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Education for Peace:
Knowledge / Content Areas
1. Holistic Concept of Peace
• Peace is not just the absence of direct/physical violence but also the presence of conditions of well-being, cooperation and just relationships in the human and ecological spheres.
2. Conflict and Violence• Conflict become problems of violence depending
on the methods of conflict resolution.• Students can study the problems of violence in
various levels (from personal to global, including direct, structural, socio-cultural and ecological violence) and examine the roots and consequences of violence.
3. Some Peaceful Alternativesa. Disarmamentb. Nonviolencec. Conflict Resolution, Transformation and Preventiond. Human Rightse. Human Solidarityf. Development Based on Justiceg. Democratizationh. Sustainable Development
Some Peaceful Alternatives
• Be introduced to the goal of abolishing war and reducing global armed forces and armaments
• To see the folly of excessive arms and military expenditures and the logic of re-allocating resources toward the fulfilment of people’s basic needs
• A springboard for the exploration of the meaning of true human security which springs from the fulfilment of both basic and higher needs of humans
Disarmament
Some Peaceful Alternatives • Study the philosophical and
spiritual underpinnings of nonviolence as well as its efficacy as a method to effect change
Nonviolence
Some Peaceful Alternatives
• Study effective ways of resolving conflicts nonviolently and how these can be applied into their lives
• Examine how a conflict that has been resolved can be transformed into a solution that is more desirable
• Explore ways to prevent conflict
Conflict Resolution, Transforma
tion and Prevention
Some Peaceful Alternatives
• to have an integral understanding of human rights and to reject all forms of repression and discrimination based on beliefs, race, ethnicity, gender and social class
• Encouraged to respect the dignity of all especially the weak and powerless
Human Rights
Some Peaceful Alternatives
• All human have common basic needs and aspirations
• increase inter-religious, intercultural and intergroup trust, empathy, respect and cooperation
• Discourage stereotyping and prejudice
Human Solidarity
Some Peaceful Alternatives
• Be critically aware of the realities and tragic consequences of structural violence and how a philosophy of development based on justice is a preferred alternative
• Understand that development is not economic growth alone but also the equitable sharing of its fruits
Development Based on Justice
Some Peaceful Alternatives • Democracy provides the
environment within which people’s fundamental rights, interests and wishes are respected
Democratization
Some Peaceful Alternatives
• Understand the interdependent relationship between humans and the natural environment and understand the changes that are necessary to ensure the well-being of the earth’s ecosystem such that it can continue to meet future and present needs
• Rediscover the wisdom of our indigenous peoples who have always respected nature
Sustainable Developme
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