#sustainable peace

[bouncinghedgehog]

“The solution is not to constantly try to moralize. The solution is to fix the power imbalance. The future needs to be rooted in the truth that all human beings are equal, and that Jewish life is equivalent to Palestinian life, and that we can together work on a future in which nobody is oppressed and we can address the inequities of the past.”

- Iyad el-Baghdadi

Yes. Yes yes yes yes yes. Though I would amend to the imperative to recognize "the truth that Palestinian life is equivalent to Jewish life." Or it should be. But it's obviously not.

It is Palestinian life that is degraded on a daily basis here. October 7th degraded Jewish life in the extreme. But it was the dramatic and radical exception. Israeli Jews are fully enfranchised, not just to self-determine, but to determine others by force or both law and violence. And we exercise that franchise as constantly as we breathe.

Pursuit of equality, equal rights and equal dignity and equal agency, is the only thing that will save us from dancing around the graves as we dig ever more of them. We must set this as our mission, ambition, the central passion of our individual, communal, and collective identities. And I wish to hell that I could see this as a plausible near-term future.

The Danse Macabre, death being the irresistible equalizer, continues in a perpetual motion. Around and around it goes and where it stops nobody knows. But those with more power are obligated to try. Why don't we? Why won't we? When will we?

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Ori Hanan Weisberg:

I would add that the question that Polgreen's piece begs, and I think could and should be added to the discussion, is that Zionism was rooted in imagination of a past and the aspiration to revive and recreate it. But imagination of the past has often been the impetus and mechanism for creative innovation. Zionism has been both reactionary and revolutionary, and these aspects of it aren't separable. It was both about revival and the creation of a "new Jew". Kibbutzim were not modeled on a neo-biblical imagination.

Just so, I don't think that the Palestinian yearning for return and recovery and moving toward the future are necessarily mutually exclusive. As an Israeli Jew privileged by Zionism, I find it deeply problematic to tell Palestinians to forget the past and look to the future, though I absolutely accept that we can't just rearrange the chairs and set the clock back to the time "before the Zionist invasion" as the PLO charter has it. But the choice between imagining past and future may not only be a false one, but an impossible one.

"Fashion has a flair for the topical, no matter where it stirs in the thickets of long ago; it is a tiger’s leap into the past. This jump, however, takes place in an arena where the ruling class give the commands." - Walter Benjamin

[embassyrowprojectonline]

“Bridges Over Battlefields: Pioneering Strategies for Sustainable Peace in Conflict Zones” book is available on Amazon

by Embassy Row Project

“Bridges Over Battlefields: Pioneering Strategies for Sustainable Peace in Conflict Zones” is a groundbreaking book that offers an innovative blueprint for achieving peace in regions marred by conflict. As an invaluable resource for psychologists, government officials, and NGO experts, it shines a light on the multifaceted nature of conflict and provides effective strategies to foster sustainable peace.

Key Takeaways

· Understanding the Spectrum of Conflict: Develop a comprehensive understanding of the varied dynamics of conflict, setting the foundation for strategic peacebuilding.

· Key Drivers and Stakeholders: Explore the underlying causes of conflict and the key players involved, paving the way for more nuanced, effective interventions.

· The Power of Community Engagement: Discover the immense potential of grassroots efforts in peacebuilding, and how local voices can resonate on a global scale.

· Approaches to Reconciliation and Trust-building: Learn effective methods for rebuilding trust in conflict-ridden societies, a crucial step towards lasting peace.

· The Power of Peaceful Communication: Grasp the impact of dialogue and diplomacy in the mediation process and their significance in averting violent outcomes.

· Strategies for Effective Bargaining: Acquire essential negotiation tactics that can facilitate agreement between conflicting parties.

· A Path to Inclusive Peace: Understand strategies for diffusing religious and ethnic tensions, fostering inclusivity and mutual respect.

· Harnessing Cultural Narratives: Delve into how cultural narratives and traditions can contribute to a shared vision of peace.

· Fostering Development Amidst Conflict: Understand the pivotal role of economic factors and development initiatives in building resilience within conflict-affected communities.

· The Future of Peacebuilding: Get insights into how peacebuilding is expected to evolve and prepare for upcoming challenges and opportunities in the field.

