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2 Why this conference? Conflict that concerns you? Best thing for peace? $1.6 Billion Question

3 9:00am Welcome, Introduction, Objectives 9:30am Musical Handshakes 9:45am Why Peace Matters? 10:30am Break (PVA) 10:45am Power at the Center 11:00am Global Peace Index 11:30am Negative, Positive Peace 12:00pm Lunch (Peace, Violence Timeline) 12:45pm Envisioning an International Peacebuilding Opportunity 1:15pm Exploring, Countering Different Types of Violence 1:35pm Case Study: Bringing Peace to Shelters for the Homeless 2:00pm Break 2:15 Personal Values Assessment Results 2:30 Conceptualizing Peace Projects 3:15 Next Steps Planning 3:40 Final Q&A Today s Crazy, Ambitious Agenda

4 On Paper Why Peace Matters for Me Mothering Across Continents, Rotary Peace Fellow

5 Why Peace Really Matters

6 Truly understand drivers Activate compassion Imagine solutions Take positive action Inspire, replicate NewGen Peacebuilders Program Objectives Influenced by so many...

7 NewGen Peacebuilders Since 2013

8 The Interesting Case of NGP Meets IYLEP

9 Inspired by Dr. Ian Harris Different kind of model Key frameworks, foundations, hands-on experiences Conflict analysis Peacebuilding tools Project speculation Find, make connections together; Materials to continue journey Today s Experiences: Integrating Pieces of Peace

10 Six Areas of Focus Peace at Center? Rotary Peace Fellows Rotary Action Group for Peace Partners e.g. Institute for Economics & Peace Global Peace Index Positive Peace Index Rotary Peace Academy Clubs, Districts Community Engagement Elements of Rotary as Foundation, Opportunity

11 Personal Values Assessment: Skills and Style

12 We believe in the power of Tipping Points We want peace, and we re gonna get it! Young People from 3 billion to 180 million to cohorts of... Rotarians from 1.2 million to 75,000 to 2,500 to about 375

13 Why Fredericksburg, Virginia?

14 What else would you like to know? Today? Us? Each other?

Foundations: 2,500+ years Campus Clubs after Civil War WWI - 1919 Peace of Paris WWII - founding of UN system 1948 - first US academic program 1960s -

15 Foundations: 2,500+ years Campus Clubs after Civil War WWI Peace of Paris WWII - founding of UN system first US academic program 1960s - Vietnam - university 1980s - Nuclear War/Cold War 1990s - Cold War/Berlin Wall : Int l Decade: Culture of Peace Evolution of Peace Making, Peace Keeping

16 No sustainable development without peace No peace without sustainable development

17 But What if War is Over? Pinker? Factfulness?

18 Peace Power Conflict Violence Four Core Concepts What happens when people disagree about goals, values, beliefs? Who gets to decide?

19 Power not good or bad Power is everywhere - wielded for constructive or destructive purposes Challenge is how to measure its use and impact violence vs. peace What you measure gets done? Experiments with measures to drive dialogue

Armed services personnel Weapons imports, exports Military, security, police Number of conflicts fought Deaths: conflicts, crime Jailed population Political

20 Armed services personnel Weapons imports, exports Military, security, police Number of conflicts fought Deaths: conflicts, crime Jailed population Political instability, demonstrations Criminality, incarceration Neighbor relations Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) Global Peace Index Ambassadors Annual, ongoing analyses online

21 2018 Rank 163 countries (11 th year) Green (peaceful) Red (less peaceful) #1 (most peaceful) Iceland 15 of 20 most peaceful in Europe #163 (least peaceful) Syria Peace in Middle East and North Africa shown the greatest decline US declines in last few years Highlights of IEP Global Peace Index

22 USPI What Happens When You Focus on US? Mexico? Other Indicators: Human Development Index, Happiness

23 The defining 21 st century concern: what are human rights? How do they relate to positive peace?

24 Eight Pillars of Positive Peace (PPI from IEP)

systematically shape the environment that leads to peace Positive Peace paints a

25 2016: 3 rd 800 sources year of rankings Assesses: capacity to create and maintain a peaceful society based on a holistic set of institutions which work together to systematically shape the environment that leads to peace Positive Peace paints a different picture? Does PPI measure the right things (asks Galtung?) Would community PPI mapping be helpful?

