Global Feast for Peace, held annually during Peace Week, Sept. 15-21

DISARMAMENT & SECURITY .

An article from the International Cities of Peace

International Day of Peace, September 21st of each year, was created by a United Nations Resolution in the 1980s and has grown to become a day of global celebration, education, and reflection on peace in local communities and throughout the world. During Peace Week, Sept. 15-21, families, friends, organizations, as well as cities, towns, and villages across the world gather and break bread together in a Global Feast for Peace.

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ADD YOUR CITY TO THE MAP OF CITIES HAVING A FEAST FOR PEACE!

Sharing food together in celebration of friendship and common interest is a tradition as old as the human family. The Global Feast for Peace is part of the U.N. sponsored International Day of Peace, celebrated around the world on September 21st each year. Whether it’s a small family celebration or a large community gathering, the Feast for Peace is a simple and profound expression of peace that everyone, no matter how humble or blessed their circumstances, can connect with and enliven the global celebration. Feast for peace!

Who can participate?

• Families, neighborhoods, communities, and cities
• Organizations, including faith-based, interfaith and secular
• Businesses, both for-profit and not-for-profit
• Schools from nursery schools to higher education
• Anyone who wishes to express their wish for peace

What to do?

Join together during International Day of Peace or during Peace Week. The gathering can be a formal lunch or a group potluck where people bring a dish and share. Other events can be planned before, during, and/or after the Global Feast, including bell ringing, speakers, musical events, meditations and prayers, moments of silence and other activities that foster a culture of peace.

When to celebrate and plan?
Each year, there are thousands of celebrations around the world. Planning for the Global Feast should begin weeks or, better, several months ahead in order to involve as many people as possible.

Where to have the Feast?
The place for the Feast can be as small as a family dining room or as large as an amphitheater. One person can even Feast for Peace at home!

Why plan a Global Feast?
To come together as members of the human family; to honor those who have worked and who are working today for a more peaceful world; to encourage the next generation of peacebuilders. The Global Feast for Peace is a thanksgiving of the peace we have and to inspire actions to foster a culture of peace during the coming year.

To Register Your Event:
Send info to: story@internationalcitiesofpeace.org
Join our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Global-Feast-for-Peace/490665730993992

Initiated by members of the Peace Cities Subcommittee of the IDP NGO for United Nations International Day of Peace.

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Argentina: Cycles of Culture of Peace 22 September to 1 October

DISARMAMENT & SECURITY .

A communication from the Faculty of Law and Social Sciences, National University of La Plata (UNLP) (translation by CPNN)

In commemoration of the International Day of Peace and Nonviolence, which is celebrated on September 21, the following cycle will take place from 22 September to 1 October, at six and eight o’clock. This cycle will feature various presentations and photo exhibitions during the week.

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Days for a Culture of Peace and Nonviolence

The International Day of Peace and Nonviolence reflects the profound aspiration of all peoples to live together, free and equal in dignity and rights,

September 22

INTRODUCTION: PROMOTING A CULTURE OF PEACE. PHILOSOPHY FOR MAKING PEACE, THE RIGHT TO PEACE AND ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE

Coordinator Rocio Pilar Gomez, Lawyer (UNLP) Criminal Law Specialist (UBA), Diploma in Culture of Peace (University of Barcelona) – Prosecution of Crimes Related o Trafficking in Persons – Assistant Professor of Law and Faculty Social UNLP.-

September 23

THE PROCESSES OF INTEGRATION AND THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO REGIONAL PEACE AND DEMOCRACY

Mag. Laura Maira Bono, Lawyer (UNLP), Coordinator of the Department of Latin America and the Caribbean and CENSUD -. IRI, Master in International Relations, Professor of Public International Law FCJyS -UNLP. Researcher IRI.

