{"id":34445,"date":"2024-03-31T17:17:28","date_gmt":"2024-03-31T15:17:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=34445"},"modified":"2026-01-26T21:11:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T20:11:25","slug":"we-should-focus-on-the-culture-of-peace-25th-demonstration-in-bourges-france-for-an-immediate-ceasefire-in-gaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=34445","title":{"rendered":"\u201cWe should focus on the culture of peace\u201d: 25th demonstration in Bourges (France) for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float: left; width: 46%;\">\n<p>DISARMAMENT &#038; SECURITY .<\/p>\n<p>An article by Marie-Claire Raymond in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leberry.fr\/bourges-18000\/actualites\/il-faudrait-miser-sur-la-culture-de-la-paix-25e-manifestation-a-bourges-pour-un-cessez-le-feu-immediat-a-gaza_14478108\/\">Le Berry<\/a> (translation by CPNN)<\/p>\n<p>A new demonstration took place this Saturday March 30, in Bourges, against the war in Gaza, at the call of the Cher Collective. This was the twenty-fifth gathering, and it brought together between 80 and one hundred people committed to defending \u201clasting peace in Palestine\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Among the comments was the regret that the &#8220;go to war&#8221; spirit has been brought to the fore in France: &#8220;For this, we waste our finances and we justify military budgets, we prepare to mobilize troops and we put the resources into military industry.  Instead, we should focus on the culture of peace. \u00bb<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Bourges.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Bourges.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Bourges.png 900w, https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Bourges-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Bourges-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n<p>(Article continued on the right column)<\/p>\n<p>(Click <a href=\"http:\/\/french.cpnn-world.org\/?p=10453\">here for the original French version of this article<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"float: right; width: 46%;\">Question for this article:<\/div>\n<div style=\"float: right; width: 46%;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"float: right; width: 46%;\">\n<p align=\"justify\">\n<p><strong><em> <a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=9029\">Does military spending lead to economic decline and collapse?<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=11476\">How can a culture of peace be established in the Middle East?<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>(Article continued from the left column)<\/p>\n<p>Franck Carrey, president of the international solidarity association Medina, called for \u201can immediate and definitive ceasefire. And unconditional access to humanitarian aid for the inhabitants of Gaza. \u00bb<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA month ago, we set up a mobile psychological support team for children,\u201d he adds. We had a lot of trouble finding the psychologist and the facilitators. We have problems transferring funds to pay salaries. Schools are used for emergency accommodation and no longer for teaching. Politically, we must achieve a just and lasting peace. \u00bb<\/p>\n<p>The Cher collective brings together twenty organizations: Attac18, CCFD-Terre Solidaire, CNT-SO, FSU, Ki-6-Col&#8217;, La Cimade, the Vigilance Committee-Madera, the LDH section of Bourges, LFI18, Medina, MJCF18, Peace Movement, NPA18, Palestine18, PCF-F\u00e9d\u00e9ration du Cher, PCOF18, POI, Solidaires18, UD-CGT du Cher and the Libertarian Communist Union.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;  &#8211;  &#8211;  &#8211;  &#8211;  &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>If you wish to make a comment on this article, you may write to coordinator@cpnn-world.org with the title &#8220;Comment on (name of article)&#8221; and we will put your comment on line.  Because of the flood of spam, we have discontinued the direct application of comments.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DISARMAMENT &#038; SECURITY . An article by Marie-Claire Raymond in Le Berry (translation by CPNN) A new demonstration took place this Saturday March 30, in Bourges, against the war in Gaza, at the call of the Cher Collective. 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