Statesman and propagating Golden Rule Dialogue and Golden Rule People Treatment around the world.

WORLD CIVILITY SPOKESPERSON, DR. CLYDE RIVERS RECEIVES GARY CHAMBER AMBASSADOR AWARD

Chuck Hughes, Donella Pitzl, Clyde Rivers,
Gordon Bradshaw

In Hammond, Indiana in April 2017, the Gary Chamber of Commerce Leadership Dr. Chuck Hughes and Dr. Gordon Bradshaw presented Dr. Clyde Rivers with Gary Chamber of Commerce Community Civility Counts Ambassador of the Year Award. Dr. Rivers was presented this award as a valuable contributor to the World Civility Day for his global work in the promoting of Community Civility Counts World Civility Day.

Dr. Clyde Rivers had been appointed Spokesperson for World Civility Day because of his global influence. Dr. Clyde Rivers and Dr. Donella Pitzl traveled to Africa and awarded the first iChange Nations™ World Civility Ambassador Award to Dr. Kenneth Kaunda Former President of Zambia Africa. He is one of the last living freedom fighters that helped Nelson Mandala and fought to liberate Africa from colonialism.

World Peace Ambassador Rivers commented, “It is a great privilege to receive this award from this honorable organization that has initiated a worldwide movement from the ingenuity of the Gary Chamber of Commerce. I’m truly honored. Thank you Dr. Chuck Hughes and Dr. Gordon Bradshaw.”

Dr. Rivers is the President and Founder of iChange Nations™, his organization that is dedicated to Bringing Back the Lost Art of Honor, training Statesman and propagating Golden Rule Dialogue and Golden Rule People Treatment around the world. It only seems appropriate that he would receive the first Gary Chamber of Commerce Community Civility Counts Ambassador of the Year Award, given by Dr. Chuck Hughes and Dr. Gordon Bradshaw of the Gary Indiana Chamber of Commerce.

Saturday, May 13, 2017

WORLD PEACE AMBASSADOR, DR. CLYDE RIVERS, HONORS FORMER PRESIDENT OF ZAMBIA, AFRICA

Dr. Rivers, H.E. Kenneth Kaunda, Dr. Pitzl

World Peace Ambassador and Founder and President of iChange Nations™, Dr. Clyde Rivers and Dr. Donella Pitzl top Executive for iChange Nations™ work with leaders of the world to bring peace to all of mankind.  In keeping with this mandate, Dr. Rivers and Dr. Pitzl were in Zambia, Africa during the first weekend of 2017, where he acknowledged and honored the leading voice of peace on the continent of Africa, the former President of Zambia and former head of the African Union, Dr. Kenneth Kaunda, for his many years of service to humanity.

In presenting the former president of Zambia a World Civility Award, Dr. Rivers announced, "We are humbled to work with such a remarkable man, whose life has been dedicated to father peace efforts in the world."

Dr. Kenneth Kaunda was able to unite the more than 75 tribes of his country and was one of the negotiators who helped free the late Nelson Mandela.

"Dr. Kaunda is truly a one of a kind leader," remarked Dr. Rivers "I'm humbled by this great man. We will establish an ICN Golden Rule Award in the name of Dr. Kenneth Kaunda for the entire world to know of and appreciate his accomplishments."

Dr. Clyde Rivers, is the Founder and President of iChange Nations™ and he is the global expert on Golden Rule Dialogue.  Dr. Rivers travels the world promoting Golden Rule Dialogue and honoring people who live the Golden Rule everyday. The Golden Rule is simply, “Treat others the way you want to be treated.” Dr. Rivers believes every life is valuable and created for a contribution to our world and that without peace, that contribution can be lost. If that contribution is lost, our entire world loses.

"As I travel around the world," observes Dr. Rivers "I see many people who are doing or have done amazing things, but they are often under the radar and out of the spotlight. They are the unsung heroes of our world. I want to honor their service to humanity and inspire others to also strive for something greater than themselves."

iChange Nations™ is the World’s Largest Honoring Network, establishing Cultures of Honor around the world.  ICN has fostered a movement that is bringing back honor to the world.  They look to honor people at global, national, state and community levels, who have made positive contributions in helping mankind.  Golden Rule Dialogue and honoring others are working hand-in-hand to change the world.

iChange Nations™ is also a professional institution that builds international Statesmen by equipping, mentoring and training highly esteemed individuals who have the desire to change nations throughout the world.  This organization is seeking to bring global awareness by strategically helping countries educate, train and support a nation-building process that is designed to improve the dignity and betterment of human life. This international platform focuses on establishing effective relationships; while helping people understand the value of honor and basic human rights.