Mag. Laura Lucía Bogado Bordazar,, Doctor of Law and Social Sciences (Lawyer) and Master in International Relations, University of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, teaching and research of public international law FCJyS – UNLP. Coordinator of the Department of Latin America and the Caribbean, South American Studies Center and the Chair of IRI Brazil UNLP.

September 24

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, FOOD SOVEREIGNTY AND HUMAN RIGHTS: The Human Right to Adequate Food

Dr. Marcos Ezequiel Filardi, lawyer specializing in Human Rights (UBA and Columbia). He has visited more than 200 projects for Human Rights and Development in countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Professor of Human Rights Law School (UBA), in charge of the Interdisciplinary Seminar on Hunger and the Human Right to Adequate Food. He chairs the teaching of Food Sovereignty in the School of Nutrition and Faculty of Agronomy of the University of Buenos Aires, and the Chair of Food Sovereignty of the National University of Lomas de Zamora.

Carolina Maria Gomez Fonseca, Sociologist, PhD in Human Rights, University of Lanus, Master of Agricultural Social Studies, FLACSO. She specializes in studies on gender and rural organization and has extensive experience in working with rural communities, migrant populations including those who have been forcibly displaced.

September 25

INSTITUTIONAL VIOLENCE: BUILDING SPACES FOR NEW PRACTICES

Dr. Esteban Rodriguez Alzueta, Lawyer, essayist and Master of Social Sciences (UNLP), Teaching, Research and Extension in UNQ and UNLP, Author of the book “Fear and Control. Managing insecurity as a form of government.”Also author of Media Justice (2000), Against the Press (2001) and Crude Esthetics (2003); coauthor of The radicalism of legal forms (2002); The criminalization of social protest (2003) and Policies of Terror (2007). Member of the Collective for Research and Legal Action (CIAJ), human rights commission of the city of La Plata; member of the cultural group La Grieta of the city of La Plata

September 28

CHILDREN, HUMAN RIGHTS AND PUBLIC POLICIES: THE CHALLENGE TO TRANSFORM THE VARIOUS DAILY VIOLENCE SUFFERED BY CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITH OPTIONS OF A DECENT LIFE, TOGETHER WITH OTHERS.

Dra. Carola Bianco, lawyer, specialist in Improving Law Procedure, Associate Professor of Sociology of Law Faculty of Law at the National University of La Plata, director of the Program for Children, Human Rights and Public Policy of the Extension Secretariat FCJyS UNLP-.

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September 29

WOMEN AND CULTURE OF PEACE: Resolution 1325 of the Security Council of the UN. “Women, Peace and Security” – an innovative milestone in the peace agenda and gender

Dr. Maria Julia Moreyra, “Women for Peace around the World”, Regional Coordinator for Latin America and the Caribbean for Women for Peace around the World. Lawyer, Master in International Relations (FLACSO – Argentina), Author of the book “Armed Conflict and Sexual Violence Against Women” (Publishers Puerto- 2007), lecturer in public and private universities in Argentina and in international forums on Resolution 1325 Security Council UN and on the International Criminal Court.

Mr. Alejandro Alvarez. Collaborator with the Regional Office of Women for Peace around the World. Former member of Peacekeeping Operations of the United Nations.

September 30

TRUTH, JUSTICE AND REPARATION: THE PROCESS OF TRANSITION TO PEACE IN LATIN AMERICA

Dra. Natalia Barbero, PhD in Criminal Law (UNED, Spain). Master of Comparative Law (USD, United States). Legal adviser. Specialist consulting on the theme of Human Rights and International Criminal Law. Professor of Human Rights, Criminal Law, International Criminal Law and Transitional Justice at the University of Buenos Aires, Belgrano University and St. Thomas University (Colombia). INTERVENOR IN COLOMBIA PEACE PROCESS

October 1st

Closure: Dr. Fabian Salvioli, President of the Human Rights Committee of the United Nations

WHERE: Hall of Mirrors (Edificio de la Reforma – 48th Street between 6th and 7th # 582)

Free admission

RIGHT TO CERTIFICATION: with 80% attendance at the conference

REGISTRATION: personally at the University Extension Department (1st Floor of the Reforma building), Monday through Friday from 8 to 20 hours.

