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Organization: Center for Peace Education, Miriam College
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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. Indicators include the following: increasing number of teachers and youth that we have been able to reach and in turn they have shown that their beliefs and attitudes have changed: increasing number of partnerships that have shown peace groups' cooperation in peace activities such as calls for ceasefires among armed groups and observance of human rights and international law by combatants: greater academic interest among colleges and universities as shown by separate course offerings related to peace and nonviolence. Many schools too have tried to integrate peace perspectives into existing subjects.

OBSTACLES: What are the most important obstacles that have prevented progress?

The challenges are the following: Lack of sustained funding; competing demands on advocates' time because they are usually also teachers or professionals from other fields; difficulty of influencing policy makers

ACTIONS: What actions have been undertaken by your organization to promote a culture of peace and nonviolence during the first half of the Decade?

Peace Education Initiatives
Miriam College undertakes peace education in the following ways:

1.     Curricular Initiatives  
       Peace-focused courses/subjects are offered in the   curriculum.

     a.    The Grade 7 Social Studies' curriculum is on peace issues and action.  The  textbook used is entitled Tungo  sa Isang  Mapayapang Mundo (Toward a Peaceful World).
     b.  "Peace   Studies"   is   a  major  course  in   the  International  Studies curriculum of the college.
     c.  "Education  for  Peace,   Gender  Equality  and the Environment" is  a  major course in the Child Development  and Education curriculum of  the college.
     d.  "Education  for  Peace"   is  a   major   course   in the M.A. in Values Education program of the Graduate School.  
     e.  "Peace Psychology" is part of a major course called "Current Issues" in the B.S. Psychology program of the College.
     f. "International Peace  and Security"  and "Nonviolent Social Change"are major courses in   the M.A. in International Studies program,  also  of the Graduate School.
 " Peace, Gender Equality and Earth Stewardship" has been  
 proposed as a core course for all students of the college unit.
Furthermore, the faculty are encouraged to integrate peace ideas, themes  and perspectives in their lessons, particularly in the Social Studies.

2. Training Conducted for/with Miriam College Constituents

 a.    The faculty of the various units had a peace education orientation  training in April 1999.  Thereafter, the new faculty have been undergoing the same training before the beginning of each school year, i.e., in the last week of  May.
 b.     All High School and College freshmen undergo Conflict Resolution education  sessions each year through the High School Homeroom Program and the   College Freshmen Development Program.
 c      Selected student leaders from the various units undergo Peer Mediation Training every year.
 d     Selected non-academic personnel and administrators have gone  through Conflict Resolution Sessions.

3.     Training Conducted for Other Groups

 a.    Miriam Center for Peace  Education   (CPE)  has  conducted  many training   workshops on  peace  education  in  different parts  of  the country for teacher-trainors of schools from the Catholic Educational Association of the   Philippines (CEAP).
  Also,  three big groups of public school teachers and  administrators from   the   Department  of   Education   were  given   training.   The  workshops   were   held   in  Laguna,  Cebu   and   Zamboanga. In all these  activities the co-organizer was the Office of Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process  (OPAPP), the    government   agency that has provided both leadership and   practical support   for some peace education initiatives of both the   private and   public sectors.

 b.  Trainings or  short orientation talks  were  also  conducted  for   many individual  schools,  such as the Ateneo de Manila Grade School and  Holy Family School, and  groups of  schools such as the Don  Bosco  Educational  Association,  Canossian   Educational Association   and  the  Benedictine Educational Association.

 c.  The CPE  organized  two important workshops in 2001 and 2004   for  teachers and  teacher-educators,  respectively.    The   first   was  on "Educating for  a Culture of Peace" that was attended by 50 teachers including a staff member of the Asia-Pacific Center of Education for International Understanding (APCEIU).  The second was on  "The Spiritual and Ethical Foundations of Peace Education" that was attended by 29 Christian and Muslim faculty members from Colleges of Education in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.  The workshops were held in cooperation with the UNESCO Peace Education Laureate for 2000 and the Peace Education Centers Network, respectively.

 d.  Conflict resolution trainings were conducted for  urban  poor women, community leaders,   out-of-school youth, and police officers.

4. Research and Publications/Production of  Materials  

The following were produced:
a.    Tungo sa Isang Mapayapang Mundo, 1993 and 2000
b.    Peer Mediation Sourcebook, 1999
c.    Kapayapaan ang Hangad Ko, 2000
d     Peace Education Teacher-Training Manual, 2001
e     Weaving Solidarity toward a Culture of Peace, 2003
f.     Reducing Prejudice through Peace Education: Training  
       Modules, 2004
g.    Various articles on peace education published in local    
       and international journals.

