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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? |
BC
Peace Ed 2004 brought together some 70 teachers, students, community
educators and concerned citizens in October 2004 at Simon Fraser
University in Vancouver. Some 30 workshops were held, and a commitment
made to continue. The planning committee for Peace Ed 2005 has now been
formed, and the next conference scheduled for October 20-22, 2005. This
year we are co-operating with three units of the BC Teachers'
Federation (PAGE: Peace and Global Education; EAR: Educators Against
Racism; and ESL - teachers of English as a second language) in
sponsoring the conference. Purpose of the conference, which we expect
to be annual: to encourage those involved in BC in peace education and
global education, acquaint them with resources, and enable them to
network. Longterm goal: to work with the eight BC faculties of
education to integrate culture-of-peace values in the BC school system,
K-12.
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OBSTACLES: What are the most important obstacles that have prevented progress?
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Lack
of funding; the numbing of the population through television; the
stresses that BC teachers are under because of government budget cuts;
the culture of consumerism that keeps adults working long hours to stay
afloat financially, and who therefore have little time or energy for
peace and global education
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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) we have made a commitment to have an annual peace education conference;
(2)
we have begun to work with the Association of BC Deans of Education, in
order to develop a systemic approach throughout the province;
(3) we have made a commitment to prepare an offering for the World Peace Forum, to be held in Vancouver in June 2006;
(4) we have undertaken a provincial liaison role with our national counterpart, the CPI (Canadian Peace Initiative).
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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? |
We
encourage the Secretary-General and the General Assembly to resist the
pressures of those nations which would direct the resources of the UN
away from the development of a Culture of Peace and towards a
militaristic or bureaucratic response to the needs of the peoples of
the world for food, water, education, medical care and human rights.
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PARTNERSHIPS: What partnerships and
networks does your organization participate in, thus strengthening the
global movement for a culture of peace? |
We
are actively developing a network of teachers and activistis from both
the public school system and community organizations. Some of these
organizations, following our 2004 conference, began to work together in
local areas in the province.
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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)? |
We
plan to hold a peace education conference every year until we have
peace [ :) ], and to promote local and global projects through synergy
among the many organizations that take part in our conferences.
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Postal address of organization
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c/o
the Centre for Education, Law and Society, Simon Fraser University,
Harbour Centre, 515 West Hastings St, Vancouver, BC V6B 5K3
Canada
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E-mail address of organization
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ruth_yates@sfu.ca
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Website address of organization
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www.bc-peace-ed.org
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Highest priority action domain of a culture of peace
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Education for a culture of peace
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Second priority action domain of a culture of peace
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Understanding, tolerance, solidarity
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Highest priority country of action (or international)
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British Columbia
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Second priority country of action (or international)
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Canada
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