Brief history

The International Day of Peace was established in 1981 by resolution 36/67 of the UN General Assembly. Peace Day was celebrated for the first time in September 1982.

Every September 21 the International Day of Peace is celebrated. This day is devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace among all nations and peoples.

The motto of this year’s celebration is “Partnership for peace, dignity for all”, to highlight the importance for all social groups to work together for peace.

Along with this, the International Day of Non-Violence is observed on 2 October, the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the independence movement in India and pioneer of the philosophy and strategy of nonviolence.

According to the resolution A/RES/61/271 of the General Assembly of June 15, 2007, which established the commemoration, the International Day is an occasion to “disseminate the message of non-violence, including through education and public awareness “. The resolution reaffirms “the universal relevance of the principle of non-violence” and the desire “to secure a culture of peace, tolerance, understanding and non-violence.”

As a result, Argentina enacted a law declaring 2 October as the Day of Nonviolence, norma 27.092, enacted last December by the Congress. The date chosen coincides with the International Day of Non-Violence established by the UN to mark the anniversary of the birth of Mahatma Gandhi.

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Argentina: Ciclos de Cultura de Paz

. . DESARME Y SEGURIDAD . .

Una comunicación del Facultad de Ciencias Jurídicas y Sociales, Universidad Nacional de La Plata

En conmemoración del Día Internacional de la Paz y de la No Violencia, que se celebra el 21 de septiembre, del 22 de septiembre al 1 de octubre, de 18 a 20 hs. se llevará a cabo este Ciclo, que contará con diversas disertaciones y muestras fotográficas/ paneles durante toda la semana.

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JORNADAS por una CULTURA de PAZ y NO VIOLENCIA

El Día Internacional de la Paz y la No Violencia, refleja la aspiración profunda de todos los pueblos a vivir juntos, libres y en igualdad de derechos y dignidad,

22 de septiembre

PRESENTACIÓN: EL FOMENTO DE UNA CULTURA DE PAZ. FILOSOFÍA PARA HACER LAS PACES, EL DERECHO A LA PAZ Y LA ELIMINACIÓN DE VIOLENCIAS

Coordinadora Rocío Pilar Gomez -Abogada (UNLP) Especialista en Derecho Penal (UBA), Diplomada en Cultura de Paz (Universidad de Barcelona) – Fiscalía de Delitos Conexos a la Trata de Personas nº 4 de La Plata – Auxiliar Docente Facultad de Ciencias Jurídicas y Sociales UNLP.-

23 de septiembre

LOS PROCESOS DE INTEGRACIÓN Y SU CONTRIBUCIÓN A LA PAZ REGIONAL Y LA DEMOCRACIA

Mag. Laura Maira Bono, Abogada (UNLP), Coordinadora del Departamento de América Latina y El Caribe y CENSUD – IRI, Magister en Relaciones Internacionales, Profesora de derecho Internacional Público de la FCJyS –UNLP. Investigadora IRI.

Mag. Laura Lucía Bogado Bordazar, Doctora en Derecho y Ciencias Sociales (Abogada) y Magister en Relaciones Internacionales Universidad de la República Oriental del Uruguay, Docente e investigadora de Derecho Internacional Público de la FCJyS – UNLP. Coordinadora del Departamento de América Latina y el Caribe, del Centro de Estudios Sudamericanos y de la Cátedra Brasil del IRI de la UNLP.

