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Global Campaign for Peace Education
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The Global Campaign for Peace Education has two goals: 1) to build public awareness and political support for the introduction of peace education into all spheres of education, and; 2) to promote the education of all teachers to teach for peace
Website: http://www.peace-ed-campaign.org
Location: Global
Members: 95
Latest Activity: Sep 6
About the Campaign
The Need
The Global Campaign for Peace Education (GCPE) seeks to develop the capacities, in teachers and learners, to face challenges of unprecedented proportion: the continued development of weapons of mass destruction, armed conflicts between states and ethnic groups, the spread of racism, gender inequality, community violence, the huge and widening gap between the rich and the poor throughout the globalized economy, massive violations of human rights and the degradation of the environment.
How the Campaign Works
The Global Campaign for Peace Education seeks to foster a culture of peace in communities around the world. It has two goals:
1) First, to build public awareness and political support for the introduction of peace education into all spheres of education, including non-formal education, in all schools throughout the world.
2) Second, to promote the education of all teachers to teach for peace.
The Campaign is a non-formal network comprised of formal and non-formal educators and organizations, each working in their own unique ways to address the goals above. This form allows Campaign participants to focus their energies towards meeting the goals and needs of their constituents - while at the same time promoting and making visible the growing global network of educators working for peace. The Campaign helps to facilitate the exchange of ideas, strategies and best practices through a monthly newsletter and also seeks to connect peace educators via our online database.
Sign-up to Receive the GCPE monthly newsletter
The monthly newsletter of the Global Campaign for Peace Education features articles and news as to how and where the GCPE network is active and growing. It includes a monthly introductory letter from a member of the GCPE; reports from the field chronicling successes and challenges; listing of events, conferences, and trainings in peace education from around the world; new publications; job postings; and occasional action alerts. Sign-up online today!
Discussion Forum
What would you say are the main opportunities for the future of peace education? 1 Reply
What significant directions and opportunities seem to be emerging?
Started by Tony Jenkins. Last reply by William TARPAI Nov. 20, 2009.
What suggestions do you have for how the VOLUNTEER run GCPE secretariat might be better able to support local/regional/national organizations and educators in meeting the goals of the campaign?
In addition to the monthly newsletter, what other activities, resources or support services could the GCPE secretariat provide its members?
Started by Tony Jenkins Nov. 20, 2009.
What would you say are the main challenges and obstacles to the advancement and promotion of peace education?
Some possibilities include politics, direct conflict, educational policy, lack of teacher training, etc.
Started by Tony Jenkins Nov. 20, 2009.
What activities or experiences have you or your organization conducted or participated in that have contributed to the goals of the campaign?
Experiences might include workshops; political campaigns; program developments in schools or universities; protests, etc
Started by Tony Jenkins Nov. 20, 2009.
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Comment by joshua mutebe on December 29, 2009 at 1:19pm - Hi tony am glad to be part of the global campaign for peace.I have just returned from the united kingdom and one of the items on agemda , to work for peace and end violence in uganda.I have started a civil society organisation whioch is non profit, non partisan to promote peace.We shall carry our trainings on non violence in schools, universities and later visit villages.Nice to pe part of this, keep it up
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Comment by Ohanjanyan Zaruhi on December 26, 2009 at 1:41am -
Dear Tony,
Your efforts are really appreciable. I would be very glad to be useful. in 2010 our organizing is going to implement project dealing with peacebuilding, and human rights by means of non-formal education.
Thank you again!
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Comment by Muhammad Adnan on December 23, 2009 at 11:03am - www.safewinds.org
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Comment by Azra T. Syed on December 21, 2009 at 3:55pm -
Hi Tony,
Would love to be part of your effort and do whatever I can to help promote Peace Education.
Azra T. Syed
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Comment by Sohail Mahmood on December 2, 2009 at 2:57am
- glad to be part of the group
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Comment by Joaquin Salazar on December 1, 2009 at 2:57pm -
Hi, Tony:
Thank you for the information and the opportunity of joining world-wide with people who are working for individual and collective peace. We are also starting to work on peace education basically analysing the psychological (cognitive) origins of anger and violence and the basic mediation techniques and other means of disarming the violence.
Any commnets and suggestions will be appreciated. Best wishes.
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Comment by ABDIA MOHAMUD on November 21, 2009 at 4:25am -
Hi Tony
Many Thanks for the information.
We are starting Peace Education in schools February 2010.
I look forward to learn a lot.
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Comment by Bimal on November 20, 2009 at 12:17pm -
Thank you Tony
Let us explore more with idea.
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Comment by Nirmala Shrestha on November 20, 2009 at 12:13pm - Thank you
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Comment by Tony Jenkins on November 20, 2009 at 11:10am -
The GCPE is celebrating it's 10th anniversary by conducting a global survey of advances, opportunities and obstacles. The discussion forum topics above are based upon some of the survey questions.
If you would like to participate in the survey please send an email to: news(at)peace-ed-campaign.org.
The results of this survey will be published on the GCPE website in 2010. We hope the survey will help make visible the advances made in peace education over the past 10 years; provide us with an opportunity to reflect on the present status of the field; and to begin to identify and address the main challenges for the future of this important work.
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