“Bridges Over Battlefields: Pioneering Strategies for Sustainable Peace in Conflict Zones” is a comprehensive guide to transforming zones of conflict into arenas of peace. It is an essential read for those involved in conflict resolution, peacebuilding, and international development. With a unique focus on the role of community engagement, reconciliation, inclusive peace processes, and innovative peacebuilding strategies, this book will equip readers with the knowledge and tools to pioneer sustainable peace in the most challenging contexts. As we navigate an increasingly turbulent world, let this book be your compass in the quest for lasting peace. Together, we can replace battlefields with bridges, fostering a future where peace prevails

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Now Available on Amazon!

Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/Bridges-Over-Battlefields-Pioneering-Sustainable-ebook/dp/B0CCXBQDNL/ref=sr_1_90?crid=1Q0ICWEAYQ7IA&keywords=Peaceful+parent+happy+kids&qid=1693404546&s=digital-text&sprefix=peaceful+parent+happy+kids%2Cdigital-text%2C666&sr=1-90

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For more books, please visit James Scott on Amazon.

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[peacekeepersday]

Medal Ceremony - International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers 2024.

For 76 years, United Nations peacekeepers have worked to save and change lives in the world's most fragile political and security situations. Since 1948, more than two million uniformed and civilian personnel have helped countries to transition from war to peace. Today, more than 70,000 peacekeepers serve in 11 missions deployed in hotspots around the world.

Observed under the theme "Fit for the future, building better together," this year's International Day looks at the invaluable contributions military, police and civilian peacekeepers have made over the last seven decades. It encapsulates the spirit of progress and collective action towards creating a more equal, just and sustainable world.

Watch the Medal Ceremony - International Day of UN Peacekeepers 2024.

Trusteeship Council chamber at United Nations Headquarter.

[womenindiplomacyday]

Launch of the WPS-HA Compact 2022 Accountability Report: Action, Accountability, Collaboration

UN Women together with WPS-HA Compact Board Co-Chairs, Norway and the Global Network of Women Peacebuilders (GNWP), and WPS-HA Compact Board and Catalytic members and Signatories will gather for the launch of the Accountability report and to discuss opportunities for continued and strengthened action, accountability and collaboration.

The release of the inaugural 2022 WPS-HA Compact Accountability Report reviews the implementation of Signatory actions in 2022. As military expenditure continues to skyrocket, and financing for gender equality in conflict and crisis contexts and women's organizations remains severely inadequate in proportion to the need. Fifty-nine per cent implemented actions in a country where peace has declined from 2021 to 2022.

Seventy-one per cent reported on the Compact's principles of transformation, which foster localization, intergenerational action, inclusivity and intersectionality, a multistakeholder action across the humanitarian-development-peace (HDP) nexus. The report shows that Signatories have made commendable progress, and their reporting contributes to increased accountability, stronger coordination and evidence-guided strategies for sustainable peace.

[emancip8projectonline]

“Bridges Over Battlefields: Pioneering Strategies for Sustainable Peace in Conflict Zones” book is available on Amazon

by Emancip8 Project

“Bridges Over Battlefields: Pioneering Strategies for Sustainable Peace in Conflict Zones” is a groundbreaking book that offers an innovative blueprint for achieving peace in regions marred by conflict. As an invaluable resource for psychologists, government officials, and NGO experts, it shines a light on the multifaceted nature of conflict and provides effective strategies to foster sustainable peace.

Key Takeaways

· Understanding the Spectrum of Conflict: Develop a comprehensive understanding of the varied dynamics of conflict, setting the foundation for strategic peacebuilding.

· Key Drivers and Stakeholders: Explore the underlying causes of conflict and the key players involved, paving the way for more nuanced, effective interventions.

· The Power of Community Engagement: Discover the immense potential of grassroots efforts in peacebuilding, and how local voices can resonate on a global scale.

· Approaches to Reconciliation and Trust-building: Learn effective methods for rebuilding trust in conflict-ridden societies, a crucial step towards lasting peace.

· The Power of Peaceful Communication: Grasp the impact of dialogue and diplomacy in the mediation process and their significance in averting violent outcomes.

· Strategies for Effective Bargaining: Acquire essential negotiation tactics that can facilitate agreement between conflicting parties.

· A Path to Inclusive Peace: Understand strategies for diffusing religious and ethnic tensions, fostering inclusivity and mutual respect.

· Harnessing Cultural Narratives: Delve into how cultural narratives and traditions can contribute to a shared vision of peace.

· Fostering Development Amidst Conflict: Understand the pivotal role of economic factors and development initiatives in building resilience within conflict-affected communities.

· The Future of Peacebuilding: Get insights into how peacebuilding is expected to evolve and prepare for upcoming challenges and opportunities in the field.