24 de septiembre

DESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE, SOBERANÍA ALIMENTARIA Y DERECHOS HUMANOS: El Derecho Humano la Alimentación Adecuada

Dr. Marcos Ezequiel Filardi, abogado especializado en Derechos Humanos (UBA y Columbia). Visitó más de 200 proyectos de Derechos Humanos y Desarrollo en países de África, Asia y América Latina. Docente de Derechos Humanos de la Facultad de Derecho (UBA), a cargo del Seminario Interdisciplinario sobre el Hambre y el Derecho Humano a la Alimentación Adecuada. Docente de las Cátedras Libres de Soberanía Alimentaria de la Escuela de Nutrición y de la Facultad de Agronomía de la Universidad de Buenos Aires, y de la Cátedra Libre de Soberanía Alimentaria de la Universidad Nacional de Lomas de Zamora.

Carolina María Gómez Fonseca, Socióloga, Doctoranda en DD.HH, Universidad de Lanús, Magister en Estudios Sociales Agrarios, de la FLACSO. Línea de profundización en estudios sobre género y organización campesina. Amplia experiencia en trabajo con comunidades rurales, población migrante y en situación de desplazamiento forzado.

25 de septiembre

VIOLENCIA INSTITUCIONAL: CONSTRUYENDO ESPACIOS PARA NUEVAS PRÁCTICAS

Dr. Esteban Rodriguez Alzueta, Abogado, ensayista y Magister en Ciencias Sociales (UNLP), Docente, Investigador y Extensionista en la UNQ y UNLP, Autor del libro “Temor y Control. La gestión de la inseguridad como forma de gobierno” Autor de Justicia mediática (2000), Contra la prensa (2001) y Estética Cruda (2003); coautor de La radicalidad de las formas jurídicas (2002); La criminalización de la protesta social (2003) y Políticas de terror (2007). Miembro del Colectivo de Investigación y Acción jurídica (CIAJ), organismo de derechos humanos de la ciudad de La Plata; integrante del grupo cultural La Grieta de la ciudad de La Plata

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28 de septiembre

NIÑEZ, DERECHOS HUMANOS Y POLÍTICAS PÚBLICAS: EL DESAFÍO DE TRANSFORMAR LAS DIVERSAS VIOLENCIAS COTIDIANAS QUE PADECEN NIÑXS Y JÓVENES EN OPCIONES DE VIDA DIGNA, JUNTO A ELLXS

Dra. Carola Bianco, abogada, especialista en Derecho Procesal Profundizado, adjunta de la cátedra I de Sociología Jurídica de la Facultad de Ciencias Jurídicas de la Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Investigadora III UNLP, directora del Programa de Niñez, Derechos Humanos y Políticas Públicas de la Secretaría de Extensión de la FCJyS UNLP-.

29 de septiembre

MUJERES Y CULTURA DE PAZ: Resolución 1325 del Consejo de Seguridad de la ONU. “Mujeres, Paz y Seguridad”: hito innovador en la agenda de paz y género

Dra. María Julia Moreyra, “Mujeres de Paz en el Mundo” (“Peace Woman Across the Globe”- PWAG), Coordinadora Regional para América Latina y el Caribe de Mujeres de Paz en el Mundo. Abogada, Magister en Relaciones Internacionales (FLACSO – Argentina), Autora del libro “Conflictos Armados y Violencia Sexual contra las Mujeres” (Editores del Puerto- 2007), Conferencista en universidades públicas y privadas de la República Argentina y en Foros Internacionales sobre la Resolución 1325 del Consejo de Seguridad de Naciones Unidas y sobre Corte Penal Internacional.

Sr. Alejandro Álvarez. Colaborador de la Oficina Regional de Mujeres de Paz en el Mundo. Ex miembro de las Operaciones de Paz de las Naciones Unidas.

