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Thank you for these wise words. I would like to add a comment on the role individuals play in their communities.
Pt 11. recognise the role each person plays in their community. Acknowledge their role so the person is conscious that s/he is spreading…
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- What motivated you (or your organization) to become involved in peace and conflict resolution?
- ntroduction
The United Nations defines ‘a Culture of Peace as a set of values, attitudes, modes of behaviour and ways of life that reject violence and prevent conflicts by tackling their root causes to solve problems through dialogue and negotiation among individuals, groups and nations’.http://www.cultureofpeaceexhibit.org/ . In my daily practice of Buddhism I chant the phrase Myoho-renge-kyo. Chanting [Nam] - Myoho-renge-kyo will therefore enable you to grasp the mystic truth innate in all life. .The workings of the universe are an expression of a single principle or Law, expressed as Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. By putting their lives into harmony with this Law, people can unlock their hidden potential and achieve creative harmony with the environment. This is the ultimate expression of individual empowerment that each person can transform the inevitable sufferings of life into sources of growth and fulfillment and become a positive influence in his or her family and community. Through practice and study, I believe that a human being is able to understand the cycle of life and death which is understood through the mystic law. In the United Nations definition, a Culture of Peace is a set of
Personal value- statement, attitudes, ways of life that reject violence and p
This philosophical belief system underpins how I conduct my personal and professional life. As a feminist, I believe the personal is political and when I design and facilitate my training programmes on gender amongst different communities, I use the Buddhist values of individuals as part of a community to facilitate peace building. In our group meetings, we discuss the Buddhist concepts of peace and how it relates to our lives. I have on occasions lead the discussions on peace building and how this concept can be integrated into the lives of young adults. I am a role model for the young adults in my group as a mother, an academic and activist for peaceful change. I participate in the Victory over Violence programme but the programme is lead by the youth of SGI.div
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Professional life
In my professional life as a gender trainer and researcher, I combine my Buddhist beliefs with a rights framework. I often draw on the experience of the violence of South African life – especially violence against women and children to illustrate how a legitimate government can win the support of the majority of citizens to build a more peaceful life. In my workshops I draw on participants’ life experiences to illustrate how to encourage a more gender friendly workplace. Often women who have been subjected to different forms of violence ridicule sections of my presentations because they lack the confidence to believe that they can be their own agents of change. Some men have accused me of fomenting conflict in the group or in their homes by promoting the concepts of equality, democracy and women’s rights. Men participate in groups using patriarchal values, language and experiences believing that they are entitled to be the head of the household or leader of the group. Through group activities, they are taught to consider other ways of interacting with women. Depending on the group, I have used games, dancing, laughter, songs, learning contracts and academic texts of how adults learn to diffuse conflict situations. I believe that I have the ability to shift participants’ viewpoints. Topics of religion, culture and traditions are taboo topics in many communities but using gender as a vehicle for transformation, the discussions in workshops address the difficult subjects for participants to share experiences.
- Please list the countries and/or regions in which you (or your organization) have direct and significant expertise
- SADC
- What is your current country of residence (or location of your organization)?
- South Africa
- What is your current job (and organization) and/or where and what field are you studying?
- South Africa. Submitting phd in gender and work in Department of Sociology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
- Which are your primary sectoral areas of expertise (or the primary sectoral areas of your organization) ?
- Civil Society, Development, Gender
- Which are your primary skills areas(or the primary skill areas of your organization)?
- Advocacy, Capacity Building, Curriculum Development, Research, Qualitative Skills, Training
- What are some of your current areas of research (if any)?
- women and work.
Vocational education
human rights training
e-learning on gender poverty and employmen
Comment Wall (5 comments)
- At 5:09am on January 18, 2010,
surender sangwan said…
- Dear Sharon
Thanks for your comments. The research work you are pursuing has great relevance not only for south africa but africa continent. My observation on gender participation is that only 2-3 percent of participants in our professional bachelor and master programs are women.
May god bring sanity and peace in the continent.
Regards.
Surender Sangwan
- At 9:20pm on December 6, 2009,
Craig Zelizer said…
- Thanks for your comments, Much appreciated.
- At 7:25am on August 31, 2009,
Pastor Samuel Muderhwa M said…
- Dear sharon
I would like to greet you and interest about our location in our D.R.Congo
and be friend
God bless you
Pastor Samuel
- At 11:36am on August 3, 2009,
WARIS ALI said…
- Hi Sharon
What a sound profile you have.I appreciate it and hope that we all will try seriously to change the globe into real better globe free of war,racism,extremism and poverty
Take care
Waris
- At 11:30am on July 31, 2009,
Mohamed Ali Baba said…
welcome ...i am very please to be friends..please add me as friends..best
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Innovations in Student Leadership Conference: Building Peace in Practice
February 20, 2010 from 10:30am to 4pm – McCarthy Hall at Georgetown University
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3rd International Conference on Conflict Resolution Education (CRE), Building Infrastructures for Change: Innovations in Conflict Resolution Education (CRE) and Justice Initiatives
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International Institute on Peace Education
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Peacebuilding Peacelearning Intensive
August 1, 2010 at 12pm to August 7, 2010 at 12pm – Wilmington College
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