The Many Faces of the Culture of Peace�and Badass Peacebuilding�David Wick�Tezikiah Gabriel�Pathways To Peace�

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Isabella Yin, June 25, 2015 Peace Pals International

What are the faces of the Culture of Peace �and Peacebuilding?�---------�Peace begins with each one of us, every day,�Within ourselves��With our families, friends, work, school, communities.�It requires personal and social change, both local and global.��It is Local – Global, Personal – Systemic, ��It all counts!��

"Since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that the defences of peace must be constructed”.

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Preamble of UNESCO’s Constitution

(United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)

The Culture of Peace Fundamentals

Ashland Culture of Peace Commission engages all sectors of the community and �City of Ashland, Oregon

• We build trusted relationships with:
• Community members at large
• Ashland City Council,
• Ashland Winter Shelter
• Non-profit organizations of all kinds,
• Ashland Police Department,
• Students, Ashland School District
• Chamber of Commerce
• Media organizations
• Businesses
• Southern Oregon University
• Oregon Shakespeare Festival

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PEACE BUILDING IS EVOLVING!

How do we build a global culture of peace? 

Peace building is more effective at the community level where needs are known and solutions come from collaboration and cooperation between all sectors of society: the arts, education, environment, business, safety and security, recreation, faith-based, service, wellness, and government. It means building schools and health clinics, teaching nonviolence and the Golden Rule, and taking care of orphans and those at-risk, including refugees and those affected by war, poverty and hunger.

www.internationalcitiesofpeace.org

….To Ashland, Oregon�World Peace Flame Monument dedication and lighting ceremony

September 21, 2018

UN International Day of Peace

Invocation on the Culture of Peace to the Oregon State Senate.

Peacebuilding

Peacebuilding is…

PeaceBuilding is the construction of new environments and new cultures which transform deficient structures and capabilities and which unite the strengths of emerging innovations in all pathways of our local-global planetary life. PeaceBuilding creates and maintains beneficial conditions for sustainable (life-enhancing) social, economic, political and spiritual development of all peoples.

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(Adapted from speech given at UN and “An Agenda For Peace ”, a UN. Report of the Secretary General, 1992.)

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Examples of Peacebuilding Events and Activity

*Planting peace poles

*Minute of silence at 12 noon (all time zones) 

*Peace education events  

*Intercultural and interfaith dialogues  

*Workshops on the UN Peace Day theme  

*Meditation and prayer   

*Community gatherings 

*Senior activities

*Concerts and festivals 

*Develop conflict prevention skills

*Soccer/football matches in the spirit of peace  

*Service to others 

*Feasts for Peace  

*Writing peace poetry  

*Yoga  

*Marches, parades, flag ceremonies  

*Public programs with government officials  

*Engaging youth in peace-building activities

*Stories/Articles in local news outlets

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International Day of Peace is Peacebuilding�

• Established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1981, “Peace Day” is an opportunity for individuals, organizations and nations to create practical acts of peace on a shared date, September 21.
• Hundreds of millions of people globally celebrate Peace Day in many diverse ways.
• Get involved
• https://internationaldayofpeace.org

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Social Change 2.0 – The Introduction

1. People are willing to change if they have a compelling vision and are provided tools to help them bring it into the being.

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2. Social change 2.0 stands on the shoulders of 1.0 which is commanding and control, financial incentives, and protest.

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3. Social change 2.0 seeks to increase these odds (for success) by providing a blueprint for transformative social change.

David Gershon

Badass Peacebuilding�What it is and What it isn’t �

Badass Peacebuilding Doesn’t Mean Leaving Behind …

What Does Badass Peacebuilding Mean to You?

“When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.”�― Audre Lorde

Break Into Badass Teams – 10 minutes

1. What does Badass Peacebuilding mean to you?
2. What are examples of Badass Peacebuilding?
3. How does this apply to manifesting the U.S. Department of Peacebuilding?

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How does Badass Peacebuilding apply to the following?

1. Empowering Women and Marginalized Voices

2. Moving from Theory to Action

3. Addressing Systemic Injustice as the Root of Conflict

4. Bold, Local Actions Lead to Global Impact

5. Celebrating Courage, Resilience, and Collaboration

Ultimately it is about values, choices, behaviors, and action!

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Colleagues in the Culture of Peace �and Badass Peacebuilding�

Pathways To Peace

David Wick, President

davidwick111@gmail.com

Tezikiah Gabriel. Executive Director

tez@pathwaystopeace.org

pathwaystopeace.org

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Ashland Culture of Peace Commission

David Wick, Executive Director

davidwick111@gmail.com

ashlandcpc.org

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