Posted: May 10 2010,03:34 |
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Postal address of organization/institution
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P-II Jaydeva Vihar Bhubaneswar 7510023
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E-mail address of organization/institution
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sansristi@rediffmail.com
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Website address of organization/institution
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Telephone of organization/institution
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91-674-2300274
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PRIORITIES: All of the organization's domains of culture of peace activity |
EDUCATION FOR PEACE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RIGHTS WOMEN'S EQUALITY DEMOCRATIC PARTICIPATION UNDERSTANDING, TOLERANCE AND SOLIDARITY FREE FLOW OF INFORMATION INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY
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TOP PRIORITY: The organization's most important culture of peace activity |
EDUCATION FOR PEACE
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PARTNERSHIPS AND NETWORKS: What partnerships and networks does your organization participate in, thus strengthening the global movement for a culture of peace?
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Fedem
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ACTIONS: What activities have been undertaken by your organization to promote a culture of peace and nonviolence during the ten years of the Decade? If you already made a report in 2005, your information from 2005 will be included in the 2010 report.
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Sansristi was founded only in 2005 but its director Prof Asha Hans has been involved in peace activities as an academic for 30 years or more. She has participated in GPACC, Prof Hans chairs as President (Orissa) The Pakistani-India’s People’s Forum for Peace and Democracy. Is co-editor of forth coming The Gender Imperative: Human Security Most of the work of Sansristi is on Gender and Peace. Sansristi has been working with the Indian Institute of Peace Education Columbia University on the Community Initiave for Peace Education. Since 2009 it has been working on women’s dialogue in Kandhmal where Christians were targeted by Hindu fundamentalist forces. Sansristi has developed a training manual on gender and peace. IIt is working on displacement and religious based conflict and its impact on women and building their capacity to introduce peace dialogues.
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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 second half of the Decade? |
Overall very slow progress but great impact on individuals
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OBSTACLES: Has your organization faced any obstacles to implementing the culture of peace and nonviolence? If so, what were they?
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Yes. Most of the obstruction has been by right wing religious forces
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PLANS: What new engagements are planned by your organization in the short, medium and long term to promote a culture of peace and nonviolence?
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Long Term: Keep working with women to create spaces of peace Medium: Prepare Peace Education material Short Term: Build capacity of women on peace dialogue
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GLOBAL MOVEMENT: How do you think the culture of peace and nonviolence could be strengthened and supported at the world level??
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Nations need to disarm; use SCR 1325 more fruitfully; include women and young people in creating spaces of peace.
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