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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.
So far the Bahá'í Community has witnessed in the period the increase in
the number of partnerships and people who believe that “peace”
with all its implications, is essential to the progress of our society.
The main proof that progress has been made is the fact that many groups
that deal with specifc subjects, such as gender, race or Human Rights
have been supportive to initiatives aiming at the promotion of peace.
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OBSTACLES: What are the most important obstacles that have prevented progress?
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Financial
and Human resources; difficulty to keep people mobilized around the
thematic “Peace”; the association, still quite common, of “peace” as
the opposite of “violence” instead of the understanding of PEACE =
HUMAN RIGHTS is also one of the major difficulties when one tries to
reunite groups to discuss this theme.
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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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Participation in the process of development of the Human Rights Education National Forum (Brazil) - 2002;
Projects:
."Education
in Human Rights in Brazil - Who is Who in the Education in Human
Rights" (Quem é Quem na Educação em Direitos Humanos no Brasil) -
www.forumedh.org.br, a National Data Base containing information on
initiatives of Human Rights in Brazil, aiming at the promotion of such
activities through out the country;
."Educators for Diversity"
(Educadores pela Diversidade) - www.unidadenadiversidade.org.br, an
internet website through which educators can participate in a
continuous process of capacity - building towards unity in diversity,
aiming specifically at gender and racial discrimination;
.Participation
in the "I National Conference on Policies for the Youth"; stimulating
the debate on a specific working group on Peace;
.Participation in
the "I National Conference on Policies for Women", bringing the
importance role of women in the establishment of peace.
.Organization of the "I Conference of Peace in Brazil"- 2005, together with other institutions;
.Participation in "Brasilia Permanent Forum for a Culture of Peace";
.Others
Do projeto Quem é Quem na Educação em Direitos Humanos.
A 1ª conferência da paz
Do projeto Unidade na Diversidade.
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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? |
Associate peace with action, through the promotion of Human Rights, Equality, Justice and the advancement of women.
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PARTNERSHIPS: What partnerships and
networks does your organization participate in, thus strengthening the
global movement for a culture of peace? |
UNESCO;
UNICEF; Special Secretariat of Human Rights of the Presidency of the
Republic of Brazil (SEDH); Federal Chamber of Deputies; Ministry of
Education (Ministério da Educação – MEC); Geledés – Instituto da
Mulher Negra; Fórum de Entidades Nacionais de Direitos Humanos – FENDH;
Fórum Nacional de Educação em Direitos Humanos – FNEDH; others.
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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)? |
Working
on the theme of peace along with the promotion of Human Rights, with
special emphasis on race equality and the promotion of gender equality
and the advancement of women.
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Postal address of organization
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SHIS QL 08 Conjunto 02, Casa 15 - Caixa Postal: 7035 - 71619-970 Lago Sul
Brasília-DF / Brasil
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E-mail address of organization
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secext@bahai.org.br
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Website address of organization
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www.bahai.org.br
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Highest priority action domain of a culture of peace
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Human Rights
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Second priority action domain of a culture of peace
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Race and gender equality
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Highest priority country of action (or international)
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Brazil
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Second priority country of action (or international)
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