30 de septiembre

VERDAD, JUSTICIA Y REPARACIÓN: PROCESOS DE TRANSICIÓN POR LA PAZ EN AMÉRICA LATINA

Dra. Natalia Barbero, Doctora en Derecho Penal (UNED, España). Master en Derecho Comparado (USD, Estados Unidos). Asesora jurídica. Especialista en consultorías temáticas en Derechos Humanos y Derecho Penal Internacional. Profesora de Derechos Humanos, Derecho Penal, Derecho Penal Internacional, y Justicia de Transición, en la Universidad de Buenos Aires, Universidad de Belgrano, y Universidad Santo Tomás (Colombia). INTERVENTORA EN LOS PROCESOS DE PAZ EN COLOMBIA

1 de octubre

Cierre: Dr. Fabián Salvioli Presidente del Comité de Derechos Humanos (ONU)

LUGAR: Salón de los Espejos (Edificio de la Reforma – calle 48 entre 6 y 7 Nº 582)

ENTRADA LIBRE Y GRATUITA

DERECHO A CERTIFICADO: con el 80%de asistencia a las Jornadas

INSCRIPCIÓN: personalmente en la Secretaría de Extensión Universitaria (1º Piso del Edificio de la Reforma), de lunes a viernes de 8 a 20 hs.

Breve reseña histórica

El Día Internacional de la Paz fue establecido en 1981 por la resolución 36/67 Documento PDF de la Asamblea General ONU. El Día de la Paz se conmemoró por primera vez en septiembre de 1982.

Cada 21 de septiembre se celebra el Día Internacional de la Paz. Este día se dedica a reforzar los ideales de la paz en todas las naciones y pueblos del mundo.

El lema de la celebración de este año es «Alianzas para la paz, dignidad para todos», con el fin resaltar la importancia de que todos los grupos sociales trabajen juntos para lograr la paz.

Junto a ello, el día Internacional de la no violencia es observado el 2 de octubre, el aniversario del nacimiento de Mahatma Gandhi, líder del movimiento de la Independencia de la India y pionero de la filosofía y la estrategia de la no violencia.

De acuerdo con la resolución A/RES/61/271 de la Asamblea General del 15 de junio del 2007 Documento PDF, la cual establece que la conmemoración, el Día Internacional es una ocasión para «diseminar el mensaje de la no violencia, incluso a través de la educación y la conciencia pública». La resolución reafirma «la relevancia universal del principio de la no violencia» y el deseo de «conseguir una cultura de paz, tolerancia, comprensión y no violencia».

A raíz de ello, en Argentina Promulgan la ley que declara el 2 de octubre como Día de la No Violencia

Se trata de la norma 27.092, que fue sancionada en diciembre pasado en el Congreso. La fecha elegida coincide con el Día Internacional de la No Violencia establecido por la ONU para recordar el aniversario del nacimiento de Mahatma Gandhi.

(Gracias a Rocío Pilar, el reportero de CPNN para este artículo.)

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UK: Is dropping more bombs on Syria way to solve refugee crisis?

TOLERANCE AND SOLIDARITY .

An article by Jackie, Radio Free Brighton

David Cameron’s attempt to exploit the refugee crisis as a pretext for UK bombing of Syria is staggering in its cynicism and callousness. Especially considering the fact that Isis militants mostly congregate in heavily populated cities, UK bombing of Syria will inevitably lead to massive civilian casualties and many more refugees. The government is already killing people in Syria, despite having lost the parliamentary mandate to do this following the vote in the House of Commons in 2012.

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More than any other European country, Britain bears direct culpability for the current refugee crisis. It has, along with the United States, been the chief architect of the current Middle Eastern inferno of increasing hatred and endless war. Most of the refugees are fleeing from countries Britain has invaded or otherwise militarily destabilised in recent years: Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya. Yet Britain is also among the EU countries with the lowest intake of refugees, and it imposes numerous restrictions and obstacles on people seeking refuge, breaking Article 14 of the UN Declaration of Human Rights which states that “everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution”. In August 2013 The Migrants’ Files project by European Press found that 30,000 refugees and migrants had died in their attempt to reach Europe since 2000.

