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Pathways to a Culture of Peace: Global Contest for Mutual Understanding
un articulo por UNESCO
Pathways to a Culture of Peace: Global Contest for
Mutual Understanding is a contest launched at the
international level through UNESCO’s networks and
partners. It invites youth to express its
experience of how peace and non-violence are or
should be produced and reproduced day after day in
various environments, what has come to be termed
everyday peace.
the “Peace Cloud”
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1 - What are the objectives of the Contest?
To promote a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence
through the works submitted, which are to be
developed upon a reflection on key-notions of
peace and take the format of essays, photos,
videos, graphic arts;
To develop the sense of belonging to, and the
responsibility towards humanity, while respecting
the value of its plural identities;
To share concrete experiences of everyday peace at
individual, local, national, regional or
international levels;
To reinforce peace-making knowledge, skills and
values among young people.
2 – Who can participate?
Pathways to a Culture of Peace: Global Contest for
Mutual Understanding is open to all young people
around the world, from 14 to 25 years old.
3 – What does the Contest consists in?
The participants have to submit a work in a
maximum of two categories from the following four
categories:
ESSAY : An Essay of a maximum of 500 words,
submitted either in English or in French and
presenting any type of life experience related to
“everyday peace” (an original poetry, a piece of
theatre, an interview of key-actors in peace, an
illustration of some original ways to enhance
everyday life…)
VIDEO CLIP: The video-clip should encourage young
people to practice peace on a daily basis (at
home, at school, at the University, in the
street…). It must not exceed 1 minute, must be
submitted in “AVI” format and captured by a
digital camera, portable telephone or camcorder.
PHOTOGRAPHY: Participants who have chosen this
category must provide an (electronic if possible)
"album" containing 10 entitled photographs on the
theme of "Culture of peace and non-violence”. They
must send their albums in .jpeg or .tiff format
(300 dpi resolution).
GRAPHIC ARTS: Participants who have chosen this
category must create and design an original logo
on the theme of a "Culture of peace and non-
violence". Works can be either in paper or
electronic format and should be sent in PDF based
on a A4 size (300 dpi resolution).
Works must express the views of young people based
on the “Peace Cloud” shown above.
4. What is the timeframe of the Contest?
30/11/2012 Registration Deadline: Click here
21/03/2013 Submission Deadline,
International Day for the Elimination of Racial
Discrimination
21/05/2013 Announcement of the eight
winners on the World Day for Cultural Diversity
for Dialogue and Development
5 – What are the prizes?
Winners and short-listed contributions will be
posted on the Internet, in a digital catalogue. A
special web-platform will be maintained featuring
inputs on the different pathways to reflect and to
live peace. In addition to the public exposure
offered by UNESCO and its partners, each of the 8
winners will receive a personal digital tablet.
(Click here for a French version of this article)
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DISCUSSION
Pregunta(s) relacionada(s) al artículo :
Will UNESCO once again play a role in the culture of peace?,
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Comentario más reciente:
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It is very appropriate that this new impulse for the culture of peace at UNESCO should come from Côte d’Ivoire, since the global movement for a culture of peace was initiated at a UNESCO conference in that country in 1989. See Yamoussoukro and Seville in the early history of the culture of peace.
Note added on September 2:
The official reports from the UNESCO Conference in Abidjian are now available:
English
French
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