A few years ago, the great peace theoretician and historian Johan Galtung wrote that he was very impressed with progress towards a culture of peace in Mexico:
“At the national level an overarching program to prevent violence has been designed and enacted. Despite the fact that it misses some important topics –such as peace journalism, peace museums, peace business and nonviolent communication- it is a bold proposal, grounded in a legitimate peace philosophy –one in which peace is constructed through the satisfaction of basic human needs- and is well equipped in scope and with enough budget and personnel to achieve transcending results by construction of peace infrastructures (i.e. mediation centers, academic degrees in peace for civil servants, etc.) and the buildup of a mediation-dialogue-conciliation culture that had been floating in the air for some years but is now becoming a very concrete way of life not only in scholarly circles but also in civil society and government.”
Since that time more than a score of CPNN articles give evidence that his optimism was not misplaced. Despite the enormous level of violence in Mexico, there are signs of progress.
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ARTICLES IN ENGLISH
October 14, 2024: Libraries, key to building a peace-building citizenship
October 14, 2024: Is peace possible or is it just an illusion?
October 14, 2024: UABC advances in the culture of peace
May 25, 2024: UAA inaugurates the CONEICC 2024 Meeting “Communicating for a culture of peace”
January 29, 2024: Art for peace in Mexico City
January 12, 2024: Oaxaca: State Government Promotes Culture of Peace as a Public Policy
December 29, 2023: The First Conference for Peace is held at the Metropolitan Autonomous University in Cuajimalpa
December 29, 2023: Universities ratify peacebuilding strategy
December 5, 2023: Rebuilding the social fabric and the culture of peace in Mexico
December 4, 2023: Global forum at the Centro Universitario del Sur promotes the culture of peace
December 2, 2023: Multipliers of Peace impact more than 19 thousand young people from Guanajuato
June 21, 2023: Universidad Veracruzana launches Plan for a Culture of Peace and Nonviolence
June 6, 2023: UAEMéx and the Judiciary promote a culture of peace
May 17, 2023: Guanajuato as the epicenter of the culture of peace
March 16, 2023: 175 organizations and groups convene a National Peace Conference
March 2, 2023: Tlaxcala has first place in the list of Women Builders of Peace
February 26, 2023: Initiative for a Law on Peace in Durango
December 27, 2022: Hidalgo: Networks of Women Peace-Builders created in Apan, Tula and Pachuca
December 23, 2022: Jalisco: V Global Forum on the Culture of Peace
August 23, 2022: International Diploma in Development and Culture of Peace at the UAZ (Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas)
August 21, 2022: Chihuahua: America García proposes initiative requiring all municipalities to issue regulations on the culture of peace
August 19, 2022: Curricular Strategy on Gender Equality in public schools
July 2, 2022: The Alamo City Council promotes a culture of peace among women
July 2, 2022: Mexico: Invitation to register for an online diploma in the Culture of Peace through the Arts
July 2, 2022: Yucatan: State Government and 10 Municipalities join efforts to prevent violence and crime
July 2, 2022: Mexico: The Jalisco Culture of Peace Program
June 18, 2022: Mexico: First issue of the electronic magazine “Culture of Peace” published by the State Human Rights Commission
May 23, 2022: Querétero, México; What is the culture of peace?
January 15, 2022: Mexico : Renowned researchers share their experience of the UNESCO Chairs of the Latin American and Caribbean Region
October 18, 2021: Mexico: Initiative to create the Law of Culture of Peace for the state of Zacatecas presented in the Legislature
October 17, 2021: The programs of Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum to reduce violence in Mexico City
October 5, 2021: Mexico: Saltillo promotes the culture of peace
October 5, 2021: Mexico: UdeC holds international discussion on the culture of peace and human rights
June 6, 2021: Mexico City prepares third culture of peace meeting
May 6, 2021: Mexico: Quintana Roo celebrated a unique virtual hip hop festival in Maya language
December 31, 2020: Veracruz, Mexico : General Directorate for Culture of Peace and Human Rights
December 31, 2020: Culture of Peace against violence in Mexico
December 24, 2020: Mexico: The Academic of Education participates in the Conference for Peace of the Maguen David Hebrew School
December 22, 2020: San Luis Potosi, Mexico: Teachers of the Municipal Educational System Trained against Gender Violence
December 15, 2020: Mexico: 100 Actions for Peace; Wilfrido Laz
December 15, 2020: Mexico: IMA 5th Festival Culture of Peace
December 13, 2020: Mexico: SSPC administration meets with 217 Networks of Women Peacebuilders
December 11, 2020: UABJO launches Institutional Program for the Culture of Peace in Oaxaca, Mexico
December 5, 2020: Mexico: Virtual seminar on peace building in schools
December 4, 2020: La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico: Training of basic education teachers on the culture of peace
November 24, 2020: Toluca, Mexico, establishes more than 150 Peace Centers
