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An article from the Instituto Catalan Internacional para la Paz<\/a><\/p>\n

The Catalan Forum for Peace <\/a>\u00a0was publicly presented this Wednesday, February 14, within the framework of the Second Day of Peace held in the Parliament of Catalonia. The forum is a participatory process of reflection and debate that was born with a double objective: to create a public peace policy in Catalonia and to reinforce the agendas and social and political advocacy capacities of Catalan peace organizations.<\/p>\n

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The Catalan Forum for Peace is an initiative promoted by the Government of Catalonia, the Catalan Council for the Promotion of Peace, the ICIP and the Catalan associative network for the promotion of peace.\u00a0It arises, therefore, from social and institutional collaboration, and will be developed throughout 2024 and 2025. The Forum will consist of a process of citizen participation based on five axes of debate: Culture of peace;\u00a0Security and justice;\u00a0Armed conflicts;\u00a0Global challenges;\u00a0Women, peace and security.<\/p>\n

Coinciding with the public presentation, the website www.forumcatalapau.cat has been inaugurated, from which the participation of citizens, entities and institutions committed to the values of the culture of peace and social justice will be encouraged.<\/p>\n

“For a public policy of peace”<\/strong><\/p>\n

The public presentation of the Catalan Forum for Peace was made during the celebration of the II Peace Day of the Parliament of Catalonia, co-organized by the Catalan chamber, the ICIP and Lafede.cat.\u00a0With the title \u201cFor a public policy of peace\u201d, the conference brought together representatives of numerous peace organizations and experts in the field of research and work for peace, as well as representatives of the Government and several city councils. and institutions.<\/p>\n

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(Click here for the Spanish original<\/a> of this article)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The culture of peace at a regional level, Does it have advantages compared to a city level?<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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At the opening of the day, the vice president of the Catalan Council for the Promotion of Peace and director of the ICIP,\u00a0Kristian Herbolzheimer, called on the Catalan institutions and entities committed to the values of the culture of peace and social justice to join the Catalan Forum for Peace: \u201cit is time to open the reflection on how we understand a Catalonia in peace and on how we can contribute, from Catalonia, to peace in the world.\u00a0It is time to tell each other, meet and explain to all the people, groups and institutions that we share the values of the culture of peace and that we share the commitment to a more just and supportive world.\u201d<\/p>\n

For her part, the president of Lafede.cat,\u00a0Ar\u00e9s Perceval\u00a0, highlighted that the Catalan Forum for Peace must allow \u201cthe design of a public peace policy endorsed by all parliamentary groups, a pending subject\u201d and added that the process also \u201cIt has to serve us to strengthen the movement for peace and nonviolence that we lead from civil society.\u201d<\/p>\n

The day was inaugurated by the president of the Parliament of Catalonia,\u00a0Anna Erra\u00a0, who highlighted the tradition of promoting peace in Catalonia, a \u201ccountry of peace\u201d that \u201chas not hesitated to embrace the values of democracy and freedoms.\u201d fundamental.\u201d\u00a0In her intervention, Erra predicted that the Catalan Forum for Peace will help strengthen the culture of peace, \u201cbecome a useful tool for the international community,\u201d and \u201cshape some responses based on the collective intelligence of the country.\u201d<\/p>\n

The day included two round tables: the first focused on the challenges and opportunities for peace in the context of global threats, and the second was dedicated to the five axes of debate that will guide the Catalan Forum for Peace. when the participatory process begins, in the month of April.\u00a0Carme Colomina\u00a0, CIDOB researcher\u00a0;\u00a0Luca Gervasoni\u00a0, director of NOVACT;\u00a0Maria Josep Par\u00e9s\u00a0, consultant;\u00a0Jes\u00fas Vinyes\u00a0, president of the School Council of Catalonia;\u00a0Nora Miralles\u00a0, president of the Del\u00e0s Center;\u00a0Albert Caram\u00e9s\u00a0, director of FundiPau;\u00a0Jordi Armadans\u00a0, journalist and political scientist;\u00a0and\u00a0Blanca Camps\u00a0, researcher at the Autonomous University of Barcelona.<\/p>\n

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