Peace education
- 2. • Able • Accepting • Adaptable • Bold • Black • Brave • Calm • Caring • Cheerful • Clever • Complex • Confident • Dependable • Dignified • Empathic • Extroverted • Friendly • Giving • Jolly • Helpful • Idealistic • Independent • Ingenious • Intelligent • Introverted • Kind • Knowledgea ble • Logical • Loving • Modest • Nervous • Observant • Organized • Patient • Powerful • Proud • Quiet • Reflective • Relaxed • Religious • Responsive • Searching • Self- assertive conscious • Sensible • Shy • Silly • Spontaneou s • Sympathetic • Tense • Trust worthy • Warm • Wise • Witty • Happy-go- lucky
- 3. • Loyal • Silly • Smooth Skin • Kissable Lips • Tantalizing Eyes • Attractive Smile • Ideal Man • Having Abs • Handsome • Sexy • Have Sex Appeal • Crazy • Emotional • Stick to One Partner • Bulging Abs? • Relaxed
- 5. “ The greatest resource for building a culture of peace, are the people themselves.”
- 6. The definition of peace is founded on the existence of problems in the society. And these problems are actually considered as "violence" and they can be subdivided into two types: Direct/Physical and Structural Violence. • DIRECT VIOLENCE - are those that are actual, visible, and physical harm done against people and the ecosystem/environment. It includes acts that are usually penalized under existing laws and can easily be seen and felt. • STRUCTURAL VIOLENCE - refers to non-physical types of violence that is a built in feature in the social structures of the society.
- 10. “Peace with nature is the utmost foundation of PEACE.”
- 11. Personal Interpersonal/ Community National Global Direct/Physical Suicide Drug Abuse Domestic Violence Violent Crimes Civil war Violent crimes Human rights abuses Conventional war Violent crimes Human rights abuses Structural/ Economic, Political Socio-cultural/ Psychological Powerlessness Alienation Lowself-esteem Anxiety Local Inequalities Poverty, Hunger Pre-judice/enemy images Cultural Domination Racism Sexism Religious Intolerance National Inequalities Poverty, Hunger Pre-judice/enemy images Cultural Domination Racism Sexism Religious Intolerance Global Inequalities Poverty, Hunger Pre-judice/enemy images Cultural Domination Racism Sexism Religious Intolerance Ecological Over- consumption Over-consumption Pollution Over-consumption Pollution Chemical and Biological warfare Nuclear power radiation Over-consumption Pollution Chemical and Biological warfare Nuclear power radiation Form of violence Level
- 13. 1. Holistic Concept of Peace 2. Conflict & Violence-causes 3. Some Peaceful Alternatives • Disarmament • Nonviolence-Philos. & Practice • Conflict Resolution, Transformation, Prevention • Human Rights • Human Solidarity • Democratization • Development Based on Justice • Sustainable Development
- 14. 1. Reflection 2. Critical Thinking & Analysis 3. Decision Making 4. Imagination 5. Communication 6. Conflict Resolution 7. Empathy 8. Group Building
- 15. 1. Self-respect 2. Respect of Others 3. Gender Equality 4. Respect for Life/ Nonviolence 5. Compassion 6. Global Concern 7. Ecological Concern 8. Cooperation 9. Openness & Tolerance 10.Justice 11.Social Responsibility 12.Positive Vision
- 16. Human dignity - the fundamental innate worth of a human being. Education that seeks to uphold human dignity is often referred as human rights education, which is within the umbrella of peace education. It is one of the central concerns in connection with well-being to provide conviction and foundation for peace.
- 17. • Humans have the tendency to exhibit prejudice which results from our tendency to oversimplify and make generalizations of our world of experience. (Gordon Allport) • Discrimination refers to negative actions toward members of a specific social group that may be manifested in avoidance, aversion or even violence is the negative opinion about a person or group based on incomplete knowledge • Prejudice is a negative feeling or attitude towards a person or a group even if it lacks basis
- 18. Types of Prejudice • Racism – the belief that one’s own cultural or racial heritage is innately superior to that of others, hence, the lack of respect or appreciation for those who belong to a “different race”. • Sexism - A system of attitudes, actions and institutional structures that subordinates women on the basis of their sex (Mcginnis & Oehlberg, 1991) • Heterosexism – negative attitudes towards lesbians and gay men • Classism – distancing from and perceiving the poor as “the other” (Lott, 1995) • Linguicism – negative attitudes which members of dominant language groups hold against non-dominant language groups (Chen-Hayes, Chn & Athar n.d.) • Ageism – negative attitudes held against the young or the elderly. • “Looksism” – prejudice against those who do not measure up to the standards of beauty. The usual victims are the overweight, undersized, and the dark-skinned (Nario-Galace, 2003) • Religious Intolerance – prejudice against those who are not followers of
- 19. Nonviolence - is the refusal to do harm to other humans as life is sacred and is an absolute value. It is anchored on the belief that humans have the potential to change. Implications of Nonviolence • It is both an ethical and moral choice. • Destruction is not the law of humans (Gandhi, 1935). • Nonviolence is a practical choice. Tools and effect of violence are costly. • Nonviolence works. (i.e. nonviolent direct actions initiated by Mohandas Gandhi in India, by Marin Luther King in the United States, and the ‘People Power’ that overthrow the regime of Ferdinand Marcos in the Philippines)