| Posted: June 17 2005,00:52 |
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PROGRESS: Has your organization seen
progress toward a culture of peace and nonviolence in your domain of
action and in your constituency during the first half of the Decade? |
Yes
there has been progress toward a culture of peace and nonviolence
during the said period. GZO Peace Institute works with peace
partners in the provincial and community levels all over the
Philippines and progress has been observed in the proliferation of
culture of peace workshops that is being conducted by our partners with
their member communities, especially in Mindanao. This also
includes conducting culture of peace workshops with local government
officials and members of the armed forces.
An increasing number
of requests for us to conduct a workshop on peace or culture of peace
is also a concrete indicator of heightened awareness and need of people
of this topic.
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OBSTACLES: What are the most important obstacles that have prevented progress?
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The
prevailing culture of power through the use of guns and violence poses
a great obstacle. This pervades in the psyche and is being
reinforced by irresponsible media reporting and portrayals of events.
Moreover,
the customary practice of indifference to violence when not directly
hit is widespread. Apathy is counter-culture to peace
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ACTIONS: What actions have been
undertaken by your organization to promote a culture of peace and
nonviolence during the first half of the Decade?
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1.
Peace with self: GZO Peace Institute established a program
on taking care of the peace workers in 2001 up to the present through
trainings on stress and crisis management for peace advocates.
2.
Starting in 2000, there is an annual celebration called the
"Seasons of Remembering" (held every Jan-Feb & August-September) to
promote awareness on issues regarding the Legacies of the Marcos
Dictatorship. The GZO Peace Institute does this in partnership with the
National Peace Conference.
In the past, we held fora and exhibits.
This year, we did a peace concert, proceeds of which went to the
psycho-social assistance to the survivors of disaster caused by floods
in northern Luzon.
3. September was declared in the
Philippines to be a Month of Peace. In connection with this, we
did the following in 2004:
3.1 convened a Forum on the Gains and Challenges of Peacebuilding;
3.2
coordinated with the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the
Peace Process (OPAPP) in its poster making contest held nationwide
3.3 produced peace flags and peace buttons
4.
inter-ethnic peace and leadership: conducted a workshop on
peace for the Bangsamoro youths in its Successor Generation Program for
Transformative Leadership, February, 2005.
5.
psycho-social assistance to survivors of disaster:
Conducted community debriefing starting January 2005 - up to the
present in Quezon province
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ADVICE: What advice would you like to
give to the Secretary-General and the General Assembly to promote a
culture of peace and nonviolence during the second half of the Decade? |
Continue initiative on civil society participation and partnership with the UN on conflict prevention and transformation
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PARTNERSHIPS: What partnerships and
networks does your organization participate in, thus strengthening the
global movement for a culture of peace? |
o GPPAC
o SouthEast Asian Studies Network (SEACSN)
o National Peace Conference
o Mindanao Solidarity Network
o Mindanao Peaceweavers
o Peace Education Network
o Philansa
o SULONG CARHRIHL
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PLANS: What new engagements are
planned by your organization to promote a culture of peace and
nonviolence in the second half of the Decade (2005-2010)? |
Work more with local peace zones
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Postal address of organization
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2/F Cardinal Hoeffner Building, Social Development Complex
Ateneo de Manila University, Loyola Heights 1108, Quezon City
M.M. Philippines
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E-mail address of organization
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gzopeace@admu.edu.ph
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Website address of organization
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www.justpeace.net.ph
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Highest priority action domain of a culture of peace
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Democratic participation - specifically on citizens participation and support on the peace process
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Second priority action domain of a culture of peace
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Education for a culture of peace (partciularly on capability-building for peace advocates)
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Highest priority country of action (or international)
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National
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Second priority country of action (or international)
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