“Bridges Over Battlefields: Pioneering Strategies for Sustainable Peace in Conflict Zones” is a comprehensive guide to transforming zones of conflict into arenas of peace. It is an essential read for those involved in conflict resolution, peacebuilding, and international development. With a unique focus on the role of community engagement, reconciliation, inclusive peace processes, and innovative peacebuilding strategies, this book will equip readers with the knowledge and tools to pioneer sustainable peace in the most challenging contexts. As we navigate an increasingly turbulent world, let this book be your compass in the quest for lasting peace. Together, we can replace battlefields with bridges, fostering a future where peace prevails

— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — -

Now Available on Amazon!

Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/Bridges-Over-Battlefields-Pioneering-Sustainable-ebook/dp/B0CCXBQDNL/ref=sr_1_90?crid=1Q0ICWEAYQ7IA&keywords=Peaceful+parent+happy+kids&qid=1693404546&s=digital-text&sprefix=peaceful+parent+happy+kids%2Cdigital-text%2C666&sr=1-90

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For more books, please visit James Scott on Amazon.

You may also visit Embassy Row Project.

[artifakt-gallery]

“Bridges Over Battlefields: Pioneering Strategies for Sustainable Peace in Conflict Zones” is now on Amazon

by Artifakt Gallery

“Bridges Over Battlefields: Pioneering Strategies for Sustainable Peace in Conflict Zones” is a groundbreaking book that offers an innovative blueprint for achieving peace in regions marred by conflict. As an invaluable resource for psychologists, government officials, and NGO experts, it shines a light on the multifaceted nature of conflict and provides effective strategies to foster sustainable peace.

Key Takeaways

-Understanding the Spectrum of Conflict: Develop a comprehensive understanding of the varied dynamics of conflict, setting the foundation for strategic peacebuilding. -Key Drivers and Stakeholders: Explore the underlying causes of conflict and the key players involved, paving the way for more nuanced, effective interventions. -The Power of Community Engagement: Discover the immense potential of grassroots efforts in peacebuilding, and how local voices can resonate on a global scale. -Approaches to Reconciliation and Trust-building: Learn effective methods for rebuilding trust in conflict-ridden societies, a crucial step towards lasting peace. -The Power of Peaceful Communication: Grasp the impact of dialogue and diplomacy in the mediation process and their significance in averting violent outcomes. -Strategies for Effective Bargaining: Acquire essential negotiation tactics that can facilitate agreement between conflicting parties. -A Path to Inclusive Peace: Understand strategies for diffusing religious and ethnic tensions, fostering inclusivity and mutual respect. -Harnessing Cultural Narratives: Delve into how cultural narratives and traditions can contribute to a shared vision of peace. -Fostering Development Amidst Conflict: Understand the pivotal role of economic factors and development initiatives in building resilience within conflict-affected communities. -The Future of Peacebuilding: Get insights into how peacebuilding is expected to evolve and prepare for upcoming challenges and opportunities in the field.

“Bridges Over Battlefields: Pioneering Strategies for Sustainable Peace in Conflict Zones” is a comprehensive guide to transforming zones of conflict into arenas of peace. It is an essential read for those involved in conflict resolution, peacebuilding, and international development. With a unique focus on the role of community engagement, reconciliation, inclusive peace processes, and innovative peacebuilding strategies, this book will equip readers with the knowledge and tools to pioneer sustainable peace in the most challenging contexts. As we navigate an increasingly turbulent world, let this book be your compass in the quest for lasting peace. Together, we can replace battlefields with bridges, fostering a future where peace prevails.

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Grab your copy now on Amazon!

Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/Bridges-Over-Battlefields-Pioneering-Sustainable-ebook/dp/B0CCXBQDNL/ref=sr_1_19?crid=24W723U8OQ6G6&keywords=Peaceful+parent+happy+siblings&qid=1692822887&s=digital-text&sprefix=peaceful+parent+happy+siblings%2Cdigital-text%2C648&sr=1-19

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For more books, please visit James Scott on Amazon.

You may also visit Embassy Row Project.

[calilili]

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[disarmamentawarenessday]

Preventing and ending armed conflicts.

Peacebuilding between nations and social classes on the basis of social justice is the raison d’être of the International Labour Organization (ILO). The ILO was established in 1919 under the terms of the Treaty of Versailles, which brought the First World War to an end. The establishment of the Organization was based on the conviction that universal and sustainable peace can only be brought about against a background of social justice.