26 NEGATIVE V PEACE Stopping arms, guns, open fighting POSITIVE PEACE Managing social conflict in productive ways w/ 4 types of violence What happens if you shift perspectives on types of peace?

Serbia West & East Crossroads SFRY - Yugoslavia From Brotherhood and Unity to Yugoslav Wars - 1990s

phrase New, fragile democracy Low economic development, continued nationalism One peacebuilder s question:

28 Serbia West & East Crossroads SFRY - Yugoslavia From Brotherhood and Unity to Yugoslav Wars s Srebrenica massacre Kosovo War and NATO bombing Bulldozer Revolution 2000 Balkanization a catch phrase New, fragile democracy Low economic development, continued nationalism One peacebuilder s question: how can I help my country, region build a more peaceful future? Can I bring effective peace education, training, mentoring?

Literature Review Historical, Scholarly Popular Culture 50 Interviews Diversity of views For-profit, non-profit, public sector, education, young, mature, elderly Coding and analysis

29 Literature Review Historical, Scholarly Popular Culture 50 Interviews Diversity of views For-profit, non-profit, public sector, education, young, mature, elderly Coding and analysis Patterns Key ideas, questions, Big Ahas Recommendations Recommendations Proposed plan Search for partners Two peacebuilders team up starting with Active Listening and a search for understanding

30 It Takes a Serb to Know a Serb Mattjis Van de Port Civic Education as Education for Peace in the Context of Serbia s 2000 Democratic Revolution Sanja Djerašimović Grappling with Peace Education in Serbia Ružica Rosandić Key Literature Review Highlights

31 Serbia is still living the legacy of the Yugoslav wars Although the physical conflict is over, we are mentally in the same conflict. We don t know anything else. Interview Highlights

32 Serbia is isolated from the rest of Europe and maybe the rest of the world What do you mean? Serbia isn t peaceful? Peace, peace, peace: we have peace fatigue! No development, no peace The role of young people Down in the details of perspectives on peace

camp held Serbs, Jews and Roma - WW II Partnerships with Rotary

33 WHY NIŠ? My perspective changed through new lenses, I saw my country anew Highest Roma population in Serbia South poorer part of the county Proximity to Kosovo, ethnic minorities Crveni Krst concentration camp held Serbs, Jews and Roma - WW II Partnerships with Rotary Clubs from Niš and Belgrade (rural and urban) D2483 partnerships - Western Balkans NGP Serbia 2019 Pilot Program: Home could be where we start

Rotary Peace Fellows interviewed TiER 1 Consulting

interest Putting together a scale peace ed proposal

global FLEX United Nations (UN) Organization of

Đoković Foundation focuses on Serbian youth The more

34 Rotary Peace Fellows interviewed TiER 1 Consulting Company in Ohio Major global consulting company interest Putting together a scale peace ed proposal US Embassy in Belgrade starter grant Rotary local, global FLEX United Nations (UN) Organization of Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Novak Đoković Foundation focuses on Serbian youth The more we pursued questions... the more potential partnerships are emerging

35 What else would you like to know?

36 Jelena s and Ally s Experience: Violence and its underlying causes is like an iceberg

PEACE NEGATIVE PEACE Absence of direct/ physical violence (both macro and micro) POSITIVE PEACE Presence of conditions of wellbeing and just relationships: social, economic, political, ecological

37 PEACE NEGATIVE PEACE Absence of direct/ physical violence (both macro and micro) POSITIVE PEACE Presence of conditions of wellbeing and just relationships: social, economic, political, ecological Direct Violence e.g., war, torture, abuse of children and women STRUCTURAL VIOLENCE e.g., poverty, hunger CULTURAL VIOLENCE e.g., racism, sexism, religious intolerance VIOLENCE Connecting the Triangle to Negative/Positive Peace