5.   Other Forms of Peace Education/Peace Advocacy Work

a.  The CPE organized youth conferences that brought together hundreds  of  youth and student leaders  from many parts of the country, including    Christian,  Muslim and indigenous   youth.  These were the Asia-Pacific  Youth   Conference on the Culture of Peace in 2000 and the National   Youth  Leaders  Conference  on  the Culture of Peace in 2003.  The Conference themes were  "Celebrating the Youth's Potential toward Peace" and "Building Bridges of Tolerance and Solidarity,"   respectively.

b   It hosted and co-organized the 2002 International Institute on Peace   Education  that  was  attended  by  peace  educators   from   various  countries   and   Philippine  regions.    Likewise  it  has  helped  as a member  of  the  local   organizing  committee   of   the  International  
 Symposium  on  the  Contributions  of  Psychology  to  Peace held in    Ateneo de Manila University and of the Asia-Pacific Peace Research   Conference.  Both were held in 2001.

c  It  has  advocated against war both in the home and  global fronts and  for  the resumption of peace  negotiations    between  the government and rebel forces,  through  statements and   participation  in  fora  and rallies  for  that  purpose  as  well  as  being  active  in    the Mindanao
Solidarity Network.

d  It  has  shown  solidarity  with the Mindanao  war  victims/refugees  by raising  funds  to  help  cover  some of their material needs (February and  September  2003).

e. It  launched  a  twinning  project  with  the  Rajah Muda High School of Pikit,  Cotabato, Mindanao  to  advance  a   "people to people"   peace   process. The goal is to build friendships between Muslim and Christian youth and break down the barriers of prejudice that divide them.

f.  It  has  participated  in  political  activities,   through statements, letter-writing,  lobbying  and  participation  in  fora  and  rallies on important  national issues.

g. It  mounts  a  Peace  Exhibit  annually  as  well as other consciousness  raising activities as holding of fora, poster making,  quilt making,  etc.  

h. It initiated the Peace Education Network in March 1999 to bring together representatives of   schools and organizations with a keen interest in informal and formal   peace education.
Goals

The  overarching  goal  of Miriam's  peace  education  efforts  is  to  advance a culture of peace within the school and in the larger society, including the national and global levels.  Miriam College sees this goal as consistent with its vision-mission and its avowed core values.

Note: The International Day of Peace has been celebrated with a weeklong Exhibit in our College since 1996, every 3rd Tuesday of September, until 3 years ago when the International Day was changed to Sept. 21. Some of the themes of the past Exhibits were: No more Hiroshimas, Celebrating the International Year of the Culture of Peace(2000), The Social Costs of War, Helping the Mindanao War Victims, and Campaign against Small Arms



Participants of the International Institute on Peace Education that was held at Miriam College,Philippines. It was co-organized by the Center for Peace Education and the Peace Education Center of Teachers college, Columbia University.



Launching of the Twinning Project between Miriam College (Metro Manila) and Rajah Muda High School (Cotabato, Mindanao). These schools are attended by Christian and Muslim students, respectively. The project was initiated by the Center for Peace Education. It seeks to break down socio-cultural barriers and to build bridges of peace and solidarity between the  two student groups through exchange of letters and other common projects.



Workshop on the Ethical and Spiritual Foundations of Peace Education hosted in 2004 and co-organized by the Center for Peace Education with other Centers. located in Japan, USA and Lebanon. The Peace  Education Centers Network is coordinated by Dr. Betty Reardon.

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?

The UN Sec. Gen., the GA and the UNESCO should support peace and nonviolence education more strongly because it is an important pathway to peace. They should encourage states to support the mainstreaming of this education. Peace Ed has to be a central and universal concern.

PARTNERSHIPS: What partnerships and networks does your organization participate in, thus strengthening the global movement for a culture of peace?

National-
Peace Education Network
Asia-Pacific Network for International Education and Values Education- Philippines chapter
Regional-
Asia-Pacific Peace Research Association
Global-
Hague Appeal for Peace Global Campaign for Peace Education
Peace Education Centers Network
Peace Education Commission of IPRA
Pax Christi International

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)?

Publish a Peace Education Reader for Filipino peace educators
Propose the offering of a Peace Studies minor program
Engage in Interfaith coalition building
Work for partnerships in Asia such as peace organizations in Cambodia, Thailand and other Asian countries, in the conduct of joint workshopds on peace education
Strengthen partnership with the HAP Global Campaign for Peace Education. Within 2005 give service as consulting editor to its forthcoming publication, Peace Lessons Around the World

Postal address of organization

U.P.P.O. Box 110
Diliman, Quezon City
Philippines

E-mail address of organization

lcastro@mc.edu.ph

Website address of organization

www.mc.edu.ph

Highest priority action domain of a culture of peace

Education for a culture of peace

Second priority action domain of a culture of peace

Understanding, tolerance, solidarity

Highest priority country of action (or international)

Philippines

Second priority country of action (or international)

International
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