November 8, 2020: Colima, Mexico: Virtual Forum “University Fostering a Culture of Peace”
October 21, 2020: Quintana Roo, Mexico: Judicial Power for Culture of Peace
October 17, 2020: Mexico: Courses and training to build a culture of peace
July 27, 2020: Guadalajara, Mexico: Online Diploma of Culture of Peace
May 10, 2020: Mexico: Universities of ANUIES to share best practices on culture of peace
February 26, 2020: Mexico: Culture of peace in higher education
January 28, 2020: The government of the state of Mexico holds an International Congress on Culture of Peace and Gender Perspective
January 10, 2020: Querétaro, Mexico: Mediation has benefited almost 8 thousand people in the capital
January 10, 2020: Peace advances in Michoacán, Mexico: Fermín Bernabé
December 28, 2019: Xalapa, Mexico: International Film Festival for a Culture of Peace
July 19, 2017: Seminar: Diagnoses and Proposals for Mexico
October 20, 2016: Mexico: Peace banners in the schools of Cobaem
October 5, 2016: First Meeting for Violence Prevention in Uruapan
September 4, 2016: Meeting on violence and peace in Mexico
July 21, 2016: Mexico: Presentation of the project “Oaxaca Intercultural”
July 21, 2016: Mexico: The government promotes mediation as an alternative for the resolution of conflicts
July 16, 2016: Michoacán, Mexico: Law Approved for Culture of Peace and Prevention of Violence
March 30, 2016: Mexico City: A system of mediation to be applied in all 16 delegations
February 15, 2015: Mexico: Alternative Justice Act should be approved before August
January 4, 2015: Queretaro, Mexico: Congress on Building Communities in Peace
November 15, 2014: Colombia and Mexico: Diploma on Culture of Peace and Forgiveness
October 14, 2014: Mexico: “The Crusade for a culture of peace” comes to Morelos
September 28, 2014: CEDH [State Human Rights Commission] and the Government have signed the Manifesto for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence
June 11, 2014: Chiapas Joins Forces with the Asociación Menchú Tum to Support the Indigenous Peoples
May 11, 2014: Mexico: Urgent to incorporate culture of peace in formal education
July 7, 2013: State DIF promotes culture of peace in schools (Mexico)
June 23, 2013: Aguascalientes, Mexico: City Council to Support Sustainable Development According to Agenda 21
December 27, 2012: Mexico urged to promote a culture of peace
December 7, 2012: International Seminar for a Culture of Peace: How to Stop Violence against Women [Mexico]
February 24, 2016: Book review: Hilary Klein’s Compañeras: Zapatista Women’s Stories
October 5, 2011: Mexico: Education on the rights of the children: a strategy for peace
January 1, 2014: And Yet, It Moves! – The Case of Education for Peace in Mexico
October 14, 2024: Las bibliotecas, claves en la edificación de una ciudadanía constructora de paz
October 14, 2024: ¿La paz es posible o es solo una ilusión?
October 14, 2024: La UABC avanza en materia de cultura de la paz
May 25, 2024: UAA inaugura el Encuentro CONEICC 2024: > “Comunicar para una cultura de paz”> .
January 29, 2024: Ofrecen artes por la paz
January 12, 2024: Oaxaca: Promueve Sego Cultura de Paz como Política Pública en Nuevas Autoridades Municipales
December 29, 2023: las Primeras Jornadas por la Paz en la Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana – Cuajimalpa
December 29, 2023: Ratifican universidades estrategia de construcción de paz
December 5, 2023: Adquiere relevancia la reconstrucción del tejido social y la cultura de la paz
December 4, 2023: Fomentan la cultura de paz con foro global en el Centro Universitario del Sur
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December 2, 2023: Multiplicadores de la Paz impacta a más de 19 mil jóvenes de Guanajuato
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June 21, 2023: Universidad Veracruzana lanza Plan de Cultura de Paz y No Violencia
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June 6, 2023: Promueven la UAEMéx y Poder Judicial cultura de la paz
May 17, 2023: Guanajuato se convertirá en epicentro de la cultura de la paz
March 16, 2023: 175 organizaciones y colectivos convocan a la Conferencia Nacional de Paz
March 2, 2023: Lidera Tlaxcala lista de Constructoras de la Paz
February 26, 2023: Presentan iniciativa de Ley sobre la Paz en Durango
December 27, 2022: Hidalgo: Se crean Redes de Mujeres Constructoras de Paz en Apan, Tula y Pachuca
December 23, 2022: Jalisco: Realizan Foro para Promover la Cultura de Paz
August 23, 2022: En la Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas, Diplomado Internacional en Desarrollo y Cultura de Paz
August 21, 2022: Chihuahua: Propone America García a municipios crear reglamentos en materia de paz
August 19, 2022: Buscan erradicar estereotipos de género presentes en la educación
July 2, 2022: Ayuntamiento de Álamo promueve cultura de la paz entre mujeres
July 2, 2022: México: Invitan a registrarse en el Diplomado en línea Cultura de Paz a través de las Artes
July 2, 2022: Yucatán: Suman esfuerzos Gobierno del Estado y 10 Ayuntamientos para prevenir la violencia y el delito
July 2, 2022: México: Da inicio el Programa de Cultura de Paz de Jalisco
June 18, 2022: México: Publicó CEDH primer número de revista electrónica “Cultura de Paz”
May 23, 2022: Querétero, México; Y a todo esto ¿qué es la cultura de paz?