Our humanity is bound up with the humanity of the refugees from UK wars

Refugees Welcome Here
National Demonstration
12 September | 2pm
Assemble Marble Arch | London
March to Downing Street
Organise events where you live
Facebook Event »

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Only one heart didn’t melt at the pictures of the three-year-old Syrian Kurdish boy’s dead body washed up on a Turkish beach: David Cameron’s. He responded by refusing to take anymore refugees. But he is still promising to try and make parliament agree to more bombing of Syria. This will only force more refugees to flee Syria. And then David Cameron will let them drown too.

The refugee crisis across Europe is growing worse by the day as thousands flee war and chaos.
Many have died in the most terrible circumstances, suffocating in lorries or drowning during dangerous crossings of the Mediterranean.

They are being treated terribly by many of the government’s of Europe, including our own. The majority of these refugees are the victims of war, many of them fleeing the disasterous conflict in Syria.

David Cameron’s statement yesterday aims to justify further war and bombing rather than helping the refugees. He is refusing to take any refugees in Britain, one of the world’s richest countries.

Stop the War has come together with many other organisations to call for a national demonstration in London. We are also urging our members, supporters and groups to take any action they can on that day where they live, alongside anti-racist and refugee groups.

Successive British governments have spent billions on wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya, plus on covert intervention in Syria. The outcome has been destruction of infrastructure across the Middle East, the growth of terrorism in the region, and the displacement of millions.

Their only solution is further war, even though it is increasingly obvious that this option is only creating yet more chaos. Just as we oppose wars, we try to show solidarity with its victims.

Please do everything you can to support this day of solidarity with refugees. If you want any help or further information, please contact the Stop the War national office. Email: office@stopwar.org.uk | Tel: 020 7561 4830

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Letter of appreciation to the Palestinian Youth Orchestra

EDUCATION FOR PEACE .

by Phyllis Kotite

“Music is the language of the spirit” –Khalil Gibran
 
May I express profound appreciation for the magnificent and outstanding performance of the PYO in Paris.  Having followed the evolution of these talented young musicians, ‘grace’ a Lena Saleh, have been astonished at the performances in the major European and Arab countries.  As a Lebanese Arab, and former United Nations staff inspired by classical music, am deeply proud of these creative young Palestinians whose talent enhances our great Arab heritage.  They were one of the best symphony orchestra’s I have ever heard !!  And the guest conductor was excellent also with his lively and harmonious style.

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You and your colleagues are to be congratulated on this brilliant initiative which has brought joy and pride to our beleagured region.  It is indeed remarkable that such beauty emerges from the oppression of occupation and sorrow.  Recalling the great poet Mahmoud Darwish:
 
   “I have found an opening to inscribe the national into the universal,so that Palestine does not limit itself to       Palestine, but finds her legitimate esthetics in a more vast human space.  The Middle East is the birthplace of mazcivilizations.Sumerian, Egyptian, Canaanian,…Mediterranean identity is universal”.
 
Indeed, this universal spirit was skillfully demonstrated by the PYO’s superb performance of composers from different cultures.  Having cooperated with numerous international development projects for Palestine, am certain that your future, your civic values and manner of governance will be a model for our region.
 
Mabruk mitte murra, bravo and sincerest gratitude for this moment of beauty, during this dreadful times for our region.   I hope we will meet one day.

 

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Curitiba, Brazil: Military police discuss culture of peace

DISARMAMENT & SECURITY .

Un article from the Instituto Mundo Melhor (translation by CPNN)

On 25 August, the Instituto Mundo Melhor (IMM) brought together police officers from Curitiba to discuss the culture of peace. The activities put an emphasis on values ​​education and pedagogy of coexistence. The project involved about 30 professionals from the 12th and 13th Battalions of the Paraná Military Police and trained police officers from the Units of Paraná Seguro.

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The President of the IMM, Jeroslau Pauliki, commented on the pilot experience of working with public outside the areas of education, welfare and health in which they already have expertise. “This pioneering initiative brings us to an important reflection. Even if their professions are diametrically opposed, the work environment, their conflicts and challenges are similar in many ways and this contributes to an open discussion and development for all,” he said.
 
