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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? |
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OBSTACLES: What are the most important obstacles that have prevented progress?
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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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For Progress and Obstacles, see international report by Pathways to Peace which makes an annual report of Peace Day activities, from which the following is taken:
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Quaker Peace Centre, Cape Town: Trainers attended Peace events in the
townships. All of the schools the Trainers work with held Peace events
and sports event in the week leading up to the International Day of
Peace. (2003) Edutrain/The Peace Train included learners as part of
Peace Day programme, visiting Butterfly World in Klapsmut. En route,
workshops offered by Quaker Peace Centre trainers "give the learners
the opportunity to make commitments for a more peaceful world," as part
of its programme for International Peace Day. Reports from St. James
Primary School (grades 4-6) and St. Theresa’s Primary School (grades
R-7) included the following comments: "Enjoyed learning about Peace and
respecting people and care for other children." "At home will pick up
papers and help my mother with the dishes" "Enjoyed learning about
respect and peace and the games we played with the peace alphabet."
"The lesson was about arms-- how we use them to do good by hugging and
holding the ones we love-we use these same arms to hurt each other. The
Learners also spoke about arms as weapons and the devastating effect it
had on their neighborhood." (2004)
Umtapo Centre held an
International Week of Peace, publicized and educated about the IDP and
the International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for
the Children of the World. Activities were held at all Peace Afrika
Youth Centres around the country, a workshop was put on to finalise the
Umtapo-SADTU-Contralesa PARE & HIV/AIDS Programme, the National
Conference on Globalised Racism and the Search for Peace and Justice
took place, Umtapo and PARE held a participatory evaluation workshop
by, and on the IDP itself the Mabedlane Peace park and Life Center was
inaugurated in the Valley of a Thousand Hills, Kwazulu Natal. (2003)
UMTAPO conducted a two-week training course for young community
peacebuilders between 11th and 22nd September 2004. Youth belonging to
various branches of the national Peace Afrika Youth Forum were selected
to participate in this training that forms one module of a University
of South Africa accredited Certificate in Peace Education. On the 23rd
September, Umtapo hosted its annual Steve Biko International Peace
Awards gala evening in Durban, South Africa. (2004)
Rainbow
Bridge Centre held a meditation event took place to connect with all
Peacebuilders and Peacemakers around the world, creating a network of
Peace and Light around the planet. The energy of the meditation was
focused into six areas: 1) the collective consciousness of humanity and
the world to raise it above the dark thought forms and negativity that
still abound in certain areas into a higher consciousness of
understanding, compassion, creativity and integrity; 2) the governments
of the nations of the world; 3) the mass media; 4) the educational
systems; 5) all the countries of the world; 6) all the realms of life
on earth. (2003) Thoughts for Peace were held by a group of 130 women
on September 21 at the monthly meeting of "Women Today" held at the
beautiful, light-filled community centre at King of King’s Baptist
Centre. (2004)
World Peace Prayer Society (WPPS) In 2003, IDP
was celebrated at Task Academy High School, where students participated
in a Peace Prayer Ceremony and a Peace Pole was planted. In 2004, at
Laudium High, near Pretoria, International Day of Peace was celebrated,
with talks by WPPS representatives and various senior members of the
community on peace issues. Emphasis was placed on the importance of
changing the mindset of humanity from that of a culture of violence and
retaliation to one of cooperation, mutual respect for all life and
differences and balancing materials and spiritual values. It was
pointed out that 10 years ago, South Africa chose the way of a Culture
of peace when these principles were applied to formulate the new
Constitution. Various cultural groups in the multicultural school were
represented, and a Tamil Priest, Islamic Iman, and Catholic Bishop
participated in the planting and blessing of the Peace Pole. In the
evening, another Peace Pole was planted and dedicated in a private
garden in Pretoria with 30 people in attendance. (2004)
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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? |
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PARTNERSHIPS: What partnerships and
networks does your organization participate in, thus strengthening the
global movement for a culture of peace? |
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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)? |
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