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BUILDING PEACE IN THE
COMMUNITY
CANADIAN CENTRES FOR
TEACHING PEACE
DEFINITIONS
• PEACE, IN THE COMMUNITY
CONTEXT = “THE ABSENCE OF
VIOLENCE”
OUR MISSION
• TO HELP BUILD A BETTER WORLD
FOR OUR CHILDREN
• TO ADVANCE PEACE IN THE WORLD
OUR COMMUNITIES NEED
OUR HELP
• VIOLENCE IS OUR MOST PRESSING
PROBLEM
• TODAY NO PERSON ANYWHERE CAN
TRUTHFULLY SAY THAT SOLVING
THE VIOLENCE PROBLEM MAKES NO
DIFFERENCE TO THEIR OWN LIVES
WHY ME? YOU ASK
• YOUR PERSONAL QUALIFICATIONS
• COMMUNITY SERVICE INTEREST &
COMMITMENT
• SUPPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
• SPHERE OF INFLUENCE
• IT AFFECTS YOU DIRECTLY
• YOU WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
WITH YOUR LIFE
WHAT IS THE PROBLEM?
WHY IS VIOLENCE WINNING?
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LACK OF AWARENESS/CULTURE
LACK OF FOCUS AND VISION
LACK OF COMMUNICATION
LACK OF INFORMATION SUMMARY
LACK OF UNDERSTANDING
LACK OF CENTRAL DATA BASE
LACK OF CENTRAL NETWORK
LACK OF RECRUITS
ROOT CAUSES OF VIOLENCE
TODAY:
• INCREASES IN OPPRESSIVE SOCIAL
PROBLEMS, SUCH AS:
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ECONOMIC DISTRESS
FAMILY DYSFUNCTION
RACIAL TENSIONS
TEENAGE PREGNANCY
ALCOHOL & DRUG ABUSE
• AS A RESULT, PEOPLE FEEL THAT
EVERYTHING IS OUT OF CONTROL
THEY TURN TO VIOLENCE
TO GET WHAT THEY WANT
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MONEY
POWER
SELF-ESTEEM
“RESPECT”
HOW DO WE SOLVE THE
VIOLENCE PROBLEM?
THE PROCESS:
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CLARIFY WHAT THE PROBLEM IS
GATHER INFORMATION
EVALUATE CAUSES
OBSERVE PRESENT SITUATION IN
MORE DETAIL
• CONSIDER PROPOSALS
• ACTION
WHAT CAN WE DO?
MICRO LEVEL:
• TALK IT UP
• RAISE AWARENESS
(COMMUNICATION PLAN)
• DEVELOP NETWORK
• ORGANIZE A CONFERENCE
• ORGANIZE STUDENT CONTESTS
• MEDIA RECOGNITION AWARD
WHAT CAN WE DO?
MACRO LEVEL:
• COMMUNITY SAFETY/PEACE
COMMITTEE
• COMMUNITY SAFETY/PEACE PLAN
• REFORM THE ATTITUDES OF
INDIVIDUALS
• INSTITUTIONALIZE PEACE IN OUR
SCHOOL SYSTEM
WHAT CAN WE DO?
MORE MACRO LEVEL:
• MUNICIPAL COUNCIL DECLARE YOUR
COMMUNITY A PEACE CITY OR TOWN
• INITIATE A “JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT
PEACE PROGRAM”
• DEVEOP AN INTERNET SITE - A VIRTUAL
CANADIAN CENTRE FOR TEACHING
PEACE
• DEVELOP PEACE RESEARCH
• DEVELOP SAFETY PARTNER PROGRAM
WHAT CAN WE DO?
EVEN MORE:
• ADDRESS ROOT CAUSES OF VIOLENCE
– ECONOMIC DISTRESS
– FAMILY DYSFUNCTION
– RACIAL TENSIONS
– TEENAGE PREGNANCY
– ALCOHOL & DRUG ABUSE
– OTHER
• PEOPLE MUST FEEL IN CONTROL OF
THEIR LIVES - “EMPOWERED”
OUR GOAL MEASURABLE RESULTS
• MINIMIZE VIOLENCE IN ALL AREAS
OF THE COMMUNITY
• YOUR COMMUNITY - A SAFE CITY OR
TOWN
• YOUR PROVINCE - A SAFE PROVINCE
• CANADA - A SAFE COUNTRY
• THE WORLD - A SAFE WORLD
BUILDING PEACE IN THE
WORLD
• THE WORLD IS DANGEROUS NOT
BECAUSE OF THOSE WHO DO
HARM, BUT BECAUSE OF THOSE
WHO LOOK AT IT WITHOUT DOING
ANYTHING.