January 15, 2022: México : Reconocidos investigadores comparten su experiencia de las Cátedras UNESCO de la Región de América Latina y el Caribe
October 18, 2021: México : Presentan en la Legislatura iniciativa para crear la Ley de Cultura de Paz para el estado de Zacatecas
October 17, 2021: MÉXICO: Cuáles son los programas que implementó Claudia Sheinbaum para disminuir la violencia en CDMX
October 5, 2021: México: Saltillo promueve cultura de la paz
October 5, 2021: México: Realiza UdeC conversatorio internacional sobre cultura de paz y derechos humanos
June 6, 2021: México alista tercer encuentro cultural de la paz
May 6, 2021: México : Quintana Roo anuncia festival virtual de hip hop en maya
December 31, 2020: Veracruz, México: Dirección General de Cultura de Paz y Derechos Humanos
December 31, 2020: Cultura de paz contra la violencia en México
December 24, 2020: México : Académica de Educación participa en las Jornadas por la Paz del Colegio Hebreo Maguen David
December 22, 2020: San Luis Potosi, México : Capacitan a Docentes del Sistema Educativo Municipal contra Violencia de Género
December 15, 2020: México : 100 Acciones por la Paz; Wilfrido Láz
December 15, 2020: México : Celebra IMA “5 Festival Cultura de Paz”
December 13, 2020: México: Encabeza SSPC reunión con 217 Redes de Mujeres Constructoras de Paz
December 11, 2020: Inicia UABJO el Programa Institucional de Cultura de Paz en Oaxaca, México
December 5, 2020: México : Seminario virtual de paz en el ámbito escolar
December 4, 2020: La Paz, Baja California Sur, México : Capacitan a docentes de educación básica sobre cultura de paz
November 24, 2020: México : Constituye Toluca más de 150 Centros de Paz
November 8, 2020: Colima, Mexico : Inicia Foro virtual “Universitarios Fomentando una Cultura de Paz”
October 21, 2020: Quintana Roo, México : Poder Judicial, por Cultura de la Paz
October 17, 2020: México : Ofrecen cursos y capacitación para construir una cultura de paz
July 27, 2020: Guadalajara: Tapatío diplomado para fomentar la cultura de paz
May 10, 2020: México: Compartirán sus mejores prácticas sobre cultura de paz, universidades del país
February 26, 2020: México: Cultura de paz desde la educacion superior
January 28, 2020: El gobierno del estado de México realiza Congreso Internacional en Cultura de Paz y Perspectiva de Género
January 10, 2020: Querétaro, México: Mediación beneficia a casi 8 mil personas en la capital
January 10, 2020: Avanza fortalecimiento de la paz en Michoacán: Fermín Bernabé
December 28, 2019: Xalapa, México: Presentan Festival Internacional De Cine Para Una Cultura De Paz
July 19, 2017: Seminario sobre Violencia y Paz: Diagnóstios y Propuestas
October 20, 2016 Inician actividades del abanderamiento de paz en el Cobaem
October 5, 2016: Primer Encuentro de Prevención de la Violencia en Uruapan
September 4, 2016: Encuentro sobre violencia y paz en México
July 21, 2016: México: Presentan proyecto “Oaxaca Intercultural”
July 21, 2016: México: Promueve la SEGOB la mediación como alternativa para solución de conflictos
July 16, 2016: Michoacán, México: Aprueban Ley para la Cultura de Paz y Prevención de la Violencia
March 30, 2016: La Ciudad de México: Aplicarán sistema de mediación en las 16 delegaciones
February 15, 2015: México: Ley de Justicia Alternativa debe estar aprobada antes de agosto
January 4, 2015: Querétaro, Mexico: Congreso Construyendo Comunidades en Paz
November 15, 2014: La cultura de la paz y el perdón en un diplomado de Colombia para México
October 14, 2014: México: Llega a Morelos la “Cruzada Nacional por una cultura de la paz”
September 28, 2014: Firman CEDH [Comisión Estatal de Derechos Humanos] y Gobierno del estado Manifiesto por una Cultura de Paz y no Violencia [Michoacan, Mexico]
June 11, 2014: Chiapas y Asociación Menchú Tum conjuntan esfuerzos a favor de los pueblos indígenas
May 11, 2014: México: Urgente incorporar la cultura de paz a la educación formal
July 7, 2013: DIF estatal fomenta cultura de paz en escuelas (México)
June 23, 2013: Aguascalientes [México]: Conforma el Ayuntamiento Agenda 21 para el Desarrollo Sustentable
December 27, 2012: Urgen promover cultura de la paz en Mexico
December 7, 2012: Inició el Seminario Internacional por una Cultura de Paz: Cómo Suprimir la Violencia Contra las Mujeres