38 Galtung s been to Columbia U. and Charlottesville

Direct Violence Physical, psychological by persons against persons; Includes: war, murder, rape, genocide, verbal abuse Visible Invisible Triangle + Creation of new connections/ empathy via

39 Direct Violence Physical, psychological by persons against persons; Includes: war, murder, rape, genocide, verbal abuse Visible Invisible Triangle + Creation of new connections/ empathy via communications Cultural Violence Justification of direct and structural violence through nationalism, racism, sexism and other discrimination and prejudice; makes direct and structural violence seem right (or at least not wrong) Structural Violence No person directly responsible; Integral to structure of human organizations social, political, economic Examples: slow death from hunger, preventable diseases, suffering from unjust social systems Galtung s Triangle of Violence helped them dissect and analyze the situation

40 INSTRUCTIONS: Small groups with table posters Select violence cards Group, place each card where you believe it belongs (agree why) Other interpretations? Debrief Direct Violence Visible Invisible Cultural Violence Structural Violence Experience with the Triangle

42 Small, beautiful city Artistic Perceives self as inclusive Yet, monuments debate and clashes emerged, become focal point for national debate August 12 Our perspective Led to lots of self-reflection but gaps, even awkwardness about action Growing up and living in C ville"

Evidence-based research Across States Demonstrated

relief in shelters for the homeless Partnered: PACEM

pilot our small team Intentionally open, learning

Interest: Intersection of Passion, Needs, Skills

43 Evidence-based research Across States Demonstrated power of Arts to aid in identity, dignity, stress relief in shelters for the homeless Partnered: PACEM and The Haven Created workshop experiences Started one pilot our small team Intentionally open, learning format Multi-media art Met the most amazing people Our Interest: Intersection of Passion, Needs, Skills Stigmatization of People Who are Homeless Not Even One Permanent Shelter in C ville

44 Social Innovation Pitch Challenge Pitched to 600 students and judges Won First Place: $2500 ilab spot UVA Darden School of Business Motivated us to work harder Surprise: Youth Winner at Tom Tom C ville

business and marketing heads Structures such as LLC, etc.

45 Saw peace project as potential Social Enterprise Countless resources Mentors: Debby White, Phillipe Sommer Workshops with business and marketing heads Structures such as LLC, etc. Office space Peer mentoring UVA Darden Experience Innovation Lab (ilab)

46 Case Study: Art for the Heart

47 Winter workshop series Partner with more organizations Madison House UVA Local Businesses Kathryn Davis Peace Prize Orientation Nov. 17 Opportunity to win $10,000 The Future of Our Project

48 Pity: Looking down on another s misfortune Sympathy Feeling sorry for another s hurt Empathy Walking in another s shoes Compassion Love in action Most important: We learned the distinctions: Pity, Sympathy, Empathy and Compassion as Love in Action

49 Feel free to find us during the break for follow up questions Questions?

50 Defining Compassionate Presence How do you accompany alleviate suffering and create space for the creative emergence of a person who has experience loss (or violence)? - John Paul Lederach

51 15 Minute Break...

52 They designed and implemented good plans But how did the start conflict question and facts to explore

53 What about the current political climate?

54 A Tool All Peace Projects Can Have in Common Concept Maps and Conflict Trees Exercise

55 Direct Violence: Gun Violence in US Structural Violence: Incarceration in VA Cultural Violence Walls in Roanoke Sustained peace based on local engagement Three topics one topic at each table

56 Engaging Heads, Hearts, Hands

57 Personal Values Assessment (PVA)

58 What Next? Remember the Tipping Point Materials her for you, Survey, NGPOP resources, Replicable Trainings

ROTARY PEACE INITIATIVE

ROTARY PEACE INITIATIVE District 7610 Erik Haas, District Peacebuilder Chair Today s Discussion Purpose: Provide an Update on the Peacebuilder Club Initiative within District 7610 Agenda: Discuss the importance