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TOWARDS A CULTURE OF PEACE
In today's world, violence springs forth not only from a person's aggressive instincts but also from structures and systems as well. It is predominantly felt in so many different forms and levels of relationship - crime, abuse, exploitation, human rights violations everyday and everywhere. Building a "new culture" that counters violence is as crucial as the means employed to achieve it. Moving towards a culture of peace has become not only an imperative for peace-loving individuals and institutions but also a reality where most of us are struggling to be ... a sense of life where many, if not all of us long to be.
From the discussions/sharing, input and processing, participants shall be given time to reflect on their personal experience and cultural backgrounds as well as experience appreciation, acceptance and healing brought about by our different histories and culture.
Modular Objectives:
- To evoke the participants' concept of peace;
- To help the participants understand the social context where violence is mostly experienced from which springs the challenge towards building a culture of peace;
- To present the bases of a culture of peace and what is required of us individuals and institutions in order to respond to the challenges in contributing to a multidimensional effort in creating a peace culture.
- To encourage participants to come up with their vision of a culture of peace; and;
- To plan out realistic interventions to respond to the challenge in creating a truly peaceful and harmonious society.
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