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Comment by Farellia on March 22, 2011 at 10:13

Hello dear Friends,

Thank you so much Rituu for creating this group ♥

Today (and everyday), I try to build peace within myself. I share with you a "zen bell" that helps me bringing back peace and serenity when I'm nerveous or under pressure:

http://www.fungie.info/bell/#

A lotus of peace for all of you,

Farellia

Comment by marjolein on March 11, 2011 at 20:58

Hello all,

I've found this on the internett and want to share it with you. I am in awe with these people. Our wunderfull world needs them i hope we can pursuit ( i mean follow in their footsteps)their dreams. ...

DreamWeb wants to create understanding between people about themselves and each other by connecting them with their dreams, heroes and teaching them about (nonviolent) communication and personal leadership.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvmDSbeTvFw                            

Martin Luther King: Wij vinden het vanzelfsprekend…dat alle mensen gelijk zijn.

Aung San Suu kyi :We zullen zeker onze bestemming bereiken…als we de handen ineen slaan.

Desmond Tutu: Verschillen zijn niet bedoeld om te scheiden… We zijn juist verschillend om te realiseren dat we van elkaar afhankelijk zijn.

Rosa Parks: Zonder moed en inspiratie zullen onze dromen sterven… de dromen van vrijheid en     vrede.

Mahatma Gandhi: Wees zelf de verandering… die je in de wereld wilt zien.

Wangari Muta Maathai: Het zijn de kleine dingen die mensen doen.. Dat is wat het verschil zal maken.

Nelson Mandela: Het lijkt altijd onmogelijk…tot het is gedaan.

 

Comment by Gaston on March 8, 2011 at 18:34

Erny, thank you for your wonderful sharing. It inspired me and met my need for a positive outlook. I simply smiled after reading your posting.

Nicole, am I right to say that you feel angry and maybe even desperate, because you have a need for fairness and justice? When I am honest, I feel uncomfortable when I read this news from Guyana or other violent news. I actually know that these things are happening. I am not closing my eyes for it, nor ignore it. But I consciously do not search for more of these stories to absorb. Practically, this means that I read a newspaper about once a week. The Economist once a month. Besides that, I purposefully focus on stories of positive transformation and look for strengths. For me, this gives me the inspiration to change, find peace in myself and start every day with a smile.

I have worked in settings that many people find the worst in the world (Papua New Guinea, DRC etc). Before I land in these places, I make a vow to look for strengths. I always leave the place incredibly inspired with much rich learning. This includes my two trips to Guyana. And then I share this with others. It's a matter of which lens we put on.

Nicole, can I make a request to you? I would be really interested if you can find stories of relationships that turned from violent into peaceful. From cases of violence where communities and police managed to find a solution that contributed to the overall wellbeing. They might be difficult to find given the focus of media, but once these stories are being told and shared, it will spill over. Perhaps that's one of the purposes of this whole platform. Again, we don't ignore the horrific things that are (also) happening. We just focus on strengths.

How does this feel for you when reading this?

Comment by Onesmus Mutuku on March 5, 2011 at 9:16

Dear Friends,

See below connections from a friend (Naoe Suzuki) who we met during a Global Reconciliation summit in Amman.The Summit had brought together over 200 delegates from different parts of the World.

Please join the Program in Peacebuilding and the Arts at Brandeis University in our first-ever weekend intensive on peacebuilding and the arts from April 1–3.  It offers an opportunity for artists, cultural workers, peacebuilders, educators and policy-makers to join our community of practice, learn from exemplary projects, and think through their own work with tools and frameworks emerging from our collaboration with Theatre Without Borders.

The International Center for Ethics, Justice, and Public Life launches our documentary Acting Together on the World Stage, on Tuesday, April 12, at 4 p.m. Please join in the conversation and a reception celebrating the completion of this film, many years in the making. 

Continue reading for details of these and other events and resources.

UPCOMING EVENTS 

April 1–3

Weekend Intensive:

Peacebuilding and the Arts: Core Concepts and Principles

Designing Powerful Initiatives

To register, please visit www.brandeis.edu/ethics/peacebuildingarts/events. 

April 6

Creating a New Story: Ritual, Ceremony and Conflict Transformation between Indigenous and Settler Peoples.

9:10am–12:00pm: Heller School Room 163, Brandeis University

Open session of PAX 250: The Arts of Building Peace, led by Dr. Polly Walker

April 8–10

Weekend Intensive (Session II)

Peacebuilding and the Arts: Community Cultural Development

*Postponed until October 21–23, 2011

April 12

Acting Together on the World Stage

Documentary Screening, Conversation and Reception

4 p.m. Shapiro Campus Center, Carl J Shapiro Theater

Free and Open to the Public

April 12
The Nexus of Arts and Social Transformation: A Roundtable for Leaders in Higher Ed
Mandel center for Humanities, Reading Room 303

2:30–3:30 p.m.

Free and open to the public.

 

SAVE THE DATE:

 

October 21–23, 2011

Weekend Intensive:

Peacebuilding and the Arts: Community Cultural Development

 

October 23–24, 2011

Just Performance: Enacting Justice in the Wake of Violence

A conference exploring performative dimensions of public ritual, theatre, truth commissions and trials

 

More details on our upcoming events.