Political treaties and disarmament pacts are essential conditions, but they are not in themselves sufficient to guarantee peace, not only between nations but also between social classes within countries. This is why there is a document underneath the first stone of the main ILO building in Geneva, in which it is written: “Si vis pacem, cole justitiam” - If you want peace, cultivate justice. These important events at the end of the First World War and the establishment of the ILO were also due to the pressure exerted by the trade union movement at its congresses held in 1916, 1917 and 1918, during which workers demanded to be allowed to take part in discussions on the future peace treaty so as to obtain guarantees of minimum working conditions and to establish a permanent body responsible for ensuring that international labour legislation was implemented. As a result of its involvement in support of the construction of global and sustainable peace, the ILO was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1969. Since that time, targeted initiatives have been put in place with the aim of applying the principles mentioned above as part of the Organization’s technical cooperation. In the United Nations Policy for Post-conflict Employment Creation, Income Generation and Reintegration, approved in 2008, it is stated that “an inclusive national dialogue including all stakeholders (social partners and beyond) will enhance ownership and programme effectiveness, thereby contributing to peacebuilding”.

Social dialogue is a powerful tool for ensuring that post-conflict economic growth and political and institutional reform are equitable and are achieved while fully respecting fundamental rights at work and social protection. Social dialogue can therefore make a contribution to social calming, to education for peace and to negotiation of the main economic and social questions, including ownership rights. ILO undertakes to build the capacities of the social partners so that they are able to play this important role in building sustainable peace and preventing conflicts. This training manual, which is intended for trade union organizations, is an initial contribution by the ILO in this respect.

Prevention and resolution of violent and armed conflicts: training manual for use by trade union organizations

[afloweroutofstone]

The 57 countries that are better than the USA according to the current version of my overly-complicated "Nice Things Index" which I spend a lot of time playing around with

[greenhorizonblog]

FOOD, WATER, HOUSING, HEALTHCARE AND EDUCATION ARE BASIC FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS THAT SHOULD ALWAYS BE FREE!!!

[veganpsychedelephant]

[neixins]

hm. i apparently have an unpopular opinion about yona’s decision during her conversation with hiryuu…… like. obviously she’s motivated by the desire to save her friends—she loves them and cares about them deeply and is scared of losing them—and there’s some selfishness in that (on a more facetious note though, god forbid teenage girls do anything i guess…). but the interpretation of her decision as selfish to the point of cruelty and/or naïveté just doesn’t sit right with me. like there is no solution to the conundrum she was presented with that doesn’t involve tragedy. and i’m never, ever letting anyone forget that jaeha, gija, and sinha were never given a choice regarding zeno’s whole murder-suicide plan, and they don’t regret being alive, so wouldn’t changing the past and effectively erasing them from existence (when they already have no agency atm!!!!) be so much more cruel? wouldn’t discarding two millennia worth of lives, regardless of how painful they’d been, be so much more cruel? does a life lived not matter because there was suffering?

and yona values life, even when it hurts, so she was never gonna make a different choice, and i just don't think that that's extremely selfish or naïve of her; the dragon warriors are not just vessels for the gods, they're people, and they don't deserve to be erased because the gods don't care about the pain they cause, and she can't confront the gods in the dream realm, she has to do it in her present which can't exist if she changes it! (also on a purely narrative level, any other choice would've basically rendered 40+ volumes of the story pointless.) and besides, it's more interesting to focus on trying to make things better rather than rewriting the past, and she'll have to sacrifice something to save everyone (the part of her that's a reincarnation of hiryuu, obviously, and possibly something more) which will even things out anyway.

[lord-squiggletits]

Part of why I hate this fandom's take on Autobots vs Decepticons is ppl (mainly 'con fans honestly) who can't have any nuance of the situation whatsoever and love to write plots like "oh the humans are racist and abusive towards Cybertronians so this is how Megatron is right" no actually I don't think colonialism/imperialism and racism are justified so long as you can point the finger and say "they were the aggressors first" or "their hands are no cleaner than ours bc their society sucks too" sorry. Please come up with better sociopolitical narratives in your war story.

[royalpain16]

Sophie Edinburgh

Sophie Duchess of Edinburgh attends a Peace and Sustainable Fashion showcase which will demonstrate the links between peace and the natural environment in Colombia, feature the work of designers who have been impacted by the armed conflict, including ex-combatants and survivors. - -royalfocus1 on X

[couthbbg]

people on tumblr dot com are making me read strings of words like “if Mitch Marner gets traded” and other such horrors . so you can see the stress I am under

[hallahart]

oh hi I updated my WIP after [checks notes] three years