Concerted Action for Sustainable
Peace
: Cases of Citizens of Peace
Ten Recommendations on International Cooperation in Peace
Journalism and Its Role for Response to Pandemic Crisis
Educators and journalists are working with HWPL, and by inspiring
citizens with the spirit of peace, they are spreading the culture of peace.
Starting from 2020, we’ve been constantly reminded of how valuable it is to
have a sense of peaceful normalcy, and the media coverage of HWPL’s peace
activities shot up. The media reported HWPL’s peace projects via video, audio,
websites, paper, and social media four times more in 2021 compared to the
previous year.
In addition,
“Voice of Peace“,
a media forum for journalists was hosted in February. The forum
discussed social trends and future responses through the lens of journalists’
expertise and perspective. There, journalists and news media voiced a message
of self-reflection and set ten principles for the media industry in the new
normal era.
Mr.
Supalak Ganjanakhundee, Thailand, Former Editor of The Nation Newspaper
“I agree with the ten recommendations at the outcome of the February
meeting for a number of reasons. Given that the COVID pandemic keeps people
away from social engagement, therefore, the media will play a crucial role in
bringing news and information to the people. Media in individual country cannot
work alone to spread information, so it is important for media to cooperate
with one another in order to share correct and accurate information to the
public.”
Education, a solution for peace, HWPL Peace Education Program
To bring up future peace leaders, HWPL’s Peace Education Process
provides set of textbooks on peace and in-class activities such as learning
sections, presentations, and discussions that allow students to systematically
develop values of peace. In addition, the peace educator training program and
its guidelines are provided to schools and educational institutions so that
teachers who completed it can teach it in schools and local communities.
HWPL’s
Peace Education provides two tracks: student learning and teacher training. So
far, 214 educational institutes have partnered with HWPL for Peace Education,
and it is being conducted in 53 schools.
John
Benedict Bonifacio, Philippines, Dingras National High School, Poblacion Campus
Student
“I believe that we have all been born to this world to defeat
the desire of war and bring peace to the Earth.
Together,
let us truly recreate the world with education of love and
peace.”
In June, Florent Pasquier, a professor at Sorbonne University, completed the
peace educator training course. He says peace education should be included in
the mandatory curriculum.
And in the Commonwealth of Dominica, Octavia
Alfred, the Minister for Education & Human Resource Development, proposed
to include HWPL Peace Education in the curriculum of all public schools.
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