{"id":346,"date":"2015-03-05T17:12:00","date_gmt":"2015-03-05T21:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cpnn-world.org\/temp\/?p=346"},"modified":"2026-01-26T19:28:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T18:28:48","slug":"pax-christi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=346","title":{"rendered":"Pax Christi International Peace Award 2015: Women Collective for Reflection and Action (Colombia)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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an article by Pax Christi<\/a><\/p>\n

The 2015 Pax Christi International Peace Award has been granted to the Women, Peace and Security Collective for Reflection and Action (Colectivo de Pensamiento y Acci\u00f3n Mujeres, Paz y Seguridad) in Colombia for making visible and encouraging the essential contribution of women to peacebuilding in their country and for their work to promote an ethical transformation of Colombian society as the path towards sustainable peace. Established in 1988, the Award is funded by the Cardinal Bernardus Alfrink Peace Fund and honours contemporary individuals and organisations who make a stand for peace, justice and non-violence in different parts of the world.<\/p>\n

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\nThe Women, Peace and Security Collective for Reflection and Action (Colectivo de Pensamiento y Acci\u00f3n Mujeres, Paz y Seguridad)<\/center><\/p>\n

Founded in October 2011, the Collective is a women\u2019s network that currently brings together women from different social and professional backgrounds (religious, ex-combatants, indigenous, afro-descendants, journalists, academics, human rights defenders, union leaders, etc.), as well as organisations committed to a revolution in ethics as the basis for sustainable and lasting peace in Colombia. With a mission to foster conditions for a permanent and re-humanising dialogue among various sectors \u2013 including those traditionally opposed to each other – in different regions of the country, the Collective is in itself an example of how diversity can be embraced and used for positive change in a highly polarized society. <\/p>\n

The Collective\u2019s flagship initiative is the \u201cEthical Pact for a Country in Peace<\/a>,\u201d a civil society framework agreement for the ethical transformation of Colombia. This initiative points out that in order to achieve lasting peace, efforts beyond official peace talks between the Government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) will be necessary. The Pact is a 15-point plan promoting a series of value-based steps that Colombian society must undergo for sustainable peace. One highlight is the importance of an inclusive dialogue for peace where women\u2019s participation is actively sought and encouraged.<\/p>\n

Through this award, Pax Christi International acknowledges the Women, Peace and Security Collective\u2019s pivotal work in challenging women\u2019s traditionally limited assigned role in the building of peace in Colombia. The Collective has identified many diverse spaces for women\u2019s participation in public dialogue and political debate, including across inter- generational and inter-ethnic divides. At the same time, the Pax Christi International award honours symbolically the important role that women play worldwide in conflict transformation and peacebuilding at the local, national and international level.<\/p>\n

The Peace Award Ceremony will take place on Saturday, 16 May 2015, in Bethlehem, Palestine, during the Pax Christi International\u2019s 70th Anniversary celebrations in that city.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Pax Christi International – Peace Award 2015: Women, Peace and Security Collective for Reflection and Action (Colombia)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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