| Posted: April 13 2005,05:44 |
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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? |
Our work, which has been going on for more than ten years has focused on the following:
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Conducting of Self-Transformation Seminar to various organizations,
NGOs, schools, religious organizations, companies, for the purpose of
bringing inner peace as a foundation of outer peace.
2.
Establishment of schools founded a culture of peace and love; where
there is no competition or use of threat to motivate; where children
are taught conflict resolution
3. Publication of "Peace Ideas", a quarterly bulletin on practical ideas for inner and outer peace
4. Networking and cooperation with various other organizations that promote peace and human transformation
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OBSTACLES: What are the most important obstacles that have prevented progress?
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Limited
number of facilitators to conduct seminars; limited number of teachers
who have gone through the self-transformation process deeply. There is
a need to widen and deepen the training program in order to accelerate
the effectiveness of the work
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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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We
have been continually conducting seminars to groups within and outside
of the Philippines, including to mixed religious groups in Mindanao in
order to foster better inter-religious understanding. In the schools,
we have regularly asked students to present dramas that exemplify
effective conflict resolution approaches. Publication of Peace Ideas
continues.
Peace
Ideas: a quarterly publication on inner and outer peace by the Peace
Center of the Theosophical Society in the Philippines.
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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? |
Focus
on public education; intensify the development of approaches on peace
education through the schools; promote and fund pilot efforts in
various countries.
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PARTNERSHIPS: What partnerships and
networks does your organization participate in, thus strengthening the
global movement for a culture of peace? |
United Religion Initiative
UNDP
Theosoophical Order of Service
ASMAE France
Australian Volunteer Service
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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)? |
Help public schools in training teachers on effective and humanistic teaching
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Postal address of organization
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1 Iba Street, Quezon City 1104, Philippines
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E-mail address of organization
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tspeace@info.com.ph
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Website address of organization
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www.info.com.ph/~peace
www.theosophy.ph/aboutpc.htm
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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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Philippines
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Second priority country of action (or international)
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Asia
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