The initiative is evaluated favorably by the commander of the 12th Battalion, Colonel Antonio Zanatta Neto. “It is an excellent opportunity to integrate the military police in society and to seek new knowledge. Our expectations are good, because I know the platform crafted by the IMM. The contents have been adapted to the military police and we are the pioneers. We want to break paradigms and further advance community policing and citizen services, “he added.
 
The next meeting of Education for Peace by the IMM with the 12th Military Police Battalion will take place on September 16. In all, there will be four meetings. The contents will be taught by the Center for Studies and Teacher Training in Education for Peace and Coexistence of the Ponta Grossa State University.

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Curitiba, Brasil: Policiais militares discutem cultura de paz

. . . DESARME Y SEGURIDAD . . .

Un artigo do Instituto Mundo Melhor

No dia 25 de agosto, o Instituto Mundo Melhor (IMM) reuniu policiais militares de Curitiba para discutir a cultura de paz. As atividades têm ênfase na educação em valores e pedagogia da convivência. Participam do projeto cerca de 30 profissionais do 12º e 13º Batalhão de Polícia Militar do Paraná (PMPR). O projeto capacita policiais militares que atuam nas Unidades Paraná Seguro (UPS).

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O presidente do IMM, Jeroslau Pauliki, comenta sobre a experiência piloto de trabalhar com público fora das áreas de educação, assistência social e saúde em que o projeto já tem a expertise. “Essa iniciativa pioneira nos traz para uma reflexão importante. Mesmo as profissões sendo totalmente opostas, o ambiente de trabalho, seus conflitos e desafios aproximam-se em vários aspectos e isso contribui para uma discussão aberta e de desenvolvimento para todos”, ressalta.

A iniciativa é avaliada com bons olhos pelo comandante do 12° Batalhão, coronel Antônio Zanatta Neto. “É uma excelente oportunidade de integrar a Polícia Militar na sociedade e buscar novos conhecimentos. As expectativas são as melhores possíveis, pois já conhecíamos a plataforma trabalhada pelo IMM. Os conteúdos foram adaptados para a Polícia Militar e nós somos os pioneiros. Queremos quebrar paradigmas e avançar ainda mais nos serviços de polícia comunitária e cidadã”, ressalta.

O próximo encontro do Polo de Educação para a Paz instalado pelo IMM no 12º Batalhão de Polícia Militar será no dia 16 de setembro. Ao todo, serão quatro reuniões. Os conteúdos serão ministrados pelo Núcleo de Estudos e Formação de Professores em Educação para a Paz e Convivências da Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa (NEP/UEPG).

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Brazil: Cardinal Turkson in Rio: Peace is a fruit of justice

TOLERANCE AND SOLIDARITY .

An article from Radio Vaticana

Cardinal Peter Turkson, the President of the Pontifical Council of Justice and Peace, on Tuesday said “peace is a fruit of justice” during an international symposium on Promoting a Culture of Peace in a World of Conflict being held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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“Since peace is inconceivable without justice, a culture of peace requires a culture of justice; and both must begin with a commitment to respect radically the basic demands of all relationships in which we live, to live non-violently in the world and to care for the earth,” said Cardinal Turkson. “Such conduct is strengthened when different groups in society resolve conflict and differences with this approach.”

Cardinal Turkson also said for the Christian, faith is of paramount importance.

“For a Christian, the beginning and the goal of all building is Christ, the Alpha and the Omega,” he said.

“Our vision is entirely shaped by God’s salvific plan for the world – as set out in Scriptures and definitively expressed in the life and mission of Christ, continued through time in the Church – and at its centre is the human person,” continued Cardinal Turkson. “This is the foundation of our life and work.”

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No Rio, Cardeal Turkson afirma que paz exige conversão

. TOLERÂNCIA E SOLIDARIEDADE .