 

RESOURCES

ANTHOLOGY: Acting Together: Performance and the Creative Transformation of Conflict, a two-volume anthology edited by Cynthia E. Cohen, Roberto Gutierrez Varea, Polly O. Walker. Volume I: Resistance and Reconciliation; Volume II: Building Just and Inclusive Communities. Forthcoming in 2011 from New Village Press. 

DOCUMENTARY: Acting Together on the World Stage, feature-length documentary by Cynthia Cohen and Allison Lund.  Available for purchase in June, 2011. 

TOOLKIT: Acting Together on the World Stage: A toolkit for continuing the conversation, created by Cynthia Cohen, Allison Lund and Polly Walker.  Glossary now available on-line.

Sponsored by the Program in Peacebuilding and the Arts
International Center for Ethics, Justice, and Public Life

Naoe Suzuki, Senior Program Coordinator

Program in Peacebuilding and the Arts

International Center for Ethics, Justice & Public Life

Brandeis University

MS 086

415 South Street

Waltham, MA 02453

781-736-5001 (phone)

781-736-8561 (fax)

nsuzuki@brandeis.edu

Comment by Rituu B. Nanda on February 22, 2011 at 3:24

Dear All,

I would like to share an article by Craig Zelizer on how humour can be used to help groups deal with tensions, release frustrations and also heal mental and emotional wounds.

Laughing our Way to Peace or War: Humour and Peacebuilding (Abstract)
In conflict-affected societies, humour has significant potential to contribute to the escalation or reduction of conflicts. This paper provides a multi-disciplinary approach to understanding the social role of humour in conflicted societies, drawing on literature from social psychology, health and conflict resolution. The paper offers an analytical model regarding the role of humour in peacebuilding in divided societies, as well as documenting several examples of the application of humour and the opportunities and challenges to using humour in societies in conflict. Concrete roles that humour can play are discussed, including as a tool to cope with violent conflict, humanizing or dehumanizing the other, bridge builder, mobiliser, etc. Avenues for future research are also outlined.
http://journal-of-conflictology.uoc.edu/ojs/index.php/journal-of-co...

 

Rituu

Comment by Nicole Rhonda Cole on February 21, 2011 at 16:24

2011 has started very badly for women and children in Guyana. Two women have already been murdered by their male partners; another woman lies in hospital seriously injured from multiple stab wounds inflicted by her partner; an 11-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a police officer at the BV police station; a 9-year-old boy committed suicide; a male and female student from one of the most prestigious schools in Guyana were filmed having oral and penetrative sex; a teacher has been charged for sexually assaulting female secondary school students. And these are only the cases that have been reported in the media. We are less than two months into a new year and it already seems as though domestic violence, gender-based violence and child abuse are set to continue unabated....What should women do to stop this scourge? How can they maintain the Peace when there appears to be a "War" against them? Heaven only knows...

 

 

It is alarming to read in SN of February 17 that according to Vanessa Francis, repeated reports of domestic violence, including serious threats from her former reputed husband to the Cove & John police station, never resulted in arrests or charges being laid. The Commander, officer in charge of Cove & John and the Commissioner of Police must explain what investigation was done and why this attempted murderer was not charged and placed before the court. Police response to reports of domestic violence continues to be largely inadequate and not in keeping with the force’s own policy and procedures on domestic violence. The frequent breaches of DV policy and procedures result in murder, maiming and other life-threatening injuries, mainly to women like Vanessa Francis. While the police force continues to fall short in fulfilling its responsibilities – we are, for example, still to see the establishment and operation of the promised and much-needed specialized domestic violence and sexual assault units – domestic violence continues to escalate and is the leading cause of injury to women between the ages of 15 and 44. The old mantra of lack of resources is simply not acceptable

Comment by ukeme okon on February 14, 2011 at 10:21

Hi Rittu,

Thanks for the invite.

Comment by Autry Haynes on February 12, 2011 at 13:39

Being peaceable is a human desire. As humans we pursue this dream, are we just aware of this desire? Lets do more than just being aware lets stimulate each other to move to level 3; where we act simultaneously in our different time zones and community. Please share experiences so we all can be motivated to act in unison.

Comment by NAMARA ARTHUR ARAALI on February 11, 2011 at 15:55

Uganda is about to go to polls, there is a lot of anxiety in the population. Peace building is very important.

Comment by NAMARA ARTHUR ARAALI on February 11, 2011 at 15:46

I would like to thank members of Peace Competence for finding time to pause amidst the chaos that has become an urgent need for us to take time and think about peace.

More than ever, the human world needs to find ways to build Love, Understanding, and Peace, Individually and on a global scale. In the saying from the work of the psychologist Donald Hebb, when neurons wire together, they fire together - may this competence contribute to this endeavor fully knowing that when we cultivate compassion and mindful awareness in our lives - when we let go of judgment and attend fully to the present we shall be able to transform even our relationship with our own self..

 

 

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