Brazil : Juiz de Fora City Hall launches culture of peace project in schools

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An article from Prefeitura de Juiz de Fora (translation by CPNN)

Next Saturday, March 26th, the Juiz de Fora City Hall (PJF) officially launches the project “Our School: Security, Citizenship and Culture of Peace”, which proposes activities that promote interaction, awareness and recognition of the school. as a space for education and construction of citizenship and a culture of peace. .

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Questions for this article:

How can culture of peace be developed at the municipal level?

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Students and their families will be invited to a series of activities, held at the Jovita de Montreuil Brandão Municipal School, in the Parque das Águas neighborhood, starting at 9 am. The project is an initiative of the secretariats of Urban Security and Citizenship (Sesuc) and Education (SE) in partnership with the Departments of Sport and Leisure (SEL), Health (SS), Sustainable and Inclusive Development of Innovation and Competitiveness (SEDIC) and Funalfa. This will be the first school covered by the project, which will be extended throughout the year to other municipal schools.

At 10 am, a Conversation Circle will address the topic of Female Entrepreneurship. The program continues until 1 pm, with presentations of parodies, music for children, storytelling, leisure and sports activities, theater, games with Palhaça Amora, beauty space for women, physical activity and dance.

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