Um artigo de Radio Vaticana

O Cardeal Presidente do Pontifício Conselho Justiça e Paz, Peter Turkson, defendeu na manhã desta terça-feira (1º/9), durante o Simpósio Internacional “Promoção da cultura da paz num mundo em conflito”, em andamento no Rio de Janeiro, cinco elementos essenciais para se construir uma sociedade mais justa e pacífica: discernimento e realidade; visão do todo; confiança e paciência; a cultura da paz e o compromisso com o diálogo.

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Ao afirmar que a “paz tem uma irmã e ela se chama justiça”, o Cardeal Turkson destacou que “os promotores da paz tendem a emergir de situações de sofrimento, não dos ambientes acadêmicos”.

Sinais dos tempos

Contudo, neste contexto, destacou que, para que os oprimidos não se tornem opressores, é preciso recordar que o “compromisso com a justiça e a não-violência está intrinsicamente conectado à conversão”.

Sobre o discernimento para promover as mudanças necessárias para o futuro, o Cardeal afirmou que ler os sinais dos tempos não é algo que acontece automaticamente, é preciso aprender e praticar.

“Sinais genuínos são resultado do passado com todos seus erros e esforços e provêm a base e os desafios para aquilo que devemos fazer para construir o hoje de acordo com uma visão de futuro”, afirmou.

Cultura da Paz

Ao abordar o tema da visão do todo, o cardeal ganês refletiu sobre o egoísmo que impede reconhecer no outro um semelhante. “Indivíduos que se refutam a mudar contribuem para sociedades injustas e conflituosas”, disse, e acrescentou: “Uma cultura da paz é desenvolvida por aqueles que praticam a paz em sua vida diária. Não pode existir justiça entre os homens se não há justiça para com Deus”.

O Cardeal afirmou ainda que é preciso confiança e paciência para construir a cultura da paz uma vez que esta somente acontece quando todos trabalham unidos. “Por isso, a unidade – uma diversificada e altruísta unidade – pacientemente prevalece sobre o conflito”. A chave para unir na diversidade, concluiu o Cardeal Turkson, é um forte compromisso com o diálogo.

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The Elders urge world leaders to take bold and decisive action on climate in 2015

. . SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT . .

A press release from The Elders

Ahead of the UN Sustainable Development Goals summit, The Elders call on world leaders to agree on a common approach that yields a “radical and sustainable” plan to tackle climate change.

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In a letter to heads of state and government attending the launch of the new UN Sustainable Development Goals in New York on 26 September, The Elders told leaders:

“2015 is the year in which the community of nations will conclude two of the most important international processes of our times […] You have a decisive role to play in charting the course of history.”

The Sustainable Development Goals are the successors to the UN’s Millennium Development Goals which ran from 2000 to 2015. The COP 21 summit in Paris in December is seen by scientists as the last opportunity to commit to meaningful action to prevent a future climate catastrophe.

The Elders warned:

“If action is not taken immediately to stop and reverse current climate trends, we shall face a world with average global temperatures several degrees higher than when we were children.”
Specifically, they urged leaders attending the launch of the SDGs to:

– Inject a new sense of urgency into the Paris negotiations to secure an international binding agreement that would limit the increase in average global temperature to less than two degrees Celsius;

Establish a goal for all nations to reach carbon neutrality by 2050 and agree a timetable to phase out fossil fuel subsidies, with early action on coal;

– Commit to mechanisms within the Paris agreement that can assess progress and ratchet up the commitment of all signatories on climate mitigation and adaptation efforts every five years;

– Approve a financial package that increases investment in clean energy and supports climate adaptation by poor countries.

Even at this late stage, The Elders believe that transformative leadership can yield radical and sustainable results, telling heads of state and government:

“You can prove to be an historic generation of leaders who will have a profound and positive impact that echoes throughout the century […] the courage and conviction you show will be remembered for decades to come.”

(Thank you to Janet Hudgins, the CPNN reporter for this article.)

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